The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-23


Texas. She used TO be my schoolmatc /
have horse and Shddlc and like TO go
riding. | Ike 10 read the letters from the
dreemcrs; they are so Interesting. Go 10
sleep and dream some mote, dtcamcrs |
Ncnt to a Christmas tree Christmas aud
had u hnc time, | got story book aud
some candy and fruit. Write again, Peter
snipe. like to read. your letters one nf
the Haps asked who II was that allowed
himself to be taken captive by his own
people. IL was Santa Anna. | svnl my
best wishes 70 Mrs. Foster and the Haps,
woud.be Hap, Prairie Fower"
Water valley. Texas. Dear Iiappyhaln
mrrs Hello, lIaps. | ann going to school
aud girls ought 10 90 60 school all the tin, .
they cun. | admire the Beaumont lldpS
c'ub. say, can't Arthur y. give us Hops
q good lecture. | notice where a DO, from
San Angelo is writing To the lIaps, and he
Is a pretty good writer james Robson. do
you think boy that viii drink aud gamble
\ worth q bit 9 dozent don't Artnus
mas got plenty ot grit. III bet those gisls
that give BIN "down the corntrc are tnc
ones that admire him the most Don't the
help fund grow slowlyI Peter Snipr, VOC
and jonathan are pretty good writer's.
write again soon nnd tell uS more about
Your Christmas. This Is 4 rough country
lot of hi,lS; some very largo. hi, piel,tt
&C small ones, Mesquite Is neatly the
hush grows here. but is not good for any.
thlhg but 10 tear ones trousers all to
pieces There are lots Of coyotes herr,
You can hear them howl nearly an night
! enjoy Mrs Fosters clnh talks very much
aud | believe she Is great Wo,dSp I
Know she has big. Kind heart I dout
believe In fancy names. IL | wanted 60
have Il fancy name would he IKE the
boy at san Angelo new Hap
Harry Stralcy,
Beaumont Texas. Dear Happy hammers
| viii tell you of our inch social" We
gave It at the home of one of our mem.
hcrs, Lcoua McCalister, and each pcrson
over three aud half feet tall hud to pay
cent an inch Tor their height over that
height We girls all brought cakr~
served lemonade aud played cards. doni.
min at about O'Clock TINT afternoon. and
We feared there would he no crowd ut
all but there were about twenty, aud We
certainly had n merry time W. hnd n
thorn ON the wall, which was all the deco,
ratlonS we had There was clkr Tor
toe most popular Young Indy, and we
charged the boys , ccpts vote. This
brought us 81 40 rho cake was iced iu
chocolate, with tho lcttcrs H. II = across
the top. After the cake was awarded we
cut and alto II and ihen held D business
meeting at which our vice president pre-
sided, the president being H. We took
| ~ one new member and decided ~ srnl
Sa0o tn the fund This makes S3i ~ we
lied II the rain had not come we would
have had diGcrent report Tmpks for
the many nice. things said about MS All
love 10 Mrs. Foster ESsIo ooucn~
Corresponding Secretary of the r. u. G
Written for the Happyhamnerst
Hello. er you Hanpyhammrrs
Come on and bring your fnre
For there arc other little crinplrs
Who are waiting for a chair
They are waiting, patiently waiting
For that precious gift TO come
Can Nc not hurry, hurry faster
And make happy another one?
Yes, on. yes. Emma. I'm ready"
Comes echoing from the crowd
We will al send in our nickes
Just to make another proud
''Wc know that there arc others
Scattered over our broad land
Who arc crippled aud sad hearted
Watching patiently our band.
So nov YOU. who are CAV and happy,
Think Of the honrts that arr so sad
And by each IIappyhammel helping
Their poor hearts can be made glad.
| on. inst stop ana think a moment
/ OF the crlnpes far and near
/ Whose sad life could he made brighter
| just by huyinG them a chnir
An old Han Emma CLIFTON
Terryville. Texas Bear IIapss | have nj
! last gathered together courage enough tc
! ~
( II VIZ all were such members as Essic Col
/ lcps, we would soon he. kirowhrthe worlC
! over as the finest set af chaps ltwtng Welt
Will Try TO tell YOU about THE country
| live In. This is one Of the Oldest sett lc.
! counties In this part OF Texas. our TOW
! Is built on the east bank Of II little crccl
| called Tonquh, named after the TonQu'
Indians. The people here have the great
est ideas ~ any people In the world
will tell you why I think So About fou
years ago they built a new school hous
! aud built II one mile aud half from tow
on top of n high hill out in the prairie
! Last fall all the men in town and clos
around met and decided to bald u park 10
| the benefit of the community In general
! Where 10 YOU think they bought land 70
the park? Right across the creek IN tn
! bottom--the hottest place I'm the world an,
| il is covered with ticks and comprehend
| snakes, and they won't allow dancing Il
/ this lovely place. either. Dancing Is locke,
/ upon as the objectionable sin Haps
! by chance you are travelling In this part o
! the country and vou happen up on Terry
vile. YOU win know II by two big dttche
| crossing the road about fifty yards apart
! ana three little shnnties on ench side on
| little store. With not very large stock
one old dilapidated gin house, which gin
! about leo bales every season. ! would Tx
to correspond with boys about my age, Il
Jimmie Brown
| Rutledgc Texas-Dear Hapnvhammers
Being u truant today I will utilize part o
my time In an effort to write a letter L
the beloved IIaps pNgc. For this enheavo
| to lie II success | must write n letter tha
| will escape the waste basket and find tn
goal beyond In the columns OF one Of tn
| most populnE young peoples pages that
/ have ever known. This II the opportunit,
TINT has been long looked for and now as
/ capture IL believe II to be my reward 10
! Fceplng silent a considerable length Of time
! If my sudden aud unexpected appearance
does not spring a surprise In Your midst
| am going to nc SURPRISED myself ! m
somewhat inclined ia think that the lAttr
! surprise VIII be the one lnaueurated III
contest that IS progressing nj present 8
one that will merit our most earnrs
thoughts And u being an ardnous one 70
ne "a decide ! will defer casting my vnt
until / mediate upon the question longer
| From my point Of consideration I belicv
there are some Of the Hans who eutcrta
| a misconceptlou as tn what constitutes
woman's greatness, though ! will not sdt
| cline to agree With the Han who state
there are many great women that we knol
little or nothing about Ills all very tru,
| There arc others conceded Ia he great WI
men. because they are authors Of som
popular hook that Is destined Ia do gree
good or works Of similar character. III N
estimation the woman who attains her 4,
rown with The pen does not merit the homo
~ the one who attains hors With deed,
II seems TO he law NJ nature with a
editors Z" prefer hrevity of communication.
NJ uItt, lfyp for All tho Huns ana auv