The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28


| nctice In sundays Post OF tho 2Sd Of June
Sst ,hsre gas GpS one Nom ds nupe and
| Texas. aud she said she thought the Haps
should sign their own names hnps did
| aid not was too busy. All you Haps come
| along now aud make II hot for the MON dc
piri6e brigade. {" In my elcquence came
Il. 10 cents for fund Bye,bye true Hap.
4 Charley Coileps,
| nursery, Texas Dear Haphammer: AS |
| take a retrospective view oi the past,
End 10 my utter astonishmcnt it has r7en
| quite year since visited this happy
| 6asd OF boys and girlsl moan girls and
| hoys Yes we have a very Interesting
| contest going on now. and viii adj ms
vote for the negative. What real dincl-
name YOU chooscf II Il suits YOU. every
ono else should he satisfied. Furthermore,
they ought 20 allow others the privilege
| hold that We all should sign our real names
| and. there are others that dissent, then
| negative. Paste q rawh4le strap over their
rbazoos' and keep quiet naps IL I'm
getting too rough. consiuef the soutCc and
! let's remain the best Of friends Eng Littie
| Rustic was hungry when ! com.
menced your letter and before hnished
| was almost famished IL would have
done Justice 10 an epicure's appetite. The
dinner bell has just chlmed. which sounds
like the sweetest Of music, 80 will have
TO abscnnd and satiate my voraeious cray
ings. Dinner over. ] win finish my lot
ter. think Il would be So nice Tor tue
members me, 70 give description OF the heli.
wGtermtions to eat, and de- they enjoy
them? VIII close, as know you are
getting tired OF this hprrnugue Hoping
Skin Flint.
IIeidenhelmer, Texas. Dear Haphammer;
have for some time had a longing To
become a member of this noble band, but
never before could take courage enough
20 write; Haps, l viii tell YOU Of a plcnie
l attended few days ago There were
about twenty couples OF MS started about
I O'Clock IN the morning. It was nine
miles 10 where we were going but the
day was very hot and we had to drive
slowly. so we did not arrive tin 10 o'clock
But It was, beautiful place IN the woods
We walked around aud Went across the
river. We saw boat way up the river SO
some OF the crowd went TO It, expecting
to take boat ride, but the boat was hnlf
full OF water. Two Of the boys got some
brckets and dipped the water out: some Of
the girls were going 20 get IN, but the
persuaded TO wait till after dinner. hnt
II never got dry. We then had the finest
drner and had enough left for supper.
We ate supper about sundown then start
"a Tor home. IL was very pleasant coming
home In the moonlight Some Of Won
drenmers wake up again and tell us your
Mr. Webster, what has caused You 10 quit
the club at this stage OF the gatney We
gu know you are getting old but don't
think writing tom page like this will make
Ine gray hairs come any faster for II
did am sure | would not he writing Mr.
wallace seems 70 think thai some girl Is
tine cause of H. but hope not lie has
very interesting letter this week pgyips
the girls hts as usual We'll, ! win give
for he looks just like he wants IL win
oid you sweet au fevoir. Pebble
Pine Forest Texas.-peor Hophnmmer.
u has been some. time sinre | have been
new Hap u you viii he patient with me
VIII not stay longer than can help All
tne excuse | can give for botherlng Won
~ all is that this Is such a nice social hand
TINT ! Just cant stay away We are hay
Ing some very TRY, hot weather here nov
crops are suffering badly, especially corn
lave not mad rain for nearly six weeks
Wei ! think he contest an interesting
ono, ana or course II we do not have any
more opposition than we have Ind alreHdy
we Will win. wonder IL the cditress Will
m nnmes i w rni 90 for , rs 10 sign our real
are going to hear what "this child thinks
about Vt. II seems to me that II we ara
going to he ashamed for those who know
us and love MS hest to read or l"ttcrs INK
see eur real names signed, we had better
IsaNe on writing at nil. 4. too, was sur
real name. and am goIlIe to compliment
your name, Sunset. fst@nk II beautiful
ana YOU write such nice. let ars Come
again Say. Haps, I'll betah dime that II
Phillip Wehster's signature is nom ia
plume that hen never venture 10 opnear
9lhder MS real eolors He's afraid. and
unn blame him. | know, IN ! were In
ms place after writing such nice "a
letter regarding the fair sex I'd never
SNOW my face to lady, again Guess he's
/ were man. Phillip, ana Won and / mad
nNed IN those days when one man cha,
ienged another. should have certainly
NaN a auAl
my say and had better give way for a more
huent writer Au revoir, Alya Richcy
FarrsvIlle, Texas Dear Haphammer.
Wei mere ann again, | may not be vel
come, nut III venture In anyhow The
nahd Is improving so and Is doing such
9 9, work ! think al the Haps ought to
JOIN Just for the sake Of heing Il mrinber3
rms bann wasn't started Just for the sake
o. me boys and girls TO belong to some
oahd Inc members of this hand are 80
hammer happiness when and wherever nos.
sihie, to help the unfortunate ones which
y, OF course, hammering happiness
long, ana drop n nickle in the box Well
see you're all eontending over the MONS
de plume Oh all of you folks sign you,
true names and be done with H. why.
Ihlilp what's the matter with you? What
Kind of . notion viii You take next? Becn
trouble yon. Come on and give us another
good letter. The page will sadly miss your
letters; Well girls, what have yon nIl been
doing these long hot days: I've been hoe
ing cane and II wasn't very nleasnpt
though guess 1t Kept me out of mischief
and guess ] am not quite so law Bn,
dont think any one Is lazy II they win
get a hoe and get out In the middle Of ne
field on one Of these long, lonesome rows
about 10 O'Clock. ! know | get awful In
dnstrlous, III I get to the end and in the
shade J Ike 10 hoe, though especiaIiy
cotton. We all could fence the San Iacinto
battle ground II We would only try II
every one would send a few cents il wonld
not take long. and. besides, It is very
sacred piece Of ground, ! inclose a nickel:
II is only little. but II is all 1 have nnd
! only wish Il was s.. Why, ! thought
when came In ! would stay in the back
Of the house and not disturb You all, and
here am standing up here with the waste
basket inst laughing at me Guess better
slip out ana give my place to William
Hanght, as he Is such good writer, SO
goodnight and pleasant dreams 10 Won ali.
As ever true Hap, Nellie Denman.
Lufldn, rexas.-Dear Haphammer Well,
there has been several frosty mornings
at writing. ! believe Il was during tho
dog contest that ! Joined, so guess II
would be proper to call me an old new
IL ha