The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-12-09
HOW FREDDY'S TOOTH WAS
PULLED.

very Udu tOUIu. IL WdS IEOuG Ou6,
and it had ached and ached so that
poor Freddy had cried himself to sleep
for three nights, and dreamed that his
head was a wooden one and the black
smith was driving iron teeth into it.
the ache was; and to add to all the
rest, it was loose. 1t he bit an apple it
hurt him; and even when he tried to
nibble bit of candy it would begin to
ache again. / think nibbling candy
was what made all the trouble, but any
way it was q very bad tooth; and Uncle
Dick said it ought to be pulled.
"Oh, but that will hurtr' cried Fred
dy, drawing back.
"Pooh! not a pinch!' said uncle
Dick. "The tooth is loose and it will
be out so quick that you wont know
'No. sir! know it will hurt" in
sisted Freddy. 81 saw Dick Dayton
have his tooth pulled at the dentists,
and he yelled, tell your
'.But that was a double tooth. Fred"
said sister May. ':and it wasn't loose
either"
'.Well. mine is twice as big as his
was, and it isn't loose but little bit.''
Come" said Uncle Dick, ''rn give
you ten cents if you will let me take it
outr'
Ten cents! that was the price of the
red and white balls down at Atkins
store. Freddy hesitated.
'.And it will be all ove- in one min
ute," urged uncle Dick, who knew
what was best for the little boy; s.let
me tie this linen thread tight around
the old acher and give one jerk and it's
out! comer' and he took long piece
of thread from a spool on the table.
double it four times, twisted and
waxed it and made little loop at the
end. you'll hardly know it. Freddy,
until you see it dangling on this
string"
Freddy thought of the ball and came
slowly forward; then he remembered
Dick Dayton's cries, and stopped.
Twill you give me the ten cents if l
pull it myself, Uncle pick?" he in
quired.
"Yes, but it will hurt you more than
if I do it. still I'll give you the money
all the same"
land if 1 let you tie it on my tooth
you promise, honest and forever, not to
pull itP''
Honest and forever" said Uncle
Dick.
"Then you may tie it on" said Fred
DIV; and he came and stood at his uncle's
side.
While the fastening was being made
good and strong SO that it would not
Slip, mamma entered the room.
"Oh my brave little boy is going to
have his bad tooth out! that's nicer'
she said.
I'm going to pull it myself, man.
ma" said Freddy, speaking slowly and
carefully SO as not to loosen the thread,
land Uncle Dick has promised to give
me ten cents for doing it."
Mamma laughed.
.When l have tooth drawn" said
she, 81 have to pay for having it done,
but you're going to get pay. are YOUR
30, Fredr' cried May, suddenly drop
ping her book, 81 know a splendid
way to pull it and you'll never know it
al all! Come here and I'll show You"
The thread was finally secured about
the tooth, and Freddy now held it in his
hand, pulling it gently. He walked
slowly over to his sister.
"Pn show you," said she. "You
tie this end to the door knob here, and
stand back as far as you can, and then
I'll jump at you and shout, and you'll
jerk your head without thinking-and
out it will come! That's splendid
way; Annie Lyon has done it and she
told me. It's perfectly sure to come
out!'
The plan pleased the. children, and
together they made the thread fast TO
the knob. But then Freddy's courage
failed him.
.xn.-,x -, :,,~. - ,,o Noxx <;r r.,
ready" he said holding tight to the
door. ~ know it's going to hurt GsC-
fully"
"Oh. Fred! 1t won't hurt bitr' re-
piled the little girl. "Why it's SO quick!
ftn be as quick as lightningr'
"May be so," returned Freddy, ''but
I don't want lightning to strike me, I
tell your
Nav was silent a moment. Then
her face cleared and she clapped her
hands.
..Oh, know! / know! Let's tie the
string to a chair and you kick the chair
over. That'n do itr'
"Wen. we'n try it, said Freddy,
and SO the thread was tied
to the chair. But it didn't look right to
the patient.
"S'pose the chair only falls halfway"
said he, '.and pulls my tooth partly
out! Ny goodness! that would be the
very baddestr' And his eyes grew big
and brown.
1.-The very worst, you mean. Fred"
said May, proud OF her grammar. '.but
I'll push the chair way over for you"
mo, no." said the boy, Il believe I'll
pull it myself. Then can do it when
I've q mind TO.
'.But you won't do it at allr' cried his
sister. with disappointed looks. you'll
go around all day with that old string
N oino, ont of vOur mouth and nayer