The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-14
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amy had often laughed
Aoh >. friends and business asso-
a a'.t p'' about turning over a IN new Nv
e ia swearing off" ON New Years IS
Or - s" wss inclined to be proud OF
,vp id for he had never naon nn Sent
], thai than q fortnight. o ,ror.
Nv never let his conscience .' %or
i'm about New Year resolutions
ILL nu.c,ence had a tirst-class excuse
i h. simply wouldn't listen to II.
Hardy had given him a swear
t ALI, regularly the last week OF
~ the six years they had been
,'a ~ he was not surprised when,
Inv 1s'' evening Of Dec. 81, she asked
~ come into the library for a. few
,tos otter dinner, as she had some
- NJ importance to say to him.
ecE y began Mrs. Hardy, you'll be
Dext month, and
ardv knew the formula and inter-
wo,ll get at 1t straight this time"
Mrs Hardy, as she procured PEN
and paper and requested him to
ver all questions as asked. When
Ind finished examining him as to
weekly program of life. she said:
NV let me read you what have"
uoDdsv night-theater, usually.
Tuesday night-club.
Wednesday night-club. 81.
Thursday night-secret society.
Friday night-club.
Saturday night-another secret 80
y,
Observation-Disclosures dates. Oc-
Slonally at home"
Hardy had to laugh at the way ne
rs being handled.
Now" said Mrs. Hardy, triumph
btly, where do | come in? How
any evenings do you spend with me-!
liy one, and that at the theater. Now
lis see how much time you actually
lend at home"
She figured rapidly for n few Sec
BIDS, and then announced:
Barely one-third of your time, Sun
g ays Included, is spent at home. In
ther words, you dine here, sleep here
few hours In the early morning, ana
ass a few minutes here at breakfast.
don't think it's being a bit nice to me,
aCk, to say nothing Of the injury II
doing your health. Now, then, here
a program which l wish to substi'
ute for your present one:
Monday night-theater.
Tuesday night-club.
Wednesday night-home.
Thursday night-secret society.
Friday night-hOme, possibly thea
ter
Saturday night-home.
"SuDday-home and church.
Retire each night not later than Il
BE at office each morning not late
than 9:3O."
Hardy did not surrender without
struggle, but Mrs. Hardy was deter
mined, so at last he pledged himself t.
live up to her program for one month
Jan. l.
Hardy's business required his guild
Ing presence each morning as early a
O'clock, but he was rarely in hi
ONCE at that hour. His clerks wer
accustomed to seeing him rush i
ABOUT 10, frequently later, and throN
the office into an uproar, and whe
on the morning of Jan. 2 he arrive
promptly at 9, and in quiet and ev
IDENTITY good spirits, his face shown
signs Of having been permitted to @
70 sleep for a proper length of tim
'ley exchanged anxious glances. A
soon as Hardy went out his conduC
was freely discussed. One or two a
'Fibuted the change to New Year, bl
the majority were apprehensive (
trouble.
Hardy continued to come to h
ONCE at 8 sharp, all the while his ia,
stoWing ruddier and his disposition su
l'er' In two weeks the new spirit hi
entirely pervaded the office. Busine
went with a vim that was contagiou
II was all the talk on Hardy's floor
Inc big office building.
But Hardy was having a hard tin
Notwithstanding the fact that surfa
INDICATIONS were to the contrary, T
worse tug came at night. His eve
,ns at the club New Year week W,
IN d way, memorable. At 1870
broke away from one of t
most select circles that exclusive pls
auoFded' and announced that he wor
nave to be off.
An engagement" was his expla1
lon to the many queries. When
s vas gone 1t was the subject of COW
"a He had never been known
w awning like that since he had be
a., MEMBER of the club. He did !
so Snow up" again that week, and I
aollowng Monday a self-constitut
~ h. of three jovial spirits cal
w., us once to ascertain what y
,'. Iong, The idea of a New Yaar 70