The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-26


next morning we started fjr Rronte on.
dear llapS, YOU ought td have been alape
e see the prairie dogs | DO thipk thIs
h the lnvcliest country | ever dld SOC
en-, mother sure does like this country So
vtlh haven't started 10 School vet since
we catne up mere, hut will start Monday
Papa is riihstc teachcr and so is brother
They are teaching at linton now Hans
see the old waste basket Is ready t. gel
Beulah Copeland
Glen Flora Texas Dear lappyhammers,
! VIII you Hdmit another l3,ycnr-old boy Into
Your happy band az boys and gtrlsf have
been Silent reader OF the page Tor q long
time and have &c last rnked together
enough courage 10 write. I am In school
today. There are twenty five scholars IN
school. hHps, hurry M with your ntckelS
and dimes aud lets make another poor
cripple happy thiuk that the Beaumont
Happy hammer club Is doing noblc work
Il only every town had such club In Il
| there would be more good done In the
| world. Woodhine, | wish that You would
| write again Wake up all you good dream.
er e., and tel us your dreams | know that
| by this time. Well Haps how did YOU
| enjoy ChrlStmaSy | had nice time and
! guess chat all Of you did too Ven, ! had
/ better bring this uuintetoStNg letter 10 a
close Love to Mrs Foster aud the Hnps
| new Hap, Cordc RoyNn.
howih Texas, Dear flappyhammc-s:
!
| closed and Robert Z. Lcc has been ch2scn
! by the Haps. SEQ we hive new con
! test. but VIII nst east my vote this time
! | suppose all of you Hans have had A
! merry Christmas and a happy New Year
| !, for one. have had nice time I aErec
| with Arthur We ough, to have clubs al
! ,str me state SO we Gnn raise moro money.
| HOW many % YOU all have read the hook
~ William Mckinney certainly would
/ like to read Il why don't some Of voI
older laps write? Ike 20 much 10 read
hn ttra he t4tflf
the younger ones. also, Mrs. Foster. WIFI
you please write and say how many ~ tho
rrppies have 'nalrs3 ! AN real SORRY to
read about Emma's death. How many of
you HanS like reading? I do. for one
thing reading is beneficial to- ono if one has
nice historical characters to read about
We'll, as | hear some one saving TO her
neighhor, II wish she would close I had
better ring OF As some other mrmhcr
has my nom dc plume. ] will get me am
| viii bid you adlcu. "paisy'
Bronte Texas Dear uappyhimmcrs:
Here comes another l4Ncarod girl 10 join
ycur happy band I hnve beon reading tha
It Is SO nice and ! Thought would write
son.r 50 to school We have three
teachers hero. I study United States his.
tory and win soon be rcgfV Tor ge9gal
history. think Robert /. Lee was great
man, but ! don't think Stouevgn Nct-rn
can be beat, am away from homr go
tcr She is very kind to me Inl iis,
mother. We Ind a nice Xmas tree b,rr
some Of the Haps were talking about dane
irg l never danccd, as nina @ts5 ii Is
wrong There are twenty.cight pupils That
70 to school In my room uincftr1 Girls
and nine bows. There are moro than ON.
hundred IN all three rooms Now MANY
Of YOU Haps had holiday ON Nrw yours
day? We dld here. and we did have such
a good time They rang the Ola ycar ont
ana the new year In. ! have only one pet.
It is a squirrel Wen, Haps, as thls is my
niSt letter l had better close as the W9ste
haSkct is waiting for TINS 1uy Wny. so
goodbye Anniebole Norrcd.
Beaumont Texas-Dcar lIappyhgmmcrs
unr tickets printed with the names Of
the candidates thereon ana an wn - N IS
did was to scratch out the names of the
cncs we didn't vote fol ana leave Oe
fAyoritc candidates name An our tormcr
c'hcerS had 10 make campaign speeches.
Then we assorted our rights" as uappy.
hammers and we all voted, with tho result
Of all the officers being rc.clcrtcd after
which every one was called ON for q eypccch
want to thank tho Hans for their Kind
words, but please don't praise me for the
work that the n H. c. has done for
am only thcIr correspondluc secretary and
only do my part MS any other member
does
At orr last meeting we had q rather
strong discussion over scverni subjects but
every one held his temper splcndidv and
harmony prevailed I will give our "
HccrS' names: President. Willie Colicps,
vice president Stella Pratt: recording sec
rotary Fife Yates; corresponding Sccrc.
tary, Esslc Coilcps: treasurer Ida Russ
we have taken in two new members and
dropped two and at present we have TWEEN
tv.dyc names enrolled I believe
all over our state. Win love to an tue
Haps, | am your Hap from BeaumonL
Essle ColIepS.
Nav. Texas.--Dcar Happyhammcrs ana
Mrs Foster; | know sou think ! am In
fru,ilnr and shouId not write so often, but
/ wish 10 sneak this lime to some Hnps in
regard 10 some club pins which they or
dcred from me and did not get First. I
wish 10 saw 10 Rhra Clark Houston Texas.
that received Your order for the club pin
and mailed n promptly hy return mail
/ received your card aftcrward stating you
Md NOT received It and | wrote you at
nnco ana told Won / had sent H. and the
next dov received the letter with the pin
ia n Which had been 10 the dead letter
nfsrn ot iInuston STAMPED unclaimed and
retnrrcd "a me T then mailed ii 10 you
again and If was returned 10 me the second
the If Won want Tho pin write me aud
Ia s,,rn ~ gIvc greet and number or |
n y,ii 's sena IL r. Mrs Foster and You can get
i, /" y" -, : ~. ofGec I also rrreivad n card
rom M sam ne Han whose name could not