The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31


trees aud bushes are so green ana see
hands IN them. and jsef 40 aaoay beautiful
l. huttcrhtS OF al coletr tl3us, kc to
EaG ysnr letters, nys y sMi town.
\ u Is much smaller theW any Vvce lNeA
IN before. II has tAree STORES, uae sl,a
ana sehc ,Sn house; am sorry TO say we
I Haps, we live seven or eight miles from
the m2nntains; visited them once. 1t was
s sS ~ fnn Tq climb to ne top: ye1 van
/ grow there, We went again last summer
/ 20 gather plums' g9t all we wanted and
/ left plenty there. We certainly hpd-a nlce
I time Haps came near forgetting 10
/ tell you about my little Ards that stay IN
| the house They are Just like pcS. only
crumbs on the 1cot and table. drink water
/ and wash Ia the washnau On The door
They are SO cute ! guess better stop
/ please ind cents fol the helping fund
lom McLauchlin.
| Lufkin, Texas. Dear Haphamper lcne
I letters this week are delightful better than
! over, or l enjoyed them more because
am condned 70 my room with rheumatism.
10, | certainly do pits those who are erin
pied for life. GLADLY, II were able, would
I send dollars instead OF nickels and dimes
TO assist IN getting chairs Ny knee aukic
/ painful at times that | often feel as II /
\ could not hear Il longer Hut try TO say
Gods win be done Il seems So hard Mt
1 II years old yet. and have suffered 50
much Dear Baps, | want TO ask a favor
4 VIII some Of you, who can. send me sono
reading matter books, papers or lnaga-
hours. | viii be very thankful and VIII ~.
| turn all those TINT wish them. | love tn
read Diamond Dick Jr. read every thing
How many naps belong TO the c. NJ. AT
! Joined MT long ago. Think L good rot
BOYS. WIN answer an who visa TO know
n W.1as cod
nave such delightful dreams. Felicia MAY
| ropes letter contains grand and noble syn
tnients have been q HAP uient years.
] never see or hear Of one IN distress with.
out thinking OF our motto. and have al
ways tried 90 Hummer Happiness where
and when ] could,
| Everybody in the United States loves the
Fourth Of July. Decemher has the birth "
our Saviour How dear to the hearts OF
our dear little sisters and brothers is
Chlistmasl April has the day our Lord
rose from the dead. Easter sunday How
glorious 60 think thar His suffering was
three words, love April, with It's htlul
showers, It's beautiful flowers VIII vote
Tor April but must say It is hard 60 de
! do hope we can soon get cheir for
Lille Horton and send 10 cents FOR The
helping fund. Best wishes for an. Long
I'VE Inc fos'' true Hap;
Dodge, Texas Dear Hpphammer. Al.
though have voted or this thc prcsent
say few more words In behalf OF nay
iaNoHte month, April | notice some of ;he
Haps are CRYING out like 'Jo,'' III always
u raining IN April on the other sprinv
months. Think You that the April showers
/ 90 no goodt Do you mean 10 say they are
q nuisance TO pleasure, hindraucc ~
! proEfessf No. they re not. They are what
/ make the products Of the country ami Il A.
these prouncts thar support the world
| mink winter is entirely too cold and sun,
/ ner Is too hot aud dusty There IL no
gloomy misty weather IN April LIS nll
/ sunshine or sudden showers, aud you ali
| know the temperature Is agreeable Ave
/ rest, IN spriuB we have hard work nj
/ least 50 In the Held, and agriculture" sayA
The Royal Path of Life, Is the greatest
among the arts. II Is the mother aud ANS
/ OF NIL other arts" Labor ia the spring
makes us enjoy rest In summer. To love
aud TO labor Is the SUM of living, Some
| thai Christ was born that we might live
Bnt Is II not also true that He died to
save nsi And you al know Ills birth *
marked .bY Good Friday. which alnust
always comes ia April, which brings 20
al hope yes that 1blessed hope OF thp
! reunion % friends and loved oaes' ID heaven
autumn harvest" Now come ON. Hans
/ ana he prompt In voting The question l.,
/ plain. What month Is goodf What u,onth
/ Is betterE What month Is bpstf Now IN
! you can't understand by an Of this long
/ letter Of "pucc 1densed IDEAS. why Aprtl Il
the best, then ! say 1t Is the "goodesi.
-" 'austace Clark.
/ Rock Island, reSse--Dear Haphammer
! rs nave not written 10 the Haps pagc
IN over three years; ] suppose they hayn
! all forgotten that l ever existed Rut |
have not forgotten them / have been
constant reader " the llaps page TO-
/ over eight years, aud member OF the
| Happyhaminer club for seven years Wei
! see our new subject 10 discuss Is (Which
] Is the best month In the year. and WhyT'
east my vote for the second month ~
the spring seasOu-April In April Tho
cattle get fat on the tender green grass
the bees swarm out Of the hive aud seek
hollow tree N some obscure spot in The
woods In which 10 store the nectar which
they gather from the flowers. the flower,
/ bloom In great protusi0n the birds chooBp
| their mates and build their nests In wlich
make the woods rtverberntc with their
joyful songs all Is life, activity and 10y
| In April the farmer Is busy blowing his
corn and cotton, aud every one seems 10
be active and happy I love 10 ranbie
through the woods M April aud admire
the many beautiful flowers and listen to
the birds a. they sing their praises 10 tho
All Wise Father who gave them lite and
being No pen can portray, OF words de-
scribe the calm. peaceful beauty Of au
April morning. II was in April that Texas
gained what Is dcarer 10 the heart OF every
Texan than life--her liberty Hurry mp
nil you April iiaps let's bring .April ont
In the lead. say, Haps, how about that
club yellg Has II been given up entirely,
az have been dogingf II one has not
been chosen. lets "hammer' away uutll
We get one r WI would llke to ioin
that Letter Circle II YOU would allow me.
Down with she nom de plumesi Well as
am afraid that blue pencil win get this.
viii bid Won al adieu and call again when
/ cant stay 70 laug. In lncose 10 cents
for the helping fund Love 10 all the Haps
and Mrs Foster 4 Hap
Victor *. Brown.
Merryyine, La Dear Haphammer. The
best month ~ the year TO rs n the one IN
which we can do the most good for our.
selves and our country. There ace months
that have one or two days III them thar are
sacred to the Texas or The American people
such MS 81 OF March and the Fourth OF
July, but outside Of that neither Is very
much more than the others.
Jerry Simpson iSOcklcss jerry OF Kansas
said 10 one Of his speeches that n tho
pIows were 10 stop IN the burrows that
business OF an SORTS would suspend that
an others we're a dependency On farming
Hans. don't you think that Terry was cor
rectf Tho plows would certainly stop II
ali tho time was like January Now Haps
iet us choose one that stands between heat
aud cold aud knows neither One that Il
better suited than any or the others "a
every occupation that mankind has 10 FOL
low, The many l0Ying Ezlimals that 10
balit the earth that have neither food MOI