The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-17
aGiltln' Her Tooth nraMed


farmer and his wife hitched their team
on Woodward avenue, and in another
five minutes had mounted the stairs and
appeared IN a dentists Office. The old
lady had her face tied up and there was
a smell Of camphor, peppermint, parcgor-
lie, turpentinc and oil Of smoke as she
crossed The walk.
"Brace up now, Mary - brace up ~
cautioned the husband as they started
30 climb the stairs. al know iist how
We feel-kindcr weaked in the knees,
hke-but the Teller up stair'sll have that
old snag out o there like horse run
ningdown hill -
They were met by the smiling dentist,
and the husband continued:
"She's got an old snag which we want
drawed or dug out or driven in, or sun
thin or olherw
"Take chair, madam" replied the
dentist, "and guess | can help you."
81 yum ! if | hain't q mind 10 go back
out :" she said, dropping on the sofa.
"Brace, Mary - brace - commanded
the husband. "Why even little CHILDREN
80 high (measurng) come up here every
day and have their teeth drawn for fun.
II don't b'lieve itw she UNINTERRUPTED.
''Do you s'posc I'd lie to you, Mary
do you s'pose I'd tell deliberate lie
right here?" ask ed the husband.
She seemed TO think he would, but
didn't say so, and the dentist talk softly
and sweetly, and finally induced her TO
remove her shawl and hat sit down
u the chair. While he was looking
over his instruments the husband re-
-aInSN.
"You want TO brace, Mary. Hold yer
mouth open as wide AS you possib!cr
can, and don't try 10 look outen the
winder.
al wish ye'd shut up" she snapped,
sitting up straight. Don't you s'pose i
know enough 10 gita tooth drawed? 2"
"Bu: can't yer own husband speak to
We, Mary - the husban who has lived
with you nigh on to thirty-six years 2"
The dentist waved him away and
caioled the woman into leaning back
and opening her mouth. lie found the
cause Of her misery TO be an old snag
OF 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
bolicr?' exclaimed the husband, rushing
over TO her side.
"She's all rght-the worst is over"
replied the dentist.
'Oh, she'll stand 1T like an elephant
she's got real grit, haven't you Mary Z"
She fell back, opened her mouth again,
and again the lance made her scream
out.
"Brace, Mary - shut yer eyes and
hold on TO the cheerw exclaimed the i
husband.
al wish you'd squat over there, and
stay there J" she snarled, atter sp ting
out mouthful OF blood.
"But | can't sit thar and hear you
boiler and moan and take on So"
"Who's hollerinY
"You did"
"No | didn't"
"Mary, don't tell mo a lie - a bold,
straight lie right afore this dentister..
The dentist induced him 10 be seated
again, but it was five minutes before the
woman would open her mouth. She de-
clared that the ache had entirely vanish
cd, and that her tooth never felt so well
IN her life.
"Don't try to cravfsh, Mary - don't
try that % exclaimed her husband.
"Wil you shet up :" she shouted.
ono, 1 won't, durn me # | do Here
you've kept me awake fourteen nights,
howlin' with that old tooth You've
iawed and howled and tore around like
an old camel, and now you've got to
have that tooth drawed or you'll 90
home afoot J"
She wanted to get out Of the chair and
go for him, but the dentist persuaded
him into going TO drug store after ten
drops of laudanum, and while he was
absent the tooth was extracted. "Mary"
was balancing it on her hand as he came
in, and after brief glance he exclaimed:
"Bully for you Mary | knowed yo
had grit. All ye wanted was me TO en-
ye.'
"You didn't encourage nothing" she
softly replied.
81 didn't, ell? Why, durn it, if it
wasn't for mo you'd be bowling around
homo this very minute, calm for hot
ashes, and camtirc, and oils, and vitroil,
and cotton Don't lie, Mary, ist cause
you've had one old tooth drawed !"
al pity-your second wife," she growl-
I'd rs she put on her bonnet. IL know
Just how them poor children OF mine
will be used ~
callers twlttin' me about a second
wife, he exclaimed. "Here I've got
10 pay fifty cents to have that old snag
lrawed, and ye hain't the least bit OF
gratitude. Id drive hum and leave We
in town, only know ye'd be in Jail in
ess n an hour"
"Wait till we get back homc," she
said, rs she started down s,alrs
Threats 1nREATsw whispered the
farmer as he turned TO the dentist ore
if I'm found dead TO night that
ye heard her utter threats" and he fol-
owed her down stairs.-Detrot Free
Press.
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