The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-12-03
Frightened ToOtll-Puller.

Joe Balloon is one of those clever, in
gcnious, accommodating fellows who
pretends to know everything and to be
able to do anything that anybody else
can do He gets his bread and butter by
carpentering, although he assumes to be
| greatly above the business. In truth he
is Observation-Disclosures and good at none.
One day he learned that DR.. Rich, the
dentist, was talking about building an
extension to his office, and he went down
to see if he couldn't get the job. The
servant admitted him, and informed him
| that the doctor was out, but was expect
ed back before long. So he took seat
and began to look around him.
a very cosy place, by jingoes!" said
he. And Rich must be making lots of
money here. Making it easy, too. Wish
| had taken to toothjerking. It's moth
ing! anyone that's got nerve can do it.
Confound carpcntering. l believe I'll
set up for a dentist"
lie pondered on the subject for some
time as he sat there alone, and concluded
that 1t was just about easy and re-
munerative enough for him He only
wished he had a chance to learn few of
the Sights of the business.
n chap who boarded with the dentist.
and who knew of Joe, resolved to have
bit of fun with him while he was wait
ing for the dentist to return. So he tied
handkerchief around his face, and,
pulling his hair down over his eyes to
make himself look like one troubled with
a raging tooth, he rushed into the wait
ing-room where Joe sat.
Where's the dentist?" he demanded,
| savagely.
Not in,' replied Joe.
/" Not in! Confound these dentists for
lot of Indifferent rascals. What do
they care how much man suffers?" and
holding his jaw in his hands the "cus-
toner" strobe backward like a Gagged
lion. Joe's heart was melted, and an
idea flashed through his head.
E,"Ill just try my hand on this fellow,
and if | succeed I'll bid farewell to hand
saw and jackplanc forever" unused he.
We'll, if you are really suffering per-
haps can attend to you. What is it,"
he asked.
"a tooth! A raging, terrible toothw
"Tll pull it out for YOU" said joe,
with full display of wellknown pre-.
sumption.
"All right! Hurry up"
Take Il seat"
Eyes, yes. Fly around" said the man,
takinga seat in the operating chair.
Joe looked among the instruments, and
selecting pair of forccps approached
the aching cavity, bent ON giving relief
and display of his cleverness at the
same time
The offending tooth was pointed out,
and Joe clapped the tool on it firmly. 1t
was an upper molar, and he was
cautioned to give straight, steady pull.
All right" said Joe, Il understand"
and he bumped himself for long pull, q
strong pull, and the first tooth-pulling he
had ever done in his life.
STEADY" grunted the patient.
Joe gave steady" pull and without
exerting half the strength he had calcu.
lated to bestow, when 10! out came a
whole set Of-false teeth!
With a yell of rage the subject of his
experiment leaped from the operating
chair, and Joe, believing that he had
pulled the mans whole jaw out, made
dart for the front door and started for
home, where he remained concealed for
a week. The joke got noised about,
however, and Joe had to leave town, so
badly did his friends plague him about
it.-FI2eside Companion,