The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-03-07
The Enamel City"
By Ruth Tate of
the Eighth Grade

the Elghth NSrade
"Oh, oh, Mother, Bobby's got the
tooth ache. Oh, dear, it hun s."
Where? Bobby dear, where?'
mother asked anxiously.
Here, here" Bobby indicated
frantically, jumping first on one foot
and then on the other.
Mother inspected it hurriedly-
why Bobby" she said in Mortified
tone, 1T is decayed. Bobby, she said
sternly, looking him straight in the
eyes, haven't you been brushing your
teeth every morning?"
Bobby wriggled uncomfortably
mo, ma 'am," he admitted shame.
facedly.
why Bobby, and mother trusted
you so, no wonder it hurts and is de.
cayed. Now you will just have to
suffer"
And all that day Bobby did suffer
only when he was in his little bed
did the tooth stop aching-as he lay
sleeping he heard a small voice say
ing, wake up Bobby, wake up
Bobby awoke with a start. He sat up
in bed sleepily. When he had rub
bed the sleep out of his eyes, he saw
a funny little man standing by his
bed Goodness! Bobby rubbed his
eyes again and pinched himself. No,
it was true, that little man standing
by his bed was undoubtedly tooth
Yes sir. A real tooth, but oh, such
funny tooth. Why yes, it has eyes,
nose and a mouth and even arms
and legs. And oh, how perfectly
white and clean it was. In its hand
it carried the finest of little tooth
brushes.
Bobby gasped with establishment.
"Who-who are your" he asked
incredulously.
"Why, you know me-" the tooth
answered. 81 am one of your six year
molar teeth"
"Oh, that's funny" remarked
Bobby. well, what are you here
for?"
81 have come to take you to the
Enamel City," the little man an
swered.
What is that?" Bobby asked.
"You shall soon see," was the only
answer Bobby got.
Then as he saw that the tooth was
still waiting, he clambered out of
his bed beside the tooth. The tooth
took hold of his hand-how funny to
be holding a tooth's hand, Bobby
thought to himself. What would
mother say when he told her-his
musings were brought>to an end as
the tooth jerked him by the hand.
Come" he said and Bobby obeyed.
They. walked out into the hall.
They tiptoed out of the house and
into the great dark garden. The
tooth led Bobby past the little bah
bling brook and up to an immense
tree.
The little tooth-man knocked, -on
the tree which emitted a hollow
sound. Soon a door opened in the
tree and they entered.
Up, up, up, they seemed to be 60
ing up into the clouds and indeed
that was where they were going.
Finally they came to great white
cloud, here they alighted. In the
distance stood great city which
dazzled and shone in the sunlight. AS
they walked slowly. toward it, it
seemed to Bobby to be a mouth, en-
tirely surrounded by walls. AS they
neared the entrance, Bobby held
back. That certainly did look like a
mouth and he wasn't so sure, but
what it was mouth. Bobby wasn't
q bit afraid, but--well, who would
want to walk right into a big, old
mouth anyway?
Come" commanded the little
impatiently," come, moth
Ing will hurt YOU"
Bobby hesitated no longer and they
entered the great gates. He thought
it was exceedingly funny of the two
teeth who were standing on either
side of the gate to lower their tooth
brushes and say in deep gruff voices,
Halt! Who goes there?" The tooth
with Bobby approached the two
guardsmen; Just a. visitor, who
needs a lesson. he told them. One
Of the teeth. nodded and let Bobby
md the tooth pass. They walked
along street made of the finest
white material Bobby had
aver seen. Bobby saw houses re-
,embling great followed out teeth.
Busy little teeth were cleaning the
streets vigorously with tooth brushes,
while other teeth carried pals of
water and cans Of tooth powder.
was spotlessly white and
III, SO clean.
Finally they came to great white
'The Tooth Hospital" was
printed over the door.
The tooth who was conducting
Bobby, raped on the door and a
Doth doctor. opened it, he did not
eem surprised to see Bobby. He
merely led them into a great room.
here were teeth everywhere, some in
loctor's and some in nurses uni
orm. All over the room were little
'eds.
The tooth led Bobby over to one |
f these beds where lay tooth, he
vas evidently in great pain for his |
ace was twisted up into knots and
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vas bending over him, trying to
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