New Year Good Resolutions.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6456, 28 December 1904, Page 4

New Year Good Resolutions.

Tina isthe tiroe of the yenr for makitie yood resolutions. I'm grpafc at that. Ti'f i fine thing to find yourself aresoluting •"or the New Year. And it is easy, too That is, for a man with srit. Of coursp. hhpre's the keeping of them—well, that's a 'different matter. I always like to write out mv good resolutions for the new year •nd then lose the paper; that saves > rouble. Now, for instance, last New War's Day I resolved not to spend money >n luxuries, but the trouble was to define what luxuries were. I smoked four cigars 'i^foro I solved the problem. Yes, but 1 ■^xed it all right—"a lexury is a thin? which you don't much care whathor you have or not." For instance, there's mv wife's now bats; thoy are undoubtedly injuries; coßsequonfc'y I told her about my resolve. She didn't; say anything; only smiled with a far-off kind of look, that T know boded no good.

Then I resolved to rise early. Tliat's a favourite good resolution Oi mine, for it? always fresh and doasn'fc got worn out with keeping. Still it's aifinn thing. I know a man who used to riso early, a man who was so ambitious to riso in the world; that: he used to begin at '1.30 fvery rooming. Oh yes! He's risen; he's to ba appointed Inspector of Door-mata in Government °^- fices. You know how unhealthy BOtno kind*--ftf door-mats are? Tt'll bo a good billot, though very responsible, vory.

Another good resolution I struck was that of being more liberal. Now, that's a irrand ido.T, ! Of course I'm naturally liberal, ever since the days of my childhood, when I used to give the pennies with holes in them to the blind piper and felt happy afterwards ! Yes, but T cam 9to Hie conclusion that I hadn't enough to bo very liberal on ! I've decided to sare up till I'm dea/1, aud what I can't take I'll be <jfenuinnly liberal with—like other folks : for, after all, giving is certainly a luxury! What about my wifa ? Oh, yes ; I forgot. Well, aboufc that luxury resolution. Next day at brenkfast I was nearly poisoned, but I said nothing 1. Same •*t ten-time. " What's wron?, Kitty ?" I enquired " Oh, I'm just working on one of your wood resolutions, and giving np luxuries. There's no greater luxury in the house than ITondai Laiika tea, so you'll have to do without it ! That's Figloaf' blend.' " But isn't it just a== dear P" I ask-d. " Oh, ye*," B«id Kitty ; " it's just 2s a ■oim , also ; but 'uxuripp don't always dpDBiid on prico. That Hondai Lanka tpa i« oure luxury, aa everyono knows, though no higher in prifo tban any othor ; it goes furthtti 1, ip beautiful, delightful and "

" That'll do, Kitty. I'll nbnnrlon my good resolutions if you'll only stick to • Hondai Lanka ' tea in future " —and she •lid !