The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-22
Qbe Ginres, New Bloon,felo, 1Da.

Degrees: suggested the doctor, as he
suppressed a smile.
"That's the word, doc; now could you
pull her out by degrees9"
al don't know" said Mutton, smiling,
though he tried hard to hide it; "but it
would hurt you more that way than to pull
it out at once"
"Can't stand it to have it pulled out at
once"
But it would hurt you more to pull it
out by degrees than 1t would to pull it out
at once; and l do not know whether can
pull it out at all without pull it out at
once"
"I tell yer, doc, by lingo, couldn't no
more have that tooth pulled out at once no
more'n could kill Injun with fine tooth
comb. No, doc, as / said before, degrees
is the only one for me.''
"well, then," said Mutton, who had
made up his mind to draw the tooth with
out any further ceremony if he could ever
get hold\of it; but the Hoosier seemed to
divine his purpose for many times did the
instrument, but all to no avail.
At last the Hooser declared "that new
tangled thing to be of no account" and
wanted to know il the doctor could tie a
string around the tooth; for said he, "that's
the way used to pull 'em out, an guess
it's better'n all yer new-fangled fixin's."
DR.. Mutton to please him said he would
try, and producing from drawer a strong
piece of fish-line, after great deal of
trouble and yells of pain from the Hoosier,
it was firmly secured around the tooth.
The Hoosier then proposed to fasten the
string to the door-knob, which was accord
ingly done.
The backwoodsman then commenced a
series of jerks on the line, each of which
were followed b. yells of pain.
The doctor resumed his seat, smiled aud
IDLY behind his paper, occasionally glanc-
ing towards the door; and then turning
quickly again to the paper, to hide behind
it the commissions of merriment which
crossed his face.
Thus matters Stood until at last the fire
burnt low, and Mutton arose to replenish it.
AS he threw on the wood and stirred the
red hot Goals into blaze, brilliant idea
seemed to strike him, for his face shone un.
usually merry. Arising from the floor he
left the poker in the fire, and seating him.
self, awaited the change of affairs.
The backwoodsman had relapsed into
despondency, for melancholy expressions
had settled on his face. He gazed steadily
downdward as If he were in deep thought.
The doctor, as / have said before, re.
| sumed his seat, but threw aside his paper,
and sat looking intently into the fire.
Thus he sat for some time. At last,
noiselessly arising from his chair, he drew
the poker from the fire, one end of which
was glowing with red heat. He suddenly
branished it in the air and brought it rap
idly towards the Hoosier's nose. The back.
woodsman threw his head back with a jerk
The cord did not break, nor the knob come
out, but the tooth loosed from its roots, and
bounded against the door with click like
a bullet.
The doctor "slid" under the table to es
cape the wrath to come, while the Hoosier
for time blinded'by the pain, lSicked ovel
the chair which the doctor had just vaca.
ted, in hopes of furnishing him for his joke
but Mutton was safely esconced under the
table. He knocked over everything in hi
way as he danced around the room, yelling
with pain and at intervals heaping anathe.
mas on the man of medicine.
When the pain had nearly ceased, ant
the Hoosier had relapsed into sil ence, the
doctor crawled out from under the table
when he was greeted by the Hoosier witt
"Hello, docn'
Hello Is the tooth out ?" asked Nut
ton with a grin.
eyes, guess she is" said the Hoosiel
"but twas tarnation pull that. But I'm
tarnal glad she's out"
Velocity Of the Waves.