The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-20

this great man. columbue will cast
ciaud HavlIn.
Leakey, Texas,--Deor Happyhammers: |
have been silent reader " the Haps'
page for quite a while, but never before
had courage enough to write. think our
last contest was a good one, | did not
vote, but II | had would have voted Tor
Queen Victoria live where the trees
are green and the birds are singing. | love
country life much better than city; you
can always get under good, cool shade
have 1Ts one r sppSde are Hea F w eere vs
you were here to eat fruit with us Oh,
Haps, ! went boat riding yesterday, There
the beat against rock In the bottom Of
the river and sank It, I'll tell You when
we got on we looked like drowned rats
While Nsa locking oyer The pags some few days
come again Charles. | enjoy your letters
50 much Woodbine, come again; your let
ters are lust. out OF sight, Haps, what
has become OF Mr. Arthur Dawsonf Sunset
Wood, ! guess you have deserted us, and
Thomas Taylor, all OF Won good writer's
come again. Well as hear some one say.
write an album verse one OF the Haps
wanted and ring OF.
F@rewell, and Il by. distance parted.
May we, with the faithful hearted,
Meet beyond the parting shore.
am, lovingly, Little IRA.
Hochheim, Texas.-Dear Happyhammers;
AFTER long silence | grasp the opportunity
10 once more write TO our dear old page
ana nave chat with you. | see that the
present contest Is. Which was the ereater
man, George Washington or CoumbusT"
miust cast my vote for the man that IS
loved by our nation, the father OF our coun.
try. George Washington! Why3 Because
ne Is The greatest man that ever did or ever
VIII 20 down In the annals Of history He
rlsked life and liberty TO help a struggling
nation 70 their freedom. He helned whip
me greedy and cyerythingannexing nation
England He was In the true sense II
the word father OF his country" While
on the. other side, Christopher Columbus
only discovered America II he had not
discovered H. ! am certain somebody else
would hnve done so. because you can not
successfully conceal such large scope of
country from the eyes Of cuterprisiuG hu.
mautty. | have not taken stock In our pre-
Nious contests for lack II time. hut | VIII
now contribute regularly. ] agree with
Amoi good reading matter can not he
beaten, and | think that parents ought 10
see that their children are well supplied
With good literature, because children when
they get TO be 10 or II they viii read, and
II no good reading is convenient they will
resort TO yellow backs and other cheap
trash. am now reading Shakespeare. Sc
Of which J purchased complete set OF
thirteen volumes. Excuse me, have taken
NJ So much Of your time that I believe this
trcsome letter win never be printed. Send.
Ing my love to all the Haps and our kind
cd!tress, ! am Romeo"
Rising Star, Texas.-Dear Happyham
mets; Our school lasted only to May >
We Wall have new school house next
year. am sorry school * ont For this
contest / vote for Columbus lie was horn
IA agua nj Ia fl, Gb. do
entered his MUD that there must he vast
tracts Of undiscovered country somewhere
ON the face OF the broad ocean. Columbus
was poor and had not the means TO san
In search of these unknown lands, so he
applied for assistance to the rulers Of his
native country, but was refused. He then
went to Portugal, but wth no better
success. AT last he came to the court OF
Spain. Ferdinand and Isabella were king
and queen. The king treated him with
scorn and neglect. Hut tho queen thought
so favoraby of his plan that she sold her
Jewels TO defray the expenses OF the Noy.
age. Three small vessels were equipped
with provisions for one year. Columbus
sailed frcm Spain on the Srd Of August,
1872. After many troubles he landed ON
San Salvador, an island In the West In
dies, one Of the Bahama islands. Column
bus died before he knew he had discoy-
cred a continent. Haps, Isn't this n noble
recordf Some OF you may say others
sailed 10 America nearly as soon as ne
opened the way and others followed liad
II not been FOR Columbus Washington
would probably never been known to the
Novld Columbus discovered America
while Washington upheld t. Now, hapF
don't think I'm forsakng Washington, be
cause / voted for Columbus. Intended 90
eugpest n subject for this contest but
ddn't get to write until a subject was
chosen so / Will make suggestion Tor
ne next contest. Who Is the greatest man
now lNingf Jahpar ho"ut"'
Hegar. Texas.-Dear Happyhammors
Now 1 know you don't want me so often
and | have managed 10 keep away for a
month or two, hut | can not stand II any
mas Leeu Improving the whole time l was
! aUsent aud hope will keep doing so. pGg
| contest Is interesting. Columbus discovered
our country, Washington defended IL. Boih
of them risked their !iiyes for her sahe
! Columbus by sea, and Washington BY land.
and 10 those two great men and many
others We owe every acre of her ground
Lee. Stonewall Jackson Lincoln Grant aud
those two great men VINO we are comparing
now are the ones 10 whom we owe our
would have never been discovered had II
not been for our great Columbus. II sue
had have been discovered she may have
been under old England's rule had II no,
been for Washington. Look way baek ~
the centuries at Raleigh Gosnnld at Smith
and Drake at Hudson and Cabot. Were
they not great meni | think so. II II
had not been for those great men we may
nor have been In America today Look at
our country then. I4oGS at IL nowl WHAT
4 used to be in olden times arrows hyina
| through the air. wild cries and shrleks from
The red men. What Ii now our beautiful
prairie country used TO be great forest