The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-07

we'll Some OF the Hnps have bean telling
about their pets, 50 ! will tell apont mine.
ts Nero VOL, | don't know much TO
write. 81 ! viii close foi this dine.
NJ NJ Ink Ink + ( p D"Sr.
And times are hard.
Yours truly. ouintus Z. Carter.
toveiady, Texas Dear .Haphammcr; 1
nave not forgotten you all | have been
,hhoppng cotton: we have got 4 big cot;
viii write you nil little verse:
rpwelcome silence,
Baby gone 70 grNndmos house.
Now there Isn't any noise.
Every thing is In its place
Where before were scattered toys
He's so small and yet the house
Empty Is when he's away,
But II rather seems 10 me
could stand 1t II he'd stay away.
will close for fear the waste basket
will catch my letter. , true y Hep p,rs,r
Roscdalc. Texas Dear laphammer; j.
has been some time since have written
ago Haps how many OF YOU like TO 70
fishing? | do for one. went TO pic.
mic in May. on the bayou and had q very
pleasant time; we caught quite lot OF
fish Rosedale Is six miles from Beaumont
II is reported that gusher has been found
here, hut | have not seen st yet Wy fath-
err IS a farmer. We live on farm near tue
canal like to live IN the country. IKE
the pretty wild flowers and green grass
and trees. II is so warm ana dry thut
the flowers are almost all dead. nave
several pets. ] have the sweetest llttle
baby sister She is almost > years old Her
hair when braided goes past her shoulders.
] remain true Hap
ophiem. Il-Dear Haphammer: Hello!
This Il the Arst time / have ever written
to this club. but / guess there is room for
me. My, but it's hot! You Southerners
don't think it's very hot up North, but
Il Is. II was 9s above zero in the shade.
4 live in the country. hut papa keeps
store In town. | would Ike TO correspond
with any southern Hap about my age,
which is II. | think the contest Is good
Glorious Fourth is soon here and ! hope
the Haps will have a good time. will he
more careful though thnn was last
year. when ! was blown up oy one OF
80 OF with an old fashioned bang Any
letter will reach me If addressed 70
Walter H. snmuelson,
Ophelm Ill.
oakwood. Iexns. ~ Dear Haphammer:
Here comes another l4.year-old girl 10 Join
have been silent reader Of the Haps',
page for a long time and love to read
i very much. ] i've about FIVE miles
live about half mile from school.
like to work in the field but some girls
think It Is a disgrace TO. work ln thu field,
flower seed this yearf ] have planted
few but they did not come up. have
two sisters and three brothers. Hnps. !
TO the song, Don't Break the News 10
Mother" ! will exchange for II anything
thnt ! have. I would Ike 70 correspond
my first attempt 20 write guess ! had
better close. for fear Of the Old waste
sa 4s o., wtn l9 true # 4ap an the Hap' and
Dibon. Texas. Dear Haphammer:
have been reading the happy page tor 9, I've ,6,
happiness. that it makes me want 70 loIn
them, for / do love 10 help the cripples;
Now liap,s come on with yonr nickles ana
o%Ss c ana sis op al Wha G an becoe Of
ali of our 'dreaners; Come on and give us
some more interesting dreamy ! have Just
been back from Jacksonville a month
phny was organized and they bored for oil
II was such q gusher that the whole town
was flooded, II caught on nree ana nurnfe s
hut | escaped by running for two or three
hours. II was about 70 catch me NE S %hen
climbed i'm aFsS ref I'll from mns at a. ot ree
and bumped the door to ind ii was all
drehm | viii send - cents g the helping
fund ! will close for fear the old waste
basket will get this. trne Hap,
Lee Massergalc.
Fayetteville, Texas z-Dear Haphamner; !
have been a silent reader Of your letters
for many years. but have never had the
courage to write before. Our school has
not closed yet. but soon will do 50. Mt,
tend school regularly. having missed only
in |
10 school Some Of you Haps certainly
write nice letters and don't see why some
Of you don't write oftci err; ] would. Your
page is getting larger and larger AMI
think every boy and girl shonld try to
write TO your page; I'm sure u would help
them a great deal Are YOU Haps poison
ing boil weevil and picking M squnresf' ]
looked for squares hut could not ana any.
NV sistef found 400 squares. Well, Haps.
hnw do ron Hike this warm weatherf /
don't like IL very much, As this Is my
close, hoping that this letter doesn't mako
the acquaintance Of Mr. Waste Basket
send my best regards 10 aii tne haPs anu
Mamie Koehl.
Rul,erde. rexas-Dcor. Hnphammer;
Here | chnle 20 Join your naEpy circle
t.me n neSa ana i't think so1c Of them srs
very interesting J am II years o. nge
ami ike % 60 70 school ! study Eng,ls Isl
anu NfFfInuNs t''Si
lie ami spelling. ] have . pet sq9lfr1l
which Is 50 cunning; i jumps on my sheh,
ler and H. always full OF play ] aiSo
hive n little pet calf; rs name IS susie
How many Of you Haps IKE hnntlhft
have a gun and shot six rahDlts' three
SQUIRRELS thirteen wild doves arr a mi
Will a. Sometimes after school ! y"
hunting with my papa.
Now I will tell you someth,hg tnnl NJ NJ
every school car boast OF. There are sly
| di6frent kinds Of birds breeding their
vn,,ng inside OF our schoolyard' hrs'
| fnii 81 scissortails on llftle ire so
1 70, bigh and within ten fee OF our trhoo
I houst door will soon be ready 70 ny ONT
W. ~ This As my hrst letter, VIII Clos :
/ win love 70 all the Haps and Mis' RIOS
Ter am. new Hap, ~, ,,.or,ans
Erwin. rexas.-Dear Iiaphammer: AZ
am All alone this beautiful afternoon--n
one 70 keep me s ompshhy ,s snies .bIo ~ III
same old channel thinking OF now NAM
! Hives are made happy eacn year year, o haa
read the Haps' page, ana ahlhS 70"
j many smart and Intelligent girls ana boy
! arc growing 40 these days. HOW many p
| you Haps have saspony and sanule ana s'
/ when Won gel ready certainly 20 IKE q
\ ride horseback. 90 10 school yeti my
school VIII not be cut until me last 81
/ tbis month. + am getting real tired geins
M I'M oreh IKE TO go bar ~ 4
I getting too warm 10 60 TO school. ! i've
| In the country and / gueAs some OF you