The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-05-16
COMPOUNDING EXCUSES
Culfivafing The Habit Of Furnishing Excuses, Will
Not Add to Mans Comfort
By p. Nut.


the ordinary eher bad
will justify his actions There authentic the
origin this dea but furnished with number of
to show that it has been in for number years.
The first be recorded Genesis 3rd
chapter 18th In the Bible number similar but
OF them be referred acceptable The furnished
by Napoleon for his defeat
era whom he had depended fifteen In the
Of the Revolution 1776 General Washington realizing
the be furnished with during New
York Boston, had the troops
lied that he must be that the soldiers looked
their leader make
instead supplies history would differently
today.
The Gar of Russia abdicaed exile because
not satisfactory.
little boy going school, oers the and tardy the
teacher demands In this furnished
parents and generally accepted the teacher the
forgotten for the time being Later he reaches
cretion and allowed privileges remembers how
to furnish excuses in the past and accordingly
When he obtains his first employment make
his u.s. L did dea Working Office
boy and desiring attend ball he has relative preferably
grandmother die and allowed employers
expense of time
he reaches past paved with excuses he is
constantly furnishing them He becomes expert
him furnish
evening after his work is DONE he
sends word that hei detained the Office place employment
One the contemplate description
the Stacker He has depending him support
his excuse, and if the known generally
brought light that he is unable himself and
depends upon luck but he
has been shown the from earliest childhood always
watching for of escape.
He is frequently discovered in almost community telling
the citizens how the should be that
is going fail, and for them pay
talk Later when the has become reality he
discovered keeping burning large
in the sitting of his PARENTS
children busy supplying his needs and listening his
You all less interested in pugm In history
of Kingdom of them cased hard osers
such asI unfit
weight fouand the referee decided
Their have ring
lowers the sport has been abolished the
The furnished for the of
that he ambitious.
opinion of the public would be-
they had gathered witness bagam players
and sad today for did bring
gloves and other paraphenaia therefore cannot play
In the letting of all public inserted
bonus be paid for day they
length of time expires No is accepted.
Some of the people who did like General Grant,
President Lincoln with the depended up
he drank President Lincoln reped Il wish you try
find what he drinks able supply
officers with of the brand"
Admiral Dewey stood the bridge of the Olympia the
battle of Manila and the order You fire ready,
Gley knowing that there would be from that
of the ship. The results of the battle well known.
The habit of forming caused from lack of initiative
Individuals who do instead of consulting that still small
their looking the outside for
within of the
impulse of the ntempeance and
cumstances.
people confound with
the solution trying
discover why do and they have
ceded They have discovered
concerning downfall of the individual
them halfway. it will remain unsolved
The environment other Words companonship
roundngs responsible for mans
doing In the congeed districts of large
that startling ayman improper
degeneracy teracy
IDLE for great depredaions When living
@ enjoying the best Of food wearing
him. of
thrown their The methods employed
crude and they successful in
The who eliminates his vocabulary,
utes either confidence determination ambition its
place. will gain foohold he seeking for
he will There nothing saddr the world than
mar looking for n to his defects