"You'll make an arithmetic yet, and have it out just about the time I do my grammar.

But," she added in another tone, "I've concluded to leave out the Grundy gender!" Each night after this Mary brought home her books, and the rapid improvement which she made in her studies was as much owing to Sally's useful hints and assistance as to her own untiring perseverance.

One day when she returned from school Sally saw there was something the matter, for her eyes were red and her cheeks flushed as if with weeping.

On inquiring of Billy, she learned that some of the girls had been teasing Mary about her teeth, calling them "tushes," &c.
As it happened one of the paupers was sick, and Dr.Gilbert was at that time in the house.

To him Sal immediately went, and after laying the case before him, asked him to extract the offending teeth.