The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27

sweep the yards for mamma and hoe the
tsin rna work In the Geld part Of the
SIt, nave no pets except two little
hlttens. like flowers. hut haven't very
many. | play with my little hrother ana
i ha,e some some very fine times. viii close to
iio os.a in"re room for the good writer's With
lofe to Mrs, Foster and the Hans.
Edna Hughes.
5eech' La.-Dear Happyhammcrs: Here
S"iues a utile lOyearoid girl wanting TO
JON inc Happyhammer club | wish there
were more drcamers; their letters are so
t ,hhtelresting' Some of the Haps write about
'Tbe c pt.s' ! nave q hen, a cat aud a calf
ny caI name Is Lorena aud the calf's Is
star koderlck Dhu and William Vaught.
S ,i egaih. Peter Snipe, why don't you
Ite again. Your letters are SO Interest.
ing ! wish | could dream something to
tel the Haps, Well. | will try to get my
troublesome self away and lot some other
one take my place. A new Hap,
Joyce Holmes.
Dayy;. Texas Dear Happyhammers. /
WOULD Ike to Join your happy band. have
ineen reading the Haps' letters for long
itii tn.lfe ana surely enjoy them. | live In the
liItle town of Dayy, 1t has five dry goods
and groceries combined, one gin ono sa
loon. school and church combined one drug
store. one blacksmith and two butcher
VIII be out In few weeks. What games
do you Haps play at school? We play
ttoquet town ball and several oihCr
gih nlo As TINS is my hrst letter | viii
Lula Belle Griffin.
Shelbyville. Texas-Dcar Happyham.
ners live on a beautiful farm five miles
from the little town of Shelbyviile we
nave fruit and flowers of every description
almost ! spend my leisure hours playing,
riding and hshing. ] am not In school now,
put am studying domcsticology such as
scWology, cookology pathology, etc. | en-
Joy reading the wonderful dreams on the
iiaps page. Sometimes ! try 10 dream
something worth writing. but Just as they
nSgln TO get interesting, sister saws:
wake ~. old girl; and LET'S get about
mat cookology business AS this is my
nfst attempt I'll ring off.
Marietta Cammack.
Granger, Texas-Dear Happyhammers:
! nave been reading the Haps' page for a
long time and think we have a very in
teresting club My papa is a blacksmith
lie and my uncle have been partners for
nearly Two years We all try to get him
TO so 10 the farm and not work In the shop
but we can't How many of you think
yioletS are pretty; | do / went to the
Gabriel about two weeks ago. There were
some there, but not many; / guess there
are more by this time. ! have one brother:
he Is years old. We have five teachers
and two music teachers Well, ! guess you
all are tired reading this letter, so | will
tl'st. 1OuE new nap, lQdtce W CHS.
Iona Vista. Texas.-Dear Happyham.
mers am a country girl and live about
seven miles west Of Iona Vista I can't
say that the country looks very pretty nov
as il is SO dry. but when We have rain
this Is a very pretty country Miss HoNa
Ware. ! noticed letter in the paper from
You know, yon, but haven't. seen you
since July. "Goldo of Dilley. reNns why
don't YOU write? I like to read your lot
tiers. md | know YOU, too Really, | think
most all Of the Haps write good letters |
agree With Charlie Owens about Mrs Car.
RE Nation ! don't think she did anything
great. With hest wishes TO all the Haps
Little Dew Drop
san Marcos, Texas.-Dear Happvham.
mers l have been reading the letters Of
the Haps for n long time and have decided
that ] would Join the happy band Dear
me. how | wish II would rain, It has been
dry 50 long We have PRAYER meetings NJ
Center Point every Sunday night for rain
There are poor prospects for crops now In
this country. ] thing good rain would hc
a blessing to the community aud would
put everybody IA good spirits Hauling
water is now the chief occupation of the
country ! suppose | had better stop, as
I expect the waste basket viii he the
ise HapS aud Mrs. Foster. A new Hop
A. j. Mask.
Williamsburg Texas Dear Happybam
mers. | would like IN become meubcl
Of the Hnppy hammer club Mv father
runs ] blacksmith shop reckon ynl
an know how black he gets seo ther,
was a letter from Miss Jonnie Nixon thi!
,voek Johnnie ! want YOU to toll me how
Won like Miss Leila? How MANY of yor
maps have my birthday January l5t
have got n Mormon song I would trade foi
Sweet Bunch Of Daisies Il any Of yot
lIaps have t. ! live i've miles from any
! depot will tell you all ahout our town
I There Is only one store, one blacksmith
I shop and ono gin, ! Ike to live here very
much Love TO all of tho IIaps and Mrs
Foster As ever. true Hap,
Lizzie Barber.
sulphur Springs Texas Dear Happy
hammers: After reading the letters fol
some weeks and finding them very inter
cstine. | wish 10 Join the Haps / have en-
tered too late for the discussion of the mos
! famous woman. We need people who try
IN do what good thcy can NJ home anon.
their own friends and loved ones Tn,
I weather Is SO pleasant now we are havinj
grand times eoine on "stews. | think ",
/ should endcavor 10 stop So much crncltJ
to cnis and dogs rs we'll as birds, for thel
4 are almost as badly used. lust think. dea
/ girls and hoys. what would We do if W,
| were helpless like some of these dear erin
| pics hoping | may he permitted to joil
this fast growing band, l am an impaticn
waiter, Nell Norman.
beaumont. Texas-Dear Happyhammers
! take pleasure in sending my first ~
/ port In az corresponding secretary OF In
| r. II. c. Our little club is on quite
! boom now. We added four new names I
our list last meeting and have one applica
| tioa for membership next meeting Mex
! Sunday. April ~, Is when our club cxcul
sion and picnic takes place. and tn
! committee on transportation reported tina
! the Santa Fc railroad would give us SIC
| cial excursion rates TO Village Greek an
! also give us a special ear and set II out a
! Village switch. and, liaps, we expect a fin
/ old time. will tell YOU more about It /
ms next. This being my first report, | 81
! say adieu, Rertle Colleps
Corresponding Secretary B. II. Z,
Orange, TeXas.-D Dear Happyhammers.
/ live ten miles from Orange near sma
rice farm Ny papa does not plant rtc,
but corn. potatoes and cotton. How man
or you Haps like 10 pick cotton? | don
for one. have but one pet. II is hit
guinea pig. II has three colors black. ye
low aud white and Is the prettiest Httl
trick ! most ever saw. would like |
sseOeOseeOsssss
members Of the Happyhammer Club OF