St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31
new YEARS
HAIR SPLITTING.
Difference Between Resolutions
and Good Intentions.

"n1D you make any New Year
resolutions. Johnny" aske
IL the cashier as the bill cler
returned from his locker.
What do you take me forY' aske
The bill clerk. ut may be necessar,
for you. but don't quite see what I'v
got to make resolutions against"
IL beg your pardon" said the cash
Ter. "As usual, spoke In haste ant
unthinkIngly. New Years resolution
are for imperfect and weak willed per
sons like me. Not for you"
"fve made EN-, all the same"
"Then originally you had faults7.
"0ne or two little blemishes, per
haps," admitted the bill clerk. "Ons
time sworc or smoking cigarettes"
Some people might regard that as
a blemisb." said the cashier.
II guess ] kept TO 1t for about three
weeks" said the bill clerk. "and that
was doing pretty darned well. too.
Most Of them don't last that long. II
always makes me a little weary to
hear a fellow say: NO. I amt taking
any. thank you. I've sworn or, and
I'm not going to begin again. In a
day or two you'll see him lining up In
the same old way at the same old
place. and that's all there Is to IT,"
1T Is only too often the case, I fear"
sighed the cashier.
BILLY Mnnchip has sworn or from
cussing." said the bill clerk, with an
amused smile. II came In through
the nlley. and he had three fellows
loading for him. and they were han.
ding the cases as II they were going
to sleep when Billy came out. I cx.
pectcd TO hear something rich and
fancy. but except that he kind Of slut.
tered when he came to tho places
where the ornamental words would
have fitted you'd have thought he was
talking 10 a Sunday school class. I
said to him. What's the matter. Billyr
ITS Just a fool habit. swearing
says Billy. I've sworn or
"rll give him Just about one week"
the bill clerk. Say. the
In hades ought to be good by
this time. ! don't think I ought 10 do
anything TO make II better. do your
There's difference between lntcn.
Ions and resolutions" said the cashier. |
"A good Intention Ii all right. but Il |
reeds n resolution on top OF II 10 make
{ stick. You may Intend to quit going |
nto debt for things you could do with. |
'ut. and you may intend TO get around |
o the oiiice on time aud put n little |
more ginger Into your work when you
10 get there. You may intend TO be a
little more dcfercntial In your manner
oward your elders aud superlors IN
hc Office aud 90 take good advice when
our elders ana supcrIors give II TO
ou. but nothings likely 10 come OF
When you rcsolve-when
ou say to yourself. I am going to do
his.' or. From this time on I'm not
ding 20 do that then there's some
opc for you"
"You think it's all right. theni" que
led the bill clerk.
IT'S good thing 10 mako q rcsolu.
on 90 do better any time" said the
ishier. "It's bad 20 break II. but It's
ettcr 10 make II ana break II than not
make II nt all. II Billy can keep q
can mouth for week II viii be bet.
u than nothing. and he may last
niger. IL you stopped filllng your
ngs with cigarette smoke for three
ceks you're that three weeks 20 the
'od."
Thank you for this little lesson"
Id the bill clerk gratefully. How
'out taking up your employers time
ooting on that everlasting slack Jaw
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