The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

school once who Just studied his own ques
tionH. He always got next TO hend, The
little boy that was head was absent one
hoy who made him. He said: The dust
OF the earth The teacher said: MY little
boy Cfor You know Il wasn't girls, YOU
again who made him. Again he said; The
dust Of the earth. The little boy that
God made isn't here today certainly
Mrs. Fosters visit TO Washington viii be
a pleasant one. and she VIII tell US more
about II next, time, What has become
not sleeping al this time. Some Of you
wake up and tell us good dream;
heard "Grumblesome Jim, thinking about
the dream he intended telling, Ola Green
come again soon and tell us Of your trip
from Mexico l wish Mrs. Foster aud
the Haps many happy thoughts and en-,
Post and It's many readers, a true Hap
Calaveras, Texas Dear Happyhammers;
Good morning What are you all doing
this beautiful day. Haps, what IL the
matter with our helping fund? III just de.
clare, ! don't blame Mrs. Foster for being
ashamed OF H. don't see why any hoy or
girl wishes TO Join the band II they can
not send nickel. They are no help II they
don't. Some OF those nne writer's that
write such long and interesting letters
ought to send n nickel, ! think II the
Haps would send In more nlakels aud less
album verses Il would be more help. Mrs.
Foster, I surely enjoy reading your letters.
] wish could have been with you and seen
all Of those animals. Jerry Gladstone sug-
ReSted a nice subject for the next contest.
] think # would be fue. / live Ia the
country on the banks OF the San Antonio
creek, two miles from Calaveras and one
half mile from Sansamspanco. I like to
live In the country. II not too far from
anywhere. had better ring on for this
time. Please add my name to the list Of
those who want flower seeds. / think Mr.
y. y Galloway very kind. | will be very
glad to get any kind of seeds l remain
as ever q true Hap. Leila Mayo.
Headsville. Te1as.--Dear Happyhammers:
| Well, 1 see Woodbine backing OF In one
| corner saying, well, vol, know she
! Is here TO wear her welcome out Look
what a smile on her face" Yes, / have
/ smile on my face, for I am glad TO
I have the opportunity ard pleasure of being
! with you all again. Our page Ia growing
/ better all the time. / want TO get the
! paper inst as soon ns It enters the house
and the hrst thing ] read is the dear old
/ Club Talk. How much / can learn by
reading it carefully l have two subjects
would ike to write bout this umr
| The hrst is on dreaming. Now ! know
/ great many of the Aaps don't write
about anything Else. What Is our motto
The answer comes, ITO Hammer Happl-
ness" Now ] ask you how much hnppi-
ness can you expect TO hammer by hlling
up you part Of this page with q whole rig.
marOle OF a droumg Look at the little
folks just beginning to visit our page.
Doesn't Il look reasonable that they will
follow the example we larger children put
before themg Yes they viii write just
like we do and II our letters are full OF
nonsense they VIII write the same. Let
us do good things and not dream OF
them" so wake up out OF your dreams,
Some poets say that life is but dream
Bes e Gs e re wit4 he then eorn bsp
and ! believe It is, too. | would like "a
say a few words about novel reading
Shall we read novels? Well, think there
are novels that are pure, good Christian
elevating TO the heart and ennobllng C
life, but ninety-nine out OF a hundred
novels are baleful and destructive. ANY
/ thing that we read let IL be good or bad
IS so impressed upon our mind that we
never forget II and novel that pictures
life very different from what It really Il
Is not good for any one TO read. Somt
novels I'll a chlld's mind full OF foolish
IDEAS that sometimes cause them to loos,
their mind, and even II they still have
Z their mind are not ~ for anything else
9 The reading of one book In youth some
70 times moulds persons character and II
Il should be a foolish novel then they are
G not fit for anything as long as they live
and II It be a good book II will make
/. good person. have read novels my
4 SELF aud sometimes I would rather have
q taken a whipping than left IL 10 do any
+. thing else. What Is anyone, big, little
=, old or young ht Tor atter sltung UP un
I til the mid hour OF the night letting theil
: whole soul and mind 80 over noyell
Jessie 4, Eli.
Ruth, La 0enr Happyhammers.--
hnve come TO chat with you Haps be
cause you all are having such nice time
Haps, listen 10 my dream. one day
/ the birds, when ! heard a little voice sny
, ing, ''Please come play with me-. !" looked
| around and saw little fairy child. l wa;
! startled and wanted TO run, for did moi
) know where she might take me 10 play
But she said, DO not be frightened,
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