Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-10-07

I'd 70 the inn Having Psrtaken % tea.
accompanied BY some mullins. I -eut 20
bed. and being tAtigaed with my journey.
soon fll a.iesP-
Il bad slept for some time. bat how long
/ cannot tell. -hen I vas suddenly awaken
ed BY the opening % the door Of my room.
In stalled a tall hgure. dressed in black.
Nth vhite neekclosh bis head ga. larvr.
nenly bald. and be wore a pair Of gold
sPeeiAeles. In his hand be carried a silver
eahdiestiek. bearing lighted candle. Ad-
vAneiag 70 nv beS,ids. be said. in a rnena-
eng voice aud manner. Why did yoa
rob ne Of nv tcoth?--
Ny tongue .0ddenIy beearae paraivred.
/ tired TO sPeak. but I could not utter
word
io1 have tAken nv tooth continued
The hgure; and nov take your choice.
Tn not OF n revengefal disposition; don't
-ant u sAy or DO anything anoivl. bat one
oft~o things must have. and tha. instant
ly-yoar hie or the b.st tooth IN your head,
- look sharp and take yoar choice
The extremity of terror restored nv
voice. ''wOuid i not DO. sir. 10 restore
your o-n tooth Agains- easped.
No. no. replied my visitor. shaking
hi' bead until the sPeetaeles slipped down
70 ihe very point oi his nose. Il think I
an a very good-nAtarvd fellow 70 give you
the eAsier' - -hieh vii yOa part -ith-
your lie OF y01r tooths~
" ~ tooth - IeHelaimed in agony: and
INSTANTLY The APP4ration. nth a. uauch deS-
ierity a. q be hal been bred dentist. in
'roduced a pair u forosps iato nay mouth.
and neatly extracted 6ne. soand. molar
tooth Look herv. coatiaaed Ellis. open.
Ing La mouth. d" see the cavity Il Ia. lrh.-
90 Iherv ~As. indeed thc space where
large tooth had been extracted. Aad re-
marked thai Il -As ihe only one in the en-
tire rangc-
Wen.- eontinaed ny friend. thar
vas not al. The fvlio- Pocketed ny tooth
an tben 'aid e No- you must promise
me that on your honor A. a gentleman. that
yoa al Prcssrss my 9th a. long a. you
lave. aad make provisions thaf after yosr
death 4 shall be carefully isterrcd ~ith YOU.
II y0a don't--- And 9TH a nenacinr
gesture. 'bs prOPrist0r o. IA departed a.
b. cane
90 Ellis opened The Ettie round LoS. and
showed Hae. oArrfally ineioscd in cotton. the
rcdogbted tooth"
Il really Knew not Wat 20 sav: twas
certainly very diiboslt . rsfraia from laugh
iag. bat my poor frisad ~As - evidently
40 earnest thAt merely rraArsed:
Is ~As pity The goOd spectre uAs not
satist'ed sIth resumsng has ON property.
bet rvAliy his tooth y % exactly the same
size Aad sAAPs a. yogr O<hers. that think
az ~osld have lsst flled the cavity
IL vas strange SAL EHis. without no.
hciag ny remark. " thai after sseh an aei-
taisng ooosrreaoe, fell asleep and slept
soanily until lAts seEt aornsng. Ia-oke
ieverisA And unrefrrsbesi. and returned
hone a. speedily A. possible. Ever siase
that iine my b-ahh hss sloEly bat surely
decifnsd not. perhaps out-ar,lly. but I
knos and feed that ny hour uiu come: and
IT, dread Of that 6end's vengeanc. -iu en-
bitter ny dying moments. unless you. nv
oil. tried friend. ~il promise O. see me
buried an I--churchyArd. and uith
yolr ON hand % place tbs miserable tooth
On ny cofin
What could do bat pronisey In.
case uas of decided usonomania arrusnen,
snd rdic'1le. both of Which tired only sew
ed 70 make poor ElIi. angry. and h. ~as
determined not 70 zee q pbysician--a meas
urc uhieh urged on BIN strongly.
n remained nth him ior fe- dsv..
ard had the pleasure of leaving bima.I
trusted. on better h-s'fh snd .prrit. tasn
vhrn 80 a.-i aa.i l.. .-l dat bis absurd
f.Hrl a, } deemed it uoaiI soon pass a~ay.
-ss thsrrfore. greatly shocked. uhen. in
ahout six v~eks Afterwards. I reretved
letter irorn BE- ODD housekeerer. telling ne
thai ber master had did qaito sodIenIv.
bat rcIlestei -sb hi. diving brcath hat
shaali De srnt for immediately.
Need ~ that ! hastened o. ore, tb.
sumnouss Very mournfal it ,as certainly.
O. enter the silent cottage uhero 7 hsH l.t..
iynet varra ~eicouc frorn ny POOR friend.
A physician uas in auendanoe. and rr-..
noanoei thar death hti resulfcd iron, d...
ei.e n fhe hesrt. Te. che ciereymsn n
thc PARISH. ard Eiiis' solicitor. wsre AT. a
my rcI1s.i. prrsert a. che openinx Of ny
freul's .uriaus vil. After having dispos-
% ofh.. tridng property on legacie.. she
document sent on to re3aest thai uham
be styled his beloved friend. .houd have
him dccenfiy buried in nT--churchyari