The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
HOUSTON DAILY posi- SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER ID 1902

II has rained almost steadily ever since we
moved here, l enjoy reading the Haps'
PNke so much. / don't think / could do
Wll9ut II. Love to dear Mrs. Foster aud
'H' maps true and loving Hap,
Mahank, Texas Dear Happyhammers;
moqlld like TO join your happy baud.
199uce one Of the girls said that It was
qlSgrace to work In the neld. New, then,
i know II is not, for / work In the held
.n,yseu' Haps, my school Will start next
Nohday ana | will be glad. We are having
a nice rain now, but we do not need It,
cotton crops are short here this year. John
hsnry snipe, you and Jane had bad luck
wien you went buggy riding. Haps, SEND
IN your nlckels and dimes and make an
other cripple happy. / think the club tax
- nice Haps, how many Of you have my
birthday, March 3ll | am Is years old.
"ould.be Hap, Bette RocheIs.
Miles Station, Texas Dear Hapyhsm.
mets' We live In Runnels county, near
Miles Station. We have been living IN
town, but we have bought US farm.
thlnk We will have a nice time on the
Iarm' Mama is going to raise chickens
ana we are going TO attend 20 the flowers.
ne are going TO start 10 school, hut We
nave three miles TO walk In the winter. !
uon mink II IS q disgrace TO work IN
the held. II some one did not work there
we would all starve 10 death. / will have
10 work In the teld next year. We did not
have a good crop this year. We had a
freeze here last night and have had frost
several times. By-bye,
Clara and Ollie Donnelley.
Aliet Texas.-Dear Happyhammers: I've
oeen silent admirer OF your happy band
Tor quite a while. but never nave written
before / am boy is years old and live
on a farm My younger brother and myself
nj faa
think that is pretty good for two green
hands. This Is the FIRST year we ever put
IN crop. Our papa died last year and
we have 10 make a living for our mammn
and camped out for the last six years
before this one and have had lots OF fun
nshing and hunting I've been 10 diner
ent parts NJ the coast fifteen different
times aud have travelled over the majority
OF Southwest Texas, but have never been
out OF Texas With much love to all the
pretty Haps and Mrs Foster. Kidda.
Cortes Texas Dear Happyhammers
VIII you let me in TO chat awhile? II is
80 dreary this morning and | am SO lone
some. like Mae MONEYS letters 50
much. Romeo. ! think you ought TO be
ashamed Of yourself talking about Us SO
Come again, Rosetta Estelle Pipkin. 7
Ike 10 read your letters so much. | love
among which are with Olive in India.
Gentleman john and others. Christmas
will ED1u ha hare NaNa Hans aud
LEI ms rata enotba, crJr,,io' hsrny ne
fore christmas II bes bneD real coid Tor
the last two or tbrsa dovs Iite cold
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n is a sham, fcr ,o,, 30 r,see ~ ~ yonr
Girl tbsf va rrre tJan
Dora schaedel.
pt.-,, e,-- 49,,
'-ulAuu springs, leNaS-beat hHpp!,
L,dLlneta' req the waste basket 80
tu'HsHL would Try my luck again. J
haven't been reading the Haps' letters
COSBY as have been going 10 school
about the girls. II you hate them SO yor
"ou'd not come INTO circle where me
majorlty Of good writers are girls. willie
Mae watson, l think you are right about
working IN the field. don't think IL any
disgrace. J don't exactly like to work II
the field, but am not afraid that Il vii
hurt me u the field is where | make my
best spending money. Ida Matthews, / G.
answer your questions General Antb m
WAYNE was called Mad Anthony WAY - be
cause Of mis- despergta bravery. Georg
Korrrs was called the Hannibal of til
Wesf As ever Han R,IOy Rogers.
Davtus Texns--peo.. Happyhammers
I c.ness an rho Hans tnave forSJ.teu me, %
and then NV lett wasn't printed but M
NAME yvss on tb,a new Happyhammers' list
n nos bce1 raining here FOR three or fou
davs ana Is still raining; II surely raine
hard today, 7 read n letter from one q
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