The Worthington advance., 1878-10-24
The ROMANCE OF A TOOTH.
Showing How u Young Lady r. nnediel
AcCid~ns Al Defect.

an @ACcAurAs@1 Of1tCts
Some months since, says the Oakland
Times, oae OF the lovliest and most accom-
piishcd daughters of we'll known resl-
dent was thrown from horse, and sus-
tanned, among other annoying inj lries, a
fracture of one of her front teeth. The
delicate pearl, which flashed through
''lips within whose losy labyrinth when
she smiled the soul was lost" was hope
Iesslv crushed, and marred the beauty CT
the lady considerably. The only remedy
for its injury was to have the root of the
broken tooth extracted, and false tooth
made to til the horried breach in her
mouth. In her distress she sought the
advice of DR.. George j. Luce. She had
read somewhere, or had been told by
somebody, that dentistry had advanced
to such a science that it was possible to
transplant tooth from the mouth ct al,
other person, which would take root and
bloom as it hld in its original gum
Gould he secure for her match for the
broken tooth? If he could he mis- ght
name his price. Beauty IN distress ap-
pcals to DR.. Luce never IN vain so he in
formed the grief-stricken maiden that
such operations had been successfully
performed, but in the present case the
difficulty would be to discover tooth of
such purity, deiicacy and beauty as to be
worthy to munch carameis in company
with those which now mourned the loss
OF their crushed com panion. However,
he would see what lie could do. A month
or two passed. At last the tooth was
A xrhc ol
b1ushed and somewhat faded habiliments
indicated q struggle with fate, entered
the office to receive some slight dental
attention. Ills manners were those OF a
gentleman, and his conversation donated
intelligence and refinement.
When he opened his mouth the docter
could hardly conceal his emotion. There
was the tooth he had been looking for.
flashing its dazzling whiteness, the per-
fection of form and the acme of purity
1t was indeed, gem. The subject was
approached cautiously, but when the
young gentleman spoke Of his poverty
the doctor offered him 800
for the tooth, The money
tempted the impecunious foreigner, who
immediately otter. d all his stock in trad.
on the same terms An appointment
was made Tor the next day. and note
dispatched 10 the the lady informing he,
that ut last the tooth was found. AT the
gwen kour the gentleman entered the
front office and the lady, closely veied,
shortly alter entered the rear Office, ter
1t was part OF the bargain that the gen.
'Ieman was not. to see the lady. The
t'mth was extracted; the money paid, the
stranger departed. Then the tooth was
carefully cleansed and submitted to d
delicate treatment to preserve its vitality,
wA'le the doctor was preparing the mouth
Of the lady for its reception. 1t was soon
ms. rled. and in the course of three or
four hours had immovably taken root in
its new home. In few days the opera
ton WAS pronounced complete success
and Mi>s- became the happiest OF
girls. Now for the sequel. With q
woman's curiosity she was continually
specializing rs to whom the tooth belong
ed. and the gentleman III turn was cud-
ceiling his brain for some means to as
certain the whereabouts OF his tooth.
which had turned the tide of his affairs
so luckily. For with the money it had
brought him he had made fortunate
purchase Of stock, and sep by step he
had gone on with his rapidly accumula-
ting capital until he had a snug little
bank account and patron;zed a fashion
able tailor. Chance threw him into d
select party one evening, where Miss
happened to be present, and he CON-
lnenced rec"unting his adventure. When
he smiled aud pointed to the vacant
place in his mouth where the tooth bad
once had its hone, Miss -- gave lit
tie shrek, and her secret was discovered.
1t is rumored that out of this dental op-
Grafton veritable love match will short
ly occur; and in fashionable Oakland
circles this romance Of q tooth is just
uovu tho a n. a he orhinO tOnic