The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-30

sway every time / venture ont into tho
yard. Wen, Haps II w!ll soon be summer
again and | Will be 50 glad. l was so glal
General Lee won In he last contest A.
though I didn't vote, | would have voted
FOR Lee. Milburn has three drug stores
six dry goods aud grocery stores, one hayl-
ware store, a poStonlce and one hotel
There is .otton gin net half mile away.
there was a gin not far out OF town, bat
Il has been sold ana taken away. We also
have two churches, school house two
blacksmith shops and GOOD many dwelling
houses We have sood school here; three
teachers and need another think EsS,e
Colleps Is doing very noble work. l love
to read very much. That's about all I 10
ever read stepping Heaveuw0rdT' Those
who have not should read IL, IL Is very
interesting and also teaches good lessoa.
Feter Snipe, come again; your letters are
very funny. Well. ! guess the Aaps arr
tired OF reaulng my nonsense. 50 / will not
worry them longer. true Han,
Rising star Texns.-Dear Happyham-
mers: After a silence Of about a year
win again write n short letter ] dld NOT
vote in the last contest. but | am glad Lee
won For the present contest ] viii vote
for Florence Nightingale. Her father. W.
S. Nightingale was wealthy Enghshmaa
and Miss Nightingale had a chance 20 spend
her life In Injury but instead she spent il
In battienelds aud IN the hospital, soothing
and caring for the wounded aud uplifting
and comforting the distressed think
most Of the Haps who have taken part In
the contest have vated for Miss Clara Bar
ton. / at first intended TO vote for her
but when ! read more or the ME OF Mis-,
Nightingale changed my mind. VIII
join with the Haps in saying hurrah for
the Beaumont Happyhammer club hope
there will be a great many more organized
In Texas. ] love to read. have rund
two of the Elsie books and they. were very
nne. | want TO get the rest II | can. !
haven't read many Of MrS. Alcott'S works,
but what | have are nne. Well ne IL Is
nearly bedtime and ] must get up early
In the morning to get to school iu time. {
had better bring my undressing letter
to close With much love 10 the many
Haps and Mrs. Foster am true Hap,
Myrtle Buudcn.
Harrington, Texas.~Dcar Happyham-
merS: | have had very wonderful dream
which has occssoned many hours Of pain
full contemplation; | may say perturbation,
Hap friend may interpret It's significance.
In my dream ! seemed TO be 10 % strange
land alone with the birds and IT, most
beautiful flowers had ever behe'd bloomcd
In protusion The birds seemed Go sing
sweeter than any ! had ever heard. ] was
intoxicated with the fragrance oi uowers
and songs OF birds. my senses We're iuIlcI
10 sleep-a calm. sweet sleep. such uS 1
had never experienced before However,
this state Of bliss was not 10 continue long.
for ] was suddenly awakened 10y thc roar
/ Il
| started up aud behCld uumcrou, animals.
huge beasts, who could destroy me with one
stroke Of their paw, The picturesque scene
! had SO lately enjoyed had vanished Euor-
nous rocks. overhung with hr0r, took the
place OF the lovely flower beds and dark
threatening clouds ohscurcd the Cauopy OF
blue; l was overwhelmed vita fear
( tried to walk but was STATIONARY. ny feet
/ entaugled with vines, the thorus piercing
/ my flesh the boasts slowly advancing I
/ clasped my hands, awaiting that which
Pat PItcr
Houston Heights, Tev.- Dear Uapprhaw.
mers Never WAS NOR myst1cd on puL-
Eled than when ] began L. select the great
/ 'st woman horn ia the 18Th ccbrur"
soon came TO think that according TO my
. idea Florence Nightingale and Clara Bar
ton were The two" greatest but TO chose
+ between them WIS hard matter tor deHi
sion. My admiration for their noble work
can never end II any OF Ms were to read
sketch OF Clara Bartons lie emitting
! Florence Nightingale. cur votes would uu
field Her greatness Is indeed apparent,
owing to the SIKH she has shown iu reicy
ing 30 many human beings from thcIr sur
ferngs Various sketches of her pure
ether members u the club. $50 tnero !,
nothing new left Tor me TO tell igu~i
admit that her greatness COM. 10 vie" St.
often until II becomes difficult In cIpgo,
sion Greatly as / admire Miss Barton
achievements, there can he no one az no.,
Nineteenth or any other) century greater
than Florence Nightingale. Tlc noble
work she accomplished has never been SUI
passed, and IN my opinion She rs vel
worthy Of being called The Angel o
CIlmea.' Compare the two great won"
aud see II YOU don't come 10 the same con
ciusion, dear iaps Clara Barton ] suppose
is yet in the lead, but don't ge, dcspoudru
you other Hnps who have other IDEAL,
come on with your votes With much low
Ia "a I am N0uI friend. ''IuHpIue.
Junction city, Texas. Dear Happyham
meis How are you ain Peter Suipe'
go way hack aud sit down. Tho other ld
six o. eight Of my friends and | were nu
hunting. We each had a IS caliber WI
chester. We stopped at the rivers edge {
get a drink, and when | raised up / sa'
four masked men coming toward us tol
the other boys to get ready for actiu'
They got up and GOT ready, TOO. Just as vs.
were ready one Of the robbers said wv
came 20 capture you kids. so march along.
But We told them that we didn't have 10
Onr Of tho robbers thnn raised his gun an
6rcd. The ban whigtled by us raise
my gun ana fred The rest Of the hos
followed suit / felt a singing In INV le
and ! knew ] was hit. hut We Kept o
shooting One Of the robbers fell and wv
Of our boys fell-the rohber dead. bur on
boys were inst wounded Then Clar
Barton came and carried the wounded boy
away. Soon another robher fell dead an
one more of our boys. Clara BARTON cam
boys came back, BY that time my W oun
was hurting me severely. Miss B0rto
came ana got mo and took me TO a ten
where several little mon began 10 docti
iac and my leg quilt hurting me. so / WEI
back Just az ! got back the last robh.
was telling und as he fell hc fred his pl
tol The bullet struck ne IA the brea
and | fell heavily 10 the ground I wol
M ami found that ! had got too close Is N
edge OF the bed ana had fallen Of ] wis
somebody could tell mr the meaning OF IN.
dream. Whew. Or gee why that old wa3t
basket Is laughing AT me. ! had better q
out sure. true Hap, Harry Patterson.
Center city. Texas.--Dear Happybar
mers: ] guess you have quite forgot,
me / have not visited the II pS page
a long time / live three miles from &c
ter CITY. IL Is very small place The
Is poBtonice. two stores. one hlacksmIt
, shop two church houses. one school hou
, and several dwelling houses here thif
this is a very pretty country. although n
very brushy and rocky In places Haps
wish we woull get KATY Morris o chai
she lives near here. She had slow fever AZ
II settled In her suinnl column and she ga
not walk; her parents ere poor but indr
trions people. She weighs something oy
. 100 pounds Gnd her mother has 10 hft h
! fropi place 10 place. and she Is getting %
. aud VII! not be here always 10 llft NJ
, about and she Is very hesTr, too for b
/ 10 lift Katy has no employment and
losing Use Of her hands and feet and n =
/ hid chair she could roll around r.
strengthen her muscles 20 a great exteu
AMI how proud she wonld De OF n Oh
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