Sharp County record., 1881-01-13
FREDDY'S TOOTH.

FREDDY'S TOOTH.
Freddy Lathrop had a bad tooth. A
very bad tooth. 1t was front one,
and it had ached and ached so that
poor Freddy had cried himself to sleep
for three nights, and dreamed that his
head was wooden one and the black
smith was driving iron teeth into it.
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
itr'
"No, sir! know it will hurt" in
sisted Freddy. 81 saw Dick Dayton
have his tooth pulled at the dentists,
and he yelled, l tell you!"
Come" said Uncle Dick, 'Tll give
you ten cents fyou 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 owe" in one min
ute," urged uncle Dick, who knew
what was best for the little boy; "let
me tie this linen thread tight around
the old acher and give one jerk and it's
out! comet and he took long piece
Of thread from a spool on the table.
double it four times, twisted and
waxed it and made a little loop at the
end you'll hardly know it, Freddy,
until you see it dangling on this
string
"Will you give me the ten cents if l
pull it myself, Uncle Dick?" he in
quired.
Eyes, but it will hurt you more than
if I do it, still I'll give you the money
all the same,
And if | let you tie it OH my tooth
you promise, honest and forever, not to
pull it?n
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 cut! that's NICE"
she said.
I'm going to pull it myself, man.
ma" said Freddy, speaking slowly and
carefully so as not to loosen the thread,
"and Uncle Dick has promised to give
me ten cents for doing it."
Mamma laughed.
"When | have tooth drawn" " said
she, Il have to pay for having it done,
but you're going to get pay, are you?"
80, Fredr' cried May, suddenly drop
ping her book, 81 know splendid
way to pull it and you'll never know it
at 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.
"rll 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 a splendid
way; Annie Lyon has done it and she
told me. It's perfectly sure to come
out!n
The plan pleased the children, and
together they made the thread fast TO
the knob. But then Freddy's courage
failed him.
Don't you jump atme, May, till Pm
ready" he said holding tight to the
door, 81 know it's going to hurt oV-
tuity"
"Oh. Fred! 1t won't hurt bitr' re-
piled the little girl. "Why it, so quick!
It'll be as quick as lightningw
"May be so," returned Freddy, "but
1 don't want lightning to strike me, l
tell your
May was silent a moment. Then
her face cleared and she clapped her
hands.
"Oh, l know! l know! Let's tie the
string to a chair and you kick the chair
over. That'll do itr'
"Well. We'll try it," said Freddy,
doubtfully; 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! My goodness! that would be the
very baddestr' And his eyes grew big
and brown.
The very worst, you mean, Fred"
said May, proud of her grammar, "but
I'll push the chair way over for you"
"No, no" said the boy, 1believe I'll
pull it myself. Then can do it when
I've mind TO-"
''But yon won't do it at all!' cried his
sister, with disappointed looks, "you' IL
90 around all day with that old string
hanging out of your mouth and never
pull your tooth at all! and you won't get
your ten cents eitherr'
Pooh. Girls don't know" returned
Freddy. in a lordly tone. "Boys are
brave! wjU pull it; but Tn going on
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