The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-01-18
PERKINS HAS THE TOOTHACHE.

L
henIcd trouble. Along one jaw, the lett
one, occasionally capered grumbling
sensation. L. 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 rOndering | fell asleep, end forgot
all about the trouble don't know how
long slept, but | fell a dreaming | had
made match for fifty dollars side to
fight cross cut saw in a steam. mill, and
was we'll to work on the job, when the
saw got my head between the teeth. |
thought this Was favorable time to wake
up, aud | did SO 1t Immediately trans
pred that | mi sht better have STAYED
where was, and taken 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. | shot around
like dog that had been cruelty can
phcned. 1t bored like lightning hr Jugh
the basemnt of my jaw, darted across the
rooi OF NY mouth, and then ran length
wise Of my teeth. If every paug had been
drunken plough chased by demon
across d stump lot, | think the observer
would understand my condition. could
no more get hold of the fearful agony
that was cavorthing around me, than |
could pick up piece of wet soap when in
a great hurry.
| thought [ was rid of tie to1thache.
but srumbIing set in next morning. II
was just like the feeling Of the night be
lore and a still voice said to ne, "Look
out Perkins"
| did. | went straightway to the den
tist who has pulled the teeth of our family
and knew our pecul;arities There was
an uneasy smell about his Office. 1t was
very suggestive Of trouble, aud as | snuff
ed it in [ experienced a sinking feeling
in the pit Of ny stomach. | looked at
him, aud sickly smiled He was never
even on holiday, the handsomcst of men.
but now his appearance was very depress
Ing. lie looked like corpse with al
lighted candle inside of it,
| told him what the matter was with
me, how that had been up all night
with four story pain how ny wife had
been thrown out OF bed by the violence OF
my suffering how
He asked me if | would sit down. II
sat down on what was once hogshead |
but now cut down and newly carpeted i
He held back my head, opened my mouth.
and went to fishing around inside with
piece Of watch spring
Aud while lie angled he converscd u
Said he:
"You have caughta terrible hard cold
81 have"
at seems the trouble is with one of the
biscuspids."
Of course / didn't know what discus
pid was, but | thought it wouldn't look
we'll in the head of the family being struck
with so short word as that, so asked
with some vigor:
(Which one ?'
The tuberous," said he.
"The frontal bone is not seriously af
'eeted. The submaxiliary gland is some
What enlarged but it does not necessarily
ollow that parotitis will ensue."
81 am proud to hear that" said
which | certainly was, although if the
oarotitis had ensued it was not at all like
y that | should have minded it much, un.
ess 1t was something that would spill.
IS ! was dressed up in my best.
lie kept on talking and angling.
"The esophagus isn't loose" be next
"Ah," said /, winkng at him.
"Oh me, the ligaments are quite firm
might say"
"Dld it hurt you ?" he asked as cool as
n ice cream freezer
"hurt me Great Heavens, did Won
xpect to split me open with watch
pring, and not have it hurt me f? What
Eas the matter-did you slip 2"
Certainly not, he said, II was simply
citing hold of the tooth. just hold vonr
cad back an instant, and [ will have il
ut at once"
81 guess | won't try it again." said I
18th shiyer. "The toothache is bad
nougb, but it is heaven alongside of that
'atch spring. You may come up some
me, and pull it out when l ain t at home.
think l could endure the operation if
as about eight blocks off. Come up
hen you can"