Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-14
VERY REMARKABLE

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) lhre"eh tha' Aunt Emily looked bsc
IRON the carriage with troubled J,
preston.
WISH knew what idea PoIIykin ,
FrFoiVinK IN that curly aead nf bs,s
) 81" murmlred. "rd feel safe. ).
On, no you wo;ll,hlt, my dear. vo,,.,
prooabiy be In fever" laughed r-nc,,
horace "P"ily's ideas are seldom, -.
Suriag" 'ed'
foily herself needed no reassyriny ch 4.
was quite confident that 4 day for yo,
deriul things mad arrived. and ina, II,
was The young person 10 ;erforr, tbs,,
There was not often such AN onrort,-i,s,
as having Aunt Emily away Tor whol.
ga; certainly there had not baen s,nn
uay D|fofe yesterday, when Polly x;rots
~ her new red and gold n6tetook.
heS"iN-d, 70 be rernafk-lI.h.,,
"Ttlah' Pauline Alice Mead"
nat disnliied name was really tuII..
, KIN own. though no one mad eyer her,
| induced 20 cal! her b. il. She liked IA
write II. however. and felt that sn- va.
| growing un TO II very rapidly after tha,
| one entry in the NOTEBOOK.
b- = good girl Aunt Emily had said
| ana That meant not going out OF rh-
YARD Ia play. helping 10 lake car. of
ndddy. ana not troubling Bridget who
| nad the weeks ironing 10 do. Such MI.
uN things said Polly, scornflliy. Any.
body could DO ''nl, ana not b. one bill
remark-u-bIh "
But she knew what she meant 10 do
! and /; was not TO be of any small under.
taking. either. Sh" had heard Aunt
Emil say that the upper store.roorn
as she had time 10 attend 10 n anG
wouldn't Auntie be plea sci and surprlsac
To ind 1t an don. without any trouble
to herself? Pollykin was very fond OF
pleasing others for her own glory: but
men She dd NOT recognize the motive
any more than older people who do the
same thing, and So planned ont her pro.
gram with great satisfaction.
"tours6 house cleaning Is q pretty big
thnk, but that is only little room, and
ran limb ap On a s;eplatder and reach
Nobody eyer said | mustn't. 80 tain
wrong. and Bridget will be downs,aifs
where She won't bother"
is there any little girl would BE- wipn
me dishes foI me the fnornin' 2" inquired
Bridget. ca jolingiy. as Polly passed
through the kitchen. go
I'D like 10. Bridge" tone was
sincerely regretfui-"blt I've got some
thing real 'portant 10 do"
Have ~. thin said Bridget. sns.
piciously We'll. mind wees. the most
portant thing al all Is 10 kape out.
mischief.
After such remark Pollys head was
held q trifte higher than before and she
ma rched on without any explanation Il
was easy to find the step-lad and
though ii was not quite SO easy 10 trans.
port II up To t.,e store-room Polly hc-
complished it. and was ready to begin
work as soon as she found that BhdSei
was safely occupied with her ironing.
busters. soap ana some water In auhtiss
china wash-bowl,-she did not like to 20
10 the Kitchen for any oi her utensils
made what she considered 4 very bust,
neSs-like outfit. ana wnen she had iel
about her waist IN apron 50 long that X
nearly tripped her ~ every step, she
mounted the ladder
II can do il as we'll as anybody" she
assured herself aS She began moving me
Jelly glasses. and | can have nice.
quiet time rhout anybody q 'sturb me-.
But she had forgotten rhaddy AMI
that ynune gentleman was not one 10
tolerate being forgotten long al 4 tine.
His small feet ascended in- stairs. rgnt
loot forward on every step, and his y"lee
preceded him.
Polly. Polly! do wan. some ones
to play horse with me. Folly. where IS
you gone
on. dear! He'll bring Bridget !f.,,l
don't answer him. muttered Polly
Here 1 am. Thaddy. Hush; I'm here
Her guarded tones iinaiy reached the
little searcher. and after TWO or three
eXasperating calls Of Where o. he push
ed his way into the small ROOM
Il want you to come any play hor--
what are You doin. Poliy?'
I'm cleaning house, said Polly, des
perately. II can't play now cause I'm
going 10 move all these ielles n things
Emily. Yol be a good boy and run away
for little while, won't you, Thaddy.
she urged. coaxingiy. 'lll lend you my
doli-buggy to draw your animals IN. aho
by and by I'll come and play with you;
But a more alluring prospect had sad-
denly opened before Thaddy, and her Of
fer lost all attractions.
No; I'm goin' to Clean house. anu
s'prise mamma, too" he declared; II
goin' TO wash the floors n lots of things.
Can, too" said Thaddy. positively. and
by way OF proving his assertion =.
plunged his hands into bowl OF wAts,
and drew oct The cloth with sriaSa
''Thaddyi" cried Poly, leaaing tJward
him.
Alas. She leaned too far. and the lad
der tilted. She clutched wildly AZ
shelf and upset half 4 dozen glasses, any
the next moment child ana ladder wen.
down together amid a series OF shrieks
from ThauGy. When the noise bfoaeh,
Bridget 10 the rescue she found a -inon
boy with a bumped head fairly streaHins
with Jelly. while Polly bruised and cf1'
II
the ladder on top of her, and the osoheaa
china howl antt:ragments OF glass arou'ia
her. '- NS -,
Poor frightened Bridget called en- ,ai
the saints she knew. but when she nv
sepa rated the wreck. and found the NJ NJ
mau part Of il had no bones bfpkea. ~. ~
certainly did indulge in what Ihagcs
called "a nawiul hard scoldn. Ssc Sss
ii with warm water, uIs
arnica and sympathy, ho"ev.ss
and gradually brought peace, and oIoet oust
out Of the confusion. But II Was WI, v.H
s,bdued and somewhat battered Hs..c Hsaa
Polly who lay upon the louhee 1n.a
Aunt Emily came home. and iufnisns1
that good lady with a surprise not ~"
tended. -.
( "Ah. little girl. ii is so easy % iea n
undone the small duties that are olI -.
and come to grief by attemptlns
great duties that belong "a sohiseseSer
else" said Aunt Emily. with aas.s ae
little laugh. Most of us get H'A"s
tail before We. learn better. na.r.
And some way that we was wvncIns.
fully comforting as well as cons,nuhst cos,. uhst
Polly opened her little red notepoosn ~ Hrsf
evening. and she looked long az wv
entry. Then she wrote beneath A,,snon
Resolved. to try being just ssS"G.hni
rood girl first. and not be q remars.,Snter