The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01


slg. rain or shine, our work goes on. |
think 4 IL a boys duty 10 help his sister
waen NJ y not busy,. for they work for
you. Nine time out Of ten when the boys
my hat, shoes collars, tiea. etci Now AK
my collar or tie and Ill no" Aud when
;oa some 90 back with halt Of Jour clothes
torn on OF you. Il 10, sis Ok this and that.
and, sick or well. Il must I've done by
mother or sister Now, Arthur Dawson
our paint doneen't cost much. aud II doesn't
make q Tool Of Va, either. You forgot to
say anything about YOU boys drinkins
Whlsky. Two dollars Worth OF whisky viii
cause mere trouble and shame than an the
paint and powder we all use Mrs. Foster.
wish l knew you personally. Tor knoyy
you are sweet woman. My poor mother
mas been dead nearly ten years / have
hciped 70 raise MY llttle brothers and sister.
love. "' 'nV
When from this world you depart
Ana leave US here with broken heart,
May thu white roses ever bloom
Around your grave and silent tomb
Now. ! will close, and say; "You'r miss
mo when I'm gone" Emma CLIFTON.
Antioch. rcxas--Dear Happyhammers,
huuah for Timber Jim" and "Rattlerl''
Ibcy take q sensible view or the Now CON
test Which do the most work. boyS or
girls i viii cast my vote for the girls
ut you VIII allow mO n yotel not because
am a girl but because l really think
girls do tho most work Now 1 think hovs
or most OF them work harder when they
40 WORK but getting and keeping them az
t ls the JOB, aud then II only lasts for
awhile In the spring and fall. They arc
then tree 10 rrolic around and get Into as
much meanness as thoy please, while a
Elrls work Ia never done. Could the wash.
ing, Ironing, cooking, sweeping etc, ever
qe stopped tho answer is positively No"
know girls who 70 TO the field, side by
side with tho men, aud do any and every
KIND OF work whom they get there too
or course while this is true, am sorry
70 say there are girls who nra iazv--ycs
la2y-and let mother do most OF tho work,
Hut now, let Us look al the other aide of
the question How many boys are thoro
VINO vhn 90 any KIND OF work around the
house Ike their slsters2 l think l would bo
Saet IN saying not any. They are usually
on hunting, az some llttlc old store nnd
Il doesn't make much difference how FAR
1t Isl, or doing something else that is NOT
any good TO them or amy ono else. Instead
OF helping their sisters. / see snno spcnk
Of The time occupied by girls ia curling
thelr hair and painting and powdering their
races 20 look pretty before the boys Are
you quite sure that Is all they want 10
look pretty FORT Resides, can any one
blame them for wanting to look "charm.
l1ng before SO grand thing as "a boyp'
or course you viii say they should be
'drudEing' away 40 something else Re.
monlber the time &c takes n boy 20 get his
10 10 look Just right or some little piece
stand IN, What do they want to look so
'cnto' for1 So, after ALL | think bows
prunp Just aa much as girls. Not that
mean to say all boys are this way, for
suppose some or them Rro all right / see
Arthur Dawson Is back aguin and no has
not changed his mind one bit In respect 10
girls, Poor Arthur I hope he viii some
day hayo cause to change his mind, Come
on girls, ana let us provo that we can
work as well as ''pTlmp," II we can do Il
honestly, and 1 think we can Asking to DO
enrolled as Hap, / wll stop
"Redhcadod Susan"
Somebody soid they believed / didn't mean
NJ when zen ] SAID ! hated the ola girls but.
W W. 90, anu Aiho shys she hnows she
'Amo," there's no doubt but that you'd IKE
me mo- nnt you ,Woul9M{ me her e9Qee she's
obey are 80 good, but panaw. >hn. nliej
Eirlsf The contest IL. (which do the uiiis.
work boys or girlsT' Well now that's ensy,
fuss because they have so much 10 do
Wth' IhN h"Ns 90 II all and don't grumhic
The rirls think they havo such n hard time
a day and make MP one or two beds and
sweep q nltie, thtn they get a novel and
or the day. ! think tt would be fun to cook,
Just put ON your bread aud whntOver YOU
want ia cook build Il good IRE under IL and
20 on and do something clBu tlll it's time
10 eahR ~. ana ns FOR washing dishes there .
not NJ Of nso In going GO the trouble to
ana is tta do,ls ~, ,at u'n nH or tug Ioor
ono win knoy5 ia 6ialGrenre W. Van "u sno "4
know how 10 mako Wert onsy IolT a.
tbe other dav ibnf b"Ilnved 7 vyns ,nsi
"cut ont for Il housekeoper and. NV good
noes she lust turned M her nose ma e9id
She'd huio O. have to bonrd with me ~
And another thing, girls thcrc's no use In
sweeping the dirt clcur out every dny Just
sweep Il M IN tine corner hchind tho door
an you get a big pile aud thon sweep n out
rs not near 30 much trouble But. girls
Try TO make luta Of Work out Of q little
anyway cuNu 90 u "a % thlnl or tho time
glrl5 nuke lots OF work out o. q lttlo Is IA
Mta"inE iTng ln3 mo run Nnn hWehl ana
c cTiatgnns ' o hn In, WY bt,, ~ XIX NM
Eev'ii inop tns nv rnnd ond no, iWlnS tc ph
the vrort IsTrto urny,i, ~ ,i, ,, tt
only aitrnctions AZ church or n dance I
,yoIldn't 10, 20 to church 10 hear tbo sor
mon and / wouldn't caro- IL thcre wasn't n
girl within ten miles OF mo And / 20 to
the dances to dance, and l. oa soon dance
with tho boys az tho girls. "Doxy." come
dgn1n, old boy, and holp me night this bat
liz N.Ia