The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

Coy, Texas. Dear Happyhammers: NV
F,hnupnpA takes The Post and road thp
laps letters. am Il little gin rcors
olu- ! have one brother } wears old and
we i've With our grandpa Our mamma
scbbCnfs school IN winter. never went u
stuoui nut my mamma and grandma teach
would Ike to join your happy band A
Would-be Happyhammer | have no pets
10 zen ABOUT Mary Beulah Skaggs.
Germantown, Texas. Dear uappv.
mers; | want to join the happy band IN
III you an about my pet pony She Is a
iittle blue pony ana pana lets me ride her
to school l have lots Of fun. never rode
much until went To school One rainy
evening was riding fast and fell off, but
Daisy and when fell of Daisy waited for
me and ] got up and went home. They Mi
iaughed at me. Well, will close with
new Hap, Fiorance Ethel Eliot Eliot.
Mahon, Texas.-Dear Happyhammers l
am a little girl years old live in the
country and my uncle takes The Post
enjoy the Haps letters very much and
decided to write. am going ia school
l'apa has fine stock of hogs and | have
myself. ! have no pets. We have doll.
H. enjoy 1t so much. | will send dime
rms Is my first letter You can not OK
FRS to do better the next time With much
love to Mrs Foster and the Hans '''''
Ponsy A. Alien.
oak Hill Texas.--Dcar Iappyhammers
nave not got any pet for a boy Of my size
EaS no use for pets I am IL years old
ana ~ don't think could have BETS aud 90
10 school too. because no one can study
about nets aud booSS at the same time. I
see you have another contest. (which is
me greatest woman in tho Ninteenth cen.
NY | viii not vote now, but viii vote
after n while. Well lIaps. ] guess / had
netler bring this letter TO the jumping on
piacr; for fear / win get 1t too long. SO
George Best.
Indian Creek, Tcxas.-pcar Happyham
mers: This is the first time | have writ.
ten to the Haps and | wish 10 Join Your
happy club. Papa and mamma used to live
nelghpor e. Algie Deyeny's father ana
mother. We arc the same age-l6 next
entitled I'm His steps g What Je5 g"oo w 1SGS
Do. The new year is here and / wonder
what the future holds for us like to
read the llaps, letters and viii try to
write again. With love to the Haps A
new Hap, Minnie Edna Hooker,
Montgomery, Texas.-Dcar Happyham-
mers: WIZ You admit another little girl
Az years old into your happy band of
ooys and girlsy | haven't any pets at all
! 90 to school in the country; I like to
60 very much; the school is not very large;
luSlt are puN tulItN pupils IN the school, but
! IKE my teacher just fine enough. | am
in the fourth reader and first Spellcr Our
school Is only four months school My
teachers name is Miss Sihyl Powell
postottice. Well | will close with love
to all the Haps and Mrs. Foster.
Pearl Long
Shelbyvile TexaS-Dear Happyhammers.
Here come two little girls knocking for
admlttance We are each 10 years old
aud In the same classes at school We
live u few steps apart aHd have some very
fine times together We have many NttI,
chrms There Is a good sunday school
here and We go every Sunday we can We
went to Christmas tree and concert on
CHRISTMAS Eve night. Our fathers both
take The Post ana We always read The
children's page first. Haps go to dreaming
and tell rs your interesting dreams Tor We
can't dream anything worth telling Well
! guess we had better bring this uniutcrrSt
ing letter 10 close. With love aud grntc-
iul hearts to Mrs. Foster and love to he
laps, We VIII Stcn out
Dole Beck and Pauline Powell.
Kennedy, TcXas-Dcor Happyhammcrs:
! Here comes hoy from Kennedy to Join
your band ] think 1t is a grand club, 10
help the crpplcS for ! know IT makes them
happy. We have been in Kennedy only
| three months. We came here from Okla
| homa Territory. This is the farthest south
| ! over was in my life. like this country
| very much. sec some Of the Haps arc
!
would he pleased if some Of the Hap-
would send me the song "rhc Fatal wed.
ding" ] will send The Ground squirrel
and Willie o. Rilcy' or any have. Come
/ again, Lady Grace and Peter Snipc.
| will tell you moro about our country next
| time ana something about my home IN
! oklahoma TERRITORY and the now country
! just opened for settlement. and some OF
the hardships suffered there.
Wiley Briscoc
VIII you lei mo speak few words?
have not much 10 say. Papa takes The
Post He reads tho Courier NJ the Gar.
aud then read tho letters go to schoo
| and am trying to catch my sister in hooks
Mamma says il ! VIII she will give ms
| nice horse. and sister saws she will Civ
me saddle and bride. Am M Will
nor in two Of her studies. am II year
old, had dream after having hear'
papa read the Courier Of the Car"
dreamed | had night with tho Tartars
II seemed that | was shot eight times. hu
was not killed was dreaming whel
papa awoke me this morning was 81
stirred M over my dream that did no
want any breakfast, Boys. do any OF yol
Tor this time, with love and best wishes 10
JAS C. smalley
you please open the door and let anothe
stranger in? / have long heen reader o
this page and enjoy reading i very much
Now, | see the contest Is, ''Who was q
is the greatest woman born la the Sine
teenth century," cast my vote for Mis-
Clara Barton / thing surely II ever grea
woman lived MISS Clara Barton was one
All you dreamers come again. ] enjoy you
letters so much. William Nanght, You ar
one Of my fayorite writer's Esse Colleps
think you are doing a grand and nohl
work II all the Haps would only folle'
your example there would he more cripple
, made happy How many Of Won Haps Xix
10 20 to school? / like to go very well.
have .oo6 teacher aud learn fast. | Wis
nh Won HapS would give me letter part
on INV birthday which will be the 81 da
az March ! will be II years old. Well, n
his is my hrst, | viii ring off. Ever tru
Hap neh'"'S'"'
Turtle Bayon. Texas.-Dear 1appyhau
mers; Rap, rap. rapl Here | come 70 chs
while with You all again. SEE our col
tast Is "WhO was the greatest wowan bor
in tbe Nineteenth century: ' ! will cast m
,nte FOR Queen Alexandria Victoria hein
; IN. greatest woman. Como again. Albel
Wallace and tell MS some more about YOU
father sitting the old black hen. When
/ road your letter / laughted 50 that | W.
sict Tor a week. | Will bet that he wi
, rot want to set another hen. As 10 Pet,
SHINE / do not like your letter under ~
cirrumstances because IT sounds roo IA
4 for our language Haps. thu hrst thing 80
e a,ght 10 do when you get The Post Is
i - the piub talk and then YOU know VII