About Swearing Off

A gre;it deal "f sport is now made of New Year's Day as a '■ wearloft f! luiie." [t is not uaoommon to hear the queaüou put n a sarcaetio wuy: "Well, buve you ewore off yotl" The witty fellovv ou tha n repupera take ít iip imd fíiiiul out oDumerable jokea about weak nilniied mon wluí 'tura ovlt a iinv leal un New Yeur. mui turn back to ít iiiin in Ipbs I ha a fortnight. Jiut, Wlth all this i un iiud ridicule, iho faet ivmains that the xnBtng uf o lira y ;.r is u most fitting me te leaveofl bad hubits, 10 resoive to pitilii ly Bjinüikee and lolliö of the .isi.hi.u lo go (brougb tbe aew better thuu you did the oíd one. So py uo atteuuon to thc curreui iae an.i Jeera ai ibeoustiMn f "tweariugofl um New Ve.ir;" umj if you ee misiake MidfoUleslha youdesire to abuudou and to liave forever b hiud, uow ís tue tiro u so it The tuut is, you should liave dona 50 Iodk ftgo. One uan beRin a cetoi m iu bis owii habita at any time, and should uyr rail antil auy piirtiuulw dav tor muUiug that tart; bttt. hnvmK put it olt uutil uow, Jon't di laj longer. Bugio aiul end tha Nevr Vc;ir right. Ai uouuiNOtoihe eterna! fitnesaof úiingSt the youiig uian who lias just puwued ni Ucker for ihe wberewith to b.u.v lúa wotbuart the usual Nuw V.'ars proseu wdí reoeive a bundsomely worked watcb oasej Twus ever thtis. OlVIHG tlid (JftVii lligdew v.aternifr th íiik.