The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-15

ylne has some cucumbers on il nearly ten
inches long. The. way 70 nix the barrel is
and brick bats and then nut to on " tor y0I mellow low
az and bore four or hvc small holes In the
sldes; then put one large hole in one side
plant the cucumber. We'll. as ali Of tho
lips arc telling about their pets / win tell
pSppt m'g me ,i h@nG two kl'tSp and
puppy's name is Fannie.
Mildred Lee wright.
Antioch, Texas. -Hcilo uarpyhnwmcrs.
as my letter was not printed before
tnoueht ! would try II again NC nave
neen having some real hot weather hut
now. Peter suIpe. "wootibine" and MI
INC rest Of you coed writers write oftcner.
i's, | agree with Essie Coiicps about nut.
,'ng happyhammers ~ the TOP OF our page.
urum; 1t is the letter IL" She is one Of
my old schoolmates | went 80 school win
per sister. don't agree with YOU, Maud
nnout new Hnrs sending money the hrs;
time they write, for lsuprosc every one
that writes has money to send then but
think they all might send 1t sonnet mes.
iiIcrrah for the Beaumont rluhl. A true
Hap, Pearl sewers
Sabnal. Texas Dear Happyhamnaers
Here comes new Hap n Join your hanpy
band Of horss and girls. i've eleven miles
from Sabinal. on tho Sarnal river have
hve brothers and two sisters. Ny sister
has a pair Of white rabbits and one day
me old one pulled out all her old yellow
she had three Young ones and they grew
SO fast. Two Of thcm we've all white; one
has long wooly hair. and we call him
SNOWFALL; the other Is Betsy and the other
ono has three brown SPOTS on his back and
his name is Rrutus. one day Brutus went
to take rest under bee hive and bad
bee came and stuns him. Brutus jumped
mud scratched his neck. but never went
there again. will close. with best wishes
to the Haps wonld.he Hap,
Louise shuidemagen
Dear Happyhammers: l am Harris
county boy and my papa has been sub.
scriher TO The Post. SO | write TO you. My
father owns brlckyard here aud also
raises horses. II Is hno sport to go with
the men to brand horses, till n boy gets
tired as 1t takes some time. This section
is very prosperous. There are so many
nrickyards here and there Is a good sale
at BARRIERS hill is attracting much atten
ton, and there is another rice canal. AS
to pets, we sold our old pct horse to our
teacher, Mrs, crane but We soc MIN az
school each day our school had pubic
exercises Friday, last week, and program
which ended with a comic dialogue. which
caused mucn fun. am IL years old and
have three Younger brothers and two sis
tiers. l am in the sixth grade. An revoir
Austin Smith
Silver Valley, Texas Dear Happyham:
mcrs: viii you let another little 9.year.old
boy in7 This Is my hrst letter to the Hap
pyhammcrs. | 90 to school at Silver Vat
10y. Our school closed April 10. ON April
time. These are the studies in the gram
mar school: Geography. second speller see
ond grammar, second arithmetic and fourth
reader. ! like to study. saw in the Haps'
page about someone OF the Haps writing
about keeping house and cooking. can
cook, wash dishes, sweep the door. make M
beds, churn and do many other things. My
mother passed away peaceful January I.
10U.. The place seems so sad. Nobody
can miss her more than / i miss her nt
everything l go 10 do. Well, Haps, be,
have no pets except some little chickens
A new Hap, Guy Havcns'
Dear Happyhammers This is my second
time to write TO The Post. j am 10 EHatrs
the incest season in the year There are
SO many wild flowers 10 gather My sister
and | went down nm the road this evening
as We coujd carry to the house and decor
atcd the pictures with them have a few
flowers growing in, the yard, some. OF them
Peter Snipc, William Vnught slow Jim;
Mnyfowcr. Minnehaha,. and some more ot
you good old writer's MS have new con
or man. Columbus or, Washington ] will
cast my vote for Washington. ! think the
men ought to he ashamed Of themselveSS, to
let wire fence he put around the SAN
Jacinto battlefield. The mon had TO hght
SO hard and then the field not he cared for
any more than that A true Hap,
Rancho. Texas. Dear HappyhammerS;
Hello Haps. dou't suppose there are any
Of the Haps that rcmcn'her me. for ! have
know Of but one Hap about Rancho. aad
that Is Dot Clover Hnps, lets got move
ON us and fence in the battlefield of san
Jacinto. I think II shame that place
around it. And another thing, Hnps, let's
make the helping fund grow larger. for
there are so many little cripples waiting
FOR chair That Gyelonr rn Was bad h5 ii
and rain here. too, hut not enough hail to
do any damage We'll, Mrs, Foster sug-
gested that We should tell how our little
named this place. He said that this place
looked like an old Mexican ranch and from
that 1t got tho name that It bears this day
Rancho" "Sow Jim you mad n hard
time with the bee tree and old Gray"
Cory Hall,
Brownwood, Texas.-Denr Happyham-
mcrs: Nearly two years have passed since
wrote to the page and | suppose you all
have forgotten me. md though stepped
aside to give my place To a more accom-.
nllslcu writer 1 nave AlNiAN IfHu INC lfI-
tors with tho greatest delight and interest.
| enjoy reading the letters from tho little
Haps, telling about their pets and flowers.
About a year ago / passed through llous-
ten and went to visit the Happyhammer
department ! was sorry ! didn't get 10
sec Mrs. Foster. hut | got to see the waste
basket and be didn't look as fierce as ] OK
pocted what has become Of Arthur Daw-
SOM VIII some one send me the words 10
"A Bird In a Gilded CageT' I am very
anxious 10 get n. | attend Daniel Baker
college and like IT SO much better than the
public, school DO any Of you iiaps ike
to rendg do, II they arc not school hooks.
am very fond Of flowers. We have roses.
carnations. liacs aud violcis. With much
leve to Mrs Foster and the Haps, re-
main, happy Hap, Amo
Arbor. Texas-Dear Happyhammers:
Good evening Haps, may / talk with you
all n little while? Brother Archie sent in |
my name nbout n year ago see some Of
the Haps are taking about dancing !
don't think there Is any harm in nice |
dance II II Is carried on right, although
have ecen them make BARN. but harm can |
be- made out Of ANYTHING. ] VIII celebrate |
my eighteenth birthday June H. do not !
think Mrs Carrie Nation deserves any |
honor at all for smashing saloons don't |
think that a woman's pace. Wish the |
. NO III