The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29

We waited for the ionscst time; no one
came, 80 VIC started gain. sister Stun
bied yer log and Just ruined her nose;
skinned II about three inches. We sue
cced' In getting 10 the wagon this time,
hSIpe =. i 10 ve the bsss and gst ceven
sllngs en- one check. then all went home.
Mr.. snlpe. why don't you write and tel US
&c have the next chair. know her; she is
n dear little sirl aud will app eciate. the
chair equal rs much as she needs ~
&c snI Eua he @ sgSS S9ss Ss
pleasures, adicu to all. City Rose.
Lake Charles, La.--Dear Happy hammers.
What a beautiful sunday morning. Al
nature seems at rest and through the win.
lows the breeze comes, giving sucn cooi
and pleasant feeling TO al, M9 M laps, hnps,
yourselves. think Mrs. Fosters letters
are SO niee-entertaning aud instructive.
Haps, DO you all read the club tals p
begln now. you viii ind 1t las J said be
tore both. cntertaining aud instructive;
Now for the contest, II Is Indeed hard si
OF thought, have decided that Wash
ington was tho greater considered In
thinking of this question. principally three
points, namely Courage. patience aud
character. Columbus had courage Indeed.
probably ms much ms Washington, but GER
tainly no more. True 1t is, thar courage
out II IL not all Now, to consider patience
or endurance, Ny opponent may say that
Columbus was more patient, because nc
had TO walt SO long before being helped
to make his voyage, and then tell OF what
he endured ON board his vessels when all
his men wanted 10 turn back, True II Is,
Washington endurcf man must have
never falling patience TO endure what
Washington endured. oh, what suffering,
what cold, what hunger, did he have TO
NJ a
ley Forge. Oh the sufcrings were untold
and then, after all his efforts 10 have so
many his ns,ns men 70 t,o dessert fss
tience and endurance and courage could
have made him stand all this when he
could have been comfortably situated AZ
MS beautiful home NJ Mount Vernon. Go.
lumbus did have many trials, and do
not say that he was not great. but he
did not undergo what Washington under
went; no, not near as much. Then, too,
after the United States had gained their
freedom, and Washington was made prcsi
dent, what patience did he have TO have
much disagreement. Only Washington
could do il, Character What charac
ter had Washington. need not say much
81 this, for you all know too much OF
George aud the cherry tree. frnthfulncsS
counted much md only a man with
character as good, strong and upright A.
| Mashingtcn's could have endured what he
dld. Columbus character may have been
good but if II was as good or better cor.
tainly greater mention OF IT, would be made
Than Is Now, Of course. there arc many
other points that could he considered. but
4 believe these are the inpst important
points, Hoping the Haps viii agree with
me, remain, an old Hap, LouiSinnlan.
Bulverde. Texas.--pear Happyhammers
VIII You please let me come into your
happy bandS am IL years old aud this
of II. because don't like il any more. We
have such o small school this year, there
are only thirteen children We have spell.
ing every Friday, and that Is tho only thing
| really like, Did any of the Haps 20 oit
TO nnd some dewhcries? We had hnc tim .
gathering them along tAe creek. We
others we. ate right away think We win
have much fruit this YEAR We have many
reach and plum trees full Of little fruit.
/ win tell you about a ilshlnc trip which
IL hnd few days ngo, We camped out
for TWO nights and oil we had to ent were
| hsh, butter bread, eggs aud cake. One 10Y
was bitten by turtle and J tell YOU he
screamed. some nen came running with
clubs IN their hands, for they Thought the
boy was Killed, and when they found out
their clubs ana laughed After the turtle
was taken froi0 the hoy's foot he said (;
Gee, how that did hurt, That borrid
4 turtle" And afterward he Dragged the
whole afternoon what he would have done
60 the turtle The poor boy was trased
ana laughed AZ the. rest OF Ne day, The
Ike to leave tho place. We brought twenty
SIX large hsh and seventeen small Dish
home, and the people all were glad that
at the turtle'hltten hoy. hope that We
soon will have another such trip We
n sol y very good r9iR last week There
houses and corn cribs. The hail did not
| damage SO very much Most of the corn
| around here Is In tassel. The wheat and
people can't NOW II with the Dcerinr ma.
CHING, so II has Ia he done with the grass
maehln9, The sugar cane IS also very
low Have any Of you been ENJOYING nice
times At Landns park In New Rraunfclsq
WIS there In May with my teacher and
family We took along basket fulI x
hardly carry it TO the table We chose a
nice cool place near the spring water for
our dinner place. After dinner we sYaIked
around to see the spring, water plants. now,
water was covered with different kinds Of
plants, which made Il look very pretty. Ny
boat We did not ride on another boat b.
cause we were afraid It would upset The
place ! liked best WINS r. the boat house,
S t R9k b az the BssSSpe, riding IN boats and
the people dance. There were r<oplo from
San Antonio and Austin enjoying the nice
on the way home The bows bows VENT VENT W we s eeu
and we had 70 hold them TO keep them in
the, wagon. Hoping to see this In nrint
"'ii e'ose' new Hap, Frida voges.
Lakeside. TexGs.--Dear Happyhammers.
HOW are you all this warm May afternoon?
! can not count the letters have started To
| write 70 this most Interesting page. Father
has taken The Post constantly for years
and ] have always enjoyed the Haps page
best or all. In one Of the past numbers
Mrs. Foster asked for some one to give
the process Of making sugar. ! had it all
| written down and faile to send II, SO last
sunday one OF the Haps described IT, but
they do not make sugar here by that pro.
| cess This place IS noted for the hne cane
| aud also for The tine rice grown here and
| there Is new up.to,date mill which was
| Just completed before the last grinding
season which ! have been through and il
| docs not work at all like the mill that Hap
| described, II Mrs, Foster would like for
| me "a tell how they make sugar here /
| would take great pleasure In doing So
! am not going to school now, hut am taxing
! my few brains with music have started
lessons on tho guitar and II hurts my On.
! gers dreadfuly. completed the seventh
! grade this past session at school | live
! right on the banks OF a lovely lake that Is
| lust covered with water lilies and we have
| plcnics on the banks and then we 20 out
| on the pavilion or stroll around In the
woods. We went dewberrying not long ago
! and gathered two water buckets full we