The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-18

have longed to write to the haps page,
| III never could rake no courage ehoush
very fond Of reading the Haps page, NE
live on a large farm and have 70 work right
hard when we have plenty Of rain but we
are In need Of rain nov, | can do mos
any Kind of work IN the held. have two
sisters and one brother lie has written
TO the Haps once. We are oil having nice
time now, as one Of our cousins trom tne
mountains is visiting us and OF course. VIZ
were all delighted TO see her Most an OF
our relatives live In the mountains, NC
make a visit up there nearly every summer
and have a Jolly time with our deal
cousins We go hshlns and grape hunting
and. Of course. have say time. On, my
how many OF you Haps live In German
settlements Our nsighbois are gu Ger,
mans like them all so well although 7
can't sneak the Language well, hut can uu'
derstand almost anything they say, MY NJ
tie brother aud sister can speak v Almost
as well as the Germans. Bye-bye 90 all or
the Hans and Mrs. Foster would'he
Hap. LllI'e Anna Nhe"'
Refuslo. rexas-pear Happyhammers;
with you an this bright April aftcrnoont
/ will describe our little town ~ rs ST
mated nerth Of Mission river we nave
three grocery stores two churches, Tour
ary goods stores, two blacksmith shops, tNo
meat markets, one convent, one gin, enc
jewclry store and postofhoe but our town
n noble example Suppose there was
uapnyhammer club in every town In Tex
as! Then little cripple would be mAd3
hupDy by a chair nearly every week
was SO glad that Miss Clara Barton won
HapS, we must think OF another interest.
ing contest. how would this DO Nc
Was greater, Columbus OF WASHINGTON. ana
whyT' How would YOU all Ike for me
to tell you an Indian story ! VIII t.h
one next time come, II YOU VISA II MI,
battle Of san Jacinto hone We viii
hnve n fine fence around the neld by the
next 2lst of April. Did. you little folks
Gid rabbit" Sighted me. Guess l had
better go before my welcome pays ,, out
Love TO all. wild hi''y'
Junction CITY. Texas Dear HappYham
ners: Mrs Foster. please let me IN lust a
few minutes ! do not like to write SO
often. but will send 2S cents this tine
| like 10 help the crlpples for ! have a
1 brother Just 4 years older than am wLo
1 got his leg broken when he was years olu,
/ that il was his right hip. FIT he is good
| and healthy as any one. lIS%, run nearly
| as fast as I can. oh, yes, ! am Ii years
old, on psh1wi am sta. staying TOO 3, on GlScss
/ Ing what b s c. stands for. II stands for
Boys star club some Of you may say,
the contest The last contest was D. ;, G..
against c NJ T., and c. NJ. T won Now
! will give you until July J TO Guess what
prize. i never did receive but two letters
guessing what b. s. c. stood Tor, and they
came from Rodrlc Turbenville, FL P9so tiJy.
Now. win YOU something useful The prize
is very useful Our election comes on
Thursday May l. 1902 We shall decorate
the graves here oh, yes Mrs Mrs Foster !
most beautiful and hrayest nag " The
Nineteenth century, Some one get a
shot gun and run me out Of here OF
Hap, Harry Patterson
Ben Arnold Texas, Dear Happyham.
mers | wrote one letter TO the Haps but
! guess you all have forgotten me ] do
not agree with the Haps as to Miss Clar
Barton being the greatest woman eorn ~
the Nineteenth century, and II had votel
would have voted for Queen victoria
, But the contest s over now, so there is NO
use in tdisPg39g over on any dg y 9qs f6 ~ rd
Barton and win the contest It does not
, change my notion as who was the greatest
) woman. We had speaking contest ut tnt
, close Of school, and my sister won hrs
: prize. a gold pen with pearl handle. Ih'
: second prize was won by julie stewart y
/ was an elocutlon book ! certainly 20
. got IN there and left out about half OF my
d piece aud the very best part, too. we nn'
' picnic the next day on the river and en-
l joyed ourselves fine, ! am going 70 try .
get the men around here TO sign that p
$ tition about fencing the san Jaointo battle
/. ground, for l think it is time It vas helpi
next contest will Ne 50 can get to study
., ing on 1t Do you oil know how 10 max
= salt grow; II YOU don't !, WIN ten yo
I, spend with some of the Haps II they wi
=, write first. Well, must 60 50 ta,ia
: Florence Martin,
Z sunny Lane, Texas. Dear Happyhnn
n mers / have been reading the Haps pas
v Tor some time and always look Tor i VII
t pleasure Ny uncle takes the dear @,
2 paper and likes Il very much NV couSl
t and | reAd the letters with great plensul'
ID have often thought OF writing to the pag
t hut could not rake up courage enough.
IT have also been waiting TO see some ltt'U
X from this mart Of the country. and ~
II seeing any thought I would try e. VIII
" live IN the country and like a country
better than town life, excepting "
Schools Yon can gather wild howcrs
- the sprinc and have all sorts Of count
20 amusemcnts The pralr!es are almost G !,
NJ cred with Wild flowers now. We have ]
~ sheen and thirty.six little lambs. | ha
va one net lamb and three older sheep J.
10 watch them play; they are 50 pref
. for ono Brother has a violin and a Hut
to We'll Haps would liiiei us, to lex. eSsh an se 81,
It send me the songs as iqi n3Vs All A,ie ~
~ as the sun Went pownF VIII rem
~ Exchange any Of these sunny Tennessec
Nv "Thc DYING Cowboy Bleak the N1S,MS
i M Moo iinrdy ~" !9 %ic aaapo Mari vii
ul II wears ola on the 25th Of this mont
WI With love to all the llaps and Mrs So
II
|. Florence, Texss.--DeHr Happyhammei
hello! Here come again 20 chat whi
.s II has been long tlmc since ! was W,
49, yon Well III Just declare u You'd
~ isn't Arthur Dawson with a big pnnch
y. "vloletsn on the lapel Of his coat q
y Miss Essie Coeps Is talking with MI
~ and mere By the window IS Jonathan a
10 Peter Snipe Well, ! haven't space
zee name all i see, so I Will say Good MOI
eN ing 10 all at once. Well, Hops, we ,
mt n large hail storm several days ago e.
ch broke out nearly all Of the window nai
nd ION the north side In the town. The
mo also came a hard rain with II, and
so came near drowning us out. Tue peel
ION had to plant their gardens over. and
ON think 1t has ruined most Of the fruit
,he want TO tell Mrs. Foster that plant
do some flowers, and was golne to do as
FOR said. but the storm washed them aw'
as Bat | will send her IN this letter SO
lis roses that haze bioomed since the stol
cal Have any OF you ever read the life
10 David Copperhed,' tho younger y J
have not you ought 10 | have INST
90 ished reading A. ! think II Is just q
9 Some Of the Haps ask for album yers
: acre Is one
when the summer sun is sinking,