The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-19

San Saba, Texas Dear Happyhammcrs;
Please let mo Join your lappy club. ! am
brother AZ Riehland Springs now aIy
nfcther takes The Post and like 30 real
tue Happy hammers page very much. My
meme is Thirteen miles frem here. The
place where VIC i've is high and rocky, Ny
father ls ranehmAn. / have eight broth
crs. and three sisters Ny mothcr Is dead
emd my foihcr Is married again l am
Colhg 70 school g my brother this winter
~ Center City, In Mills county, ] Ike "
Eo 10 school. think Il ~ The duty OF all
tne noys end girls 70 so ic school and get
nh education as quickly as they cam With
love T. Mrs. Foster aud all the Haps,
Mohcetie Lindsey
San Marcos, Te1as.--Dear Happyhnnl-
Alto, rexus Dear Happy hammers; bcg
your pardon for not writing sooner FOR /
am sure you all have missed me so much.
" ! rememher correctly, Il has been almost
eight years since last wrote YOU oh.
what changes have taken place IN those
rev years. So many HIPS have died.
others have forgotten us entirely. There
used TO be so many nice letters from nollle
stroud, Karl Schoppc, Jack Hackney aud
many others whose names can't rencm
her. What has ever become NJ Ella Mahon.
INC crippled girl of Toomey, Texnss One
OF the Haps has suggested that we write
poems aud storlcs FOR our page. Don't you
think that would be very uicc, Mrs Foster;
Miss Essic Collcps come again soon You
write such nice letters. Our page has the
right name. for don't know VI any other
club that has done as much good rs ours
Aiways follow the motto and Won viii be
Colonial
mcrs; We are having some splendid weatn
or, II Il is Il little hot, but ! think Il will
fayoritc George Washington, won. aud
was glad; some q the Haps write about
working In the held OF course. Il IS not
DISGRACE 10 work IN the held and those
who think It Is may never get 20 heaven,
W hat do you think about II, Mrs. Fostcry
would rather work IN the field than TO SIT
up IN the house and do nothing haven't
worked IN the field since ! was II years
day that fall / viii be be- glad when school
starts, for ] certainly like 10 go to school,
ma Ike to study, too. There are over
SuN scholars enrolled and there VIII be
hNe teachers. There have been nearly 1000
bales OF cotton weighed here. Well, ! will
stop and let some one that eau write
more Interesting letter take my place MS
Ike 10 see that kind of letters, and also
Ike TO see letters from those that ! know
a true Hap. Ellen l Piercy
Buda, Texas Dear Happyhammers: wan
YOU please admit another 12,yearold giu
into ycur bandY | i've three miles FROM
Budan and haven't lived on the farm long
our school commenced on Ottobcr ! aud
J was very glad. / think the last poem
by the person who signed It "A Hap was
nne, and ! cant sce why the young monkey
didn't sign his or her name. We an tine
family went camping lately with few %
cousins and Ind Il hue time We bltheu
twice day under the falls. One nient
got up and poured n cup OF water I'm paurs
my hrothcrl face, and he never oven
moved, but slept on But one thmg /
din't Ike about our fishing trip was, there
are so many jiggcrs, so now / 60 around
sinGing this sweet song:
II the Tiger wrra bigger,
As big IS q COW.
And his digger had vigor
Like a subson pillow,
Can you Tiger, q camper.
Where you'd be now
Ever Hap, Gypsy wncn.
Pierce, Texas Dear Happyhnmmers:
Here come again and am going to try to
arouse you all. My my! Just look at the
helping fund Now, boys and girls, do you
really think that this page deserves the
name of Happyhammersy Just think how
much That word means. There are twenty
hre or thirty letters week and there Is no
more than that many cents. Why, a year
ago there used to be three or four doilnrs
week and the boys aud girls have surely
got MS much pin money as they had then.
All but they are getting careless. aud are
spending too much for cold drinks. Come
on. Haps, and let us make a big show next
week. Well, laps. autumn Is here and
] guess II will be cold before many weeks
pass aud school time is almost here again
oh, Haps! took an excursion trip to Port
LnVaca not long ago ana certHiilfy had II
nice time. 1t is so nice ana cool 90 feel
the sea breeze. ! nm glad Mrs. Foster Is
enjoying her trip so much. II IS rice hur-
ycsting time down here and one can't hard
ly get cotton plckers, as the negroes had
rather work IN the rice. Wen, bye-bye f0I
this time. Here is an album verse:
as it in vain.
In life's wide sea,
! ask you 10 remember mel
Undoubtedly II Is my lot,
Just to be known and then forgot"
Yours lovingly. Bula Abbott.
Alsdorf, Texas Denr Happyhummers:
Here come again after am absence u
about three months have been
sick for about one month aud am
not well now, bur l thought would
70 ring some more money into the helping
fund. | am afraid Milan Bemis Will have
TO walt long time for his chair unless
We all wake up and get TO work. ] think
wo bad better choose an easier subject, SO
all the small llaps could vote. Mrs. Fos-
ter, ] certainly enjoy your club talk now
since you have begun describing your visit
to Virginia. hope you are ENJOYING your-
self and am glad you are still taking care
Of the Haps page. | am surprised that
the helping fund Is growing so very slowly
All Of you Haps that are picking cotton
must Surcly have 3 cents. Just think Of
Il poor boy who hasn't walked a step. How
proud he would be OF a chair; implore YOU
10 wake up and get TO work anu send In
your nickels and dimes and You VIII not 90
I will wind up 10y telling Won
of my bad luck. | circulated my petttion
ana got about thirty sgncrs. when ~ came
a storm; It struck out house about mid
night and my older sister picked IN NV
petition from on the organ and dropped Il
on the door; just then papa opened the
door and II blew away, 7 knew not where
never could find II afterward although
searched for II for half day. My health
Is so bad ] will not get 10 20 around auv
more. I am afraid, SO goou.hye. Be sure
to remember about the helping fund A
true Hap, Jessie o. Lewis
Grand Saline, Texas. Dear Huppyham.
mersi Hello, Haps If you will All let mo
come In this beautiful october morning /
viii try 20 tell you something about this
place. IL is a right pretty place, We live
In a little town one mile from Grand Saline
named Poletown. II Is pretty little town
There Is large school house, one store and
about foriy-fye dwelling houses here, Per.
haps II win be large town some day. Per.
haps you all have heard OF the large salt
works at Grand Saline My papa works
at the Lone Star works. 1t Is very pretty
sight to go to the works and see all OF the
men and boys and girls working In the salt.
The girls sack the salt aud then put II
In barrels and get II ready TO be Shipped
OF to different parts OF the world / can
not tell you all about how IL Is made, for
/ do not go down there very often. / have
only been there three or four times. Every