Sharp County record., 1881-08-18
NELLIE AS A DENTIST.

Nellie father was a dentist and lived
in the village of D. She was a
bright, active little girl, full OF fun, and
often in mischief. She was brave, too;
for whenever she had loose tooth she
would have it pulled without cry. Be-
sides, she was not afraid to go to bed IN
the dark, nor was she afraid of thunder
and lightning; for she said:
"GOd made me, and He makes the
storm. He takes care of the birds and
flowers, and | guess He can take care Of
me, too"
Nellie liked to ride to her fathers Of
flee with him, and then walk home
again. Sometimes she would 90 into
the office and watch her father at work,
or look at his curious instruments, or
the ghastly-loOking teeth in the glass
case.
One bright June morning her father
called:
Nellie, want ride? Well, get your
hatn
When they reached the Office Nellie
thought she would go in for a little
while, as she had nothing to do athome.
She was 50 tired of playing dolls and
rolling hoops, and in fact of all her
games. She did wish that she had
something ne1C to do.
She walked around the room again
and again. At last she spied some
dental instruments on a stand near one
of the great chairs.
ooh, my!' said she to herself, q
know what I'll do. 1t will be just
splendid IHpyay deniiStr'
She slipped one of the instruments
into her pocket, ran to the door OF the
back office where her father was, and
said:
"Good-by, papa, Pm going home
now!n
1t did not take her long to get home;
but before she reached there she had
decided to have her Office behind the
barn, for it never would do to play
where her mother might see with what
she was playing.
After she had fixed her office, she
began to think whose teeth she should
pull. Just then pussy came walking
leisurely around the corner.
"Oh, pussy, pussy, come here" cried
Nell.
Pussy came. Nellie took the poor
cat into her lap, opened her mouth
but, oh, dear! the pincers was too
large. Besides, puss scratched fear
fully, and Nell was glad to set her free.
Then she thought she would try hen.
She found setting hen in the coop
and brought her to her office; but 10!
when she opened her mouth she found
no teeth.
Dear me!n said the little girl; 81
wonder why she hasn't any teeth?
guess she's old, and they're all dropped
out. | must ask papaabouC that. What
can | get now, | wonder?"
She hunted about the yard and barn,
but at last gave up in despair, and
thought she would ointO the house and
get picture-book.
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.
"Oh, guess l could pull one of his
teeth thought she.
She walked noiselessly to the sofa,
took the instrument from her pocket,
and, before she knew it, she had pulled
one of her grandfather teeth.
R,tt nc tha tooth 4 L.,
blood began to run. That frightened
her, and she dropped the tooth and pin
GERS, left the room, and ran behind the
barn, crying:
"Oh, dear, I'm afraid T've killed him.
He didn't stir bit! Oh, dear!
And the poor little girl threw herself
down upon the green grass and cried
herself to sleep.
The dinner-bell awoke her. She
jumped up and ran into the house,
washed herself, and went in to dinner.
She had entirely forgotten her dental
experience.
Pretty soon her father remarked that
pair OF his best forceps were missing
at the Office. He had laid them upon a
stand, to be convenient for an expected
patient; but they had disappeared, and
could not be found, high nor low.
Then Nellie noticed that grandpa was
not in his place, and a great lump came
into her throat, and But -1han,
the door opened, and grandpa came in,
smiling, and said:
II oversight myself and do you
know, while | was asleep. that loose
tooth which has troubled me so much,
and which dared not have out, came
ont itseit for | found it on the sofa att
er | woke. Why, Nellie, what is the
matter?"
For Nell was by this time in his arms,
crying:
"Oh, grandpa, l thought [ had killed
you! | did it! 1 took papa's tooth
pullersr'