Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
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sumed character more distinct than a
greeabie, and was compelled to acbnow
ledge that had the toothache.
The imperturabIe gravity which over,
shadowrd my viSaIe excited some atten,
ton. Yielding, with apparent patience
because Iknew it could not be avoided.
drew Iorlh from my pocket one Of your
long red silk bandkercbiefs. and bound il
around my face.
"What'sthe matter ?" said one.
The toethache, !" said l.
"Ah. how Dc. you do ?" said the third
''Whnl' s the matter with your face ?''
49, The tooLhache-the toothache-the
toolhache. said Lspacing backward and
forward across the room.
"llOId some brandy in your mouth, -
said one.
"put your face in cold water" said
another.
Cover your head up warm" said a
third.
"Have you tried opium? Have you
taken laudanum 90 said one.
"Smoke a cigar" said another.
! allowed myself to be persuaded into
several remedies. They put my feet into
boiling hot water. enyelOped my head in
flannel, and sent me to bed in some mea-
sure relieved. The tooth. however, cons
tinued to ache, ache, ache, as if some fiend
were beai ing uponsthe nerve with his in
visible and tormenting hammer. Some
times [ would sink into troubled sleep. =
l lost hold upon my waking rhonghls and
the objects around, and sfoatingotf among
the scenes of strange burlesque confusion,
familiar faces appeared laughing and talk
ing, and perchance, l would catch "A
glance of a bright eye, or.the tone Of a
sweet voice, which L had known before
and remembered; for these will occasion
ally recur to the memory, waking or sleep
ing, when sudden start would put them
ali to instan /. ncous flight. Rrhere was.
the sill moonlight streaming in upon the
floor, ana tic Tic 6end still beating, an beat
ing, and beating, with unreienn::.ng perSe-
verance. | heard the distant clock, thru
the silence Of the night, striking one, two,
three. and four, andsdespairing at last OF
winning deaths beautiful brother" 10 my
eyelids, l lay watching, with a feverish
anxiety, the first streaks of gray light that
broke in the East
L had almost resolve to ''have it out.'
but these gothic appeals to cold iron"
arc any thing but agre. able. have an
instructive horrorsot'a a dentist. Th. re is
TO me something m0nstrOus in his delibe-
rate seli-Posscssion. He walks cOOlly TO
his case-chonses out, with as much tran
guilty, his proper instruments-wr his
Duckskin around it with such atrocious
sang fro d-rcgards your recoiling misery
with such palpable unconcern-says he
won't hurt you-and as his vile steel rat.
ties against your teeth, talks about the
weaLhcr-and -oh!-I hate the very
name of dentist.
When arose in the morning. the
thoughts Of him frightened away The pain;
aud still. buried in handkerchieGs, sailed
forth with a resolution to hold out the for
tress AT all events for another day. Twas
u line, sunshiDy morning; all the world
WAS mcrrily in motion; but my unlucky
banlages continued to be The object OF mo-
Iice ana the topic of conversation, where
ever | went.
chow do YOU do 2" asked my friend
TIM. WHAT the deuce is the matter?
tiaSe you the mumps o.
"Gpod morning." replied L. speaking
thicSIy through the handkerchief, 50 as
Scarcely to be heard in,e .!Isibe. Il have
tUe tOOthache-had it all MY shL-have' 'nL
>tcp: wink, a white tib which every bo
dy tells when they have been disturbed
during part Of he n'5ht; it does The
| ncarrl NJ narIn, and there is no fear Of a
discovery! -ch,ek all swollen -headAche
-iccl like The deuce
'ilaNe yol tried hot brick and vine
sAr ,"
"No." returned l. still suffering for u
ooaui my mouth and nose. 81 ba he'd
my ect, held brandysln my mouth. and
covered my head with hot ftnuel,"
"Poh !- onsense brandy indeed j
No hing worse for the teeth shan branlv
he Others decay, TOO. as quick again I'll
| tell you how to cure tie tvothache. My
vile mad The tonthache just as ou have.
and made her battle her ears with cold
water every morning for week. Try it
It's certain cure" %
II will. Good morning"
l went into my friend MS Office
There we're Mr.. H., the poet. Mr. F.. the
lawyer, Col. 8. and young Dr.. p, all fne
fellows and excellent friends of mine
would certainly cure me il they could.
"Ah. how do you dog How are you ?
GOOD morning, gentlemen"
why, what's the matter o.
Got the tOothache-face swelled up as
large as goose's egg. Look here-haye' mt
| slept these twosnights.'
"Haye you tried hot onion applied
olt~ardly! You must squeeze it in a
flannel bag and keep it close to the cheek
lt's the only cure and a certain one. sly
cousin was relieved OF horrid tooLhache
by IT,"
I'm try it," said I.
'Take oil Of Cloves" said La@yer E.,
that's The only thing in the world
Il can tell you an infalIible remedy for