The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27
A Woman'S New
 Year ReSolution.c

Twas New Years Eve. Mrs Rumble sat reading newspaper. One paragraph contained these words: "Women are like children. They have no sense of time,
 no appreciation of the seriousness attach | Ing to promise. If a woman says she VIII meet you at a given brace at oclock you need not trouble to keep the appoint
 ment till half past 4,when she will arrive panting and out of breath and say she l fears she's few minutes late.' Its shame. so 1t is," thought Mrs. Stumble, that people should be allowed 10 abuse women that way in print Now.
 always keep my promises, and I'm nev-
 CT, never late anywhere. Tomorrow is New Years day. Tonight Is the time to
 make good resolutions and Il make some
 on these two points; not that I need to,
 of course, but if I do it will make n e | doubly careful to refute the islander on our sex
 Mrs. Bumble-turned to the pretty little writing desk which had been a present from her husband last New Years dly- | so she would have conveniences for writ. | ing out good resolutions. he said. She
 opened it. took pen and paper and very l shortly had evolved these two declara- 1 tions:
 During the coming year will sacred
 ly keep every promise l make. ONiih6 lIlG year s1 WILL De on Ilnle promptly for every engagement or ap-
 pointment, bar accidents and acts of | Providence"
 She had read that last in a legal docu-
 ment and added it because it seemed to | make her resolutions more binding.
 She enclosed the resolutions in a beauti-
 fully decorated photograph frame and
 tied the frame with aesthetic green and
 yellow ribbons to the foot of her bed | haWs . | lions first thing In the morning. IT ien
 she went to bed with sense of having
 achieved something serious.
 Next day at F o'clock MT. Rumble re- | ceived fro minis friend Van Rubber an en. Velope containing tickets for himself and wife to a grand musical rehearsal very high up and exclusive where Nm ,. | Screechitt and M. Fiddlefiitz were fairy
 going to strain themselves. It was in-
 perative. Mir. Bumble's friends no;e said, | that everybody should be on time. for the
 doors were to be locked before the per
 formance began and would not be openC d till the intermission, an hour afterwarl. He and Mrs. Van Rubber would meet the Bumbles at the hall. Mrs. Rumble Was delighted for the Van Rubbers belonged
 to the very first social set and for her to
 be seen sitting beside Mrs. Van Rubber at a Screechitt and Fiddleflitz rehearsal was hoAl uOol to SlttlHB upoH q peuestdI in paradise Mrs Rumble jumped at the invitation.
 Then she bethought herself
 "Oh, l did promise Susan Gadson that I'd drop in with her at old Gadson's Club this afternoon. They've a reception to ladies from to 6. Susan Gadson was go- Ing to call for me. to be sure, but I know her so well it won't make any difference. I'm going to the rehearsal"
 MT. Rumble was obliged to leave home early in the afternoon. but promised to meet his wife at the entrance to the Screechitt-F -Fiddleftz place. Adjuying her by all she held dear to be on time ut g. sharp, he went his way.
 Mrs. Rumble determined to outdo her self in the matter of toilet. She sent for