The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-12-02

Cure for the Toothache.-A True Story
Beauty has charms. So it has, almost
equal TO music. 1t may soothe a savage
breast IL dbl soothe, or charm, a German
music teacher one day last week. He was
charmed with the beauty Of u lady, bright As
star-loycly as those who dwell above. or
in the shining orGs. He saw, and she con.
qucrod. He saw her in the street, and fol-
lowed. Other poodics has done the same
She entered store--so did he. Not be-
cause he wanted 10 buy goods, but he
thought an opportunity might occur for him
to speak music to her OF hcar the music Of
her speech. -,''
Oii, what voice more sweet than his
fiddle; and its tones yibrated to the bottom
OF his lager beer barrel And her smilc-it
struck him to the heart, for lie thought she
Smiled upon him. Perhaps she did We
smiled at bigger fool in the circus the other
night. She looked at silks-hc tried to suit
himself with new pair Of gloves. Both
were hard TO sui!, and time sped At length
she LETT, and took stage for her home down
town. lie took the same mode Of getting
/ away from his home and went down Ly the
same conveyance, without any definite place
I m view at which he should pull the strap
/ lie waited patiently for the lady to give tho
first pun. She got out, and entered brown
stone front. He noted the spot, and ended
hls RIDE at the next corner, and came back
, and looked mp to the cold walls, and thought
yes, he thought Of the warm heart within.
and the sweet face that smilcd--was it at or
for him:
Hope told aattcrng tale
and he thought if he could only enter that
( portal, he could win the citadel But how
what excuse Should he make, or whoinquirc
for, when the door was opened? Forum,
came 10 bis aid, and showed him dentist,
sign.
".lh, true" said he II have dccaved
tooth; = and walked boldly up rang the ben.
Fortune favored hiIn again. The lady her
self opened tho door. Had she watched him
from the window as he watched the house.
and, unwilling to lcthim be seen by ser.
, want, flown herself to the door Pcrlaps;
we have sccn such Things before
. "ls the doctor at homc:'
No; but walk iE-you can wait for
him"
"oh yes certainly, in your company any
length OF ime-if he should not come till
night-Or morning
/ The lady led the way 20 the parlor Both
were seated upon the sofa, and time went
OFT on the wings of-love! Wen, he thought
30. lie thought that every woman that
smiled upon him was made to love. Per
haps he offered Iii, TO her acceptance. She
did not accept but that only served to make
his stronger So few time, till loud ring
at the door bell marked period H>
The lady ran TO open the door, aud stop
ped for few haSty words with the new com.
/ or. and then came IN and said Nv husband
the doctor" I
I Her visitor wanted to see Just as much
as the other. lie would very gladly have
given the room 10 either, but the two in one
stood in the door. lie looked anxiously to-
ward the fatal charmcr who had cnticcd him
into snare, and she smiled, showed her
beautiful teeth, and vanished. The teeth
reminded him OF his own. ..-
The doctor looked stern, and said stcrnly:
"Did you wish to see me professionally,
Sr?' OF course lac did. What else co,iid
he say hc was there for? lie thought Of the
decaycd tooth, and thought he would have
that out TO get out himself 1t was not ex.
acilya tooth for tooth but it soon will be.
lie took his seat, and the doctor applied
the nippcrs and-drew the wlo tOoth-a
perfectly sound cnc, upoa one side of tn.
other.
OF course il was mistake--a bloody mis-
take-bnt easily rcmcdied by pulling an.
other. That would be tooth for tooth
The doctor would take no excuse, and an.
Piled the instrument again and drcw-aif.
other sound tooth. The decayed one now
stood alone, and the doctor thought, might
perhaps get well; he was tolcrably sure that
he had cured the musical gentleman of his
toothache, and very kindly told him to pay
him five dollars, and his troublesome tooth
should ever plague him again, all he had to
do wa, to follow his wife home and he would
pull all the teeth out Of lis hcad.-.E J..
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