The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-11

nhs peen pent half double all day and now
back. II the boy works on 4 cattle ranch
y Is the same thing--hard work from day.
light I'LL dark. He IL In the saddle half
the time and exposed 20 all kinds OF wealth
cr,, winter and summer, on the other hand,
girls have a comparatively casy time. They
uerive q great deal OF satisfaction from
AMER AMER S cooking and housekeeping 4 Il
| ply pleasant pastlmc, for It is generally
! upon now drcss, or something OF tho kind
| which Will be source Of great pride whom
u ls anishSd. And then, II she can't find
| anything else to do she can white awny
/ the time practicing on the piano or some
/ other musical Instrument. No; there Is not
I z doubt In my mind about the matter
Roys do far more and harder work than
/ girls. would like very much 30 hear
what the other side has TO say about the
ma dnat' sc, SomS on, ooysa ana lets prove
| Hap, Rodcrick DAu
Blanconia, Texas Dear Happyhammers
you all visit and sinoa we arc not such
noted writer's we haven't the slightest doubt
SSut that w have been torg9tten, but We
watch the slow growth Of the helping fund.
but there have been very GOOD contributions
collection to send this time aud hone VII
| Ham Remis VIII get BIS chair real soon;
know he must be apxtpus for t. so hurry
any longer. How have YOU Texas Hans
! been enjoying this beautiful woathert Ii
SEEMS ems to us that Al bad times come TO
animation. md Il has hren SO cold. NV, but
Isn't our dear old page improving! We even
Bowdcn was lust nre Come on. Roscoe
| Romaine, With your verses: they are nll
right So we have q new subject FOR discus.
We know the boys wfll all write and 10
clare they have To do more than the girls
but Of course We don't fhink SO. We SUP
pose all tho little Haps ARE on their Sun.
dry behavior now, as Il Is almost time for
santa Claus, but guess he VIII not visit us
too large, We will make our vlsit short this
time Hoping we are not entirely forgotten.
We r'm05 Io, true Ml II1Ss a.. ~. s,.,.
Sinner. Texas near Happyhammers: we
| arc having some cold weather; Jack Frost
mas viii soon be here and FOR one viii
b glad for old Santa Claus viii slip
| there, he will hl them all and climb tie
chimney into the cold night als. I noticed
that Mrs Foster would like for the Haps
| 70 Write original poetry. so will try my
hand at t.
I was the night before Christmas;
Three little children were waiting TO hear
old Santa Claus to descend from the chin.
Apd the old lamp burned low,
And the clock kept ticking. oh. so slow.
But three little girls. all In white.
| Crept from their beds. late In the night
Watching and waiting, each moment 70
The bells and tho sleigh and merry reindeer.
The clock licked ono. two. three;
But stu no Santa could they see;
No merry reindeer nor hAsh Of red;
So three little girls cropt back to he'd
Three voices were huthed. not a word said
Excepting ono. poor little May
She said With sob as she stole to her cot.
oh, Nellie, do you suppose old Santa
But guess he's forsotten to bring MS a
thing
Never mind, Sister May" said tho oldest
I'm most sure Santa viii bring you a doll +"
Now she added to herself, as May laid
'Tu go to the window and Just take a peep
| To see II old Santa Is ON yonder bill;
So out Of the bed she sprsng. with leap
| While the other two children wero both
fast asleep,
She erept to the window. the sash she
But was startled by hearing soft little
out in the cold and alone
4 poor little X kttle bad bad happened 70 roam
! she oneued the WINDOW, dreW II In safe,
| A poor, shivcrng little waif.
The stockings stu hung by the Ere place
cold:
The lamp had gone out. and 20 she made
hold
To tlptoe mp TO the mantle shelf
Saving IN Whisper low 10 herself,
Poor little MAY. poor little en-
she shall have n doll II ] make IL myself ~
She reached out her hand but drew It back
qu'cl:
For who should be there but old st. MEX
His back he had turned he was about 10
go away;
And saying 81 forgot" then ooh no. not
today
She sprang back 10 bed. not n bit too soon.
For on looking around he had gone fro'n
the room,
She murmured aloud, as she cuddlod doNu
low,
"Oh, kitty. I'm 40 happy; Amt you. though
Now May her dolk ring and bed can have,
too
Willie her dress and me my new shoes
Oh. ] am so happy and 50 are you too.
So let's 20 10 sleep
And tho kitty s0ld' New"