Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-13
scene in n Dentists Office.

II Hidlc ltl'FeeentatNS from ihe Emerald
Isle enters, hat in hand, with--"The top'o
the morning to ye,sir, an gotta bad tooth,
an the devil bit o comfort can get short
Of bottle o'brandy; an I've got one Of
Father Matthy's medals to kape me from
all such cvilspirits, sure. Now, sir whatli
you be akin TO pool me "a tooth, sr'
Half a dollar" said doctor:
well" says pat, what'H ye pool two
for?
"Oh, replied the doctor, al won't tcharee
you anything for pulling the second one"
Pat seat himself, turned up his mug, and
the doctor took peep at his grinders, and
with little assistance from Pat, soon found
which were the ones Pat wanted out.
Says Pat, ''this is the first one, and that
Is the second one. Place pull the second
one out first"
Every Well" replied the doctor, "any
way to get them out" And he pulled.
Before he had time to fix the instrument
for the other tooth, (Me first tooth, Pat had
got out of the chair and was cdging to-
wards the door
81 guess, doctor, 1 won't have the first
tooth pulled until it aches, and yon told
me you would pull the second one for no.
thing!"
Pat nizzled, and the doctor pockcted
the Joke instead of the fee Yankee Blade
A DISTANT hELATIoN-We saw ves-
terday a recommendation written by an
Irish friend of ours, in favor of gentle
man who was an applicant for commits
SION IN the army. Among other things he
says: "My friend, Mr.. -. is closely con
nected with the President, his father hav-
ing toaght q duel wtM one Of Me Polls" "
The above brings to our mind an Incl
dent that occurred some time ago at Gin
clnnati, on board the steamer "Buckeye," ;"
just as she was about to depart for New
Orleans.
"A tail countryman, carrying a pair OF
saddle bags on his arm and covered with
perspiration, and who looked as though
he couldn't tell his head from bunch of
shingles, rushed into the cabin, calling at
the top Of his voice
"Whar is Col. M'Intosh. Is Col. MIN
tosh on this boat!''
No one answeared.
"Well, then, whar is the cap'unl Imust
see Col. M'Intosh."
On being informed that the captain was
on the hurricane deck, our inquiring friend
pressed through the crowd in that direc-
on.
"Haul in the planks and shove her off,
sounded in his ears just as he had reached
the deck.
''Stop her, cap'u-stop her! am not
going to Orleans"
run out the planks.-ashore with you,
then-qmckl" shouted Capt Hartshorn,
q say, cap'ur, | want to see Col NJ
lntosh-I must see him."
81 don't know him SIR" quickly answer
ed the old sea doc "We can't wait-go
ashore--haul in the planks say"
20 cap'un, must see the K.nrnel-he
is a distant relation Of mine, and nevc.
seed him in my ife."
Now Capt. H. is a warmhearted man,
as every body Knows. The last appeal
touct--.a MS feelings, and he kindly inquir-
cd
"How near of kin are you to the gentle
man whom you are seeking9"
"Why, cap'un, he is tie father Of my
first chiid."
"Cast off that hawser and let her gop'
were the last words we heard. And the
| boat and the man that was in search Of his
relative wended their way to New Orleans
We have not yet heard that the man found
/ Colonel M'Intosh, or the place where he
landed.-.AB. Kniek.