The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

49,. EXPERIMENTATION 4 send u, Tor I'm inter
estea very much In having the oattlenela
Fenced thing more good never resulted
.tou any one battle than did from the one
, that was fought at San JacInto and /
Ell, every IeAan should want good
ience around It, Hoping that You WIN re
eelye a large number OF petitions with A
great many more signatures on them tnan
mine mas am, Yours very respectfully
Bennie Rhodes.
81 Louise, Texas-Dear Happyhammers: En-.
clesed you will find my petition. didn't
sgg,tN very many signatures. | didn't start
as ! have all the work to do FOR family
~ SIX tiny mother being dendl [ didn't
fh or th very much spare time. / didn't try
use 'ns pr,ze Tor knew 1t would be no
NV nuccess VIII be reward enough for
Any n,e, AS you see, my list is headed by an
sse e mem e Of the legislature He said
the sr,s one OF the men who appropriated
nn suui already given. l certainly hope
WE e, petitions will meet with success
aa Lease add my name to those wishing
no"er seeds Very respectfully,
Julia Robertson.
Sreeek Texas.-Dear Happyhammers: May
inttaa..toe d, lev words? ! read so many sweet
!.etters In The Post Pana has been taking
inc paper for 4 year. nnd like TO reRd tho
ihnaaps page. Milky idlehead come again. I
,.ne TO read your letters. | also like TO
Eou Haaps like TO read Mrs Fosters let.
s sefs' N uhIey are very nice, don't YOU think
Soo Miky ldlehead, think Of me while
Haddox" come again. / was glad to hear
from, YOU but sorry to hear OF the"var-
Nut Disturbing you. Gracious. I see the
Hap, ~"
wyonia Harvey.
:, Beaumont. Texas-Dear Happyhammers:
here come again after an absence II
three or four weeks to ask how the Hans
JARED through the. heavy downpour Of
ssh99t happened here in the Beaumont oil
Illus Inc lightning struck one OF the
tanks and set It on fre, and Il burned an
me next day, but Is out now Lightning
nlso struck negro church and killed two
men, Wen, that is enough about the
Mnatner, as 1t Is now still and bright
holneo' write again; love to read your
letters Susie Davis, your cousin said YOU
would write to us, 80 come on should
NE TO hear from Won once with love TO
~ me iaps and Mrs. Foster, | remain a
'rue HAP Della f. Drilling.
,Buttdeld, Texns.-Dear Happyhammers:
Hello Bnps hero / come again didn't
zee my other letters printed but will try
aEalh. read all Of your letters and think
lhey are so nice. | am IA years old and
go TO school now. | have no pets except
NY ny little baby brother devote all my
tme 10 him. Well will ring off. sup
pose the waste basket will get this one
TOO. Here Is new verse:
Dear Haps, may your life be blest
With friendship, love and happiness;
May all your friends prove true,
And cheer you all the journey through.
new Hap,
frankie odeel.
Dlnero, Texas,-Deqr Happyhammers:
have long, been reader
Of boys and girls and would like very
much to be member I live In the coun.
try. and like country life very much, How
THERE'S crowd here going to The Nueces
river in few, days. Wish all Of you were
here to go with us. We have just moved
young people and like them ali Very much.
| want to 80 to school this year, but 1t Is
too far, and have no one TO go with me,
papa with the bees. Papa and brother
are both bee men. Love to Mrs. Foster
and the Haps.
Pankey, Te5as-Dear Happyhammers: /
notice one girl said that II was disgrace
to work in the field Well, now know
1t Isn't, for / work in the held myself, ana
l would like TO know what some of these
town girls would do If somebody dian [
work I'm the field. | am sure they cant
live long on pride. What has become OF
MIR DawsonI. Now, look here; / know all
the girls don't paint their cheeks and cut
all those capers you said they did. ! just
think some Of the boys waste more of their
on, girls, and let's bear our part Hello!
there is Miss Hattie Small When did you
get in, HattieI / would like to correspond
with you If you Will write first. BEST
wishes to Mrs. Foster and the Iaps
Jeanette Forester.
Pamela, Texas.-Dear Happyhammers;
did not write anything before ! viii try
to do a little better Last Christmas "A
year ago we went TO my sisters after Que
of my smaller sisters. We were about
thFee days on the road, ms We did not
know exactly whore she lived. We went
to a saw mill and saw a crazy man there.
He would laugh and talk TO us, hut we
could not hear what he said. I felt so
sorry for him We are not through picking
cotton. ! guess we will make ten or
have the Homework to do. Our school has
started, but it is so far l cant 20 alone.
! wanted to 90 and stay with my sister,
but don't know whether I Will or not.
will close. as the waste basket Is ready and
waiting. Yours sincerely, through the
bonds of friendship, Maggie Davis.
Short, Texas.-Dear Happyhammers;
Here comes two little country girls to
join your happy band. We are little friends
and attend the same school. Our school
starts today. Sorry to say we are not
ready TO start.
We wish same OF you Haps were here to
help us gathes chinquapins and hickory
Iuts, we have so many,
Say, Willie b. wilkins, you must write
again, your letters are so nice. and also
Marietta Cammack, Your letters are nice
and sweet, tool
Some OF the Haps asked where Ella Ma
han Is. She Is dead. She died about two
or three years ago Her mother is dead,
too. They both died the same year.
Two true Haps.
Edna Hughes and Johnnie Hayes.
Katy. Tezas.-DeEr Happyhammers: Good
evening, FLAPS; how are you all this fine
EVENING" l Joined the club when ! was .
years old-hyc years ago. / haven't writ
ten since to the page, / have one pet; It
Is a cat whose name Is Guess. like to
ride horseback very much, but haven't any
pony. am glad school has started see
n few letters from Grand Saline. lived
there last year. Prairie Flower | think 1
know you. / see some of the IIaps are
asking for album verses. Here Is one:
Don't be hashfnl.
Don't be afraid.
Don't for Heavens sake,
Die an old maid.
Wake up. all you good dreamers, ana tell
US your dreams A Hap
Julia Hennessey.
Crosby, TexAs.-Dear Happyhammers:
viii tell you the reason have stayed away
so long. / was trying to dream a dream
buf nnrld only dream of Wildcats snakes