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Show Tb Charm of Music. A new mode of calming the nerves was ne resorted to by a little girl who had to have two large teeth extracted. The dentist who was to pull the teeth has a piano in his reception room. His patient eame and brought a little friend. Instead of proceeding to the chair, however, she paused at the piano. "Would you like me to play for you, doctor?" said she. On receiving an affirmative answer she executed exe-cuted a gay waltz, and then said: "Perhaps "Per-haps you would like to hear both of us play. Shall we try a duet?" This accomplished, ac-complished, the young diplomat offered to sing, and the doctor expressing great delight at the prospect she did so; then the two little girls sang together, and then, having either gained courage enough or recognizing that the evil hour could not be further delayed, she arose from the piano, walked composedly to the chair and stood the tooth pulling without a murmur. Detroit Free Press. To Free His Mind. Grim Stanton, his war secretary, never quite knew how to take Lincoln. Stanton Stan-ton was for exterminating such elements as dared to ask questions. It, is related that once some one had refused to understand under-stand an order, or, at all events, had not obeyed. "I believe I'll sit down," said Stanton, "and give that man a piece of ray miud." "Do so," said Lincoln; "write him now, while you have it on your mind. Make it sharp. Cut him all up." Stanton did not need a second invitation. in-vitation. It was a bone cruncher that he read to the president. "That's right," said Abe; "that's a good one." "Who can I get to send it by?" mused the secretary. secre-tary. "Send it!" replied Lincoln; "send itl Why, don't send it at all. Tear it up. You have freed your mind on the subject and that is all that is necessary. Tear it up. You never want to send such letters; I never do." San Francisco Argonaut. |