The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-08-04
NELLIE AS A DENTIST.

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. NELLIE AS A DENTIST. t.'
Nellie's father was dentist, and lived
in the village of d.. So She was q
bright. active little girl. full of fun, and
often IN mischief. She was brave, TOO:
for whenever she had a loose tooth she
would have it pulled without cry. Be-
SIDES, she was not afraid to 90 to bed ii
the dark, nor was she afraid of thunder
and lightning; for she said: ~
God made me, and He makes the
Storm lie takes care of the birds and
flowers, and guess He can take care of
me- too."i Gls4s stEJ % y 8 6 ssSf
Nellie liked to ride to her fathers of.
nee with him, and then walk home
again. Sometimes she would 90 into
The Office and watch her father at work.
OF look at his curious Instruments. or
the CHASTITY docking teeth in the glass
case. -. e !,
One bright June morning her father
called: vac alSas t51isi y as 5agssa gilt
!, Nellie, want q ride, Wen, get your
| when they reached the Office 4Nellie
| thought she would. 90 in for a little
while, as she had nothing to do athon,e
She was so tired of playing dolls and
rollling hoops, and in fact of all her
games. . She did wish that She had
something sseW to do. 4 s Il. Il s9ras
She walked around the room again
and again. At last, she spied some
dental instruments on stand near one
OF the great chairs. 'ss9ft ls9s Hn3
80 ~ Oh, my!' said she to, herself. ~
know what I'll do. It will be lust
splendid! I'tlplay dentst.e' haa s.asa
She slipped one of the Instruments
into her pocket, ran to the door Of the
back office where her father was, and
said:
G!s.ood-by. papa, Pm going home
now.il8 @l1lf&na tHs nTA8g sd
1t did not take her long, to get home.
but before she reached there she had
decided to have her office behind the
barn, fol, it never would do to NAV
where her mother might see with what
she was playing. 5rss4 TO- l49.s -
After she had fixed her office. sbe
began to think whose teeth she should
pulL just then pussy came walking
leisnrely around the corner.
=. Oh, pussy, pussy, come here!S cried |
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Pussy came Nellie took the poor
cat into her lap, opened her mouth O.
but, oh, dear! the pnoers was too
large. Besides, puss scratched fear
FULLY, and Nell was glad to set her free.
Then she thought she would try a hen.
She found a setting hen in the coon
and brought her to her office: but loi
when she opened her mouth she found.
mo teeth.
"Dear mel said the little girl; up
wonder why she hash any teethp 7 4
guess she's old, andthey're all dropped /
out. i must ask papaabouI that What
cd1aI get now, | wonder?''
She hunted about the yard and barn.
but at last gave up in despair. and
thought she would gointo the house and I
get picture book O. .tsza1sssl.I III
When she. opened the sitting-room
door, she saw her grandfather asleep on
the SOFA. He was facing her, and had
his mouth wide, open = 49, 40 80
"Oh, guess l could pull one Of his
teeth!n thought She. " .lG:1 - -. 4
She walked noiselessly to- the Sofa.
LOOK the instrument from her pocket.
and,3 before she knew it, she had pulled
one OF her grandfather's teeth. .,e..4 81
But as soon as the tooth came out the
blood began Ito run. That frightenedI
her, and she dropped the tooth and PIN
GERS, left the room, and ran behind the
barn, crying:
=" Oh, dear, I'm afraid I've killed him,
he didn't stir a bit! oh. dear!yal.s47fl
And the poor little girl threw herself
down upon the green grass and cried
herself to sleep. s..s - -
The dinner-bell awoke her. She
jumped up and ran into the honse ;
washed herself, and went into dinner,
she had entirely forgotten her dental 1
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Pretty soon her father remarke ed that
! pair OF his best forceps were lmissing
as the office He had laid them upon &
stand, to be convenient for al expected
but they had disappeared, and
'onld not be found. high nor low. 4.iaol
hen Nellie noticed that grand pa was /.
iot IN his place. and great lump came !.
nto her throat, and But Just theu4
ne door opened, and grandpa came in,
mlling, and said: rgs4rF ,fe $50
= oversight myself and do Won /
NOV, whiles7I was asleep. that lt;osesE {
ootn which has troubled me, SO much.
nd which dared not have out, came | |
sse afse.g for Ifound it on the sofa saftaE /
r woke Why, Nellie. what, is the
natter?- az aass1 sAs'ssaEE' ,l'''S !,
For Nell was BY thistimsin his arrisut /
rying: 80. - II
"oh, grandpa. / thought had Killed. I /
Oui | did i'll T fnnsy ,,a,u.,n ..l / i.
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