The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-11-13
Perkins has the Toothache

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mine whether that was all Of it, or
whether there was something to come
after that which would need roy wake.
sul presence to contend against. Thus
ponderiug | fell asleep and forgot all
about the trouble. | don't know how
| slept, but / fell to determining that
| had made match for S58 Il side, to
fight a cross-cut saw in a steam saw
mill and was well to work on the job
when the saw got my head between its
teeth. thought it was favorable
time to wake up, and so | did. /! I'M
mediatey transpired that | might
better have stayed where l was and
taken the chances with the saw.
found myself sitting straight Up
in bed, with one hand systematically
grasping my jaw, and the other sway
to and fro without any apparent cause.
1t wan an awful pain. 1t bored like
lightning through the basement of my
jaw, darted across the roof of my
mouth and then ran lengthwise of my
teeth. If every pang had been drunk
en- pillow chased by demon across a
stump lot, | think the observer would
understand my condition. | could no
more get hold Of the fearful agony
that was cavorting around in me than
could pick up piece Of wet soap
when in a hurry.
Suddenly it stopped. 1t went, giving
me parting kick, that fairly made me
howl.
l thought | was rid of the touthache,
but grumblng set in in the morning.
1t was just like the feeling of the
night before, and still small voice
said to me, "Lnok out, Perkins"
| did. | went right away to the
dentist who has pulled the teeth Of our
family and knew our peculiarities
There was an unusual smell about his
office; il was very suggestive of trouble
and as | snutled it in | experienced
sinking feeling in the pit of my stom-
ach. | looked at him and sickly
smiled. He was never. even on hol
iday, the handsomest of men, bus now
his appearance was very, very !epress-
ing. He looked like corspe with Il
lighted candle inside of it.
| told him what the matter was with
me how had been up all night with
four-story pain how my wife had
been thrown out of bed by the violence
Of my suffering, how
He asked me if | wouldn't sit down.
| sat down on what was once hogs
head, but now was cut down and new
ley carpeted. He held back my head,
opened my mouth, and went to fishing
around inside with piece of watch
spring.
And while he angled he conversed.
Said he:
"You have caught a terrible hard
cold"
81 have"
at seems the trouble is with one of
the bicuspids."
OF course | didn't know what n
bicuspid was, but | thought il wouldn't
look well in the head of the family
being stuck with so short n word as
that; so asked him with some vigor;
(Which oneF"
"rhe timorous one," said he.
"I'm glad it amt worse" | replied
with sigh Of relief.
"The frontal bone is not seriously
affected, the submaxillary gland is
somewhat enlarged, but it does not
necessarily follow that parotitus will
ensue."
81 am proud to hear that" said /,
which ! certainly was, although if the
par,titus had eusued, it is not likely
that should have minded it much,
unless it was something that would
spoil, as | was dressed up in my best.
He kept on talking and angling.
"The oesophagus amt loose" he re-
marked.
"Ah?" said /, winking at him.
ooh, no, ligaments are firm. |
might say"
did it hurt your he asked, as
cool and calm as the lid of an ice
cream freezer.
"Hurt mel Great Heavens! Did
you expect to split me open with
watch spring aud not hurt me? What
was the matter-did you slip?"
Certainly not" he said, 81 was Just
getting hold Of the tooth. just hold
your head back an instant, and will
have it out at once.
81 guess | won't try it again, said |,
with a shiver. "The toothache is bad
enough, but it is heaven along side
of that watch spring. You may come
up some time when | amt at home. |
think | could endure the operation if |
was about eight blocks of. Come up
when you can"
Now, John, suppose there's a load
Of hay on one side of a river and Il
jackass on the other side, and no
bridge, and the river is too wide To