The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-30

mamma and all the family know Won b nt
no not. VIII bid you all adien love
to all tho Haps, Annie Stewart
Landrum. Texas. -Desr Happyhsmmers:
! pave lived In Texas all my lie and
tnihk Il Is hne country / have been
!.lhhlhs ABOUT writing TO the page a long
time. 1t seems as though the 6oys ami
sitls nave nne time writing 10 the Hans
rus Is my Arst letter to YOU | love 10
d 49,. inc paper building, up instead Of going
uo"n; | hope al VIII have tine time In
the club together. a true Hap
Henry Wallace.
Cleburne, Texas.-Dear Hanpyhamm.rs.
Papa has been subscriber Of re Houston
fost Tor many years. ] enjoy reading the
letters and would like to be aduiitted "a
9Cnt OF the Haps. | live four miles from
Slehurne. have recently moved from
Temple. We have beautiful nonr az
drive. ] Ike the contest so much / think
Mss Clira Barton was the greatest woman
u ,,i IN the Nineteenth century. With best
Hap Fanny Sfsvenson Ne
Valley Spring, Texas.-Dear Hsppvbam.
mels, I'VE on farm and 20 10 school
e valley Spring. Tho celebrated '' ran
Mountain is Just little distance from our
mouse There is quite an excitement here
now over capitalists coming here to work
tons on 100000 acres OF land adjoining
so you see We are looking forward for
blg boom ! VIII In nv next letter tell
9n about the high mountain here and the
u-uVient Kinds Of rocks, Love 10 Mrs Fos-
ter ana the Haps. Alice Emily Mayes.
Sloat Texas Dear Happyhammers:
Hello, Haps. here come again, but | don
suppose my nrSt letter was noticed as At
WAS so short. ] live In san Saba county,
ON the san saba river. fourteen miles west
OF san saba town. We have not a very
large school here, Papa farms ON irrigated
land and raises corn, cotton. potatoes aud
ribbon cane. OF course / have n good time
chewing ribbon cane every fall. Spring will
soon be here and will be SO glad, for
spring Is my favorite season Of the year.
! would Ike 10 correspond with some OF the
Haps near my own age which is 10.
true Hap, Clifton Ransom.
Short. Texas.-Dear Happyhammers:
have been thinking Of writing for a long
time. but could never get up courage
enough to write before now ! live In the
a very pretty little place. 1t has one dry
goods store. a steam mill, a barber shop
and drug store My papa has fine water
mill. lie can grind and gin. 20 to the
mill with papa sometimes I have a nice
time fishing. My school will be ont In a
few DAYS; ! am SO sorry ] can laugh and
again; / am II years old. win close
With best wishes to all, Jewel Bailey,
New London, Iowa.-Dear Happyham-
10 onr page, but I'm going to try again. |
GO 10 The woods With papa to haul logs
which he Is getting up to have sawed into
ISM too cold | take little brother sic gh
ridng. We have two cats. | have a dog
his name Is Carlo. Did any OF you ct
any valentines? got two. Did any OF
YOU Iiaps get anything for Christmas? /
did. got a knife, bali, harp and a
book and candy | shall close now an 1
do my chores I'm . years old now and
papa has given me little Ak.
Refuglo, Texas.--Dear Happyhsmmers: |
live In Refugio county, one mile from the
town of Refugo | 90 to school at the
convent have four little orphan cousins
living with us. they have been over q
year and they are all very smart ! am
an orphan too NV dear papa died last
May. We all hated 10 have to give him up.
bur that IL something we an have 10 dc
sooner or later. / haven't any pets except
my brother. He is p years old. | guess
}ou nll think that Is big pet enjoy
reading the Haps nice letters. II wourl
be hard for me TO decide who writes the
most interesting letter, You all are telling
about your dreams, l would Ike to tel
some Of mine, but ] noved dream, or at
least never think ~ them. l think | must
sleep too sound. ] viii be glad TO see
spring SO I can gather wild flowers with
love 10 all the Haps, Vsya Toups.
mcrs Here conc again. ! wrote two
letters since I left Texas II has been toe
cold this winter 10 think OF writing 20 such
o warm place ms Texas We children have
measles is very stylish hero nowadays.
reckon Wen have 10 follow that style next
on, the contest is "Who was, or is the
greatest woman born in thu Nineteenth
century, Why, Queen Victoria is
think Ny two brothers and / own goat
i sheep dog aud two cats: We ride and
drive the goat and have a nice time. What
do you girl Haps do during vacation?
read. piece quilts and crochet Were you
remembered on the l4th by St Valentine
was One was from little girl VIII
delivery, 50 we Just have 10 go TO the front
gate for our mail. AS ever your old Hap
Edna Britton.
Coleman Texas.-Dear Happyhnmmers:
am little boy ! live In West Texas
There are 3 great many prairie dogs ont
here. They are small brownish gray ami
mails that look something like a squirrel
dog towns, and each family has from on,
10 four holes apiece, besides their well II
| Is sail that IN very dry weather they bore
/ wells TO got water. Rabbits. owls and III
1 ards live with them, and sometimes a snake
/ goes down I'm the hole hut as soon as thcS
find 1t out they all como ont and ri up n,
hoe and pack 81 with their noses / hht
/ one for. q PCT last summer and It was IN
1 would Fnaw the furnlture sometimes. Il
made Us hole Ia the front yard. It's nam:
/ was Joe ! viii vote for Clara Rarton a.
/ tar greatest woman horn In the Ninetecnti
/ century Love to ri the Haps aud Ms
Lawrence Gr1er.
Ample, Texas.-Dear Happyhammers;
have been thinking for some time ! woul'
1 write, but never have. 7 do enjoy th
| Hans page so much / live in the c0untr!
| and have lots Of fun riding, hut this Is such
! n thinly settled country ] get so lonesome
\ ] always lived In Tbrnckmorton until las
| July I love books. flowers and music
| had rather read than eat any time. Som
NJ the hest books / have read are "lnez,
! "Our Bessie and Opening Cbestnu
I Rnrr.' I will answer Snowhake's quest. on
The old capitol WAS built during Goyerno
Bells administration and was burned dur
ing Governor Roberts administration II
1881. ! 60 10 school and like history bette
than any other OF nv studies, but schoo
/ will soon he ont. will cast my vote 70
| FIorcDce Nightingale being the creates
/ woman born In the Nineteenth century. aul
l hone she will win would he pleased 20
some enc ~ send the song Yes, ] VIII y
Your sweetheart love TO the Hap an
MIS-. Foster. Adlos. Matte Belle Patton
vienna. Texas.-Dear Happyhammers.
see the contest Is who is or WIS IN
greatest woman born IN the Nineteen
centuryT" / VIII vote for Louisa NJ Alcoti
see some vote for the deceased queen
40 not think she was as grand as Mis-
I Ncott Miss Alc0tt was poor wona
ana helped her FAIRLY by writing. He