Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-07

cause when Miss Stevens asked me If you
mad an apple. and if Samuel Smith ate it
up, what had You lefli l said Your
teeth"
After school We walked about till we
came to dentists, and we went ID, and
asked him if he vented some teeth. And
he said, 'Why? Did we want to lose
somei" And we told him, Eyes
We thought he would SIT down and ask
us all about it, just as the other dentist
did with the good little girl; but he only
said
Lets look at EN-"
Then he made Johnny climb up in the
high chair. and tip his head back; and then
he said, "You want these two out that
crowd the rest" Then he put an iron
thing into Johnny's mouth, and pulled out
one tooth, and then he pulled another.
And lie said Johnny was a brave nod
cause he didn't holloa.
l asked Johnny if it hurt, and he said,
''Not much, and don't you disgrace the
family, Kitty White, by bowling"
snow, my little lady," says the dentist,
''get into the chair, and Ill be as gentle as
| can" So he helped me up ard tipped
back my head and looked.
Your teeth are crowded Just like youl
brothers, says he; and then he begins u
pull.
My, how it hurt! And didn't make a
noise! l thought my head was coming off.
But it was over in a minute, and the
dentist told Johnny not to laugh at me,
cause my teeth came harder than his did.
When our teeth were out, we thought
the dentist would pay US. tie asked Us
whose little boy and girl we were, and
weather for little folks.
After while he sad, ''It's 81"
We thought he had 81 for US, and held
out our hands, but he didn't give us any.
thing. Instead of that, he said, '.Havon't
you got any money!"
Then Johnny explained to him that VT
thought be would pay us for our teeth, SC
that we could help our poor father.
The DENTS. began to laugh, and said he
didn't pay for teeth; but he would give u:
letter that would make Ii all right.
So he wrote letter, and sealed it, anC
told Johnny to be sure to give it to father
He kept laughing all the time he wa:
writing 1t, and we thought he was the
pleasantest man in the world.
When we got home, Johnny said wee
better wait till after dinner to give fathel
his pleasant surprise. And al first l wa
glad we'd waited; for the roast beef wa!
100 brown, and father said: ''Ihere nevel
could be piece of beef done right IN thu
house, and Mrs. White, my dear, il yOU
could only have carving knife that wou {
cut / believe your son uses the carving
knife for iackknife."
We felt so sorry for poor father that We
thought we'd give him his surprise then
so he'd feel better. Johnny took out th'
letter aud gave it to him. He sits next {,
father, and | sit next to Johnny. Fathe
took the letter, and said
whats this, sir?"
And Johnny said: "Read 1t, dear pa
and see."
Then father read it. and wrinkled hi
forehead all up, and we thought he wa
going TO burst into tears, like the sick maj
did when the good little girl brought hin
the oranges. But he didn't burst Int
| lcdis. liC tihCW thC paper dSiOcS III
table, and SAID
''What's this, Mrs. Whitel Have yol
been running me into debt, after what
ldto you this morning."
] And mother SAID: 'rm sure | dom
know what you mean, dear" Then sh
read the letter. and called us naughty chill
dren, and ''how dare you go and hav
: sound teeth out without my consent9"
, And father SAID that: "What we hal
done was catamoInt to robbery; going an
, getting him into debt OF our Own accord
| and you may go to your rooms and thlnl
about 1t till your mother and come. :"
We've beeu in our rooms ever since, an
both father and mother said they wer
, under the necessity Of -
Well, Johnny says a switch is the wors
but he doesn't kAow anything about
slipper. Anyhow it's over for this TINT