Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-12-23

Ton cents ia tho dollar for II. why, " no
were to pay bill, It would serve him us
the pudding did the shocmakor's boys"
allow was thatf'
"'fhcy never got 1t but once, and then
il mado them sick Thoy were not used
TO il aud could not stand it! llo! haW
q "Well, mover mind Perseverance. Try
him again. cannot bring myself to
think so badly Of him"
And try; aud try, was the game for the
noAt six months, aud then tho thing was
abandoned as hopeless. Hardpay mas
victmized the dentist, sure enough.
A year passed on, aud the matter had
departed from the dentists mind, $50 i'm.
mersed was he in business that was u
good deal more profitable than musng
vainIy over lost account, when Hardpay
presented himself one morning, with a
smiling face, and an air of as much self
possession and assurance as ii he didn't
owe dollar in the world.
"Ah, good morning, Doctor Cuspidau!
Good morningm he said advancing, and
offering his hand, which was received and
sh aiken with an air Of kindness. 81 be-
lieve we poor devils never can keep out
of your hands. You will get our money
from us inspite of our teeth! Ha! ha!
did feel in hopes the last time sat down
under your hands, that iorceps. file, nor
scraper should never again go into my
mouth. But ills no use. My teeth crum-
BILE away as il they were so much chalk.
Verify, | believe | haven't sound one in
my head"
:sTha,'s bad, indeed" remarked the
dentist in grave professional tone. ''Sit
down and let me look at your mouth"
Hardpay accordingly seated himself,
quite oil home, leaned back his head, and
stretched his mouth open from ear to ear
almost. Then commenced the work OF
examination, which was continued some
time, with sundry half audible remarks
Expressive Of the dentists opinion OF the
case.
swell, doctor, what DO you think OF
my mouth2n asked the patient after the
inspection was over.
ssftss in shocking bad condition, sir!
shocking bad!" replied the dentist, draw
ing down his brows. and looking quite
concerned. "The upper maxilary dosn't
contain single sound tooth, and most Of
them are so far gone that it would be
homeless to attempt to plug them. You
should not have neglected them so long,
Mr.. Hardpay."
81 know / have been wrong. But then
L.,o .,,ah n horror nf the dentist IS
chair"
81 see no remedy now, but the inser
ton OF an entire half set" Cuspidati said
"What will they COST"
"One hundred dollars"
aThat's very high, doctor, is it notY"
90 no. Sometimes we get three oil
four hundred dollars for whole set abov,
and below. Ii takes great deal OF gold
and the mechanical and other operations
required are Of the incest kind ;"
zone hundred dollars. That is a goo'
deal of money, and | already owe you
! bill of twenty-five dollars, which hav
strangely neglected 10 pay am some
times forgetlul about these matters.-Bu
if there is no other remedy, | suppose
! must submit"
"You will be obliged to have it don
! ! sooner or later, for your teeth are gone
beyond remedy"
"Then let it be done as soon as posi-
ble," reloined Hardpay. "For don
!. like 10 think about your horrible opera
: tons a week or two before hand"
: "As am at leisure this morning,
! might as well make beginning, and pre-
pare your mouth for taking a cast" Gus
pidati said, after thinking a moment Q
- 1.-TWO.
i Eiardpay was willing, and SO the dentl:
began by removing six stumps, all we
d imbedded in the gums, and six teeth, tn
crowns Of twoof which were SO much de
IS cayed, that they crushed beneath the for
3 ceps like bits of china ware. This pal
of the operation was long and severe
v and prosecuted on the part Of the DENTS
e with much more yigor, so the patleT
d thought, than tenderness. At last how
ever, with his head aching as if it woul
!, burst, Hardpay arose from the operatn
e chair with every member, good, bad, an
indifferent, removed from his upper jaw.
$. "You will have to wait about two week
for your gums to heal so as 10 be in stat
e to admit Of my taking cast" Cuspldal
,e said.--"Come on this day, and at thl
a hour, two weeks hence, and we will pro
J, coed with the operation. OF course thel
r. will be no more pain"
T.
Hardpay then retired, his head feelin
ne as Iargeas bushel basket. When II
period arrived for resuming operations
OF he repaired again to the dentists, and ha
a cast, in wax, taken Of that portion I
e. his mouth 10 be fitted with a new SGT
d, grinders.