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

me have a candy stew for all my little
fricrds.. 40 wish all the haps could DO
joyable time. My mother loves to SIC
children have nice time. ) have Just
finished ironing and ] am very Marfn. ! do
n nsS yo Will aaPs love e'q 10 M ie ana the
Mary Palmer.
James Tcxas.-Dear Happyhammers;
will try 10 give description Of this part
OF Texas II is generally level aud the
principal trees are pine; oak 5sSwsetsgm
elm. We raise cotton, corn oats water
melons and potatoes. Some Of the farm.
ers living near the raircsd cultivated
ping them now and they get good price
Tor them, taink that there VIII he more
raised next year than this The contest
Washington? | Will vote for Washington,
because he fought SO well in the revolution.
airy war. and underwent SO many hardships
been under the rule OF England today
So say to all of the Haps vote for Wash
ington, Hurrahl ffurrah for Washington.
With best wishes to Mrs. Foster and the
Haps. viii close. Marvin, Rushing,
Timpson, Texas Dear Hsppyhammers
have been thinking Of writing for some
time. enjoy reading Sthe Haps' page very
much. Tlmpson Is a due little town and
enjoy living here very much | am going
10 cast my vote for George Washington, he
war Just look how skillfai he was ,'G When
he captured the entire srce Of Hessian
soldiers of over 1000 and crossed hack into
Pennsylvania with his prisoners and booty
Four days later he crossed the Delaware
and captured nearly 800 prisoners az Prince.
ton, and think how he and his soldiers sui.
fered at Valley Forge. Washington was the
who followed him. He was SO Kind 10
everybody. ] wish we were all as good as
he was. 1t looks like rain here wish it
would rain Guess the waste basket Is
ready to swallow this letter, so | win close.
A true Hap, Benjamin T. Cailds
Marak, Texas,pear Happyhammers,
Good morning to all of y,99p, Oh, YES you
surprising | Joined the children IN 'g0
and my letter had the misfortune 10 be
swallowed up by the greedy wnSte basket
The present contest is 10 decide which OF
the two brave men was the bravest After
much study III cast my vote for Columns
Washington was as brave man, indeed;
but de we not owe some praise to the
army OF which he was the leaderj With
out that army he would have accomplished
nothing. II was different with Columbus
He was out on an unknown ocean with a
discouraged crew who even threatened TO
take his life Is he did not turn back. Now
IL spite OF all this and other discouragiug
circumstances he came out successful
Was that not really and truly greatf
living In Milan cOunty2 II so, I'm ne
quainted witt your. cousin. +. Colleps
come again; your letters are Just grand
With best wishes TO all, | remain n true
Zap, Goyic
DIbnll. Texas.-Dear Happyhammers:
| see the question Is, Who was the great
er, George Washington or Chris CIPHER co.
lumbus. cast my vote for Columbus We
mnst remember that In Columbus days
there We're no steamboats,, nor any large
Inc Inf III sal Inc - a
us We zee him put out for distant lands we
know that II took courage TO face It all.
and u 1t hadn't been fof Columbus thtr'
wouldn't have been any Washington or
United States at all see that Thalla en-.
pin tells MS about reading "Peck's BAD
Boy Now II were you wouldn't read
such trash as that. | would get some good
books and read them. Well, Haps. did any
of you ever ride n bucklng muller II you
haven't don't do 1t, for | tell you I'm 50
sore can barely write from riding one.
He just beloved and kicked TN thought
sure he would throw me, But he didn't.
Well. Haps. | went to the river the other
day and there were some drunken men
there and they got mad at me and one
OF them hit me. What 10 you guess | did,
! Just ran Ike sage hens iWcll. H0ps,
this Is my third and last letter 10 the page,
yet ] shall not quit reading II So by
bye to ali the Haps aud dear Mrs, Foster.
As ever true Hap. Lee Massengaie.
Rising Star, Texas Dear Happyham.
mers: 1t has been some time since ] In ,e
enjoyed n chat withathe TIaps. T., How are
you all enjoying this hot weather. | Hike
to read. We take several papers, such rs
The Post Youths Companion, Children s
Visitor, American Boy, Home and Farm,
Farm and Flreside, etc / hope Mrs. Fos
ter Will have a good time while she is gone
II Is bard to decide which was the greater
Columbus or Washington, hut ] will vote
for Columbus. He ventured ont on the m
known ocenn In the face Of much oppoSi
tlon. His crude and weak vessels were not
fl for such a voyage, bur he deted opinion
and opposing elements. ana l VIII say ma
ture itself and accomplished his object. lie
discovered a new country and onencd the
way for great republics and homes for mil
lions of people II has revoutionized the
world In politics, religion and the arts
Come again soon, Princess, YOU write such
interesting letters, and others, too. As one
Of the Haps asked for an album verse,
Will send one.
Some friends wish thee happiness,
Some others wish ther wealth;
MY wish for thee Is better
Contentment hlest with health.
Hans | close Myrtle Bowdeu.
Kenney. Texas--Dear Happyhammers II
has been such long time since have writ
ten to the page that ! GTpect you all hay,
thp letters every week We arc needing
lain very badly now The corn, most Of
II is Burnt up and there won't be much
made The cotton Is green and is fun Of
blossoms and squares. II Is cloudy today
XXX Iniss a. y 2 would rain. There viii
not be much fruit This scar. OAi peach
trees have hardly any on them; but pear
watermelons and II II would rain we would
have plenty AS Mrs Foster asked us to
tell how the towns where We I've got their
names I will try md tel how Henney got
It's name Years ago whom Texas was first
beIne settled an cid Methodist minister
whose name was ] w. Kennoy, came out
here and was granted o lot II land When
the railroad was being put through hero
his daughter gave twenty acres for depot
to he built on After that store or two
and few houses were added and they
called II Kenney II Is very small place
now Two stores. a postofflce. ono black
/ smith ghop. one saloon and few dwelling
houses / think II would be nice II good
/ iron fence could he put around the san Va
cinto battlefield, hut will not try 70 get
anv 10 sign the petition for ] don't think
wonld get MANY. WnOdhine, come again
] Ike 10 read your letters; also Marie
true Hap. Ethel Brewer.
| silver Valley, Texas. Dear Happyham-
| mers. After a long silence ! come IN "a
| chat with you and 70 cast a vote for chris
TONER Columbus, whom ] regard as the
areatest genius who ever lived as mortal
/ man Think OF what has been accom-