The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20

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all, an 700 late Tor the contest hut /
,iva iaNe cast my vote for the affirms-
49,. am IL years old and have three
thn' one younger, the others older
,h nan L. like to read better than ANY,
he's, ana next to that | like to ride
Inc ~ | kept Shetland pony dur
hsa summer, but she got lame, and
abo,, ~ sent away. | wont tell YOU
wrot our village, as somebody who
close h ION mere has done that. will
Hap, ehEolieu as Q new
s'--l would like correspondents.
1eIton' Texas.--Dear Haps and Many
,lenus. Snrlstmas gift TO wcu ono
anu an- 1t is with pleasure | take The
opportunity to chat with you a few mo-
iientsi II has been some two wears since
wrote to our page. Haven't We had
senie beautiful weather for Christmas.
a pi nope II Will be the same Tor oar
aIoppy New Year. Our seventh grade
,oom oil the North Bolton public school
TTn!V!eu pleasant programme on last
i! afternoon, consisting OF recita-
r' ons' readings, poems, history, stories.
tas;- anu biographical sketches Of Amer
80, must prominent writers, Friday
hatIss oar iast school day until after our
holidays. Wishing YOU ali a merry Christ
. los anu happy New Year. | will bid
you adieu. Bolton Happyhammer.
Florence Reed.
houston, Texas.--Dear Eaphammer: l
TAXED to one of my friends about
siuo ahd she was so pleased with the
STATISTICS that she wants to ioln, We
nc nvhu ~ cents each for the helping fund.
NC rlddle that l (Robbie) asked was not
answered. We both enjoyed Charles
uiiers letter very much and hope he
"il come often. Why don't some of
you dreamers awake and tell us some of
your wonderful dreams, especially Joe
FARMER The Fruit, Flower and Vege-
.aole FESTIVAL has passed and we went
'here TO enter some things It seems
10 us, though our office is in Houston.
tnat more letters come from other cities
than here. The club talk is the most in
teFestlng part of the page, We tank
with love TO all the Haps, we are true
maps, Lois krausse and Robbie Tips.
Devers Texas Dear Haphammer
Please do not think | come too often.
IL is raining today, so | thought | would
write. So they beat us on the contest,
out 1t is all right. Haps, | got letter
from a little boy at Alvin He says
they lost great deal In the storm ana
ne is trying to help his papa. He want
ed me to send him some garden seed l
sent him two packages and 10 cents IN
return He sent me a package of rice
seed and sea shell. | think 1t verv
nice. l enjoy helping others. If 1 were
able l would do more. Have you en-
joyed Christmas2 have | have three
pets-two dogs and colt His name is
Printer. My face is scratched UP very
badly but l have not been fighting.
YEAS riding after calves and the pony
ran under q tree and dragged me off |
got up again all right. Well, / guess
had better stop. | think l can see
Mrs Foster frowning, Inclosed find 3
cents for the helping fund
r. Deishler.
Beeville. Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
Christmas gift, Haps!" This IS Christ
mas Day | went to the Christmas tree
asst night. and each Sunday school pupil
,ot d bag of pecans and candy; also an
apple and orange. "Old Santa Claus"
brought me a parlor croquet set and
everal other nice things. Mrs. Foster,
wish you and all the Haps a merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year. MRS.
'oster you can give us Haps a Christ
las gift by putting your picture In the
Iaps' page Don't you other Haps think
hat that would be a nice present?
uess all the Haps would like to see
that our kind editress is like. ! would
or one. She surely has the patience OF
oh to correct our misspelled words and
other over our letters, correcting sem
ences and trying to get them fixed so
S TO make them look decent to APP
ear on the Haps' page. But | suppose
he enjoys 1t, or she would not do 1t.
went to New Mexico this autumn and
al a very, very pleasant time, and l
ill tell you Haps about it another time.
dos. A true Hap. ''Mnnehaha"
Brandon, Texas.-Iear Haphammer.
Ill you open the door and let a country
irl enter your happy circle? | am not a
iember, but desire to be enrolled as one.
ihink our club has a correct name, as
very one seems to be hammering hap
mess. But I've waited so long that
missed the contest. think we certain
: had an interesting one. ! think ! Will
asst my vote in the next contest. Come
gain all of you Interesting writer's,
lch as Pearl Epperson, Woodb!ne and
lr admirable queen, Sunset Wood
nd many others too numerous to men
on Well, the helping fund seems to be
rogressng very slowly. Haps, seems
though we ought to do better; but |
less we do the best we can as there
re not many of US, only a little over
900. Well, | notice some of the Haps
ave objections to us using mons de
ume, but | think they are all right.
rell, | will take my departure and leave
pace for some up date writer. / am
new but sincere Hap,
Dew Drop"
p. s.--Inclosed please find cents for
lie helping fund. My age is II. d. w.
LewisviIle, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
re have moved 10 Lewisv!lle, Denton
Dunty. and / will try and describe this
lace as best ] can LewisYille is on
ne Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail
pad, twenty-five miles from Dallas and
as -four MILL one round bale cotton
In, two square bale gins, lot of stores,
ncle Sans postoftice, two saloons and
lost OF all, some right good looking
iris. There is a great deal of pretty
senery around here. A lake about a
lille from town Is a very pretty place
here are majestic trees there that have
cen standing for hundreds of years per-
aps. and the brler vines make every
ling look green and beautiful There is
hog pen in Lewisyille, where $50 hogs
re kept and fed on wheat. / am in
lvor of the important members of our
and having their pictures put in print 4
nd that Thomas Taylor and Philip Web I
er's 60 in first and Mrs. Foster TO name
le others and some Of the girls to be
Ut in. too. The last contest was a very |
teresting one and my side, or, rather, |
Re side that sided with. won. Well. |
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