The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-11
From the Detroit Free Press.
"GETTiN' HER TOOTH DRAWED.' ,

About ten o'clock yesterday morning
farmer and his wife hitched their team
on Woodward avenue, and in another
five minutes had mounted the stairs and
appeared in q dentists office. The old
lady had her face tied up, and there
was smell of camphor, peppermint,
paregoric, turpentine and oil of smoke
as she crossed the walk
''Brace up now, Mary--brace upl"
cautioned the husband as they started
to climb the stairs. 'I know just how
you feel-kinder weak in the knees like
but the fellow up stairs IL have that
old snag out O. there like horse running
down hillp'
They we're met by the smiling dentist,
and the husband continued:
"She's got an old snag which we
want drawn out or driven in, or
sunthin' or otherl"
"Take chair, madam" replied the
dentist, "and guess can help you"
''I vuml if hain't mind to back
outl" she said, dropping onto the sofa.
''Brace, Mary-bracep' commanded
the husband. "Why, even little chill
dren SO high (measuring) come up here
every day and have their teeth drawed
for funl"
81 don't believe i'll" she bluntly re-
piled.
''Do you s'pose I'd lie to you, Mary
do you s'pose I'll tell q deliberate lie
right here9" asked the husband.
She seemed to think he would, but
did't say so, and the dentist talked soft
ly and sweetly, and finally induced her
to remove her shawl and hat and sit
down in the chair: While he was look
ing over his instruments the husband re-
marked:
''You want to brace, Mary. Hold yer
mouth open as wide as you possiblel
can, and don't try to look outen the win
der"
''I wish ye'd shut upl" she snapped
sitting up straight. "Don't you s'pose
know enough to get a tooth drawed2'
''But can't yer own husband speak tC
ye, Mary-the husband who has LIVED
with you nigh on to thirty-six year,"
The dentist waved him away and ca
joled the woman into leaning back anc
opening her mouth. He found the
cause of her misery to be an old snag o
tooth, which would have to be dug
around, but as soon as the lance touched
the gum she screamed out and struggled
up.
"Mary-dear Mary, why do you hol
lerl" exclaimed the husband rushing
over to her side.
"She's all right-the worst is over,
replied the dentist.
"Oh, she'll stand it like an elephant
she's got real grit, haven't you, Mary2"
She fell back, opened her mouth agair
and again the lance made her screar
out
''Brace, Mary-shut yer eyes an
hold on to the cheer!" exclaimed til
husband.
81 wish you'd squat over there, an
stay therel" she snarled, after spittin
out a monthful of blood.
''But 1 can't set there and here y
morn and holler and take on so.
"Who's hollerin2"
"You did"
''No 1 didn't"
MARY, don't tell me ie-a bolc
straight lie right before this dentist"
The dentist induced him to be seate
again, but it was five minutes before IL
woman would open her mouth. 81
declared that the ache had entirely val
ished, and that her tooth had never fe
so well in her life.
'Don't try to crawfsh, Mary-don
try that!" exclaimed her husband.
"Will you shet up!" she shouted,
"No, won't durn me if 1 dol" Hel
you've kept me awake fourteen night
howlin' with that old toothl You'1
iawed and howled and tore around Lii
an old camel, and now you've got
have that tooth drawed or youllgo hon
afoot!"
She wanted to get out of the chair an
go for him, but the dentist pursuade
him into going to the drug store aft
ten drops of laudanum, and while l
was absent the tooth was extracts
''Mary" was balancing it on her har
as he came in, and after a brief glant
he exclaimed:
"Bully for you, Mary knowed J
had grit. ALI ye wanted was me to e.
courage yel''
"You didn't encourage nOthin," 81
loftily replied.
"Didn't eh9 Why, durn it, if
wasn't for me you'd be bowling arour
home this very minute, callin' for h,
ashes, and camfre, and oils, and vitroi
and cottonl Don't lie, Mary, jist eau
you've had one old tooth drawed!"
~ pity your second wife, " she grow
ed as she put on her hat 81 know ju
how them Door children of mine will I