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

certainly glad to hear from our old friends,
Nettie Sunset and "ltasca" 1 am glad
Ia hear that another Happynammer Clue
Inns sprung into existence aud sincerely
hope II Will he grand success The poem
by Mae Mooney was splendid, and tho last
prize drawing was simply hne. IL coulu
draw like that would send IN q draw
ing, but | draw more like Henry Boyer
| certalnly enjoy Mrs. Fosters letters from
Warrenton, Va, and other places that she
has visited. 1t is my belief that quite a
humber az our dreamere dream with their
eyes open, but nevertheless the dreams are
very interesting, 80 wake up drenmers, ana
tell MS what Kind Of ''spook OF fairy
visited Non III your slumbers. Wen, as
my letter Is growing quite long for new
member and hoping you viii not regard
me as an ntruder, win close.
California Poppy.
Louise, Texas.-pear Hoppyhammers:
haven't forgotten you by any means.
r nSps So T 4SfSed s saT ma fence
tition, and one day she sent me With It
over to my uncles TO get him TO sign 1t,
ssS dTgpPed ot 4 II d the YELL but no sqgg
catch 1t" II ! didn't, but 1t was ruined,
and she had 60 make q new one. ! think
he said hate the old SHY girls, too,
they are not good Tor anything but to
prnp and try to catch beaux, They can't
"
hammers, do you want to know who Cow
don't let her know who told you for she'll
my slsterl | know who Little Nell" and
willis is, too, but I'm afraid 10 tell on
them. Gladys H., | saw your letter.
great while since I heard you say you
M, ma Your opinion nlo OF anyone who wrote to
tired of reading theirs aud "Biack san.
dy's' letters. ] Hike 70 read Little
and Lonesome Vivid" call again Well,
.Brevity is the soul Of w.t." so farewell.
TAR Soap"
san Augustine. Texas.--Dear Happy
hammers; The other day four boys and
myself went down on the Sabine river to
hunt. We went twelve miles from here. 1t
was night when we got there. We found
nice place TO camp, fed our horses ana
ate cold snack which we had brought
with us, and then got our guns and fire.
pan and started on on a deer hunt We had
not gone far before we saw a pnr of eyes
shining OF 81 a distance One OF the boys
that was ahead shot at the eyes. We then
went IN search of our game aud found "A
large buck. We carried II back to camp
and all went TO bed, end never thought any
more Of our horses until morning, when
we noticed one of them gone. We got
breakfast and then two OF the boys went
to hunt the horse; they tracked II into II
large forest, where they saw two giants
leading 1t away. They did not try to take
the horse for fear the giants might Kill
them. They got homo about three o'clock
In the evening and we all left the next
morning for the forest We hunted about
all day and at night we came upon large
house where we got lodging I'VE noticed
that the giants were there that had stolen
the horse. They treated us as nice as
could be. After supper they showed us
bed which was large enough for twenty
men. We each crawled into a corner Of
the bed and wefe soon fast asleep. About
midnight ono 81 those monsters logged
about the bgi4 with large stick. saying;
II guess we are rid Of those little dwarfs
now" but we were rot hurt ut all.
] awoke to find this all dream. A.
Hap. Eugene Burrus.
Bulverde. Texas-Dear Happyhammers;
First Of all. will tell YOU about a picnic
we, had last sunday, We We're all there
and enjoyed nice time, There were nice
concerts to amuee the people. Late In the
afternoon papa gnvc each OF us a nickel,
for which we bought some candy and APP
pies In the evening there was some dane
lug, but there were SO many people dancing
that could only dance once, and that
was With my sister We cnme home when
1t was already past midnight OF course
we had great deal OF fun The next
day we had a katzeniammer DO you
of the Haps know what a kat2eniammer Sl
then YOU will find ont all about It. Milky
ldlemead, you must be a regular beauty.
l always thought was the "purtiest"
hoy In the country, but after reading all
about your appearance ] found out thnt
was not Well, Haps, You all must
know that | have the sweetest and pref
TEST sister 10 the United States, Every
one SAYS that she Is the prcttiost and fair
est little girl they ever did see ! am
very proud Of her and I will no give her
away for a thousand dollars In cash
liked to read Mrs Fosters club talks
very much while she was In Warreutou uud
IN Washington. ] would also like 10 see
Washugton's old home and all tho things
he and his wife used TO use. | wish Mrs
Foster VIII write very often about her
trip later on. The last time ! wrote TO
the Hans wrote something about my pet
pups, Teddy and Booker. but now poor
Booker Is dead. Teddy s oyerlled with
sorrow now. He runs around the house
and stable to find his lost companion.
think We have to get new Booker again.
that viii be the only thing 10 mako him
happy. Wishing many kind regards to The
lLaps and Mrs. Foster, remain a true
Hap, Fred Juergens.
stoker, Texas Dear Happyhammcrs;
We'll the melancholy days hay cum, the
sss mnS OF -, the Eear an tns IL s shore sad
Jane ter day But she had ter so ter see
her uncle's daughters chile who's got the
eniiuenzy SO IN lest step IN an tell
sGgln' 'yention over at Snuggs Grove
Tint, you no, Is close tn whore James ants
step son lives, ! wuz out erley Snndy
ole horyc) ~ the buggy an put on my
shnnghy collar an wuz sumo saleing down
the road t'ward James, whistlln as gay as
er locomotiv when er auimul Is on the
track ahed. When | got thur Jane WIZ
MI fixed up. In lace an ribben an muzlln
nm SILK. yes an gold. She hoped IN
ter the buggy an We wuz sumo an mos
ayin', as we didnt hav mulch time ter
luse We had er 1O-mie drive er he'd Of
us Bn fore we had gone tew miles we
had runneo owe wun shote an Tom Sour
mashes little yaller dorg Witch wuz lest
fun fer me an Jane, Tom tuck out AFTER
Us on his ole gray mar, but law, he vincent
IN II at all. On we dny. BY this time
Bill had got sutch n start on me tell /
couldent hardly hold i'm, so what shood
happin but Bill must run IN ter the fence
nm broke tew wheels, wun acksel nm VIM
Ov the shafts. Hit made me SO mad, fer
] fell bout twenty feet wun way an Jane
fell tother way. James fawlsc teeth fell
bout ten yards out Nv her mouth Gov,
Romeo listened fer me ter say that the
paint all hu OF NV her face but she wuz
n fair sample ny fcmincn hewty with out
the like o. that), But we wuz sune strate
a gin. Jane put the fawse teeth hack, an
went on ter sincin Jane rode Bill bare
back an / walked. Jonathan an' Sal
laffed ar us, but tina laffed a thar betters
when tina did Wal, l had better quit here.
May yer brlte face ever shine
Like blooms on er pumkin vine.