The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09

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ss'luitIeL US name Is Bunny; Ii STAYS ont
~ 'front.' of the house Ia the trees Hans.
my nla9y o. You like, to go squirrel hunt.
and had sncb r one s Went, rot long ago
sources out OF one tree. | wish some 81
}pN baps could come ami 20 snuirrpl hunt
Vim Win me. do not have anybody TO 10
Nre so many around here. What has he
vW1ue Of you dreamers and good Writers
wuAe W ana tell us your dream. COME
sS.,is3n,ocu, as Pnil Webster. Ike Nichols.
ME van Every, William vaught, oliver
ahVfnton and all you good writer's. Now
MN wns aon you do away with those nom de
Viii wiil c,oso mink L would he. much nicer,
i.n VII close as this Is my first attempt
lfoping TO be enrolled as a Han. | remain.
James Robert Nveathcrford.
:, Brookshire, Texas.-Dear Haphammer
rere ! come after an absence of a month
So we sure have had a ine rnm
Min Tarp'i !, was , needed very much During the
sns nan Nhs as large as buck shot. aud
some mrger Spring has come again. when
s sne IN mogNing bird is singing her sweet
song on the bough after building her nest,
mere Is mocklng birds nest In our yard
anu know whore another one is. [ have
NO netS but mD brother has a pct dog,
nulrn ne mas pettcd SO he Is real spoiled
re parked at his reflection IN the mirror
inc other day. There Is toad that lives
under our clstern and he comes ont at
n nlH ana swims In the chickens water.
~ pe glau II We can got chair for Aiele
DevenN We should help the AFFLICTED nu
we can. think our next contest will he
a nice one, as ] am opposed to the Hans
s ~, dE ihelr unreal names, as our names
-Hls gwen 10 us and we Oughf not ia be
ashamed Of them. must bring ny uniu.
nrestlng letter to close ana leave space
Tor some Que else, 4 true. Hap
Maud e. Brookshire.
Gonznles, Texas Dear Haphammcr:
nave been absent, but | have been read
Haps have been describing their towns. 1
can't describe Gonzales. only IL has "A
factory and there are several new build
,9gs going np. 1t Is surely pretty town
MY covers are all IN bloom There nrc
TWO little humming birds that stay in our
fard nearly all the time and sip the sweet
money from the flowers, They are SO pref
W one of them has a red necktic; they
~ the liaps at the 10th OF April celebrn
iicn In Gonzales; | was there Int did
hot see Sny H9ps There were about 1900
river and have caught several fish
live on farm. like the farm much
better than the city. Iiaps; YOU nll come
We can GO amy fine Hgps how many OF
you Ike dewberries? We have had lors OF
them this year. Baps come down ana
hep eat grapes and dewherrles. There are
counted. Come again all you good writer's
and give me call. ! VIII close with love
70 all the Haps and Mrs Foster, 50, good
bNc' Lula klnSul
Bolton, Texas Dear Hnphnmmcr: spring
is here and has decked everything with rs
green aud birds are hopping, twitterlng and
loudly singing among the trees and vines
and It Is high time FOR our hammers TO be
ringing AS the motion Was given that
names be not written nom De plume | see
on9 the motion ! think that those who
write under an assumed name are actually
ashamed of their name, Here Is n poem
written about May by Relic X Towne In
the Young Peoples Weekly
MAY.
May has come from over the hills,
Music is heard from running rills
Dandelions deck the fields with gold
And days are full Of joys untold.
am so glad that one more crippled child
In our state has been made happy, that
life will be pleasure TO her Saturday
onr seventh grade and, part of the eighth
went for an outing and had quite a pleas
ant day. all enjoyed IL had several chap
arones
Good wishes for the club viii never fail.
| remain, as ever, Florence Reed
Cheapside, Texas Dear Haphammer
Here ! come again after an absence OF
about four years. Good morning To you all
My. what a lot Of you there are; SO many
more than there was when | last wrote.
There are now over 1900 members, Just
think, that many girls and boys would
cover a whole field. ant farm,
FRS daughter and enjoy farm life very well,
Sister and ] have an organ and are learn
ing 10 play real fast. mamma Is our teach.
ar. school Is ont and II Is time 10 begin
BUR work in the field. We have hoed all
the corn aud are hoeng cotton now !
have read "ln His Steps and think 1t is
4 splendid book. am not lover Of
novels, but read them sometimes | don't
think good novels do you any harm. Haps,
have you forgotten our motto Hammer
happiness when and wherever you cam
nlckels aud dimes to help the cripple; how
happy It makes them feel TO think some one
rarcs for them, You would not miss
nickel and you would be happy TO think you
made SOME poor little cripple happy. Our
greatest happiness Is Won by making others
lappy | would like TO correspond with
some Of the Haps about ms. age; which If
H. Come on, all you good writers, and
make our page interesting. ! remaiu a
rue Hap Corrle Lowe
Dolores Texas Dear Haphammer: !
would have wrli,ss 70 SSu All oetore IN, ihls
he last time ] was in great hurry To I
send the letter aud as was signing ny
namo maybe II was because ! would
Use nom de plumel ! Jagged the. paper
vlih my pen and spRttered the ink IN I
nv ewes II hurt 50 very bad lt yon don't .
,eneve ink will hurt your eyes just drop (
dron in them that I forthwith put my I
III hst In my eve and lung the pen Z
,oVn uDon the table breaking the lamp {
'lahe 10 pieces; then l. foolishly grabbed /
Il The lamp turning II over and Hpilling (
M on the fable cloth. igniting IL 10 hameR. !
Meanwhile the ink hottie, anxious % NJ ~ |
NJ struggle, had turned over also. aud /
.pnled ink AN over my Sunday clothes. 4
be tabIe and the door About that time I
h. test OF the family were on the scene.
nm obl the table cloth Is ahre. cried |
mamma "Oh. the one Aunt Silla gave /
,on mamma exclaimed b, stepping 4
,ackysrd We soon eXtingulsbed the FIRE I
mi / haven't gotten over the seolding I
,et Now | want 10 advise you boys that /
.ioilV by iamplight. 40 70 your own room.
Vii The edifress please tell rs, II she can. 1
,'ben tbe badges are likely 20 arrlye7 Were !
here any club buttons ordered and Whit |
iii inc badges cost, eachf Ellen Reeves. /
'tsnd Fondren Roy Lee. John Harrison.
Nicholas Beidon and scores Of other good I
waters. / haven't space TO mention, please
ONE again An old HAP; 80
Taylor. Texas-Desr Haphammer: one
i, ~ friends and ! walked nlii one morn
10 "a Fsthrr some Wild dwers aud as
x we're walking along We saw some large
,.gs we went % the nest and were
fsndinr looking at the eggs, when ! hap
.sn4d 10 step backward over q large
sirich. Before could get W u had risen
10 neck while II ran over mountains
=. 80 Z dronped Of 10 sleep and wheh i