The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-17

autumn. Our school work begins again,
and we pin ourselves down TO our studies
with renewed energy. Then there are
The winter months~--the nrst OF which
| brings the time when Kris Kringle loads
his egh and speeds away to make glad
the hearts OF many. Kris is certainly one
who hammers happiness" January and
February bring with them ice and snow.
SO warmly welcomed by tho children OF
the North, There are SO many things
that can be said in favor OF each month
] Will wait until some OF the more able
writer's express their views on the sub
1ect before i vote, Hoping to be admlt-
! ted, l am, . wouldbe Hap,
jamie Morris.
Oakland. Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
Just before ! retired for the night
went 10 my window and looked out on
the calm and beautiful moonlight Not
long after Il Is ! was on my way to the
moon in my dreams. We started from
the city OF Mexico In large airship; 1t
| was my first ride in an airsh!p and 1
| assure you l was much delighted and
somewhat frightened. We saw many
strange things on our way We passed
over large and small bodies of water and
then / wished had not started. II was
much fun to pass over cities and towns
the people looked like babies. But II
wasn't much fun when the people took
our ship for = large bird and began
shooting at us. We were visited by a
terrible storm one day. which tore our
sails badly and for while we thought
we would have to descend To our great
delight 1t was soon over We repaired
our sails as best we could, expecting
10 get new ones when we arrived a.
the moon II it really was inhabited. One
night We noticed that the moon was much
larger than usual and we judged from
that that we were near our destination.
The next day was calm. We travelled
fast. reaching the moon about q o'clock
II was very dark and we could see only
that the part on which we landed looked
much like the earth The next morning
we were surprised to find out that the
moon was inhabited and that the inhab-
itants looked much like the Chinese. They
are low, with long straight hair, and their
eyes are gray. They are funny looking
people. From their manner OF living hey
reminded me OF Indians. They live In
tents and some under trees They use
the skins OF animals for clothes. They
seemed to think We were spirits, and
am glad they did, for they seemed ia
be very savage people. They never
tried to bother US, but would stand and
gaze at us for hours, then turn and run
There language was very strange--we
could not understand any OF Il. There
were many kinds of birds and animals
Some OF them were like those OF the
earth and some were entirely now to as
but none OF them that we saw were dan
gerous, After several days OF cxplora-
ton we started for home, feeling tina,
we had won victory OVER the world and
we had a pleasant journey home. We
reached Mexico about two weeks after
we starred. We were received with
many honors and for days and months
We had TO repeat the story OF odr visit
to the moon. Now X any OF you wish
to go to the moon, my advice Is to retire
thinking about 1t and perhaps In the
morning when you awake you will have
been there and back In one night. l re-
main true Hap,
Halle Bessie Book.
Lagarro, TeXas.-Dear HaphamTner: The
otler day went hunting. When abvu
a mile from home | began to think aDou
he aidn pc in ON ha, Neb., and II
should me upon ulem what should do
| Ia pened TO think about ventriloquism
watch | read about in physiology. SO
besan tying TO utter sounds at dis.
lance. IL was a hard thing TO learn, but
at last | succeeded. Wnen about Two
miles furt er / saw smoke about three
hunored yards from me. went nearer
ami saw several horses grazing and
i
the kidnapers. ] ept around very quiet
ly until was within fifteen yards OF three
men before | knew 1t, They were smok.
ing ana talking, but | could not under.
stand what they said, for l was thindlnS
about several pistols / saw lying on the
ground near by But presently | Eeart
one Of the men say that they were moi
loaded, and | felt a little easy. 1t wal
not | ng before they began TO talk abou
the Cudshy boy and how they treatct
him. They said they would like to ca,cf
aIother boy like him. ! saw severa
masks aud bag which | supposed con,
taiued money. / said to myself, VIVA
luuet / do? Go and get help or try tC
capture them myself?' I found out tina
one OF the men was a ventrtloquist. III
raid: I'VE have you now" and you ough'
TO have seen them grab their pistols.
thought sure / was going 10 get sho'
right item. But he told them that Il
was he. They ali agreed not TO fool eaci
ether any more | would not have though
about ventriloqnism again y it had NO
been for that man. ! loaded my Win
every direction. II you move we wi
boot tire wHole bunch II YOU" SO the,
'horght there were dozen OF US there
They did not move. 81 | sa,d@ "Keel
your guns on them. boys. while Il,
their hands behind them" "Ali right.
came the reply from severai directions.
walked rp to the men. laid down my gui
aud asked them where some ropes were
They told me and / got them, and whei
IL had finished tieiuz their hands benin,
them / told them TO stay there while
get their horses and saddIed them. so vi
lcouid 60 home. ] gathered everything
Icould ind ana then helped them on thel
"Boys. kssp close 10 ms." 'A1f risht.