Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-26
A Dental Operation.
From the Detroit Free Press.

About 10 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 dentists office. The old
lady had her face tied up and there was
q smell of camphor, peppermint, par
she crossed the walk.
"Brace up now, Mary-brace upr
cautioned the husband as they started
to climb up the stairs, 81 know jest
how ye feel-kinder weak in the knees,
like--but the feller up stairs II have
that old snag out o. there like horse
running down hill!
They were met by the smiling den.
tist, and the husband continued:
"She's got an old snag we want
drawed or dug out or driven in, or
suten' or other!'
Take chair, madam" replied the
dentist "and I guess can help you"
"I YUM! if l haven't mind to back
out!" she said dropping on the sofa.
Brace, Mary-Blace!' commanded
the husband. "Why even little child
rem SO high (measuring) come up here
every day and have their teeth drawed
for fun!"
I don't Blieve i'll" she bluntly re-
piled.
"Do you s'pose I'd lie to you Mary,
do you s'pose I'd tell deliberate lie
right here?' asked the husband.
She seemed to think he would but
didn't say SO, and the dentist talked
softly and sweetly and finally induced
her to remove her shawl and sit down in
the chair. While he was looking over
his instruments the husband remarked: !:
"You want to brace, Mary. Hold
Yer mouth open as wide as you possi-
bier can, and don't try to look out O.
the winder."
J "I wish ye'd shut up" she snapped,
sitting up straight. "Don't you s'pose
know enuff to get tooth drawed?'
"But can't yer own husband speak
to ye, Mary-the husband who has
lived with you nigh ON to thirty-six
years"
The dentist talked his prettiest and
cajoled the woman into leaning back
and opening her mouth. He found the
cause of her intense misery to be an old
snag of tooth, which would have to
bo dug around, but as soon as the lance
touched the gum she screamed out and
struggled up. Mary-dear Mary, why
do you holler" 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 the real grit, haven't you
Mary?"
She fell back, and opened her mouth
again, and again the lance made her
scream out.
"Brace, Mary--shut your eyes and
hold on to the cheer!' exclaimed the
husband.
81 wish you'd squat over there and
stay there!' she snarled, after splitting
out mouthful of blood.
But 1 can't sit thar and hear you
moan and holler and take on So"
"Whos o hollerin?"
4 You did,"
"No, I didn't"
4 "Mary, don't tell me lie-a bold
: straight lie right afore this dentister."
The dentist induced him to be seated
again, but it was five minutes before the
woman would open her mouth. She
declared the ache had entirely vanished
and that felt 10 good in all her life.
Don't try to craw6sh, Mary--don'
try that!' exclaimed her husband.
i "Will you shet upY' she shouted.
" No, ! won't, DUN me if / dol Here
you've kept mo awake fourteen nights
howlin' with that old toothl You'v,
iawed and howled around like an ole
camel, and now you've got to have tina
!, tooth drawed or you'll 60 home afootr
q She wanted to get out of the chail
J and 60 for him, but the dentist per
suaded him into going to drug stor'
after ten drops of laudanum, and Will,
Q he was absent the tooth was extracted
r +" Mary" was balancing it on her hans
as he came in, and after brief glanc
he exclaimed;