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

every oay before diuner and try to dream
semething worth telling, but just about the
time J got to sleep the hell rings for din
nch aud that's the end OF my dream thai
VIZ LONE on, w w., T. s. w ~, l.. ~
and all you other good writer's and tell US
awfully sorry for yon. woodbinc. when you
nnrt your nose, hut ! guess rs wen by
now Is L notg city Rose. you had ~
hlnds OF luck when you went bee hunting
ana nshing' did YOU notg ! don't believe
would have cared to have bcen In yohr
place when you were gplng around with the
turtle hung 60 your finger nor when you
were setting al those hoe stings, either,
On, forgot; | promised not 20 stay lopg'
Ihcrel What was thatf | believe " was
the clock striking 10 ! have been hpre tco
long now with best wishes to all, l re
main, true Hap, Ethel e. MhltueseF'
Seaiy. pcras.--Dear lIapyhammers; II
has been quite awhile since have written
TO the dear old page, SO ! thought I would
step In aud chat awhile this morning II no
one has any objections. ] see the contest
Is, which Was the Greater, Washington
or Columbus3 Well, | think Washington
was the greatest man that ever lived. Where
was there another man as competent 10 NY
the place as he's Just think for momenl,
think how he fought at Valley Forge. what
other man would and could have done what
he did, Some OF the H6pe said that he was
duty bound TO so and that any other man
would have done the same. 10 not deny
that there were mcp who would nave trlcu
10 do the same. but simply say that uoh
| believe they could. Aud as 20 columbus,
do not say that he was not great man,
and do say that he was the smnrtcst man
! ia the world at that time, ana was I'M
! douhteSlv as brave q man as over lived
| Haps. thSre Is q lrotractcd meeting going
TO begin ear here sunday and ! am sure
| going, HOY may OF YOU like TO 30 70
church, ! Nv, for one, ! certainly nate 70
/ sec hoys aud girls come to church and tax
and laugh and cut M as some OF them DO.
| don't thinS u Is right believe IN peo-
! pie going 20 church and hehaying, them
selves when in church, anyway, ana laugh
and talk when u Is over oh. see the
| waste basket smiling from ear 90 ear, SO |
/ must ring on for this time, With love 10
/ Mrs. Foster and the Haps, ! remain, q true
| Hap, Ginger snap
! Bonney, Texss.- Bear Happyhammers;
! Some Of tho Haps are saying that Nolnm
! bus was the drst man 20 discover America,
| Ia America was In A ~ 9S6 Morse
navigator by tho name Of Heriu6son, sell
/ ing from Iceland 10 Greenland was oyer
1 taken by storm and driven westward 70
times, but no attempts ~ landing we're
made On reaching Greenland Herinlson
/ and his companions told OF the Wenuepiul
new lands seen In the west Fourteen
! yenrs later the actual discovery ot America
! was made by Left Ericsson phis leelann
! captain wished to know the truth ABOUT
| these new lands IN the west, 50 he saped
! for The west In the spring of l0ol. They
| made manF explorations quite o distance
| along tho coast Hc went south ns tar rs
! Massachusetts They Misc visited Rho9iSs
Island In inc wears that followed Lei
/ Erlcsons discovery ether companions on
Nnrsemou went 20 America IhornWaiH; y
{ brother Of Lelfs made . voyage 70 NSiW
I and Massachusetts IN 100 aud died az -
/ River in tho latter state. Then another
brother Thorsiein, with band w lVN.
/ in the year 1907 rhorhnn karlNttne esme
/ With crew NJ men and made cNploran"ns
I along the coast Of massachusetts, aud Rhode
J Island other Icelnnders mud Norweglnne
! visited the country further norib and ollt
colonies In NewfoGndond 9nnd,. Noya seot H.
world any better or wiser. Left Ericsson
discovered American In the year luna e.
you see Haps, Columbus WASH thg cue nrss
/ Washiupton ! am, as ever, new HAP
Mabel Meyer.
Rlue. Texas Dear Happyhammersi !
! think the contest is very interesting
Nm vote FOR Christopher Columbus =
tc,y vise men among Tho Greeks thought
the earth was n globninr body ana ihat "
! revolvod around the sun, but II was Dan
cerous In those DAYS "a advance such ldeas
ind they withheld their opinions; but .
master spirit arose IN the Fourteenth cen,
fury and boldly asserted Ine noclil me w
! Tho great philosophers, That man was
! CHRISTOPHER Columbus, who, AFTER leuE
I study. had arrived - the conclusion ,nu'
our earth was globe ana that 2nN
. mart OF II was then known 10 the imam
unpts of Turnpe N was et tbs peTluu
thpt Chriatepher Columbus blessed the
! world by his superior mind. Win snch
I noble friend enlisted IN hts behalf 60
nmbns set sail on Friday, August 2. iiD2
from tho spauih port ~ Pales on his Yves,
+ nrn VOYAGE ~ discovery with three httit
ships that we're frail indeed lor snch :
n chart or knowledge Of the difficulties ne
was to encounter. When he track the
trade winds that swept his nttlc, ships
| On moro swiftly 10 the west, fear and grave
| ,nistrnat hogan to rise IN the hearts Of hl'
sailors rs they looked forward with y grave
fear that they would reach he edge OF
/ M, world and he swept 0fer INTO terri
lie vortex beneath Day after day passe,
on. The sun rose and set upon tue Wln'
| waste Of waters. and land appeared not
Al last the fragrant land hreezes, laden
Win the perfume Of tropic flowers. hoated
I over the decks Of tho little waits on the
bosom Of the strange ocean. How vivid IN
imagination and remembrance Is thal PIC
ture Of the landing so familiar 70 every
dignity. bearing aloft the banner and
emblem Of Spain Hap, 90
Sweet Home, Texas.--Dear Happynam
mers: / would like to cast my vote TO-
the great discoyerer. Columbus As al
known as the Dark Ages" OF the world
The rich oppressed the poor and the gov
ernments were not strong enough 70 re
strain them There were few schools an'
XIV ON the shores OF the Mediterranean
sen and 70 a Young man OF Genoa the SCI
was tho only road 10 fame and fortune. ]
was here that Columbus was raised, III
was sailor aud had come TO believe tn
world was round, MS any sensible persoi
would, but the people called him crazy
win not tell OF his plans and failures, bu
sufhclent to say he nj last overcame al
obstacles and discovered America. He wal
made governor Of the Islands he discoy
cred but the people were envious anf
al last he was brought back 70 Spain II
chains. and died poor friendleas man
Vang, Cuba II Is true Left Ercsor
voyage was Of no Importance Some o
YOU say Washington's place could not b.
filled What about Greene, ScNyler aut
! othersT Were they not just as brave
Israel Turner. ] think you misiudged co
lumbus He had as much principle ahon
him as Washington and both were grea
mon. Come again. W,liam Vaught, Gnc
convince them thai Columbus was th'
, greater "Jcssyc Pink" think ] recog
, nized you under your nom dc plume.
o wonder n Gipsey Harper bns deserted ou
band? Haps, how many like TO pick cot
: TONI ! sure don't but my likes aud dis
? ikcs nre not questioned IN regard to tina
/ natter Speaking Of novels. now ] rea'
them and don't sec that they hurt me
! only make me lazy. and that's bad enough