, 1875-06-19
DENTISTRY IN DETROIT.
How Mary Braced Up ans, The Old ssau
Came IkANxt..

/
Came IRoMn.
The DctrOit Free Pres tells the tale in this
way:
About ten O'Clock yesterday morning
farmer and his wife hitchcd their team on
| Woodward avenue and in another five min
utes had mounted the stairs and appeared ia
dentists office. The old lady had her face
| tied up and there was a smell of caInphor.
peppermint, pareSoric, turPentine and oil Of
smoke As she crossed the walk. Z" Brace up
band as they started TO climb the stairs. -. I
! know inst how ye feeI-kinder weak in tho
knees, like; but the fcller up stairs'I have
| that old -snag out o there ike horse run
ning down hill - They were met by the
smiling dentist, and the husband continued :
| shes got an old Suag which We wanted
! drawed or dug out or driven in or sunthin'
| or other - Take chair, madam" replied
| ike dentist, land gu,-s | can help You.
- YUM II | hahn mind TO back ont !"
said she, dropping ON 10 the sofa - Brace,
| Mary-brarc,' commanded the husband.
Why, even little children - high (measur-
! ing come here every day and have their
teeth drawed for fun :" =. | don't believe
II - she bluntly replied. "DO you spose I'd
lie to you, Mary-do You sposo I'd tell IA
Deliberate lie right here!' asked the Lus-
band. She seemed to think he would, but
didn' say 50, and
THE DENTIST TAIKED SOFTLY AND sWEETLY,
AND FINALLY INDUCED HER
TO remove her shawl and hat and sit down in
the char. While he WAS looking over his
instruments the husband remarked:
You want 10 brace, Mary Hold yer
mouth open wide Is you possibly can, and
don try 10 look outen the wiuder."
II wish ye'd shut up" sho snapped, sit
ting up straight Don't you s'pose know
enough to git tooth drawed - 4" But
can't yer own husband speak to We, Mary
the husband who has lived with you nigh on
to thirry-six years =
The dentist waived him away and cal led
the woman into leaning back and opening
her mouth. He found the cause of her mis-
cry to be an old snag of u tooth, which
would have TO be dug around, but rs soon ~
the lance tonched the gum she screamed out
and struggled up. " Mary-dear Mary,
why do you hole, - exclaimed ipe husband
rushing over TO her side ''She's all right,
the worst is over, replied the dentist. "Oh,
| she'll stand it like elephant-she's got
real 5rit, haven't you Mary :" She tell
back, opened her mouth again, and again the
| lance made her scruiIm out - Brace, Mary
shut Yer eyes and hold on to the cheer - ex-
| claimed the husband al wish you'd squat
over there, and stay there ~ she snarl7d, after
| splitting out a mouthful Of blood. "But
| can't SIT thar and hear We moan, and holler,
! and take on 60" Who's a hollerin' i
x You did" NO didn't" Mary,
don t tell me a liza bold, straight lie right
afore this dentister" The dentist induced
him 10 be seated again, and it was five min
utes before the woman would open her
| muulh-She declared that
THE ACHE HAD ENTIRELY VANISHED,
| and that the tooth never felt 50 well in hor
life. Don't try to crawfish, Mary, don't
| try thatl" exclaimed her husband. "Wili
| y0u shet upv' she shouted. ''No / won't,
| durn me II | do Here you've kept ms
| awake fourteen nights, howlin' with that
/ old tooth. You've jawtd, and hOwled, ard
! tore around like an old camel, and now
| you've got to have that tooth drawed or
vou'll 20 home atOot." She wanted to get
| ont of the chair and go for him, but the den
| tIst persuaded him IN going into drug
store after ten drops Of laudnum, and while
he was absent the tooth was extracted.
Mary was balancing it ON her hand as he
| came in, and after L brief glance he ex-
| claimed
Bully for You, Mary! I knowed ycu
had grit. AL ye wanted was me to encou--
age yeI'
"You didn't encourage nothing" she loft
| ily replied. ~ didn't ehI Why, durn It,
| If l. wasn't for me you'd be bowling round
| home this very minute, callin' for hot ashes
and camfire, and oils, and yitrol, and cottOnl
| Don't lie Mary, iIst cause you've had ono
old tooth drawvdr' - pity your second
wife" she growled as he put on her hat. -
| know lust how them poor children Of mine
| will be- used - "AIlers twittin' me about
| 4 second wife ~ he exclaimed Here I've
got to pay fifty cents TO have that old snag
| drawed, and you hain't the least bit grateful,
| I'd drive hum and leave We IN town only
/ know you'd be In Jail Ill less'n an hour"
=. Wait till We get back home, she said as
| she started down stairs. Threats! Threats -
Whispered the farmer, as he turned TO the
/ dentist; - remember, If I'm found dead to-
| night that ye heard her utter threats u And
| he followed her down stairs.