The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-20

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nslmer Texas Dear Hnppyhan,mrrs
! uu years old and want Ia join he
upSsdps, haven't any pots but pony. {
.ue her To Palmer 10 take my music les
sons, We live In timhered country. but
4 is,, nnnel mas boon cleared ont aud the
n ~ nSeo ior farming Tho woods are fun
/ VI Nlolets and daisies which We girls cniny
J sstntrlng was glad to Sre nv cousins
/ true Hap lrma Pnfier y
Wallis. Texas, bear Happyhammcrs: I
am liitie girl years old live in tho
UmnUN ana my papa takes The Houston
~, 1ha ne CIV. me the children's page.
/ ny 10 20 10 So -"ol and like my teacher
] az right; ne Is nice teacher / have ono
! sNt'g ana three brothers | have ono doli
I'M INA u Is pretty one { play with II some.
( llmrS WHOM | am al home I wish Ensirr
would come ] might get some Faster ogas
/ We'll ! will close for this is nv Arst lct T.
ter \ new Hap, Myrtle Weaver.
Lone Grove. Texas pcor unnpvbam
m'fN' Hello tlaps, here | como fn lon
! Your happy band of boys and girls. I i've
,hrce miles west Of Lone Grove. There
! gin, one blacksmith shop pnd ono school
/ house | think II is great thing to hclp
! me poor cripplcS. My cousin is up here
MIN, MIN me nov" Haps. my dear grandpa
/ lonesome now. Well / guess / had better
! stop. with love To the Hans ana Mrs Eos
ter "ouId-1c Hap, Alfred Havlns.
Addicks Tcxas.-Uear Happybnmmcrs. |
/ I'VE IN the country and enjoy country life
! we nave nice tower garden went out
picking wild vIolets in the woods. | have
/ no pets except two pet squirrels Mamma
! mas many little chickens Our school was
I ont ON March :. We had a nice picnic
after mat. Mamma and | are busy hoeing
T III the held' We have about two acres in
/ onions, I'VE acres In potatoes and about
twelve acres In corn. Papa Is out on the
| prairie gathering wild horses true Han
! Laura kobs.
! Wichita Falls, Tcxas.--Dear Happyham-
/ mefs: ] mink that IomS de plume should
/ not he wiped out, When uaps use Them
I Ihey arc not ashamed Of their real name
/ llel wish 10 attract attention 10 Them
selves and If they write good letters ne
{ NlE hap ! live several miles out In he
country The school house is about Il
! mile and q half FROM our house. Our
acquainted with RhOderc Dhu ana David
Nopperneld OF this place see by the
/ CUB talk that the Miss Peter Snipe craze
Is spreading The dtopth which has been
nfhictug this part of the country has been
4 pFoRHn' VIII close. Yours truly,
Robert Payton.
McMahon. Texas.-pear Happyhammers
/ The week school will be out next Friday
ana ! and all the rest Of the scholars will
nave 10 stop school then. Ii doesn't ouk
Ike II is ever going to rain Will cast my
| vote for Queen Nlctorla | think she was
ne greatest woman ever born. What do
! th' rest OF you iaps think about that :?
! It doesn't look Ike ANYBODY is going 70
make any crops now II 10 doesn't rain
/ pretty soon, Iapa has planted about two
/ acres ana is not going TO plant any more
/ until it rains He said that II he planted
/ before 1t rains n will bring up some grass
Wd burrs With tho corn and ii wifi be
| mlPI' ii9upl' man planting corn after it
'"'uS. true HAP Joe ;. Mathews
/ ra...,
| m i'Iusl",' lrNaS.-Dear Happyhammers:
I w., now interesting some OF the letters are,
!, MHml 10 H IE IhHEpr IRON some OF YOU
,,o bl,,. ~ t4SI WritG ana tei
! Ior me h. II, G. think it is so nice
/ Wnrn - OF ~ ones IN. see some OF
on'1P' W WIZ G'n nlngo IS narmH vel
! NaI," hul v, arc nor I'll Hlike. J VIII
senn rneSe SONGS ANYONE who VIII send
| W' N''H'iE 10, .nI uldllinr Inc Fatst
/ ,">' vi hru' lirll"' central Give Mo
/ hratSn' S,tN va our own Back Yard
N"'q i4e, h"IIE fray, ana al others !
! nm. na'F P"nIen some sweet peas
WISH Yen lIapr would send me some
! t'"'r @P'd ~" VOL ms tireFome letter
/ i'pS' 'i"se' am yours q Wnnld he HaP.
L"t1e Jacobs
NoFo. sAas hear Happyhammers
/ nave written several letters ~ the page
! before ont never did send them on for
/ tr9f ~ me waste basket ou' J hope IT
! Won get mis- letter. Haps. don't every
/ nave luSt begun 10 pnt ont pretty green
| leavrS and 10" gross nos com" up. como
along some more Of YOU good dreamers
/ J Ike IN road interesting dreams Some NJ
! the ltaps ran surely dream nice dreams
| II Won ever see dream Of mine on this
! pucc you may say ! dreamed II with my
( elos oprn. think the Happyhammer
! page Is doing noble work by helping the
| crippled boys and girls. | know they re-
! iocc over their chairs How many Of
! tho Hans like "a FISH ami did any Of them
! eyer 70 on n fishing trim I have gone and
! snent the day and had a nice time A new
! Han Red Bird
!
| Gtnn Flora Tevae Dear rJanprberr,srs
| Z .hougb+ | outd write apatp i,s, ~ ~,
I ,bat 7 mn, n oiri not a bnr m ~,
/ ia,t, eotd mini Tho r,,etSta ',sIi
boye bcon made while II was beng nr,ntad
81 e. 49,, b. ,t,, "a .+,,s ~. NV 80,
lsst few dsys II IS raining now and il
does get So muddy when II rains Wn
/ aor't live very far from the Colorado river.
/ NJ. manor sisters snme fr,ends ana {
/ 49, down on mo sord har md cot en-
/ 49, ret,, eboJis We baa rasI ,tcs
| ,,uuH ~ '1aosn', ,he ,rass ,ooI rec,
/ ~ 80 arc oorornd v-itb go -,
/ 1n" " r, r,crvth{ng loaLe sa r,oo
/ 40 10Y sP'anL5 ~ 49, " ,1lr,
/ ana lIrHn alu ~ =, "lt',a .
/ Peter ShllP' WIZ As"tu Az 10y, W HF"u,
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