The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12

n well regulated attack on the ferocious
birds, made desperate from hunger, and
they, Hndiug such formidable enemies, soon
rctreated. We heard the duh tnud OF their
skinny wings as they disappeared In the
forest, and turned Ia see II we could re-
suscitate the innnimRte body OF Philip.
Lo whore we Ind left him lying an i'm
mensc smart weed had sprung M, n monu-
ment to our departed Hap, aud We realized
IL was hitting tribute, so we left 1t there.
We gathered around to see what shape our
weapons We're in Most of the hat pins
we're broken, the scarf pins were behcadod,
aud one girl that used her white slipper
found 1t TO he badly torn and covered villa
blood, myself was greatly grievcd to mud
my weapon, beauty pin, had lost Its black
set. hcaved Sigh aud awoke TO hnd
myself surrounded by mosquitoes, and their
"Cousln Cousin" sounded just like the
vampires cry. only on smaller scale. a
true Hap, villa Cromwell.
Jacksonville, I'll. Dear Haphammer;
wrote to the page not long ago and SO.
came so fast and many that | can't an
swer half. but ! want to say that every
letter was interesting aud 80 nice, and
Ilaps, II did me good to read them
| Every one spoke of spring and said that
want to go back 10 the Lone star state
But spring Is here now; grass In getting
green aud robins have come, but on tho
hrst day Of April the ground was frozen,
and the second day there was snow, just
little but 1t was snow.
The Illinois river is NJ and there are
lots OF ducks | was at Naples last sun
day and saw the steamboat Raid Eagle,
1t was going to Peoria from St Louis
We have free Kindergarten here, and
the ladies' are having the "rummage sale.
| Did any of the Haps ever attend oncf
Well, III tell you about this one. First
the ladies solicited and the collected ar
| tlcles of clothing pictures, anything OF
then they rented stGeroom on the
square and advertised u sale that would
last -four days, beginning April 3. The
OF. tg a Ia
ed, There are hats OF every description
and shape shoes, rubbers, dresses shirt
waists, for ten and twenty cents; skirts,
dishes ribbons, lamps mems shoes and
hats and clothing, fans fancy articles,
books, magazines, from penny MP to
quarter Of n dollar everything imaginable,
and the clerks are busy. IL seems to be
successful.
So many of the lIaps told me In their
letters of their homes. aud know they
are beautiful, but they al envIed me on
which we Northern, people enjoy. But
Wohidnt Gar 1 for sleigh rdes or %o snow now
II you had to leave your State to enjoy
If. love every inch of old Texas, every
rock and every plain. river or hill There
Is no other state that can compare with
her. I'm proud 10 say ] was born there.
love her! No hero cnn compare with
our Dayy Crockett. Travis Houston md
Bowie; no battle fields with ours Alamo,
Goliad aud San Jacinto were the greatest
battles ever fought, and want 10 tell
l Il
Re said; Texas has a great future before
her and a good record in the past, The
only objection have 20 II Is, u has al
ways gone democratic. lie said We
have always had one district-Galyeston
until this year uast year now, and that
went democratic this time told him
that the storm settled the republican
voters, and from now on they would wore
the democratic ticket on. ana while am
on the subject, let me tell yon, what
heard a colored man say. He said: Them
hogs have been In Office every since dar
was an office TO be In; 1t des goes from
Well, Haps | will close and II you
want 10 write to me do so only | may
be long time, answering ! send IN the
Little, Jacksonville. Now Good bye,
Essie Coleps,
wichita Falls, Texas. Dear Haphammer.
have been watching our month contest
with great Interest and ! notice that MAY
has triumphantly taken and held the lead
IS very Fe s5d9 depS 6e Of H tRa
month IN the year and what month can
better fulfill this definition than the beau.
M nj, moP pa Of Ma{ think I'm stating
~ the human population enjoy themselves
bitter in May than any other month Al
rnture smiles when this bright Joyous and
sunshlny month dawns have always
considered II unsurpassed hy any other
month and II you will just study the ques
! tlon closely 1 am sure you will arrive at
/ any one voting for such hot and sultry
month AS June! The heat during this month
] Il as Intense and sometimes more so than
| during our other summer months, while the
| sun almost dazzles you. Why. during this
! month ! have wnded through sand that
| actually burned my shoes and ] have no
doubt that II was hot enough TO roast hen
eggs This may seem like stretching the
| Imagination, but II is. 10 use one OF Mark
| TWINS expressions, the petrified truth
| This Is probably the reason why poets and
almost everybody else have put May before
June and don't blame them In the least
| Those who vote for this month because
| IL rains too much In May" are. you might