The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-30
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shave you made your good resolutions
yet for the coming year?"
mo. Have you ~ responded her
husband, bearing down with consid-
erable emphasis on the final word.
"Have I? Why, no; I thought
it was only the men who needed to
make good resolutions.
"And the women are perfect to
begin with eh? Well, Mrs. Buggins,
that may be your veiw of the matter,
but you will find, when you come to
discuss the question with an intelli.
gent male citizen-especially if he
happens to be married-that there is
radical difference of opinion on the
subject. Speaking for myself, I
think there is just as much, or even
more, need of the women making good
resolutions at This time Of the year
than there is for the men to do so.
Now, just for change, suppose we
each draw up set of say seven good
resolutions for the other to sign for the
coming year, and see how they look.
Is it bargain 7"
agreed" said Mrs. Buggins, and
they set to work. At the end of half
an hour they exchanged papers, and
these are the "Good Resolution"
that Mrs. Buggins found staring her
in the face, writes Will S. Gidley,
in the W0man's Home Combanion.
81. Resolved, that will keep my
temper on all occasions and not talk
back to my husband, no matter how
great the provocation may be. The
least said the soonest mended.
"2. That will refrain from finding
fault or showing him that 1 am an
noyed when he is late to dinner or is
away from home evenings oftener or
later than seems really necessary.
"3. That will not attend every
bargain-sale' I hear of, nor buy a
new dress or hat every time I see
some other woman wearing one that l
like.
"a. That will look after my hus-
bands clothing more carefully, and
see that in the future he does not go
with half the buttons either hanging
by one thread or off entirely.
"5. That 1 will give up running
around the neighborhood and gossip
ing, and attend strictly to my own
affairs and my home duties.
"6. That will remember that $40
bills are like angels visits, somewhat
scarce, and that l will not pout and
sulk for half a day every time I ask
my husband for one and fail to get it.
81. That my husband, being wiser
than I, will defer to his judgment
and allow him to have his own way
in all things, as good wife should
do"
The good resolutions which Mrs.
Buggins had drawn up for Mr.. Bug
gins guidance were much briefer,
but they were right to the point.
They were as follows /:
81. Resolved, that l will give up
smoking.
"2. That l will resign from the
club and stay home evenings with my
family.
"3. That 1 will keep out of pol
itics and spend no more money try
ing to get into Office or to keep on the
right side of the boys.
"a. That will cheerfully furnish
such sums of money as my wife in
her judgment may deem necessary
for household and personal expense.
"5. That I will not growl because
my wife spends more time than I
think she really ought to in calling
or in entertaining company.
"6. That l will receive my wife S
mother with open arms and glad
smile, no matter how often she may
visit us nor how long she stays.
81. That I will be guided wholly
by my wife's sound judgment in all
questions affecting my personal habits
or home-life."
"Well?" said Mrs. Buggins. in
quiringly, after they had finished
reading the two sets of resolutions.
"I'll never sign 'em /! I'd rather
be mummy in a gilded sarcophagus
than attach my signature to such
a set of resolutions - declared Mr..
Ruppins. StOutlV.
"And I'll never sign the horrid sci
you drew up; never u exclaimed
Mrs. Buggins, with very red face.
"Tell you what we'd better do, y
said Buggius, somewhat more mildly
Lets work the problem out by can
collation.. TIL cancel my seven 'good
resolutions against your seven, ane
we'll let things slide along as before
though we will both probably be the
better in some respects for having
drawn out each others side on the
subject. What do you say, Aman
da?"
"I'm willing ifyou are," said Mrs
Buggins, softly, and in this sensible
fashion the threatening war cloud wa
dispersed.