Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-01-16

PERKINS HAS THE TooTHACHE.- When I
went to bed last night l apprehended trouble.
Along one JaW-the left enthusiastically ca
pered grumbling sensation. It kent me
awake an hour or so, trying to determine
whether that was all there was Of it, or wheth-
er there was something to come after that which
would need my wakeful presence to contend
against. Thus bordering [ fell asleep and for
got all about the trouble. | don't know how
long slept, but fell to dreaming that [ had
made match for $5S side. to fight a cross
cut saw in steam mill, and was we'll to work
on the JOB when the saw got my head between
Its teeth. thought 1t was a favorable time to
wake up and did SO. 1t Immediately trans
pired that L might better have stayed where [
was and taken the chances With the saw.
L found myself sitting straight up in bed,
with one hand spasmodically graspiDg my Jaw
and the other sWaying to and fro without any
apparent cause.
1t was an awful pain It bored ike light
ming through the basement of nv Jaw. darfed
across the root Of my mouth and then ran
lengthwlse OF my teeth. Ii every pang had
been drunken pillow chased by demon across
stump lot, L think the observer would Under
stand my condition. [ could no more oct hold
of the fearful agony that was cavorting around
IN me than L could pick up piece of wet soan
when IN great hurry.
Suddenly it stopped. Il went, giving me
parting kick that fairly made me howl.
thought | vas rid Of the toothache. hut
grumbling set IN the next morning. It was
just like the feeling of the night before, and
still small voice said to NE, Look out, Per-
kins'
did. | went right away to the dentist who
has pulled the teeth of our family and knew
our peoullarities. There was an uneasy smell
about bis office; it was very suggestive of trou-
BILE, and as snuffed it in | experienced sink
ing feeling IN the pit of my stomach. look
ed at him and siekly smiled. He was never
even on holiday, the handsomest of men,
but now his appearance was very, very depress-
ing. He looked like a corpse with lighted
candle inside Of ii.
told him what the matter was with me:
how had been up all night with four story
pain; how my vile had been thrown ont Of
bed by the violence of my suffering how
He asked me if | wouldn't sit down. I sat
down on what was once a hogshead, but now
cut down and newly carpeted. He held back
my head, opened my mouth, and vent to fish
ing around inside with piece of watch-spring,
And while he angled he conversed. Said he:
You have caught terrible hard cod.'
II have
ut seems the trouble is with one of the BIZ
cuspids.''
Of course. I didn't know what bicuspid
was, put thought 1t Wouidn look well in the
head OF family being stuck with so short
word as that; so asked with some vigor-
Nv hich one?'
''The humorous one" said he.
Il am glad it amt any worse" [ replied,
with sigh OF relief
The frontal bone is not seriously affected
the submaxllary gland is somewhat enlarged,
but 1t does not necessarily follow that parotltus
will ensue"
II am proud to hear that" said I, which
certainly was, although if the parotitus had en-
sued, it is not at all 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 remarked.
.,AhP' said L, winking at him.
Uh, no, the ligaments are quite firm
might say"
Did it hurt you?' he asked, as cool and
calm as the lid of an ice-cream freezer.
Hurt me! Great Heavens Did you expect
70 spht me open with watch-spriDg and not
slip 2" w ""' VIZ '1@'''' -" '0'
:. Certainly not, he said /; II was just get
Sslng hoid OF the tooth. just hold your head |
Dac CT an instant, and will have it out at once.
guess SIS won, try it again, said | with |
:; snIseI. ne toothache is bad enough, but it |
is heaven alongside of that watch-spring. You
may come up some time, and pull it out when |
ain at home think | could endure the |
operation II 1t was off about eight blocks" |