Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-23
simmons New Leaf.

| Last New ear : day Simmons made some
wise and good resolutions. lie even took
the trouble TO write them down ii his note
book, SO as to be sure and not forget them.
Some of Simmons resolutions Tan thusly ::
| l. Work hard-be saving.
.. Won't grumble when Mary asks for
cash.
3. Won't tsar around VIII din er amt
ready.
1. won't talk politics with Jones.
| ,. Won't cuss ANY.
6. be kind to the children; bring them up
in the way they should 90.
Simmons wrote all these down and several
more, and went to bed on the evening of the
| jIst OF December fully determined 10 abide
| by them. He was going to turn over Il new
leaf He would get up ut five in the morn
| ing.
Morning came. 1t was cold out of bed, 50
he let Mrs. Simmons get up ana make she
tire. She didn't mind the cold Simmons
lay in bed until breakfast. thinking, how he
would attack that wood-pile- how hard he
Was going to work.
Arer breakfast he went ont, ami took
look ut the wood-pile then tooN u the .Xe
then put 1t down.
"lt's too dused cold to Gu. woo TO-DAY.
I'll get negro Jack to do it. Won't cost bat
dollar. a fellow oughtu't t. work On NV
Years dav, anyhow" thought hs. and he
went back into the house.
john, sand Mrs. simmons, Il wish YOU
would give me dollar t,r the washer
woman
Heavens and earth, seems like y,u We
men can't think OF anything but o shns
money. | am eyerlastiugly tired OF this
way
just then he thought Of his new lie t. and
gave her the money.
simmons went TO town that mornin,
Meeting with his friend Jon =. they GOT to
discussing the election. Then they got
rather warm, then heated, then hot AT last
summons called Jones puSIllauimous liar
Jones called Summons another then SIM
mons glared at JONES' and Jones glared back,
aud there would have been Il nice little row
Ii Il mutual friend hadn't intertered. An
other noble resolution broken.
When Simmons went home to dinner. he
was not in Il sweet temper. Dinner was not
ready. Summons stOrmeI.
''Coniound 1t. he roIred, "a man never
can have his meals at the proper time Don't
talk about frrtting chil,ren to NE, Mrs. SIM
mons. Why don't you spank en-, aud make
EN- behave Stop that, sur he eNclnimej
as little Johnnie set up Yell. IN have or
der and peace on tins place. it have t.
fight for it. Do You hear:'
One by one they weut-thoSc new I.lvS..
which Summons WAS turning. over 80 rapidly
After dinner, Simmons wanted to nail IN
some missing boards TO his horse lot
where's that hammer" he asked.
This WAS acOnundrum which always struck
n chill into the heart OF Mr., summons. That
hammer never could be found when wanted.
Didn't you leave it IN the wooi-hou,s.
dear. she asked. when Won
Hemp and baze>, No. didn't. tm |
in the habit of leaving things loose | have
A place Tor my things MIS-. Simmons. AMI
keep them there, | put that hammer IN that
6oN-it amt there. Nnr 1t wasn't anywhere,
apparently.
They looked utI drawers. boxes, undtr
beds, on mautlt-bvardS - cvCryw here but
found no hammer. At last simmons went
out into the back ward and wandered around
until he came to the w5ud-shtd There WIS
The hummer plain enough. lying where be
mad LETT It 4 few days before.
Nv here did You ind IT, asked Mrs Si,.-
mons.
Hail Columbm" exclaimed Simmons.
ask thousand questions about 1t. will Won.
Found 1t i'll the yard, OF course where every
hing on this place might I've found
But Mrs. simmons knew where Ia found
hat hammer Simmons has concluded never
again 10 turn over new leaf. and has used
ip his resolutions to hight his pipe with.