The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-06-23 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

APRIL FOOL TRICK.  wati on the evening of the last. day of March, that, tan young melt were seated in a comfortable apartment, in the Hotel, :Manchester, will, a bottle of champagne before them, and cigars in their mouths.  "To-luoi row is the first of April," spoke out Bob nt length. •• Yee." aim the reply of his companion, whom IMMO was Bill H—. _  "You know Old Kiogley, that old wag of a den. tist on streel," continued Bub. "Certainly," was the reply. Veil, one year ago, to.worrow, ho played a— d a game on inn." "Did he ?"  "Yea, and tomorrow I mean to be up to him for that prime I rick." " How *.,"  "You Is:Ce this tooth?" he replied, as he stretched open his month to the view of the other. " Well, it is a false one, and to-morrow 11l go to him with my face Limited up, and tell him I here got mm decayed tooth which 1 Irma extracted, and hare him pull out this false one. "Hu, lie, ha !" buret out Bill, " that will indeed be a good joke." Bo it was ai ranged that Bill should happen into the office at Kintdey's the next morning at nine o'clock, that he might see the sport, and that Bob should arrive in a short time, ready for the opera. Lion. They then took their departure fioni the hotel, each taking the nearest comm se for his lodgings. "Good morning, Mr. Kingley,," was the salutation of Bill H— the next morning after the conversation alluded to above, 48 he entered that Individual's office.  _ "Good morning ; take a seat," was the response. "I was passing by," continued Bill, "and thought I would give you a short call." Thus the conversation proceeded for a short time, when the door opened, and Bob made his appearance. His neck and face were done up in sundry neckcloths, ate. and he gave &groan at every step. He hastily closed the door, and quickly divesting himself of the neckcloths, be threw himself into a chair, and exclaimed—" pear doctor, for heaven's sake pull this tooth as quickly as possible, for I haven't slept half an hour throughout the night in consequence of its aching." The doctor immediately took up his instrument —took up his position behind the chair and en. quired—" Which tooth?" Bob pointed to the false one. The doctor who was fifty years old, and wore spectacles, gave a look at the tooth, and seeing it was sound, could not at first conceive what should cause it to ache, and was about to speak, when a thought struck him. It was the first of April ! He gave another look at the tooth, and immediately perceived it was a false one, and that a trick was being practised upon him. "Now hold still, and be perfectly quiet," said the doctor. "I will," was the reply, "but be as quick as possible." The doctor took his instrument, and clapping it upon the tooth next, the false one, which was a large double tooth, perfectly sound, be gave one tremendous jerk and it was out. Will a yell of agony, Bob sprang to his feet and screamed out—  -------" Murder ! Doctor, you've pulled the wrong tooth!'  "Oh, no, quietly replied the doctor, wiping his Instruments, " the one yon told ins to extract I pulled out soine ten months ago, and I thought you wouldn't want one tooth to go through such an ex. ceedingly painful operation twice." Bob seized his hat, and from that, day he has had • natural horror of Dr. Kingley.