St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17
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w heh Went 10 bed that ni9ht, ! ap-
prchended trouble. Along one Jaw, tile
left one, occasionally capered a nrumb
ling sensation. 1t kept me awake ali
hour Cr 50 trying TO determine whether
there was something TO come after, that
would need my wakef'ul presence to con
tend against. Thus pondering, fell
asleep, and forgot all about the trouble
don't know how lon. slept, but fell
TO dreaming | had made 4 match for so
side to iiglt a cross cat saw in Il steam
mill, and was well to work on the jOh.
when the saw got my head between its
teeth. thought this u favorable tim.
to wake up, and did SO. 1t immedi-
atcly tram<pircd that might better have
stayed where | was. anl taken the
chances with the saw
found myself sitting straight up in
bed with one hand spasmodically grasp
iug my jaw, and the other swaying too
and fro without any APPARENT cause.
1t was an awful pain. 1t shot round
like de- that had been cruelty cam
phorcd. II bored like lightning through
the basement oi my jaw, darted acro--
the roof oi my mouth. and then ran
lem%tlIwis' of my teeth If every pan.
had been Il drunken plow chased by Il
demon across Il stump lot, think the
observer would understand my condition.
| could no mere get ho!i ol the fearful
agony that wa cIvorting around in me.
than ! coUii pick up piece OF W.T. soap
when in hurry.
Suldenly it stopped 1t went, giyinq
me parting kick that fairly made me
bowl.
| thought was rid Of the tcclllachc.
but 4 grumbling set in the next mornine.
1t was iust like the feeling of the NIGHT
before; ana a still voice said to me.
'Looll out, Perkins"
| dil. went right away TO the dcn
list who has pulled the teeth of our fam.
lily ami knew orr pecularitics, Thcr-
was an uneasy smell about his Office II
was very suggestive of trouble, and a.
snuiied i. in | felt 4 sinking sensation At
the pit Of my stomach.
| looked nj linn ;ynd ~ickly smiled. He
was never, even OH a holiday, the hand
soonest of men, but now lis appearance
wa- very. very depressing. lie looked
Iik, = rnrf,-.. with = ii..ItrI r,u,ll. ;n.;J.
ci it.
It.LI Lit, ,yl,.t fl. u,,,., y.,-. ,.,,.
me. how that lend hcrn mn an ri.L,
with = ,,Yr.stor,. min Lon nv vi.
had been thrown out Of bed Iv the -.
hence. Of nv ,uiirr;no how
H.. asked ,oe If wonlJn.t .it J,,,r
| at down ON what was once = ho,s.
h,ai, lut now cut dawn and nr,yIv c,r
noted. he LeIJ hack nv LroJ onon.J
my m.utb. oul went f., ,i.hin. or,mrI
in.Id, will, Il ri,,c Of y,atch..nr;r.
AuJ ,,I,iL. L,. anaI,J l., ,...nI,.r..i
Sud he;
.sYo, L,,. ..,,,..I., , ,...,;,I. L.ni
,yrn.
Il lave.
at seems the trouble IS with one OF
the bicuspids."
OF course l didn't hnow what bicns-
pld was, but | thought it wouldn't do
well in the head Of the family brin.
stuck with so short (. word a that 81
asked, with some VI 4or.
(which one
''Ihe humorous, SAID he.
Il am clad it amt any worse" re-
piled, throwing 4 sigh of relief.
The frontal bone Is not seriously al
tcctcd. The submoNillary Gland Is some
what enlarged; bat does not necessariI,
follow that parotltlS will ensue.'
Il am proud 70 hear that - said 1,
which certainly y was, although if the
parotitls had cnsued it is not At all like
iy that | should have minded it much.
unless 1t VA. -omrlhing that would spill,