The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

VeSt Coutu 10 IN SUN not Meatner.
suppose good many Gaps nave start
ga 20 scnoOI 1 nave mol yet out wiu
start IN Two weeks. 4 Ike to 10 70 school
1 tnink an g.ris ana boys snvdd Try 10
get a sood eudcEu0u, tuink lne Joys aud
gnIs saouiu not Iuss anu quarrel SO. ne
all OF US, nave iauIts. We Snoulu see IA
we are petiect 0elote we say anytulux
abous others ldults. boyS anu girls, STOP
quAEtellng. LEI nave peace while
nave a eiub Dauge and pan. | got the pla
ifom Arthur NedtherSbs, aud AIN Pleased
with IL. How ABOUT the helplng tunu.. 4
wonder II an the taps uninG % their motto,
hammer napplnesS wnen anu wherever
possible, il 80, IL seems that the neiptAg
iunu would grow faster ana ~ TINS waS
scatter seeus vi knuness. 1 Seud 40 cents,
noping that one more SAD heart wat, soon De
naue nAppy. 1 Wth woke On tne contest
heAt time, Love 10 AL, Corfie Lea Lowe.
Hampstead. Texas dear Haphammer;
| nave Ueen reauing the page Tor some
lme Dat never cOuld summon ~ enough
see nl0sg OF you are lo.iug on the
contest. lnere are hundreds VI sseat nleh
bonn ~ tne NnieteeA,d cedtu%, uat odt
OF tnen All ] viii Casg nv Note Tor Gen-
etul D. Is Magtuuet. lac did more Tor
IcAas than ans Vtuer man, Tor ne kept
tne 1anKees oIt wnen II they nad got
In people wculd nave been worse OF tbdn
tney were. lue Yankees We're ID eNel!
State In tue UE1on except Texas maven
5 ,uAied n.stoly enough 10 hnd out more
OF General Magrudel, out guess thls WIZ
i've one mile from Hampstead but
about two miles from my scnool, SO
nave gOou exercise soins to ana from
about $50 yards from my home is a
beautiful creek, with the cleArcSt Natet III
me WORD. Al is sur olnueu oy llght'
green trees with brgnt berries On theM;
in aud unuer these trees are sheh as yea
o,rds, mUchlng bHds, anu STOW oit ~.
lnese Ulrus ave on the berries from the
} guP Wi Los lose with cents for the help
ing ruAd. L0ulse ~
p,a,ao, reyas.-Dear Haphammer:
think the haruest thing for lne 10 wHtnt
Is 10 start letter, QUO ! Wli trE IN! pest
tnis time. Frs / wln soy something on
the GIN of the period. how pest can
descflpe herY She Is not q paragon OF svuu'
ness but a girl with inlhd hileu W!ta
bread views and undreOmed OF poSslpiu-
ties; with neart aNleA 10 sSlnpu ' u'I ~ oi.4
those in distress; charitable mana 10 give
TO those VINO huNe but sHall ppt 'oH Va
this worlds goods, she las or VII DC ~
structed in an OF the science, arts anu
branrhes Of literature, and besides these
she is taught 10 cook, sew ana pG pr
ncient in house cleaning der tlne IS hot
occupied entirely with irlN9.ols tn'nEs, VIZ ~
have pleasant time She mas some laEot'
lie books to read has her tflehds aha mas
her Aowers. Bur Win an Of inls sac heGpS
her pure young mind uus'ilied nom Gu-
charitable suspicious OF tne world. lier
mind can comprehend anything man
can. she is nos a tollpWei OF MtS' .N1'!oa'
either but a nrm believer ia what |s flSnt'
lust and true. ] will admit there are girls
whose time is taken up by gossip iaiElnE
OF dresses, the latest style ahu-p Wen
glad that most of he girls of the period
are too sensible for this. am is wears
old your woud-be Hap, Kate Owens.
Rancho, Texas Dear Haph1mmer and
Mrs Foster. As have nor written you
. letter in so long a time Eou ought l9
the Haps four years ago whep Mrs, Prlm-
rose was our edtress and have written
only three letters to the page since thcn
/ was l3 years old when / joined, so you
al know my age now Haps. We have the
most important subject now we have ever
had to discuss. Just thlnk OF the hpndfeds
of great men the Nineteenth century mas
produced and among the greatest were some
Of our own dear Texans, Just think or tue
brave ones maSsacred at the Alamo atter
eleven DAYS resistance. and about 400 taken
out and shot down and afterwards piled
up in q heap and burned at Gollad. Near
Gonzales. IN Gonzales county. Is where the
first battle between Mexcans aud the
brave Texans was fought, about twenty
four miles from where | live. J will not
vote this time Tor can not decide vet
who was the greatest man born in the
Nineteenth century Boys, You should not
mike too much fun Of the girls. as they
are not able to defend themselves as Won
are and besides, II you have not. now, sou
you and all hope would be gone VIII some
1t the Maps send me the words to the fol.
lowing songs ErIn's Green shQra - The
return VIII send the following Gus,
Break the News to Mother" The Rind
Child" "The Drunlards Lone Child" or
lccticn Come again "Bluehell" ana an the
other old and new iiaps, four true Hap,
Dot Glover.
crppeloud Texas Dear HapGommer Is
3 III inv |
| have been meinber Of the Hapnammor
club for many years. l think Mrs. Foster
is quite right n her opinion Of signing
fancy names. The contest is, who was
the greatest man born IN the Nineteenth
century," ] think that General Robert L,
Lee WAS the greatest aud cast my vote for
nor was wealthy mud although ne was
never horored with high titles, he was
great man in every sense Of the word. He
was man whom the people loved and IN
whom they had great confidence. His great
ness is not found only In his deeds Of dar
ing nor was be grcnt because ne was com
mander In chief Of the great Southern
army, but because he was a Christian gen
tleman and patriot His words after the
surrender at AppomattoA show what
Christian gentleman he was. General Lee
was not n selfish mar and he never became
! very wealthy When offered $4,000 per
year To- the use Of his name ss presid ant
saying he would not sell his name for
money He bad rather serve his remaining
days as president Of Washington and Lee
university on a small salary than to hold
| a position where he could not be OF any
/ service or benefit IN his beloved South
/ land, His Inspiring words In bis letter 10
General Scott resgning his commission in
/ the United states army, In which he said.
Save In the defelce Of my natve State,
| ! never desire to draw my sword" shows
what kind OF q peaceful nature his was.
| song "Goo-Goo Eyes, ! will send any
] have in return. true Hap
Dolores Parker.
| Throckmorton, Tezas.-Dear Hapha MINER;
| Here / am. neither straycd or stolen I
am very deeply Interested in the contest
/ but consider myself hardly competent TO
vote. II is quite a difficult matter 10
| choose the greatest from among the noble
| and honored men of the Nineteenth cen
| tnry, but If ! should vote. suppose 1t would
! be for Booker T, Washington, as he is the
! first negro TO dine with president. Now
! laugh. ] observe among the girls and
! boys, a tendency to judge each other HARSH
! ~. aud think unjustly Now, ! am sure
| the falings OF both have been exaggerated.
Let US know ourselves faultless before we
/ criticiZa others william Vauphf I avn