The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09

a large rice storage building. II any Of
you Happyhammers were to happen along
here. you would think You were In Mexico
II you would pass through the city Of
Wharton you would think you were in
Africa, There arc twice as many Mex
leans and negroes in this county rs white
people. There will be a big pecan crop
here this year. and | am glad Of 1t, for
] ike pecans. William ", come again;
I enjoy your letters very much. also j.
and p. S: ONE again, wake up, some Of
dreamed while YOU were asleep. | have
heard some one say that some of the
Happyhammers are always complaining
about the waste basket. think that they
should NOT complain at ALL Mrs Foster
knows better than they do how to handle
the letters. If she thinks mine Is not
feed the waste basket with IT, Well, |
will ring of with this trash aud give w
y, j. p, etc, room to write few lines
4 true Happyhammer, Asa Lee Lewis.
sPedigo, Texas.-Dear Happyhammers
We are having some cool weather now, but
] am glad 20 see IL. our school viii start
the middle Of this month. | will surely be
glad, because | do love 10 60 We have
lots of cane and will make lots of syrup
Cane grinding time will soon be here. /
wish all the Haps could be here to help
me drink juice Cotton picking is nearly
over with the people down here. II has
been raining a good deal here of late.
Haps, how many of you like TO mlk2 ] do
for one have a,,cow and calf ! must
ring off and say goodbye to Mrs. Foster
and the Haps. Fannie ogden.
Stuebner, Texas Dear Mrs Foster and
Happyhammers Oh, isn't our page getting
along nicely? The helping fund Is grow
ing SO much. read funny and good let
ter from Jonathans sal, although do
not like false names very much. ] wish
there was not any on the page. There
were only two girls on that page that |
knew. ] guess school VIII begin and | will
be glad, for ! love to 20 10 school. Clifton
The Haps are writing each pretty album
verses 1t has been raining here now and
everything Is mGddy. ! guess you Haps
know how that is never was so tired Of
rain. Ike TO read the Haps' letters from
other States. ] read good one from Jerry
Mathews from Ohio and also two from Lou
isiana. ! enjoyed reading Ola Green's let
ter telling about the Mexicans Come
again, ola, and tell MS something more
about the MeXicans ] wish Mrs. Foster
would have her picture printed on the page.
We have had q little cool weather. live
a mile from the railzoad. | have been
pleceing a quilt II is fall now and am
so glad. | Will be glad when II comes win
ter, because like cool weather better than
warm. AS ever Wilma Baker.
Wichita Falls. Texas.-Dear Happyhan-
mers. ] noticed a good letter In one OF
the recent issues OF The Post from Walter
]. Gassett. hope TO see another good lets
tor from you soon, walter The Hap page
Is bound 10 Improve With such good writer's
as Witt Bowden. Walter j. Gassett, VIII
liam Vnught, Matte MeCumsey, Ida Marie
Banjo and others. But Just as surely will
It decline II all the good writer's quit writ
ing and depend on others TO keep this great
literary page at It's present high standard
OF excellence So stir yourselves, Haps,
and for the benefit OF this great club OF
boys and girls don't forget TO write us
letter occasionally. | assure you it will
be appreciated by MS all But now to my
subject I thought / would give you 4
short talk on Why a Person Should Have
a Good Education In the first place edu-
cation Is absolutely necessary 20 high
state OF civilization Really no civilization
can exist without education. We might ask
ourselves The question: why Is any edu-
cation AT all neceHsary7nIf no one had an
education every one would be on the aams
footing, Il is trusi tut then think Of what