The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-22

merry Christmas, a tnppyhammcr
Minnie y. shannon
brandon Tcxas. Dear llappyhummcr>
WIN YOU allow mo the gland pleasure "f
stepping i'm among anil being one of your
hammcrers Of happiness? ! have been an
admitting reader OF Tho Post for years.
though have never tdkcu the importnut
step TO become one II you. Dear llaps,
fnvorlte girl writer Is Felicia MAY Pope aud
my favoritc hoy writer is william Nuughi.
Felicia, your letters arc 20 modest aud fnl
n good sentiments; they arc not Ike some
where they wen, and how they enjoycd
their trip. Well, Of course ] enjoy read
Ing those too, but Z Ike lcttets that Won
can derive some bcncui from william
Vaught "bc man." hold your own aud
You viii never regret u. Nour last lCjier
was tho pride NJ The page Essie. YOU nave
my beat wishes IN regard to your Hopry,
hammer club YOU have organized. ! would
organize one hcrc hut there are no liaps
here except myself and Emma L. Mcggln
son aud | have ncVcr met her. "uN saM
her letter which was very good as wen
as interesting. So you all SEQ could h"i
make success alone Dear Sunset WOOD
was among ms lately. Sunset you are one
Of our most brilliant stars; come again: -
sunset Wood your real name or mott kiua
~ tell NC plcasc oh yes, and there Is
''WOodbinc.' J have not had the serene
pleasure of reading recent letter from
YOU. | only remember where YOU ''reaTned
FOR Tho lemon sdueczor and slipped In The
barrel" Charles Il. Fuller why don yMi
come back do certainly enjoy Your ~
tiers. YOU write modest letters also, WI
llam Naueht, your statement was all rlSht
about dancing, though dancing Is rn anus
ing game and am Just Ike ne majority
NJ them. there isn't any harm N II is con
Quoted right But Just those Few words go
o long distance, You know n H. Is coo
Quoted right some speak q word or I'VE
NJ Mrs Carrie Nation some approve on
her work while others arc against It. Hold
your own. my dear friends, bc on what
side you may, hut am bitterly against hrt
work ] do hope there T. not glrl thai
her steps. Most asSurcdly ! VIII never,
no never And, - my opinion II Shc ha i1d
even one grain of modcsty about he' s4S
would quilt her work. Mrs. Foster J Hlu
try 10 send Ia some money for the helping
fund before long My, | guess Mrs. Foster
thinks / have written enough for thc hrst
time, so | thank all ot you Tor TINS III
'ru'''" ! nave '"''s' S. Eva Mcbride,
Temple. Tcxas-Dear IIappyhammers;
some OF You remember. me, J know IN
The Post was so glad TO see letters
from some Of our old or former llaps'
Georgia Anderson. Charles Il. ruler,
Charley Coleps Walter Lyon ana Allcc
Hooper. We all ,sympathize win YOU
Alice but remember Emma Is not LOST,
Int only gone before aud we must reJolSe
with her and don't you think she would
rejoice more II her chair was given 10
another cllpplcY / think | can hear her
spirit say ''please give my chair to z
little cripple Tor u NDiINlulh PlNq 10 -
it viii make me 50 much happier II ~,
deed that can be to see her so happS), IN
splritland for we are all OF us hhppS
when we know our friends on the chtll
are happy" | am so gad our SItal
Southern general Robert 2. Ice, has so
many votes. but Ms dear Mrs. roster SlSH;
/ am surprised that the great hraYe ana
true Stonewall Jackson has hhidly Deth
spoken of. Rcmcmber what btnefn1 Lre
said at the battle Of Manassas. lhcIe
stands Jackson ike stone wall lie
was 20 plain and did not care tof even
his uniform hut for God, duty ana MS
country. lie loved his honor as well as
Lee, ana besides he was only nam
prcsident of the south, Jef Davis, who
has MOI even had his name called. am
nor able To dwell on what he did, hui an
the Hans know that have STUDIED history
correctly that len Davis Is the greatest
man horn I'm the Nineteenth century. iic
was MARTYR for the South, and we are
very ungratefui indeed " We do not love
him as we ought lie should get all the
votes Of the Southern ilaps, ana as some
OF the Southern llaps voted Tor Ape LIN
coin. It is but fair and generous ~ OUT
Northern Haps TO vote for a southern
man Ms we'll and why not let II be Jen
DaylsY The North can not but admire ms
great. grand and good character, IhcTe
are many who have not Yotcd Nct VINO
could tell much more of our beloved Jeh
Davis il makes me cry 10 think what be
Sld for the South. and how be was tfeaied
IN tho North and South, and 10 think MS
dear name has boon spoken Or on the page
ana not even Mrs Foster has spoken OF
for ~ blotcbes sO I will close for this
time Enclosed please md 20 cents for
the belping fund for Christmas thanks
giving As ever. a true HAP p....r.or
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