Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-28
Perkins Has the TOOthache.

WHEN ! went to bed that night | appre-
hended trouble. Along one jaw, the left
one occasionally capercd a grumbling
sensation. 1t kept me awake an hour or
so trying to determine whether that was
all there was of it, or whether there was
something to come after that would need
my wakeful presence to contend against.
Thus bordering, fell asleep, and forgot
all about the trouble. ! don't know how
long | slept, but l fell to dreaming had
made a match for $jS side to fight Il
cross-cut saw in steam mill and was
well to work on the job, when the saw
got my head between its teeth. thought
this was a favorable time to wake up, and
did so. 1t Immediately TRANSFERRED that
| might better have stayed where | was,
and take the chances with the saw.
found myself sitting straight up in
bed, with one hand spasmodically grasp
ing my Jaw, and the other swaying to
and fro without any apparent cause.
1t was an awful pain. 1t bored like
lightning through the basement Of my
law. darted across the roof Of my mouth
and then ran lengthwise of my teeth. III
every pang had been drunken pillow
chased by a demon across stump lot
think the observer would understand my
condition. | could no more get hold Of
the fearful agony that was cayortlng
around in me than / could pick up Il
piece of wet soap when in great hurry.
Suddenly it stopped. 1t went giving
me a parting kick that fairly made me
howl.
Thought I was rid of the toothachc,
but a grumbling set in next morning. 1t
was Just like the feeling of the night be-
fore and still voice said to me, LOOK
out, Perkins"
/ did. went right away to the dentist
who has pulled the teeth of our family
and knew our peculiarities. There was
an uneasy smell about his office; it was
very suggestive of trouble, and as snuff-
ed It in / experienced sinking feeling IN
the pit of my stomach. | looked at him,
and sicklv smiled. He was never, even
on holiday, the handsomest OF men;
but now his appearance was very, very de-
pressing. He looked like corpse with
iighted candle inside of it.
/ told him what the matter was WIN
me. how that had been up all night with
a four-story pain; how my wife had been
thrown out of bed by the violence OF my
suffering; how r
Uc asked me if I wouldn't sit down. l
cat down on what was once hogsheau
hut now cut down and newly carpeted.
He held back my head, opened my mouth
and went to fishing around inside WIN
niece of watch spring.
And while he angled he conVer'ea'
Said he: .,, ,.d
You have caught terrible hard
cold"
II have.
ut seems the trouble is with one OF the
bieuspids. h;ors.
OF course didn't know what blcus.
mid was, but thought it wouldn't iooH
we'll in the head of the family Deihg
stuck with so short word as that; 80 !
asked, with some vigor:
(Which one?" ;.
.The numerous one" said he. =
~ am glad it amt any worse, REPLIED
with sigh OF relief g.o,
.sThe frontal bone is not seriously alecl.
cd the submaxilary gland is somewhat
enlarged. but it does not necessarily ioi-
low that parotitis will ensue."
81 am proud to hear that" said i
which Certainly was, although if the 81, par.
otitis had ensued it is not at all nkeiy
that should have minded it much; =, unless
If was something that would spiii, %
was dressed up in my best.