The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-07

many Of YOU boys ever have 10 clean no s.
y the sprinel have had all OF Il wan.
~ my sister yes away aud mamma got me
towel to protect. my rcurly locks IN aud
won't to. work I had 10 brush the TOP and
M S,n or he whole house and move every
poet II Nirgie Smallcy had come then she
weulddnt have known, me am sure she
wounnt have wanted to 20 with me. for
my face would ret dirty no matter how
hard tried. see letter from "PoppF'
or Oh Marcel9na Come on, poppy,' know
{eo' ana know YOU can write an Interest;
you who ! wss. dldhit shes Wlth love TO
All remain the same old
Rosa La Dear Happyhammers Hello.
Haps! believe that some Of you will
YOU ali ike to set out N ths sea ag and T tale
goeu: cool bath this warm day? Now.
wouldn't that be just deiightfuig Now,
81 want me too, ! win give you descrip
parish, amidst the nelghborly French but
can not speak their language | live on
g Farm, about three miles from Rosa depot
NV homo 10 surrounded by large trees aud
x altogether a very pretty place ! have
three brothers and two sisters One Of our
cousins; from Chepeyville, La, is here; her
name Is Vivian Foote. She. my sister
lust come IN out OF the road frightened
half 10 DEATH for they have lust heard
mat there was crazy man In the woods
Wen, think that | have written enough
cerely, Julia AIN
San Saba, Texas. Dear Happyhammersi
The other day ~ looking over some old pa
nNfS came cross q Houston Post. dated
August II, 1901 containing the Hans pnee.
on y were .'eitcrS from Lillian Kimpton,
charles Fuller Irene Franke and other
epee popular Hans: also calls for Nettle
Schoneld. Prairie Farrie. Thomas Taylor
and others. In rushed happy "reminiscences,
bringing 20 mind the work Of hy.gone days,
When so muo Interest was taken In the
early contests. But the test writer's Of
How nice It would he TO have them write
once In while Just TO let MS younger
generation Of Haps know how talented our
predecessors were, Now for the contest,
Hurry up, Columbus Haps ana let's make
him Win ! sce some Hap Is putting up the
plea that Columbus was an unprincipled
man, and that fame aud not the interests
~ the people were his object I should
Ike to know where shs OF he obtained
their informRtionY And, too, don't see
why ambition TO become something Of i'm,
portance TO the world should lessen any
ones greatness. n his principles are good,
and that Han is the 1rst have ever heard
10 deny Coiumhus' philanthroplc uature
would say TO Johpar Bowden Three races
st date much earlier than the period Of
Columbus time. These are the Chinese,
the Welsh and the Norsemen. The last
though only now seem 70 he regnrded as
having p legitimate title "a the honor Also
90 Minnie nrlskiu, Columbus did not 60 ~
search N q water route to India until much
later than his fourteenth year, But ] don't
think this lessons his greatness one bit. tol
neither he nor any one else knew anythlul
~ these previous discoveries then, aud al
though he didn't discover the malnlands
he was the min cause Of them being DIS
covered Perhaps If Washington had e
hattie for existcnce Bs he did he wouldn
have achieved SO much. Those tnat ris'
from poverty and attain much are ever
| greater than those who lttein equally M
good rs my belief A true hap.
Cecil Gascow.
Thomaston, Texas Dear Happynammers
II you all are awake ! am sure you VII
hear a hammer that sounds strange 70 you
] have read your page Ger and Ger, hu
| could never get up courage enough =
write. but I have not Vet given mp u
| despair 50 " you viii give me your after
! ton FOR few moments J VIII tell You
/ iream of mine My mamma is dead ana
/ thought my papa had married another lad
! nat had laughter aud she and ne
mether were very mean to my prone
and myself As he was grown, he tool
| me and We went out IN the world =
make our own living We went into tn
eciWce Of the king who had son INA
} fell In love with me and my Nep motne
I aud sister heard that he was about I
/ marry me and they came 20 the cast
2 ono DAY after me ana were so very KIN
/ 70 me that l didn't know thsF meant
/ for evil. No went home with them 70
| few days, but the prince wanted m
/ 10 come hack SO my brother came atte
| me and brought me my wedding dress an
! also invited my step-mother aDd Nslel
and MS they were Jealous and the moline
/ rI,. 40 WV
| myself very deaf and ncnrslghted. As W
were crossing a pond she Whispered l
my ear that brother said for m
10 take Of my nice dress an
| 'rhen she said for me TO g.
out for n moment and ! got up but h
did not stop and The mother pusheo M
out IN pond. was immediately turhe
! into a snow white duck and, ns my brothe
! did not know they had pushed me ON
/ he drove on 10 the castle. But when IN
prince saw the ugly sister he asked ner :
| pni the wedding on, as he suspected inc
4 were u9 to something ana every any
would 60 to the castle in the form OF
| duok and ask them 10 let me dry IN
feathers Finally I told the COOK 10 le
| the prince that ! wished 20 speak WI
| him When he came IN ! asked MN =
cut my head with his sword wnlcn a
| aid and there stood his future briue. II
was going 10 put my mother ana siste
IN dark dungeon, but begged MIN nc
I
| would promise never 10 come TO his cast
! aqa'n, which they did. Then the pdnt
and were married, My brother IN
prince and myself lived In happiness 70
mo rest OF our lives. ! then awoke 10 mn
myself up rambling around my room an
| mad 20 light lamp 10 make sure
| was not So II made me feel 40 rum
for l3-year.old girl 10 be dreaming apou
marrying With much love 20 Mrs. tostc
ana The HaTs Mildred Blanche Power
ptRip. Texas.-vDear Happyhammer'
! After an absence Of about three years
have decided to rejcir your page. Hap'
| have got Interested IN your excellent eot
test ana will express my opinion. ina
TINT the man that iH thc most dear
american hearts 10 the grester Of tao Nv
| contostants Washington aud Columbus, bu
| do not wish TO show Alp any Partlalt,
Columbus wac 1rm and stern IN mannei
and unbendlng in resolve; &c was pc
stVering in nature ana noble la charaotf
! u.ith a high and lofty ambition. All tke'
,oSsessions run high IN lis favor. hut b
! lacked the moral abilities Of Washington
| Columbus oyercame great obstacles I
| carry out his scheme and he sceompli3he
a great object when he discovered Anne
| len. although he did not intend TO- u
| ike. Washington. Columbus civil eapac
lies were not great enough 20 unite NJ
subjects when be became governor. Masl