Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-18

We've been talking through tue stove
hole 10 comfort each other. Thi.
hole is In the wall At the side OF my
bed; so. ii I put chair on the bed
and then Climb up and stand tiptoe,
can see into J0hnny's room and w
can have good talk.
We're in trouble; add this 10 how
it happened
One day last week our teacher read
us story about . good little girl who
had q sick father. aud he was going
10 starve 10 death cause he hadn'!
any money 10 buy oranges; and every
thing had gone wrong Inside. Well,
the good little girl heard tina; . den
list wanted some teeth, and would
pay we'll for them. Il don't see why
he should pay money for nothing.
The little girl had fine teeth. SO she
went to the dentist and asked him to
take some out and pay her the money
they were worth, for her poor father.
Then the dentist made her tell him
all about her father: AID he wOuldn',
take hcr teeth. 5ut be gave her the
money all the same, and went 10 see
her father. and got q doctor for him,
SO he didn't die.
II was . beautiful story, and made
me cry. Johnny said 1t wasn't any
thing to cry about; stories like that
were for examples. and when we had
q chance We must just go and do like.
wise.
Well, this morning, when father
was putting on his OvercO at, JOhnny
and asked him for q penny. And
father. he said we were always want
ing pennies. and he wasn't made II
money. md then he went out.
Sister En- began to cry, cause
father said she couldn't have q good
dress this Easter. Everything was
going wrong. aud he didn't know
what would become Of him, and he
was sick Of everything.
Johnny apd | didn't cry; We only
looked ut each other.
While We were going to school,
Johnny said this was our chance
Now We could do like the good little
girl, and be support to our parents.
Dentists always wanted teeth, and
we'd 20 to the dentist right away
after school end ha veit over.
And then" says Johnny, ifwe've
made five dollars for father, perhaps
he'll give US our penny. cause it'll bt
such pleasant surprise to him"
We couldn't hardly walt for school
TO be- out. got black mark In
arithmetic. cause when Miss Stevens
asked me il you had an apple. and II
Samuel Smith ate II up, what had
you left! I said. -four teeth"
Alter school NO walked about til
we came to dentists, aLd we wen,
IN and asked him ii he wanted some
teeth. Aud he said. why? Did We
want to lose somef' Aud We tolc
him. yes"
We thought he would sit down and
ask US all about it. just as the othel
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 bis head back
and then he said, ''You want these
two out that crowd the resty" Then
he put an iron thing iut0 Johnny's
mouth aud pulled out one tooth, and
then he pulled another. Aud then
be said Johnny was Q brave boy
cause he didn't holler.
asked Johnny II 1t hurt and be
said, Mot much, and don't you dis
grace the family, Kitty White, b
bowling"
Now, my little lady" says ths
dentist, get into the chair. and III
be Is gentle as I can" So he helped
me up aud tipped back my head and
looked.
Your teeth are crowded Just like
your brother's." says he; 'and then
be begins ~ pull.
My, how It hurt! And didn't
make q n0isei l thought my head
was coming of. But It was over In
minute, and the dentist told Johnny
not to laugh At me. cause my teeth
came harder than his did.
When our teeth wero out, We
thougt the dentist would pay rs III
asked Us whose little boy and girl y,
were, aud where we lived. aud salt
this was pleasant weather Cor little
fOlks. ~
After . while he .said: ''It's a."
We thought he had ~ for4us. and
We held out our hands, but he didn'
give us anything. Instead Of thst be
said: Haven't you got any money!
Then Johnny explained 20 him tina
We thought he would pay Us for GU
teeth, so that We could help our poo
father.
The dentist began to laugh. AMI
said he didn't pay for teeth; but b
would give Us . letter that wOuls
make il Ill right.
So he wrote q letter. and sealed Il
and told Johnny to be sure TO give
to father. He kept Laughing all tn
time he Was writing u, and we though
he Was the pleasanteas man IN u
wOE d. ~.
When We got home. Johnny sai'
we'd better wait till aftee dinner 4
give father his pleasant surprise
And at tirss was glad We waited
| for the roast beef wss 90 brown, an
father said: There never could b
piece OF becf done right In this hous'
aud Mrs. White, my dear. II 20
could only have . carving knife TIA
would cut! l believe your son uss
the carving knife for : jsckknife."
| We felt o sorry for poor father HI
We thought we'd give him his surpfit
then, 40 he'd feel better. john
took oat the letter and gave i - hin
He sits next 10 father. and ut mel
10 Johnny. Father took the lett
and said:
| whats this. sirf"
And Johnny said: Read II, de-
pa, and zee"
Then father read Il, and wrinkle
his forehsads Al up. ard We thDugi
be MAS eolna4s - bnastintD tease. III
the sick man did when the good lit
, eirl brought him the oranges. b
| be didnt Lurss into teAfA He TIRE
The papes acsOes The tAble, ssasd al,
.W6nJs TIA 1fAs While3 HeN
Iyou bees runnin8 me- into oeoe. II
what I teld you shie Uosatugs
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