THE FREE LANCE.
V 01.,. IV
THE FREE LANCE.
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OWING to the time given to vacation
during the early part of the month,
this number appears nearly two weeks
later than usual.
WE are all familiar with the old cus
tom of making pledges for the
year, "swearing off," making new reso
lutions and doing many other deserving
STATE COLLEGE, PA
EDITOR,
, JANUARY, 1890.
things, during the early part of every
year.
Some poor unfortunate who has
been overcome by indulging in bad
habits, smoking, chewing, drinking,
gambling, or what not, now says that
he will abstain from such habits for a
certain length of time or possibly quit
them entirely. Nothing could Le more
desirable than that he should do the
latter ; but does he do it? We are too
familiarwith the majority of "New Year's
pledges" to look upon them in a gener
al way with favor. With those who
keep them we have nothing but praise,
but what of those who do not? Is this
not the experience of many who fall ?
They would wait until the beginning of
the new year before they stop on their
downward careers. It is not the lime
when a determination is made, but the
strength of 'that determination which
tells the story. If the will is in accord,
why not stop at any time ?
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Here is a weakness in human nature:
"We put off until tomorrow that which
we might do to clay." The trouble is
we have not the will to do it to clay, and
what is there to strengthen our will to
morrow ?
Why not cultivate a sense of duty
which responds when duty calls ? That
which is done mechanically 'may be done
without the right spirit, ..That which is
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