The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29


u u the cashier rs the bill clerk
returned from his locker.
'WhaI do YOU take me for?" asked
the hill clerk, I'll may be necessary
fer yea. hut don't quite see what I've
got 10 make resolutions against"
81 hey your pardon" said the cash.
Ter. "As usual. | spoke In haste and
unthinkingly. New Years resolutions
are for Imperfect and weak wiIled per
sons like me Nel for yuu "
I've made EN-. all the same"
"Then originally you had faults?"
"One or i've little blrmishes. per.
haps." admitted the bill clerk Zone
time swere off smoking cigarettes"
Some people might regard that as
a bletniSh.. said the cashier
Il guess | Kept To II for about three
weeks" said the bill clerk. and that
Wits doing pretty darned we'll too.
Most of them don't last that long 1t
alwa.s makes me II little weary t9
hear IL fellow say. No. | aln't takin j.
any. thank you I've sworn of. and
I'm not going To begin again In II
day or two you'll see him lining up In
the same old WAY at the same old
place. and thaf's all there Is 10 It.
1T Is only too often the ease. | fear. .
sighed the caslier
Billy Mauchip has sworn eff from
eusshg," said the bill clerk. with nm
amused smile Il came In thraugb
the alley. and lie had three fellows
loading for him. and they were han.
ding the eases rs If they were going
to sleep Wien BILLY came out ox.
pected TO hear something rich and
fancy. but except that he kind uf slut.
tered when he came To the places
where the ornamental words would
have fitted you'd have thought he WIS
talking to II Sunday school class
said 10 him, What's the matter, Bflyf
lis lust Il fool habit. swearing.
says Billy I've sworn at
IN give him Just about one week.
continued the hill clerk Say. the
walking In hades ought 10 lac gnn1 ny
this time | don't think ought To do
anything 10 make II better. dn yodT'
There's II difference between iute.t.
tons ana resolutions" sail the cashier
~ good intention Is Nil right. bui Il
needs a resolution on top ot II I, ma,
II stick You may intend to quit going
Into debt for things Non could do with
ont. and Won may intend to get around
TO the office on tine ANA put Il little
more ginger into your work when you
do get there. ion may intend 10 be {
little more defprpntlit IN your maine,
toward your elders ana su,lpriorS II
the office aud To take good advice whel
your elders and supcriora give 1t Il
you, but nothng's likely to come Of
intending When you resolve " hen
you say TO voursclf. I am going To d,
this or. + rom this time on I'm mol
going to do that then there's some
hope for You"
You think It's MI right, them" que.
ried the bill clerk.
ITS II good thing TO make rcsolu.
ton TO do better auy time" said the
cashier ITS bad 10 break II. hut us
better to make 1t and break it than mol
TO make II nj all If Billy cun keep u
clean mouth for II week II will he bet
ter than nothing. aud he may last
longer II YOU stopped filling your
lungs with cigarette smoke for three
weeks you're that three weeks TO the
good
THANK you for this little lesson.
said the bill clerk gratefully. Low
about taking MP your employers time
shooting OF that everlasting slack jaw
or yours ?"-Chicago News.