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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1889)
WEST SHORE. 401 TO THE OLD YEAR. Oh, teni-hed par A moment of tarnitjr How swift wing ww thin I The smile, the (Mr, Were thjetrenieiifie tone, And drag of pein end pleuure'i winet A FEW RESOLUTIONS I resolve the coming year ttiut I will not drink any unless I am thirsty. Tliat I will pay all I owe, except what I owe John L, which Is a threshing. Thut I will be a true to the fairer (they have not acted fair er) eex the coming year ai I waa the last year. I think I can. That I will try not to find my temper If I succeed In losing it as often aa I did in 1880. That I will try to be kind to all who are unkind lo me-ve? few are. That I will let people mind their own bushes, and will ai list them all I can. That I will answer my correspondent bettor than heretofore-1 have very few Mt. That If I can not find a man after mine own heart, I will seek a womun. That I will write better or more entertaining things fur the press if poiwlble. That 1 will be kinder to the gentleman (if such he was) who threshed me last year. That I will act belter In good society. That I will agree to obey my superiors If I have any. think I am safe in making this reedJtlon. Till MILKMAN. I em raenlred Main to m11 Hjr caetumere toother )ar A portion of the eeme old wlll The thoald Uke weier without fr That I will not again laugh In churoh-unlrse the minister turns down attain, That I will not try to make another Fourth of July oration, so help me those who heard ma last fourth and rlapwd their hands when I was entirely through, having held their breath up to that time. That 1 will send the neat aprlng poem to the editor Instead of taking it. That the next norm I write I will put Into roe having the eutatuica more harmoniously wedded the form. That I will write my uncle for twenty dolUre before I make arrangements for Investing it In a deal I toklng to the filing even with the hotel man, who Is aliout that much In my rrdll. That I will not send to Mrs. Illsnk another poem Winning Oh, thel fne. were but w s.ln, Andlniwlfthe winner, I am moved to make this resolution through the advice of a gentleman whose last name la pronounced the eameeehera. lie doesn't know good pottlry when he sera It. That I will ntt advocate the putting of money Into real ee Ule without reKrd to the locality. It I well lo be well " grounded." 1 think I ran keep this resolution. That I' I stay up with the moon I will not fill up with her. 1 wl.h Miss Wlllaid would resolve to slop the moon fioin sel ling such a had eiemph, and Imitate thai orb by taking man to travel with her. I am not a married man, but this itt me.it has no I glcal connection with Ihe foregoing. I trust a numlier of these resolu'lons I will lie able to keep! nd I can If they are like Ihe cru.l of a rwcent piece of pie that 1 undertook recently. Tiir rxitMKiu (wiTStoiisrseeios). Till LAWYER. I ais reeolred benoeforth to be A filler ebild of eopliietnr: If juiiioebenotonmjr eiile Then Juttioe ehell be eoreljt triid. I em nwtlvwl mlueeaelai aI iirldiil slim urtwo To ll.el bubble we ibMeM e.elnlele la eli our eole, wheteer we do. nig rmriiKii. I en reeolted l preb ewer lei er llh lt er H.i.Mn I mmmm, ll Leeld, The Itiluf hrW hee wllh the deed. The de before I eold ! ewllie- 1 .Ithfd lUl tbei '' f ili'n ( bl eell. IS eee. And tl.- Ml ft. ob. enlnLUlr. THE POLITICIAN. I so rteulred-I slwejre wee To edrocele eome rujhteuae eeuee While imepini treeeuo b the throel Until be promise me hle--tol UNCONSCIOUSLY. M..e Fim-Well, Mr. Dougherty are y. still WMT Doi'oniaTY Yei ahure, and I am; and aire y-one? Mies FutLY No indade ; no slcb good kwk as U.ai. Tllf ri.lllT. I tm reeol.ed-1 Ihlek I set Thelhleiwb',lhUare leabi Of rree. b Ihle ell 0ei le rnrnnti leelfl hi be letueeiil. If la Ihe ew.a line nt Ibe et.it ekeeUeeleeile Ami Mick imm toik wb. ebuwU be eee I ti ff .11, If I doe'l. I Ihleb I WITH l.lMir.D IHO.NY. M... Iuiet (to Mr. CI...Kwho baa an envlona rival In Mr. j4mMh-M,. J.me. Is j-ut ae wltiy a. be ran l-i don I yoa Uilnk so, Mr. ('het.T Ma. C.-Yea, mot eople are! Mroiell.toeiwedl.et.b To ll tU ev.ee 'lweie,ee ST"l4l Tlil df etik ei If lbl el odl-Aud.MrelJMl.fll.r',''l,,