The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-11-08
Gunorous.
Bill VIII ifnetree's Dental Expert
CnCS.


ache, as you know nothing absolutely nothing
about pain acute. duublc-distlled, recti-
| fled agony that turks about the roots or fangs
! Of treschcrous tooth. But ak a sufferer
how it feels, what il is like. how it operates,
and you may learn something theoretically
which you may pray heaven that you may not
know practically.
But there's poor William Whffletrce-hc's
been through the mill, fought, bed and died
Slightly with the refined. essential oil of
the agony caused by raging tooth. Every
time we read OMelo, we are half inclined to
think that more than half of lagos devilsh-
ness came from that raging TOOTH" which
would not let him sleep, but tortured and
tormented "rnine ancient" so that he became
embittered against all the world, and black
| amoors III particular.
William Whtilctrec's case is very strong
illustration of what tooth-ache is, and what
it causes people to do: aid affords pretty
fair idea of the manner in which the tooth
and sufferer are incidentally and morally treat
ell 10y the moterta medicd, and friends at
| large
William Whfflctrce--or "Bill," as most
people called him-wasa sturdy young fellow
of two'and twenty, Of poor but respectable
parents, and tended the dry-goods store of
|
bottom. State of New York
One unfortunate day, for poor Bill there
came to Rock bottom a galvanized looking in
dividual, rejoicing in the cuphonium of DR..
Hannibal Drvstcs Wangbangcr. AS a sur
gcon, he had according to The album full of
csrt1ticdteS--operated in all the scientific
branches Of amputalion, from the scalp lock
to the heel-tap, upon Empcrors, Kings
Queens, and common: folks: but upon his
science in the dental way, he spread and
grew luminous! In short, Dr.. " angbangcr
had not been long Ill Rockbottom before his
gift Of CAB, and unadulteratrd propensity
to elongale the blanket, set every body, in
Guiding poor Bill Whi1fietree. in Juror to
have their teeth cut, filed. scrapcd, rasped, re-
set, dug out, and FURNISHED up!
Now Bill, being, as We aforestattd, mus
cularly developed youth, got up in the most
sturdy New Hampshire style, his teeth pere
teeth, in every way calculated to perform long
and strong; but Bill was fast imbibing counter
jumper notions, dabblng in stiff d,ckeys
CREASED soap-locks, and other fancy fab
dabs, " supposed TO be essential in cutting a
swsrth among We fair sex.
So that when DR.. Wangbanger once had
all audience with Mr.. William Whitletrer in
regard to one Of Mr.. Wmhlctree's molars
which Bill thought had a "spcck" on it, he
soon convinced the victim that the said uular
not only was spccked, but out Of the dead
plumb Of its nearest ncighborat least the S4th
part of an inch
80, shocking !" says the rcmorseless hum;
lit is well saw it IN time, MIR. Whifiietree.
Why, in the course Of few weeks, that
tooth, sir, would have cxfoliatcd. cacarcous
supreration would have ensucd, the gum
n Il IL,
tooth becoming apostrophlzcd, the roots would
have concatenated in theiI hiatuseS, ami the
jaw bone, no longer acting upon their fossil
exoduscs, would necessarily have led to the
entire suspension of the capillary organs of
your stomach and brain, and death ,rouid
Superuene IN t,co hours ~
Poor Bill he scarcely knew what faintng
was, but a queer sensation settled in his
''osss fronts, while his osSis legos almost
bent double under hun, at the awful prospect
Of things before him lie took long brea tn
however. and in a voice tremulous with emo
tion inquired
Good Lord, Doctor! what's to be done for
Teller e.
Plug and Gle" calmly said the Doctor.
"Plug and file what Z"
The second molar," said the Doctor;
though the troacherous monster meant Bill
| wallet, of course
What Il it cost, Doctor 2" says Bill.
| "Done N my very best manner. upon the
new and splendid system lnvcnNed by myself,
sir and praciiccd upon all the crowned heads
of Europe, London and Washington City. it
will cost YOU three dollars
Does it hurt much, Doctor 2" was Bill's
cautious inquiry.
VERY little, indeed: it's sometimes rather
agreeable, sir, than otherwise" said the Doc
| tor.
Then go at it Doctor! Here's the dosh, ="
and forkng over three dollars down sits
William Whifflc'lee in high. backed chair,
and the Doctors assistant---a sturdy young
Irshman-c amping Bills head to the back
of the chair, to keep it steady, as the Doctor
remarked. the latter began TO bore and file. :"
80! all ho-ho-hold ON, hold on !" cries
Bill, at the first gouge the Doctor gave the
huge tooth
20 be me soul !! be aizy, eur, says the
Irishman, it's mesilt as understands it
IW howid on TIL gees"
"O-O-h-h-h - roars Bill, as the Doctor
proceeds. ..,
BE quiet, sir; the pain won't signify 7"
says the Doctor.
"Go-goo- good Lord.d d Hobo hol.hold
on"
80. yeez needn't be afeard of that-I'm
howldin yecz light as a dvl ~ cries Paddy,
and sure enough he scas holding. for in vain
Bill screwed and twisted and saurmcd
around Pat held him like cider press
let me-me--O-O-O! Everlasting Gre
ntion let me go.o-o-stop, hold on-n-n !" as
the Doctor bored, screwed, and plugged away
at the tooth.
"All done, sir; let the patient up, Michael"
says the Doctor, with a confident twlrl of his
perfumed handkerchief There. 'sir--,here
was science. art, elegance, and dispatch
Now, sir, your tooth is sate-your life is safe
| you're a sound man !"
Sound Z" echoes poor Bill, "sound7 Why.
you've broken my jaw into flinders; you We
set all my teeth Oh edge; and I've no more
fcelin'-gall darn ye!-n my jaws, than if
they were iron steel traps! You've got the
with of your money out ofmy mouth, and
I'm oif!''
That night was one of anxiety and misery
to William Whifiletree. The disturbed molar
growl,d and twitcned like mad and, by day
light, poor Bills check was swollen up equal
to printer's buff. ball, his mouth puckered,
and his right eye half 'bunsed up"
Why, William says Ethan Rakestraw,
as Bill went into the store, what in grace
ais thy face? Thee looks like all owl in an