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


dream. think the girls do the most WORK.
: as the old nduge goes, Mans work Is from
! sun 70 sun, but ~omsu's work " never
dpnc.' ] know eofne onr VIII say, why, oi
/ course YOU side with tho girls because YOU
I nre girl yourself, but that Is not &C. !
: simply believe they do the most work.
/ N You don't read It l would advise you to.
for Il Is the best letter on tho whole page.
A true Hap, Rossic Gayle.
Paint Rock rexaS-near Iinppyham.
mcrs; Mrs Foster asked us tn tell how
our towns got thec names, SO we viii
I toll how our town got It's name, In olden
times some Indians painted somc rocks near
town. SO the town is called Palut Rock.
We live OH the Concho river. aud have
plenty Of hsh and pccans to eat. Mrs.
help us enjoy them We live IN pretty
country; plenty ~ mesquite GRASS and wood.
(Which do the most work, bows or girlsf
We say the girls do, The girls have the
house work. hcsidea the most OF them 70
10 the field. They have 10 cook. wash
dsher. milk and churn. The boys go %
the field and work little and that Is all.
What Is that big thing. coming up, here
FOR, with It's mouth opcn3 oh. now see;
IL Is the waste basket, SO we had better
run. Two new Haps
skdmore, Texas-Dear Happyhammers
have been II silent admirer Of the dear
old page for n long time. hut never had
courage enough TO write before. like the
contest we have now. M oil can vote.
VIII not cast my vote this time. ] love 10
many. Mrs. Foster. I enjoy Tho club talk
so much, ! always rend that first. know
YOU had n lovely time this summer. Wake
mp, all you good dreamcrs, and tel ms your
dreams. ] dream good deal, but never
dream anything very interesting Come
again, Cow Girl, Your letters nrc nice
Hawthornc, come gYaln. Your letter was
interesting Yes, drs. Foster do have
your photo put ON thc page. We have two
new stores In our town now. ] am afraid
they will get burned down again this
Christmas. Skidm,Tc has had two fires
one In 1900 md G01 How many love
flowers? / do Cor one haven't many
this year think Il too bad that tho hoys
and girls quarrel SO much. Hurrah for
to see II that much every week \ now
Hap, Myrtle Grow
Ebony, Texas Dear Hnppvhammers: As
haven't seen any letters from this part
Of the country, 7 mustered III tho courage
to write and tell you a little about what
fine times we have down here on the Colo
RADIO river We do a great deal Of fishing
here tn the summer and spring They some
times catch some very large nsh. My
brother caught one not long ago that
weighed forty pounds ! am going 20 school
My chum, Myrtle Kelley. aud have Anc
times. / have n net pigeon; he Is verS
cute. ] have . good many flowers, such as
roses dahlias. honeysucklc. etc. | am n
years old and am In the eighth grade and
YOU may he sure | have 70 study sometimes
when my teacher gives mo IN extra long
lesson. Mrs. Foster has an unlimited
amount n patience to read aud correct MI
our letters, SpeaklnE Of which have to
work the most, boys or girls, we'll. don't
think anything about IT. know girls do
AS far as a cirl working In the held well.
II Is certainly not n disgrace although l
don't think II is right for them to have 70
do SO MS that Is all boys are good for
now Hap Rose Reeves.
Baby Head Texas Dear I1annyham-
mers I am 10 wears old, I read tho iollv
page and like II very much Dear Hap
pyhammers, here Is some poetry
LITTLE THINGS.
They arc only little snow fakes
So feathcry soft and liuht
But host ~ them together
stopped train Of cars one night
They ARE only Ilttlc rain drons.
Above the world 50 high
But thew said 10 ono another:
Let's drop into TINT field SO dry.
So they came down lnughInc md snlnshine,
In Il nrcclous and mighty sheet.
And with their gracious moisture
Saved the hcld Of whitening wheat.
Romemher this my little Ind
He honest kind and true
AM Tho crown " n noble manhood
VIII surely belong to YOU
with best wlsboe to Mrs. ros+or md
the Haps new Han. Lee Pruett
Milhurn Texas Dear Hnnpvbammors.
SOC the new contest has ononed, who
dnes the most work nhout the house tho
hoy or cirll' Some will sov tho GIRL docs
ond think she dncs in most cASes but
II depends entrolv uron the hovs nnd
Firls concerned FOR ! haTo known bn-s
tSat did more than tholr sieters T-hiio
o'hore only mako work for others I no.
tlco Elijah r Grerorv ls dofcrd,ne tbo
dreams. 7 don't sNo that nnv good mov
como Of dreaming. because most NJ tho
dreams nro dreamed with omen oves Ts
NOT our mare 70 lmnrorc our minds? Not
that 7 don't cniov rood dreams hut som,
nre So ss'llr Christmas TIM? is noarlv
here and what enc onnortrlnlt, "a bnr,
mer hnnrlnoss Though we nav not baro
varv much money 10 snrnd for preeents VOC
must remember "s'mrlo present wiz,
Seot without ~" truo chr!stnos snirit :.
Why dncs not Fasle CoIline ,rrltog o,,
surN We ~ Will hr glad 10 honr from, Won
its us INC beanmont cInh .diseolvod7 Aro
rs members inst slnonlnu7 n so, hone
they WI ho wakenod md favor ms r-,tb
~" NJ tho'~ lotfors Norrv ChrIstn,ns Me-
lrG,stCST and Haps Lovlrrlr vonr Nav
Matte Cravens.
rETyerFreen Teyas.-Dcnr Hnnnvhammers
ncH9, hans. Hero como arnin omen
Ihc door. oniot md lot mo IN: viii take
s"nt nv Cricfet n shn will koon n,,Int Gov
= few minutes We'll now FOR mo con.
taSt cast NV LOT FOR tho hovs. or corrsa
thH girls nrc awful sweet and nrcttv ljttIo
crentures, md couldn't ho oynected 10 do
much nnd VIZ hovs wouldn't have thern d.
nuoh n We could possibly nvott " pu+
fhNt is not tho contest, n Is witch DO tbn
most. a~d overv one that ie n tbov Womb
ienNe on conceif md snonk thcir honest
onlnion, would vote IN favor NJ the hovs
But thrt wouldn't do would IL? rhor
would then 500 too plainly Of what li'tIo
mSe th@v really nre. md " would h~eak
tholr little hearts. Now pirie don't rot