The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09
HELPING FUND.


NaHiie MOODY ...................... 10
Camille Crawford ...,.........., O5
Waiter Mccoy .................,... O5
Geraldine Kelly ,''''. IN
William Vaught .............. az
Auc9 hooper Observation-Disclosures. 10
Lucia Seldom .......,.....,,...... O5
Previously reported ..,.............sl2 10
Grand total -....................-,S l2 So
Crockett, Texas.-Dear Happybammers
Here comes a little S-year-oid boy. Nv
papa takes your paper and l enjoy reading
the Happyhammer page very much / have
me- HO'i lie Of isn{t own tte friend gave him to
one ano is years old. Love to all.
Rice Jones.
sublime, Texas.--Dear Happyhammers: I
am 10 years old. would like to joiu your
happy band Of boys and girls / have
m mile frd Fead srhii, long time live niue
stone has suggested good-subiect. Hans.
send album verses. Well, / will close with
love TO all the Haps. W. v. Rumley.
:AA,nngleton, Texas,-Dear Happyhammers:
VII you admit another 13-year-old girl?
IKE to go TO school so much | have
have two sisters and three brothers.
Papa mas been taking The Post severu
years, and / enjoy reading the mage IN
much. With love to Mrs. Foster and the
IaPpS uammeIs. a new Happyhammer,
DOVE Nancey.
Evergreen, rexas.-Dear Happyhamners
Hello, HGps, what are all Of YOU doing this
lonesome EVENING" l thought would come
In and chat while. How many If YOU
are going to school now? I an not. but
viii start soon. There are about sixty four
scholars J can .sympathize .gvith anyone
"a g,.- y.,tg, a. 4
seven wears ago Well. Haps. aren't you
ashamed ~ such little money sent In
lately for the helping fund.- And there
would like to hear Mrs Fosters opinion
on reading ncveis have never read
mans; How many Of tho Haps have my
the Hans to give me a letter parity The
Lost time / wrote ] signed a fancy name.
but is someone olse has II, ! sign my real
name. BY bye. true Hap.
Ganado, Texas-Dear Happy hammers
May step into your parlor3 | will prom
ise not TO stay long My mother is dead
months Hape, i your mother is living
You ought to be kind to her for she viii
not live always. You will never realize
what she is 10 you TIL her voice is still in
steps, but Il will he too late then. she
viii he gone, She is always holding out
asT 4fSSPnE hand TO Syo You ana is the best
other friends, but there is none like mother.
| have two pets, cat and dog. It
has been raining here tive, weeks and il is
err much, When 1t Is muddy / can't 20
to school. Oh! forgot / promised not
70 stay long and i some one viii hand
Cape Jessamine."
Plantersville. La.-Dear Happyhammers:
VIII You admit one who has long wanted
letters In which the Haps described their
country and supposed you would like dc.
acrlption Of mine. II Is succession Of
hills, swamps and bayous. the hest farming
land being the ridges through the billy
land. We have cypress brakes the most
OF which are without good timber, the saw
mills having had their share, The BAYOU
banks still have most Of THAR cypress, p The
swamrS contain much valuable white hick-
orv, though VI Is owned by people who are
not liable to turn It loose. Most Of the
saleahlc pine timber IN this nclchhorhood f.
cut, though all or nearly all the ash gum
md oak still remain There Il not much
ash and gum. bit plenty If oak. The pref
test IF eur shade trees are the elm and
hog rnnses (hoes are now running wild ~
~, as tho mast very spdcm fails There
ere accns hickory NUS. wild pecaus. per.
simmons and hriar roots for them. Next
time WI tel Nou Of the game IN the
country und the products Of It Zoo 4 true
Hap, Luella seldom
Lufkln. Texas.-near Happyhammers: I
guess YOU all think / have deserted you.
but not 50. | think | would write more
to the page II ] didn't hate to write 50
bad Well. as all Of tho Hans are de-
scribing the towns, In which they live, I
will describe Lufkin Lufkin has four
railroads three depots, two hanks. one
brick hotel many private boarding houses
one laundry. one printing office four drug
stores, three furniture houses. twenty dry
goods houses several grocery stores, and
ten saloons-just ten too many, Our town
has $500 population. The college Is near
10 How many OF YOU like to go TO school?
do I am In the hfth grade Haps
where is poor old Arthur Dawson? Have
the girls run him clear off Write again.
Arthur, and don't be afraid Of us. Come
again, prairie Flower" / enjoy reading
your Interesting letters Where Is Era
Isaacks? Have any of you seen her ately7
YOU. I do love music especially guitar
music. ] have guitar, but II IS old and
I ordered me a new one. When II comes
am going to take music lessons Hello,
Blind Murieli Come in and chat q while
With u.s. Well ! viii go and give my
chaly TO some one else So by by, 4 true
rlap Attic Wilder.
Rcuayldes. TeYas,-Dear Happyhammers:
/ nave been Il silent reader ~ your happy
band for the last four years but could
never get up courage enough 10 write be.
fore / have some pretty tough times and
some pretty fine ones but yesterday / had
an extra hard time. for ] went with one
u our nelghbors, e help him bring his