Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-12-21

the other night. She looked at silks-he tried
to suit himself with a new pair Of gloves
Both were hard to suit, and time sped. Al
| length she left, and took stage for her home
| up town. He took the same mode of getting
away from his home, and went up by the same
conveyance, without any definite place In view
at which he should pull the strap. lie waited
patiently for the lady 10 give the hrs' pull
She got out, and entered brown stone from.
He noted the spot, and ended his ride at the
next corner. and came back and looked up at
the cold walls, and thought-yes, ne thought
| of the warm heart within, and the sweet face
| that smiled-was it at or for him?
Hope told flattering tale,'
and he thought if he could only enter that
portal, he could win the citadel. But how!
what excuse should he make, or who inquire
for, when the door was opened Fortune
came TO his aid, and showed him dentists
sign.
'Ah, true,' said he, / have decayed
tooth : and walked boldly up and rang the
bell. Fortune favored him again. The lady
herself opened the door, Had she watched
him from the window as he watched the house,
and, unwilling to let him be seen by servant,
flown herself TO the door! Perhaps we have
seen such things before.
Is the doctor at homel'
No; but walk in-you can wait for him.
oh, yes, certainly, in your company any
length Of time-it he should not come till
nght-or morning.
The lady led the way to the parlor. Both
were seated upon the sofa, and time went off
on the wings of-love! Well, he thought so.
He thought that every woman that smiled
upon him was made to love. Perhaps he of
tered his to her acceptance. She did not ac-
cept, but that only served to make his strong
er. So flew time, till loud ring at the door
bell marked period.
The lady ran to open the door, and stopped
for few hasty words with the new conner,
and then came in and said My husband
the Doctor
Her visitor wanted TO see one just as much
as the other. He would very gladly have
given the room to either, but the two in one
stood in the door. He looked anxiously to
ward The fatal charmer who had enticed him
into a snare, and she smiled, and showed her
beautiful teeth, and vanished. The teeth re-
minced him of his own.
The doctor looked stern, and said sternly
Did you wish to see me professionally, sir 2
OF course he did What else could he say he
was there for? He thought of the decayed
tooth, and thought he would have that out to
get out himself. 1t was not exactly a tooth
for tooth, but it soon will be-
He took his seat, and the doctor applied the
nippers andrew the wrong tooth-a per-
fcctly sound one, upon one side of the other.
OF course it was mistake bloody mis-
take-but easily remedied by pulling another.
That would be a tooth for tooth. The doc
tor would take no excuse, and applied the in
strument again and drew-another sound tooth.
The decayed one now stood alone, and the
doctor thought, might perhaps get well he
was tolerably sure that he had cured the
musical gentleman of his toothache, and very
kindly told him to pay him five dollars,
and if his troublesome tooth should ever
plague him again. all he had to do ,cas to tollo,o
his ,oite home and he Mould pull all the teeth out
of has head-Nel0 York Tribune.