The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

out Arding any game; after a while
thcught Il was noon so | sat down on
iog to eat my lunch. Just as | started
10 eat ] sped q squirrel In a treetopi l
soon had him ready to cook, hut just as
put 1t on the lire dark clond came
no aud ! heard something IKE dog AMI
grabbed my gun and looked up 70 sec
goniethin. black standing over me; ] turn.
ei IL run away, but before ] got turned
ha!f wav round he seized me and shook
me lille ] would q, rag doll. ! Thought re
was going TO swallow me when ! saw hin
open hiS mouth, bur he asked me VINO gave
pmssop to destroy NJ; P ge16SgsG "a
him but II he would let me go ] would NOT
deslrcy or kin any more. He said ne
wopd le, me 60 ne men len ioo ann Gas stSe
pitssec or a large stone With his foot
and dropped me In big hole and when
I h't the bottom | was on the ioor. VIII
bye A true Hap, Fred Cock
Dodge, Texas--Dear Haphammer: shal
we retain the right TO use assumed names
Yes Must they be set aside! No. Los
whyf'' as Josh Billings used so say Be
cause there Is certain amount OF pleas
ure Ia using fancy name ana can see
no wrong whatever In IL; besides any hoy
or girl can be as true liaphammer under
non dc plume as their real name ! think
the idea that the Haps use raise names
because they are ashamed OF what they
write * n mistaken one. Would any one
write what they would be ashamed 70 sign
their name TO- knowing that the real name
| all the letters and that the true name
would be printed In the list Of new Hapst
believe the Hnps can ana do express
their opinions on any subject more tteeig
under q non dc plume. not because they
are ASHAMED" but rather tilnld ~ sagihg
/ what they think We are strictly forbtdden
| TO write on both sides or the paper but
/ suppose / will be allowed 10 write on
both sides OF the subject. Those VINO
commence reading the page now VIII pot
/ know the name Of those VINO pave U.S.
/ Hl1uIn
/ a Hap with an assumed name we woulu
not even suspect that they were mem
1 her OF the club. No doubt the majority or
I The Haps would be pleased 70 see the real
names OF all the Haps disclosed, ana " IS
7 now evident that the contest VIII DE de-
cided IN favor OF me resolution. for my
/ part I do not care whether the fancy names
are voted out or not. but ! do think that
any Hap who % desires ought 10 have the
I right 20 use q fancy name nam ana cast my
I Ilaps why cant we have a Hap reunion
] this year at Hopston,. as II Is the tenth
I anniyersary OF the existence OF the club?
/ m wonid give us an opportunity OF talking
! IA each other IN person and would, be-
\ lieye create a deeper Interest In the page.
do not know, OF course. how mncn trouble sl
I reception room. but let us hear from the
!tedltor about z. saw an editorial "
The Post by Mrs Foster. eo,n on a, tne
property IN Nacosdoches. She was right.
\ Would that the men Of the state would
/ give as much attention 10 sucu Emporium
! mntters Mrs Foster has always In her
| club talk aud IN selecting poems for the
page shown much patriotism, which ! am
4 delighted 10 see In woman. NOT only
the men but the women. too, love then
TO doIdIe- No. Charlie Clark and arc
4 not related
have not tried 10 get a petition for
fencing the San Jacinto battle grounds fol
4 fear OF failure, But We Should remember
that We ehali fail except that we Try q
4 sucreed. or Wee versa, we shall succeet
except that We fail 20 try.
inclose cents for the helping FUND
Eustace q. Clark