The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13


Cleveland rcxas.-pcar uaphammer;
Many thanks, Willie Powell, for '"rhe. Ar
kansas Traveller" How many lians have
sent In your pctitiousg have sent Inv
mine aud received q letter from senator
Beatty on the tn Of this month. IL was
very sad about MIR Mckinley I regret 1t
very much. / saw three Haps not long
ago, "'rhe Three Beaumont liaps" pcr-
haps you remember them. ! might tell you
all something but then ! viii walt and II
yon don't hear Il | viii tell you la about u
month Yes I'm comiug back again soon.
Guess many Haps are going to school now.
Wen. vacation Is very nice but ! am not
at all sorry to start 10 school again. Au'
tumu Is here. Tho melancholy days have
come. the saddles, Of the year said shake
speare or I.ongfelow, ] don't remember
which But can't see why autumn days
are snddcr than any other, As for myself,
] like autumn better lhan any season OK
cept spring J am always glad 70 s,e
| have great many dried flowers aud
among them some Vlplets. Yes, violcts are
our fuVorite flowers Let me tell you all
and 20 to the literary society, went you?
Mrs Foster, wish ] knew you IN person.
II ever | come to Houston | think | VIII
come and see you. You haven't asked me,
Il for granted You wouldn't mind seeing
me. Wen. anyway ! want 70 see You had
my tllp to the Trinity bottom. / went ont
70 Harrington prairie Thursday and stage |
until Friday, when went 10 the bottom.
was going 10 sec what ] could collect for
the new Baptist church II ralncd nearly
all day Friday My cousin, Ed Smith. went
with me We got on the train Friday night
a a place called Bocchc's camp We then
had TO 20 about half mile. Walk! Such
another time | hope ! shall never have
Mud, You can't imagine II was this red
mud which Just sticks 90 you every Tune
you touch 1t. darker night | never saw
Mud and water, Fortunately a man Lei us
have n lantern, which We never could have
needed more, ! think. After wading dozens
OF mud holes stumbling over logs, StumpS
and everything Imaginable, aud me nearly
breaking my neck once while slipping down
hill against a wire fence, we got to our
place where We went In aud scared nearly
every one to death aud after laughing and
nearly crying for about half an hour !
went to sleep ] never thought NJ lld until
the next morning, when ] saw hlm riding
OF The next day, which WAS Saturday, /
had to stay In the house nearly all day for
It ralncd So | couldn't do anything but sit
around I'm the house. That evening the little
girl and myself went walking around the
place whom II went 20 raining. We nearly
got wet. bur. pshaw, the rain wasn't near
as bad as that red mud. | don't care to
see any more red mud agaln, SUNDAY morn,
ing we rode on horseback to the railroad
to come home We had to cross a creek
which nearly scared me on Of my horse
which Ed had 10 lead We had 70 ride
fast. as we were afraid the train would
leave us ] can not ride very well, 80 I
Eel! of. got into some more mud, got ny
dress dirty, also lost my bouquet OF req
roses and cape jcssnmincs Now you can
fancy me- | also nearly lost my temper.
Bpt I only laughed and tried 70 make
light Of It, MS Ed was getting confused,
We reached Bccchc's camp, where we were
told the train was two hn1Sa Me We
then went TO adv's house nearby. Ed
said no would learn when i.G train would
reach there and come and ten u.s. SO we
could 90. But the train came md Ia
had 10 gO-he had my money. He had
gone and WINS away of I'm that bottom.
But ! saw my brother, Who gave me money
10 come back with. My cousin Lihhic came
on the Harrington prairie saturday nisht
and got on the train Monday morning
which | was on. She told mo about having
such q nice time Sunday, which made me
slcker than / WIS feeling, for by the time
| found was left sunday I was feeling
pretty bad. But my hostess aud her daugh.
ter are very nice. I enjoyed their rom
pany very much. also the large tank aud
many other curious things which / never
saw before. Such thugs rs are used In
making railroads. ! saw n blue eyed cat
and a nearly black duck Tor the hrst time
In my life. often think of the bottom,
but try 10 Danish II from my mind, for
when ! think OF II a vision Of that red mud
viii appear sure. which makes me sick
at heart Wei, suppose J will have TO
close or you viii he as sick Of mo as |
was Of that red mud. So with best wishes
to You all aud 5 cents for the helping fund,
| am your Han friend Era lSancks.