The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16


didn't hurt-but 1t did. well caught up
my apron and put II over him and he BIT
me through the apron, but | managed to
put him IN rrison4in the match box, and
we carried him TO the house aud tied long
string TO his neck Sister was washing. so
! thought | would lave some fun. | ran
70 where she was and threw him at her ana
still held 70 the string, bat In the pluce OF
nying az her he Just s'lualled real loud and
came back to my head; then 1 let 70 the
string ana he took and left" He dew over
the cotton In the direction OF the creek
ana the last l saw OF him he stil had his
long blue string flying Ike a kite. He had
mead Ike puppy, small black eyes and
wings OF skin covered Y It'll red hair and
claws fastened TO them. / suppose II was
what you would call bat" Anyway,
learned not TO catch everything | ind In
Inc cotton field or anywhere else. fear
that l have made my call too lengthy al
ready, as l see you all frowning at me and
the old waste basket Keeps coming nearer,
SO had better slip out the door while Il
A sincere Hap, ''Roufr.
| Pinckney, Texas Dear Happyhammersi
! VIII again endenyor to write d few lines
TO the dear old page
school Girl" have worked your goose
You viii laugh at il, but / worked il sew sew.
eral times Cnly way) aud got the snme an.
swer every time. The answer Is nine and
one-htth geese. II seems rather strange that
she should have had piece of goose IN
the bunch. suppose she had had roast
! goose for dinner and one-iifth of e was
left Another girl ] have forgotten her
name, asked riddle. 1t was what Is 1t
that goes all around the house and peeps
4 in nj the cracksT' ] should guess Il to be
the light. Is that correct2
Now let me ask a few questions. Some
that are OF some interest, Nt least 70 those
I who study history. Who was called "The
Hannibal OF the WestT" Who was called
Mad Anthony Wayne and why2
| 10 n
pillow drawn by mule and guided by
! girl Tor wumanl. There are plenty Of
them around here; or generally they use
Romeo" l cannot blame you for hiding
your real name behind false one. 10
/ were to write such a letter as YOU did
| would hide my name, too. / never snw n
girl in my life with her cheeks painted
viii tell you though what ! have seen, !
have seen boys with their hair mud mus
] tachC dyed.
You said something about Il takes three
women and goose to make market |
guess you are the goose In the market, or
gotten something. You said you did not
know why the girls painted their cHeCks
unless II was to hide their ugly looks. Now,
tell me why the boys dye their hair,
never received but two Of those scraps.
! They were from Misses LEILA Landela and
Sallie J. Wright. ] appreciated the squares
SO much.
Mrs. Foster please place my name on the
list with those who want flower seeds.
Misses Leonora Fuller, Mary Bland Ger.
tie Shirar and Sallio Wright, ] received the
/ win send in my petition haven't
many names. but maybe II will help n little.
| 70 the Han who said nc was going 20 get
the petition prize; hive forgottcp your
name You said suggest something for you
row seed
remain a sincere Hap $40,
waelder, Texas Dear Happyhammcrs
No doubt the most 0t YOU have forgotten
me. | Joined the club In March / think II
was Have written once since, and sent
10 cents; but goodness knows where 1t
and my letter went 10 | do not know
II I had written and sent no money my
iden would have boon that my letter went
To the waste basket I don't think Il ever
reached Houston, for / know Mrs; Foster
Ing fund whether the letter was printed on
not But all the same, ! nm goiug 20 send
eomc moro and Il ] see 1t In the helping
fund, ! win send some moro soon | notice
week than usual. Hnps lot MS try %
continue II In that way. Let us Try to
make every crinple We can happy Just
look mt the uicbes and dimes that Hon
might say are thrown AWAY that would
nake some poor cripple happy, Tnere
isnt one Of us that knows what mlnute
we may become cripple. I saw letter
from girl writing about that cripple hoy
ut Siockdaic, have seen him N self.
He Is pitiul sight Schpoi time " hrre
once more. onr school has been Going on
three wccks / did not get TO go the ir5t
week, / had 70 stay mt home and help
sew and pick some cotton. eau tel you
] don't think II disgrace 10 wpgk IN
the field Some girls think II would almost
XIII them to 20 to The field md work ull
day. They think they are Just simply too
good to work. Wen, do You want TO know
what think about such girls As thati !
think they arc just little TOO good. NV
folks say II ngrecs with me to work IN
the field, ana J really think so myself
For my health is always hrtter when 1
worl, In the field than al other times
nm glad some of the Hups have quit dream
ing SO much am one that does not fancy
the dreaming part much. ] had much rnther
read n nice letter than dream ! rc4d
some that ure called dreams, hnt II they
are dreams they surely must be dreamed
with the eyes open. Mrs, Foster wish
you and tho Haps were here 10 get buckle
berries aud hickory nuts with NJ. There
are just thousands or them ! guess the
squirrels are having q nice time also feast
Ing on hickory nuts. How mnhy OF you
ever had pet squirrel? We had one once,
They make very pretty ZEE, eIt 9 ~ tneY
time writer's would write oftener. 1 know
some one has already said | think she
has said enough. aud ! think 50 myself
With love TO Mrs Foster aud every Hap
50 good by 20 one aud AL remain true
Hap, Rosetta Estelle Pipkin.
Louise, Texas.-Dear Happyhammers,
Here ! am among you all again after three
months absence. ! guess II seems q short
while but to me II has been very long.
Lots Of things can happen In that little
time Well, Gladys Holmes. ] was surely
surprised when l saw your letter; you never
said q word 10 me about having wrlttenI
in fact. l thought you were opposed 10
writing 10 the newspaper" but, hal hal
| remember how you tried that dreaming
recipe MIR. Snake Editor sent me- ] tried
1t, too but not with such bad results as
you ] certainly enjoyed Jonathans SAILS
letter l would read a little then have 10
stop end laugh Mrs Foster, ] had such
good luck with my petition; only one
man refused TO sign It. II caused me a
pretty bad accident, though ! started out
one evening to get signatures tn II and
my horse fen on me and broke my collar
bone, and for nearly two weeks ! couldn't
use nv left arm nt all. pet" why don't
YOU answer my letter? wrote you sew
oral months ago and have never received
an answer 10 IT, willis" believe |
know YOU also, "Heartscage," don't l.
think "Woodbne," Duchess 'Clodhop-
PER- and "Mndamioselle" have all gone on
on a furlough or something Of the kind lt
has been quite q while since they have
written. wish those turkey raisers"
little Nell and Albert Wallace would tell
US what luck they are having; they must
have taken our little BLACK sammy" with
them Many thanks, Hiss r. King, for the
nlnlt N verse ! assure you II was very
much appreciated 'Grumblesome JIM"
ore you stlll holding Little Blind Murlel'