The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05

1T is very SAD thing when little
folks fancy 10 themselves that
i Sauoy, pert behavior is wit.
Poor Polly Fert was one of
these little folks. She would be sure
when any one was talking 10 interrupt
them by saying something in ,the middie
or their discourse, and IL she did not
know whom or what they were talking
ABOUT, she would be sure to ask ques-
uons, and although she often got hand
someiy rebuked for her impairment Curl
oslty, in two minutes SEe was at the
same game again.
AT last her governess at boarding
scnool began to be quite tired of her
aand had some thoughts OF sending her
nome. But thought came into her
nIdu 10 try a scheme which might pos
slbly cure her
Among other of Polly Pert's imper-
=. .li91inces was curiosity, which led her
70 r listen TO peoples conversation.
Inc goVerness got two of the eldest
Students to whisper together very loJ /
ABOUT a great curiosity in the COVER
ness little closet, where none was ever
permitted to go but herself. They were
10. pretend that they had stolen d
glimpse OF II, and il was the finest thing
ever scent
All this Miss Pert stood upon tiptoe
TO listen to, and as soon as the two
students were gone, she was. on the
rack TO know what this curiosity could
be.
If they have seen it, says she to
herself, why may not l? If they were
not caught, why should ! be? IL the
closet door is not fastened, why may
not look imp
Just then, looking out of the window,
she saw the governess walking in the
garden with The two students. She look
ed about, as watchful as a cat, to see II
any one was observing her, and find
ing the coast clear, made straight for
the closet and went in.
Bang went the door and fastened her
IN! For the lock was a spring lock and
they had so contrived with a string
that the door would Immediately close
and lock.
The bird was now caught, and she
would have given a bit of her precious
tongue to have been ten miles off.
What to do she Gid not know.
Night came on, but no governesS
came to the closet, and poor Polly be-
gan to blame her own prying DISPOSE
ton and wished she had never listened
to other peoples conversation.
Ten o'clock came, but ne governess;
her heart was now almost ready to
burst Locked in place where she
had not the least business in the world,
she trembled or fear they would think
she wanted to take something which
was not her own; for however bad her
behavior was in other respects, Polly
Pert was truly honest.
Gradually she cried herself to sleep,
and at length morning came.
Now, it happened that her papa and
mamma were come 10 see her, arriving
at about o'clock that morning The
time now drew near when Polly was
to face all ner acquaintance.
the gOverness entered the room
where the closet was, and hearing Polly
sigh, called out, What's that?"
Its me-" said Polly
oh, dear" says the eoverness
there are thieves in the house." and
away she ran, calling out, HELP!
Thieves! Thieves"
In came all the students, with
Polly's papa and mamma, and all the
servants, too. A man servant stood
close to the door with gun in his
hands, and the goVerness unlocked
the door. There sat poor Polly Pert,
almost dead with grief and shame!
Lifting up her eyes and seeing the
gun close to her, she cried out "Oh.
don't kill me. I am no thief. I am
only Polly Pert"