The Greeley tribune., 1912-01-04
DID YOU MAKE 'EM?
(From Mondays Daily Tribune

DID YOU MAKE 'EM?
(From Mondays Daily Tribune)
This Ia the day that moro good
resolutions are made than in all of
the rest OF the year combined. From
Little Willie, who has been tardy 1t
school few times and who has
been talked into reform, down to
grandpa, who is still learning a few
things he didn't know. the family
and world in general is taking a
highland fling at the big good deed
proposition for the year.
Many Of the resolutions made so
bravely this morning already have
been smashed to smithereens. The
sweet young thing who decided to
call a halt ON gossip was started
again by few chance callers or go
ing out to dinner. Father probably
didn't smoke all morning but when
his old friend came around this
afternoon with . pOcketful Of dandy
good cigars father wilted . little
and grabbed one eagerly. And 90
on down the line = bunch Of good
resolutions have been shot to pieces.
The trouble with the average
New Year resolution IL that IL is
like = great many sermoas-it
doesn't go deep enough and there is
nothing vital TN it. 1t II too much
like doing without something you
don't like anyhow during lent
Many . strong man can 60 through
lent without being tempted By an
ice cream soda and many = girl can
get through 1t without smoking .
cigar. Neither deserves . particle
Of credit for neither has done any.
thing but stall. II they both had
changed the things to deny. both
might have won . small victory that
would have mnAde them stronger.
So Il u with ths rssoauHaoas we
make tho flrst Of the year. Most a.
them arc trivial and deserve 20 b
broken before tho frst day Of the
year dies.
There II no moro reason for max.
ing . good resolution ON New Years
day than any other. Any day is .
good one to mako . resolution
worth while. In fact every day 10
the best for making them because
there would bo some chance of .
victory over ourselves II We started
each day with . few good resolu-
tons staring us in the face. by
calling them to mind each morning
We might remember them a good
deal Of tho time.
Some people arc very pious on
Sunday. They pray aloud and frev.
eatly to tho Lord to make them
charitable. merciful. generous, kind.
loving and tho Lord knows what.
But when they hike out to business
on Monday morning. leaving their
Sunday suit hanging on chair.
they usually leave all the pietv
there. too. until next Sunday, when
they pray moro frevenuy than ever.
II you hadn't heard them do it in
church or prayer meeting you would
never know they were the people
petitioning the Almighty to h.
made better.
The New Year resolution is
good deal the same way, you
would never know tomorrow tb,.
all Of your neighbors had reso,r.
on something to make them bet,..
II they hadn't gleefully informed
you OF It today. They tell Won
} what they are going to do so ro.
will tell them they are very love,,
TO be 10 good. But they aren,, -
: good. They are satisfied when vor
tell them you intend to do ,h...
very nice things you told tbcm
about. 'A
> Inc best resolutions to mako
the ones You don't tell about
7 fight IL weakened the mimi.
outline your plans to the enc.
You can gumshoe good reso,n,ia
'hroush lot easier than yon can
scurvy business trick. but u,
"s sui stick to the scurvy triek
your good resolutions OF ,,,I
~.e@dy are shattered, make ,ho..
. al over again tomorrow and ~.
ne1t day and the next INIT, 80
NO" hea-then You will hou.
them nailed to the mast.