Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-01-06
new YEARS
HAIR SPLITTING.
Difference Between Resolutions
and Good Intentions.

IN I'D you make any New Years
resolutions. JohnnyY' asked
the cashier as the bill clerk
returned from his locker
What do you take me forT' asked
the bill clerk. "It may be necessary
for you. but don't quite see what I've
got TO make resolutions against"
81 beg your pardon" said the cash
Ter. "As usual. I spoke in haste and
unthinkingly. New Years resolutions
are for imperfect and weak willed per
sons like me. Not for you"
I've made em, all the same"
Then originally you had faultsr
'One or two little blemishes, per-
haps." admitted the bill clerk. "One
time swOre of smoking cigarettes"
Some people might regard that a
a blemish." said the cashier.
81 guess ] kept to II for about three
weeks" said the bin clerk. "and that
was doing pretty darned well. too.
Most OF them don't last that long. II
always makes me q little weary To
hear a fellow say: No. / aIn't taking
any. thank you. I've sworn OF. 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."
''It is only too often the case. l fear"
sighed the cashier.
BILLY Manchip has sworn OF from
cussing." said the bill clerk, with an
amused smile II came In through
the alley. and he had three fellows
loading for him, and they were ham
ding the cases as II they were going
to sleep when Billy came out. cx-
pected 10 hear something rich and
fancy. but except that he kind Of slut
tered when he came to the places
where the ornamental words would
have fitted you'd have thought he was
talking to Il Sunday school class.
said TO him. What's the matter. Billy 2
Its just a fool habit, swearing.
says Billy. I've sworn or
I'll give him just about one week"
continued the bill clerk. Say. the
walking In hades ought to be good by
this time. ] don't think I ought to do
anything "a mske II better, do your
There's a difference between inten-
lions and resolutions" said the cashier
"A good intention Ii all right, but II
needs a resolution on top Of II to make
1t stick. You may intend to quit going
into debt for things you could do with
out. and you may intend to get around
to the Office on time and put a little
more ginger into your work when you
do get there. You may Intend to be a
little more deferential In your manner
toward your elders and superiors In
the Office and to take good advice when
your elders and superiors give Il to
you. but nothing's likely to come Of
intending. When you resolve-when
you say to yourself, i am going to do
this or. From this time on I'm not
going to do that then there's some
hope for you."
You think it's all right, them" que
ried the bill clerk
IT'S good thing to make a resolu-
tion to do better any time" said the
cashier. Its bad to break II. but It's
better TO make il and break Il than not
to make il at all. II Billy can keep a
clean mouth for n week IL will be bet
ter than nothing. and be may last
longer. II YOU stopped nlling 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. How
about taking up yOnr employers time
shooting of that everlasting slack jaw
OF yours sT'-Chicago News.