Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
The City Clerk aad the HGaaeFs
nnH Renalaa.

ant Dentist.
Tuesday morning at 0 o'clock, our
genial and handsome friend Frank
Lawrence was sitting in his coy arm
chair, drawing information and wis
dom from the columns of the morning
HERALD, and dreamily putting away at
q fragrant Havana. Every once in a
while be would switch oifinto q brown
study ss TO The legality Of Judge
YOung's decision declaring the drum
mer's tax unconstitutional. While
thus pleasantly engaged, the office door
opened and there entered stranger,
whose luxuriant, well.kept side whis-
kers and bald forehead, bespoke him q
man of fashion and culture. Frank
instinctlvely reached for q license
blank, but groAned q deep groan as he
recollected what thoroughbred consti-
tutional lawyers drummers were get
ting 10 be. Frank laid the license
blank tenderly and regretfully back
into lie native pigeon-hOle, and sadly
asked the stranger what he desired.
The stranger replied, "Are you the
City Clerk, slr2" Frank nodded an
imperial and olympian nod, with an
expression of vigorous disgust at the
strangers ignorance playing under his
heavy mustache.
II desire q license"
"What. for?"
IL am engaged in the novel, but
meritoriOus occupation Of drawing
teetn to the sounds OF an Eolian Harp.
When can't get the EOliAn, hire a
niger brass band. The ignorant pub
lie don't know the difference. The IN.
vention is my own. The music draws
the people, and draw the teeth. Hs!
hal how's that for q pun. Entirely
original, assure you. My invention
has necessarily exposed me TO the jeal.
ouSy and persecution Of the profession,
but the people are with me, and snap
my fingers at the profession. Nothing
like keeping up with the progressive
spirit OF the age. Who would have
thought OF II one hundred years ago,
that In 1877 o genius would arise and
scatter broadcast an invention 10
which even the lightning rod must
yield the palm. How much is the tax ?"
asked the enthusiastic dentist, produc-
ing q fat wallet.
Frank looked at the stranger In
amaZement. Here, evidently was q
darned Iool, who hadn't heard of the
decision. In two seconds Frank had
seized the old dilapidated Ordinance
Book aud looked over the tariff. Then
came q new trouble--under what head
did the strangers occupation come
He was neither hawker nor q peddler,
didn't have hand organ or monkey,
and he wasn't circus agent. He was
q sort of animated "what Is it," whom
, Frank couldn't locate at all, and after
going over the Ordinance three times,
! be gave it up and told the street dentist
, that there was nothing 10 pay.
Then you sheuld have seen the trans
formation in the dapper little tooth
carpenter. Ills eyes lit up with glow
OF satisfaction his Burnside whiskers
rippled with delight from his paper
collar TO bis cars. "Why, my dear
sir" said be, II must reciprocate in
some way. must certainly do you
some favor" aud be drew a shining
pair Of forceps out Of his vest pocket
that made Frank shudder. IL must
certainly pull few teeth for YOU" he
continued, and as hH rose, Frank
jumped behind a chair, cxclaiming,
"No, no sir, not just now-thank YOU"
, 30, well, then" said the grateful street
, dentist, all not now, why come up to
the hotel this evening, and let me
> pull some teeth for you-shan't cost
, you cent" Aud as Frank passed
down The street that afternoon and saw
the street dentist laboring in the bot
= tomless pit Of an unfortunate darEey's
. mouth--as he Witnessed he fearful
and bloody struggle over that six.foot
n niger IN Morris Norris's haCk--he
: sighed to think of What treat he had
: missed aud vowed never again to refuse
a token ofgratItude from any mar.
YAoU SHAN, a Chinese giant Of
: eight feet, three inches in height, and
d still growing, is aow ou his way Ia
England, where be intends to exhibit
himself. lie tells strange story about
: his marvellous growth. When eight
{ cen years old he was no taller than his
companions of that age. One day
+ however, he csugh; strange looking
; smooth skinned fish, cooked il aud att
Il. Soon after this feast he became
very sick, and when after several weeks
: confinement 10 his bed, he lett 1t, hC
: discovered that he had grown during
$ the sickness, aud has ever since gone
y on growing. Hl- head il very small IN
II comparison with his height This ht
says, was caused by his not eating The
Il head %: the fish A dog ale it, aud IT,,
: ani a's head grew so large that thC
o Chine,e, out OF pity, shot tic uniortu
naie creature.
y one Of the veraciOus boulevard
/. week lie," IN London has been decorating
D the pubIic bosum with story that tn,
Americans took great oiIense at the
privacy maintained by the British team
at Creedmoor, and were especially dis
n gu..cd because Sir Henry Halfori
rp...ed NO AdmitlanCr' on his b-t
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