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

not bN debate, SO That all may have a
The waste basket and with 5 cents Tor the
helping fund and a good Wish FOR all the
haps J wiz close for this time
Fields store Texas Dear Haphnmmer;
Tile contest Is almost over now, hut we
VIII beat; ] am sure " that, for we have
the best OF the argument In our favor.
somehow or other | have not taken as
much interest In this contest as IN the pre-.
Of their Sides winning they are not likely
90 take much Interest. II is summer again
and OH my II Is hot, but we have plenty
81 nice melons to make IN for Il, The
letter circle has been dead for long time
" was about To break IN, but ] now have
the affairs In hand and am authorized 10
start " up again, and | intend to do SO
soon. Roe llollcman You are not enjoying
Mrs. Fosters club talks l. TOO. thiuk she
u woman OF much patience, Mrs Foster.
Post, headed thus Would shame tho
State ! also enjoy the poems al the
head Of the page written by the club boys
there are talents OF every kind. Thcy
have shown MS that there are gifted poets
within our limits, Deer me- there are
check painters too, Some that can paint
their cheeks to perfection. short while
ago ! heard a lady speaking OF the Happy,
hamers She said that they were doing a
some fine writer's. too Now, WAS not that
compllmenty ! think SO any work is
honorable, and TO do anything that peo.
pie VIII praise Is moro than honorable.
Yet, II you have noticed II. Il Is n great
deal harder strain To do right than 10 do
wrong One can do wrong without know.
ing 1t or rather without realizing H. but
YOU generally know u when you do a
good deed. for Il costs more but the
most costly article Is the best ms general
rule Then You have noticed how easy
II Is to get a little child TO do mean trick
or say profHuc word. and how much
harder u Is 10 gct him 60 do right again
~ j. me same way Win nnes sell, satan
has great many tricky ways of getting
one ~ sin, aud II is In no mans power to
avoid them all, hut II we win hight brave
" ana hopeiullN we can gain a victory
in most cnses Then when our time comes
To leave this world aud 30 to the next
one we VIII receive our reward for all the
good ana bad we have done. The greatest
trouble Is that most people will not think
about the mattel seriously They viii
say. lightly; "Oh. there is plenty OF time
vel, and ! do not care To spoil an Of my
Christ jesus said, to come today and
not tomorrow. for there Is no telling what
time We Will be called To Judgment Then
another trouble Is that sinners eau not be
induced to believe the fact that IL 4. 40
much happier to he n follower of Christ
than otherwise. If Il could only he shown
their youthful happiness" In place az p7e-
serving II there would bn a good many
WIG would turn over new leaf and 1--we
christian life. some may think Ii In
VAN, 1nd really II is Il hard struggle some.
times, but every victory we gain over evil
makes us happier ana stronger for the next
battle. llhps, want to make a PROPOSE.
lion to you oil. suppose that each Of US
write composition or AN essay on some.
thtng Each one take his or her fRvorite
plant or animal or anything Of the Kind
70 write about and describe q and tell
all he or she knows about H. ! think ID
would turn out capitglP as rest from
the regular contests 10 YOU saVoyl Some
9f you speak of liking to rend books.
IKE nothing more than good book hut
tn'shed reading Little Mel." by Snsl Nj
Alcott liked very much love to
but can always squeeze In" a little tiine
To study. Some ~ these times am arlnc
70 write 10 you all how l am progressing
Take good care OF yourselves.
william Vaught