Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-03
Resolved; To be economical.
Resolved; To be courteous.
Resolved; To be charitable.
Resolved; To be hopeful.


Resolved To be hopeful.
Resolved; To keep my resolutions.
So wrote Kitty Mayhem on New
Years Eve in a brand new diary which
was one of her Christmas presents
What a happy, merry Christmas 1t had
been the fifth one since her marriage
and each year had found her a happi-
err wife than the year before. With a
loving husband and two delightful
children. what better could the fleet
ing years have brought into her life?
To might, the children safely tucked up
in bed, she stirred the fire into a
brighter blaze on the hearth, put
Toms slippers and house-coat to
warm, and sat down to wait that
gentleman's arrival
1t was cold night, and she felt that
warm welcome should greet him for
both body and mind. Meantime she
would use her new diary. As she
read what she had written, There Is
an old saying" laughed she, that the
last shall be the first, and think it
should have been so In thisScase. Re-
solved; To keep my resolutions. There
is where l shall fail, fear"
Very much like other people If she
did. no doubt you think. Few of us
find our attempts at reform are lasting
and still 1t is better to try and fail than
never try at ALL Sometimes, too, what
we call failure may prove to be a sue
cess after all. A chance word or deed
Of Kindness often returns to us in lat
er years bringing knowledge of re-
suits far beyond our expectation.
Under each resolution Kitty determ-
tned to write a motto to correspond.
Economy Is Wealth" was the first
I'VE have every comfort we need, but
we certainly have not wealth. she
pondered. Economy is needed, and
l read a little while ago that economy
is great revenue. Yes, I'll certainly
try to be economical"
Then she turned to the next resolu-
ton. Resolved; To be courteous
Her remembrance of Emerson served
to recall a motto for that. Life Is not
so short but there is always room for
courtesy. After all what is courtesy
Something more than good manners, a
lift of the hat, a ready word of thanks
for favor received. The genuine feel
ing of the Golden Rule is genuine
courtesy. An instance comes into
my mind as / write. l was once walk
ing through the street, accompanied by
a little colored girl. A lady passed us
and we noticed something out of order
about her dress Quick as thought, the
| child darted forward, and told the
| lady, at the same time rectifying the
trouble Returning to me she said: 81
| knew she would be glad to be told,
! should If l were in her place. What
! fine lady in the land could have done q
more courteous acuon2 Kitty felt sure
| it would be easy for her to keep that
resolution.
Now for the third, Resolved; To BIZ
/ charitable. 1 am sure that does moi
! mean benevolence alone, though I hops
/ to respond to such demands, whenever
! they come to my notice, and / NEAR
/ to train the children to be generou.
! to their mates and to each other
Dear little Teddy came to me after
! their Christmas tree for permission IL
! give some Of his presents to the little
| Italian children whose father keeps tn,
fruitstand at the corner. Il had 81
many toys" pleaded he. "and they haG
so few. 1 think no better motto car
be given to that resolution than the Bi