The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

them by donating 10 the helping fund and
youi You, who have sound Iimbs eri
healthy bodies; YOU, who labor under the
motto. 'Hammer. harplncss when and
wherever poSslhle; think Of the happiness
you can hammer SO "a silly to those less
fortunate than YOU, and let us be at work
shall, DO what ! can that aav. anyway
ON Thanksgiving dny. I know every Haps
heart VIII swell with pride when they loui,
upon the long list q contributions and can
Not many nights ago ! had a dream /
thought tho sight OF one " my eyes was
lost; ! could shut one eve mud could see
nothing With the other. I had always had
n dread that would lose my eyesight aud
nov II secured SO rcAli on the sorrow
aud sndness that came unou me: but when
I awokc gladncss bounded 10 my heart
omega"
Conroc, Texas Dear Harhnmmer: Here
! come agaiu after an absence ~ about
I four years. ] take such an interest In the
noee. ! think Il has Improved greatly IN
there is the least hit Of harm In dancing
md do love 10 dance | am wen aC.
gs6es NM MA JSe1nRer end an Sso Win
her. She lives right near me. think She
writes real interesting letters I viii send
HES 9' Give Nv "fT 6Se I TO Settle hrS ,Se
Little Word and GOO 600 Eyes" ! like
60 read Lena Rivers, Under TWO Flags, y
sunshine and lots others that | haven't
space TO mention | like them very wen
Lady blanche che, and ! have hnsS Tines "a.
/ but don't like TO play with them very
much, Do any Of YOU linps like to - mus
/ cudlne huntngY Lady Banchc and ! went
/ a great many. III tell YOU all my expert
encc In dreumlnnd There was n crowd Of
! which consisted Of raj bacon corn bread
| ana black conce laid down On q very hard
| pallet with my shoes for q pillow, and
1 closed my eyes, | hadn't been there very
! long before | heard low growl Looking
around to see what made the Noise | was
! Mortified 90 see standing over me ono of tho
most horrible creatures ! ever hChcld Tor
! ever want tor. 1t was nj least ak feet
| tall mud its body was covered with long
! blnck hair. Its mouth vas open. showing
! Its horrible yellow tcoth it's eyes were
1 like two balls ~ fire. II stood above me
! with It's long, bony arms outstretched. as
! II TO take me mp. sat narayscd with
| fear, | could not move Mt all ! tried 10
| cry out, but could not move ms tongue l
! tried TO look around 10 see II could see
| eyes from the face Of that terrible thing.
! All Of n sudden Ii reached down, grabbed
me up put me u@deT his arm arm and started
| held me so tight. ] don't know how FAR
he ran, but II seemed to me like he never
| would stop. II must have been good
| way, for know my face (Which was hang
! ing downward was nearly scratched 10
pieces II hurt SO bad nearly cried but I
me so | just suffered on. | thought Of nil
the meannCss over did ! thought of the
time that shut Duchess up In the barn
and made hcr stay in the dark, hot place
nearly two. hours mud would not let her
out. CWell, ! am getting on my subject.
He carried me about milo further and
stopped aud gut me down on the hard
! ground | looked around to see where
| was, The place did not have bit Of grass
around II, II was Just m opening with two
or three huts ia H. There were bones and
things scattered around on the ground
saw the creature that brought me out there
! with three more OF the horrible things.
They seemed 10 be holding a consultation
| aud after awhile ono of them came m
70 me With kind OF eur In bis hand; u
| steam rising from II. Another one came uT
70 me and caught, me by the feet. and
drpggcd nne n few feet on and caugHt my
hands aud held them while the other one
put down the cup he held and | saw what
was in T. II was melted lead. Oh. hor
me drink the stGn7 or n6l Il He 'p picked lT i
up and turned my head 10 one side, and
on my goodness! woke Up 70 nnC
me with cup Of cold water In their hands
nughing and yelling like Conanche In
dams, had been asleep and they hqt
ever, "Mademoiseilc"
Bremond, Tcxas.-Dear IaphRmmor: AZ
ter long delay | thought ! would come
again and ask for admittunCc. Our natior
has been In mourning on account Of th'
ASSASSINATION OF our iute IFeslNthl, MliiHu
Mckinley lie was assasslnnted hy M
anarchist Leon shawl Gotch," or what
ever his name may he ] see the contest
Is, who was the greats.st man born in IN,
Nineteenth century, I will not vote TIL,
time, as ! have not got time tonight anc
have been picking cotton all day Oh, ycs
can't anford to- Miss Peter SHIPPER yot
wrote very nice letter | laughed It'll
cried when | read your letter. Come
again when you 20 back to town and tel
lus about those funny things Albert Wal
lace, did 1t thunder before that turtle
turned you loose? bet you thought II
would anyhow Ny little sister. Annie
old and she picks cotton Ny father work.
OF Bremond every day Hold on Look al
that old waste basket grnning. A true
Hap. Charley G. Gaddy