The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

her smile. Put your arms around her. tell
ner now muca You love her and show
power 70 make her happy and how YOUR
hcart VIII sing for iov, Father too.
, s's such small service as You can give
him Little brothers and sisters. also re
a sunbeam. 20 matter how dark the day
ana dreary the, hour. YOU can brighten il.
iSr poor cripple You can do these things;
they cost nothing, but brave, patIent
S SpITit nooiE shown is &c worthy Of a
Dewey or Columbus | have MEME -
SONGS and Will copy any l have ana send
mem EN-, TO those who want them I believe
WI have 10 stop and say good bye bps
allow me 20 sign myself for The once
Your Elder Sister 0uee'
Mrs. Louis Richards.
Monticello, Miss.--Dear Haprynammers.
~ nave not written to you AN since
ltIt that blessed land OF pnckly pears ana
Because ! have moved away over IN Ni..
sisslppI Is no reason why j should forget
the Haps, Is II OF course not No Ietr
i init dear old Lone star the last day "
!hst november and since ] nave beea
very hnsily engaged in learning the new
ways style, methods. etc. practiced nv
these folks over here. This country is n
sight to any one that has just come from
the mesquite and chapparai bushes liza
me We lived Ia the Southwestern part az
Ioxas, near San Antonio, where there
were lots of prairie runners, scorpions, red
ants. bushes with any amount OF thorns
on them--woll, in short, that part or
lcxaa was blessed With enough sGnd thar
u any one ever got sny Of the grit In
their crnw they wanted TO so back. That
Implies that ! would kinder like 10 be
back there. This country has quite a
number Of different trees, ETC.. and IL IA
very interesting 10 study them ana try co
ind out their names. There are lots or
streamlets here that run ell the tine
something uew TO me, Won know Tor
around ny Texas home there were 40
small running hranchos-all were big
enough 10 be called creek. or river. II Ia
pleasant 10 take a walk ia the woods ana
watch the branches run. Occasionally 1
mud myself watching the little sticks ana
TWICE as they come floating down rna
ayers on the stream Of life Hungry, lost
ing and pushing onward, the larger
usurplug the place Of the smaller using
them as vehiclcs for their onward pro.
gress, and so sailing triumphantiy and sue
ceesfully above the roar and grind. tna
wear and tear. the bu1etings and misery
OF the weaker crowd whom they nave
pushed down ana submerged In their own
Wild struggle for supremacy. Here comes
rollickng crowd OF young, slender twigs,
dancing gayiy by IKE party OF young
folks out on a frolic. Here goes another
old twig by itself-an old Vereran-and
not a single twig TO keep him company, as
he noars the end OF his journey, here Is a
slender, brown twig, with a very smail,
twig near themi and my fancy pictures the
sad youns widow ana her only child wend-
Ing their lonely way through life. Next
comes stalwart father with his wife aad
family ana behind taem, al sate dis
lance, comes O dapper beau, hesitating be-
tween two girls now bObbtng over to ons
and then quickly veering to the other, ana
can almost hear him say. "Oh, happy
could l be with either, were t'other dear
Charmer away" Here plods on Grabbed
old bachelor all alone, who th.uks women
are SO extravaganza" Now oeYy OF them
bear down upon him, seemingly bent upon
taking him by storm, but he pereeives
their Intention and turDs his back squarely
Ms they draw near. ana floats on az a
sharp corners Al each other londer
speeds along d company OF sturdy limbs,
floating Win the current, heads all pointed
for the distant hHvfP. with nothing 10
others society ana behave civilly. 10 each
other as gentlemen should; swerving gent.
ly from side 10 side to give room Tor all
Knots OF elbows. HUT lo an EDDY Is
reached. The waters begin to bubble ana
threaten 10 engulf the voyagers, ana in an
instant the calm courtesy OF the crowd
has banished Each one for himself" IS
now the motto Of all, anG a struggle for
the weaker ana rush OF 10 SUCCESS and
safety over their submerged and over
thrown brothers. SO IKE the poor. weak.
selfish humanity. And SO they travel on;
ever shifting, over changing, ever prssent-
ing new pictures 10 my fancy. pictures or
human nature Ia all Its weakness ana
freiity. IN all It's manl,ncss and strength.
IN all It's need OF help, both human ana
divine. haps, ! would Ike for every Que
OF you to send me your picture, win
name, address and date written on the
tack. / want 10 have me a "hap Al.
bum" How many viii send nae onef
Gre clous knowsl IL don't take MY leave
there'll never be another furlousa granted
10 this Hap freud.
Water Valley. Texas--pcar napps5an-
mersi VIII you please give me the, pleasure
OF Joining Your happy hand OF boys ana
girls? ! ain IS years old and live thrse
miles from Water VALLEY. I have read
many pages for boys ana girls, but tbink
we have the best page yet don't sou. liipsi
wish some OF The old Iiaps would coma
again and tell us what slles have been do
ing. certainly enjoyed Mrs, Fosters let-
ter telling us Of her visit We'll, as some
OF the Hans are telling about their peis
Will tell about nsinc, Now, Haps, what DO
you all think Il ISL Why dear littlc ,aby
hoy years old. He Is nv little nephew
md his name Is Maxwell Cooper. ! have
some grand times with him. Yours trulys
Ruby Z. saiter.