Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-10-20
For the Young Folks.
Polly'S Day of Fun"

4 "SiH toWhS, ana her eyes looked ont
from beneath with cold. unoving
gleam
To begin with, Polly did not like her
name ana as today was the first day of
school, she had just been obliged ia tell
1t TO the new teacher. Moreover. Anna
bel Moore sat right across the aisle and
the teacher had called Annahel dear
J Polly thought "Annahel" the pretuest
name in all the world, and Polly" the
| homelieSt.
When recess came Polly marched off
| by herself into corner; from there she
| sulkily watched her friends playing tag.
! tretty soon pair of flying feet dashed
! 10y her. and a smart tap t.ugled on her
arr:
Tag, You're it, exclaimed Annabel
Moore, BREATH aSsly.
amt neither amt playing" said
! Polly, Sourly.
/ Annahel laughed good-naturedly.
oh come, Polly" che coaxed. Don't
/ play"
Il don't want to be good Good folks
are stupid" declared Polly, Grossly.
Why. Polly Smith. what an idea
! exclaimed Annahel IN shocked voice
| \ Jew minutes later, recess being over.
/ tolly sat i'll Ter seat, hStlcSsly turning
the leaves of her reader, suddenly She
started, and looked tiNcdy nj few
! words near the top of one Of the pages.
! The easiest way 10 be happy oneself
/ Is to make someone else happy she
read ana shut the book with bang
| causing the teacher to look down sharp
! ly at her.
Hard as she tried, Polly could not
drive this new idea from her thoughts,
| and il made ler restless all the after
noon. by night she had Sullenly decid-
/ ed TO try II and see what twas good
! for, anyhow. She made up her mind
| that she would begin the next morning
and see if she could find anyone to make
happy. She told herself that &c ,wouldn't
| work, but she went TO bed that night
With n queer little eXultant feeling.
much rs though she were about to try
Il new game,
The first thing Polly thought of the
! next morning was her new plan. She
jumped out of bed and ran happily to
the window, bat frown quickly APP
| peared on her forchcad--it was raining,
and Polly particularly disliked rain.
School time came. Then She put GA
her hat and coat, and. catching up her
books and her lunch basket. opened her
umbrella. and started for school
i Just ahead OF her she spied the IA
miliar red hair belonging to Nellie Jones,
and iuvountarily her steps shortened.
Polly did not like Nellie Jones; in fact.
none of the girls did. and the poor child
was left fororn on all occasions Nellie
had made several attempts To be friend
~ with Polly, hut in vain for Polly had
not hcsltatcd to Snub her unmcrCifully
regardless of all rules of kindness or pu-
! likeness.
For minute Polly hesitatcd
Dear me, said she to herself with a
despairing sigh. " spuse 'twould make
her happy, now, if let her walk TO
school with me, Wen. then, | expect IN
have to do it-hut | don't see as there is
any any thlng 50 yg'y happilfying to mt in
TINS sort al dolNgS. Aud she FASTENED
her steps until she Reached Nclic's side.
10 you want TO walk under my am
brella ? asked Polly. a uinr ungra-
ciously.
i The supreme delight that showed at
once on Nellie's plain little face sent a
queer feeling into Polly's throat. By the
time the schoolhousc was reached tho
TWO lttlc girls were chatting quite hap.
pity together; Nellie was telling P&Ilv of
Il brand new place To find hlackhcrripS
At lunch time Polly opened her bns,
ket, The thin slices of bread and but
ter and the cold chicken looked very
tempting as she spread them out ON her
| napkin which she used as tnhlecloth
The small frosted cake was Polly's IA
! vorlte KIND. and there was luscious
| bunch of grapes for dessert
Ioily little white teeth sank happily
| INTO the bread and butter and her
| thumb and forefnger had just picked M
a generous piece of chicken when her
| rowing eyes Glanced to fall upon two
! hard-looking biscuits and doughuut
that lay on desk near her. Nellie Jones
| sat dejectedly before this unaDpefiziuc
array of food, and Polly could not helm
noticing that Nellie's eyes were gazing
| longingly in the direction of her own
| chicken and grapes.
Dear me sighed Polly. 'Wby il il
that it's always the hard thing to do
| that make other folks happy?" Then
| she heckuned Nellie To- come to her
| The little girl jumper to her feet and
| almost flew to Polly's side.
You'll have to help me eat my
| luncheon. ! guess
By afternoon Polly had forgotten all
about her new game as she called il
for her studies and rectntions kept her
| very busy.
| When school was dismissed she joined
Il little group Of girls outside the school
hous" and helped to make joyous plans
| for the picnic that was 10 come off Sat
| urday afternoon As She turned To 20
home little later She found the new
teacher at her side.
well my dear, you seem To- be- wear
! ing a very smiling face. ! think yon
must be happy over something
| Polly skipped ioyously. She was
| thinking of the picnic.
| Il am-and I've had lots of finn toe
| day. tool she exclaimed; then She sud
! denly remembered, aud stopped short.
/ looking mp into the teachers face iu as-
| tonishment. why, Miss Adams-it did
work, didn't it;"
"What worked, my dear? I haven't
the least idea what you mean replied
! Miss Adams. in mild surprise
Polly laughed. aud colored rosy red.
"Oh, nothing much, butt | guess I.iI
try il ueaiu''-Jourual and Messenger
Take Care Of the Eyes
Don't read ia a reclining attitude or
| ia bed