The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-11-07
from the Oakland (Cal.) Times.l
The Romance of q Tooth.

Some months since one of the loyelest and
most accomplished daughters of well-knowp
resident was thrown from a horse and sus-
tanned, among other annoying injuries, a frac-
ture of one Of her front teeth. The delicate
pearl. which flashed through ''lips within whose
rosy labyrinth when she smiled the soul was
lost" was hopelessly crushed, and marred the
beauty of the lady considerably The only rem
edy for its injury was to have the root of the
broken tooth extracted, and false tooth m ade
to fill the horrid breach in her mouth In her
distress she sought the advice of DR.. George j.
Luce. She had read somewhere, or been told
by somebody, that dentistry had advanced to
such q scienceithat 1t was possible to transplant
o tooth from the mouth of another person
which would take root and bloom as it had In
its original gum. Gould he secure for her
match for the broken tooth? If he could be
might name his price. Beauty In distress ap-
pesls to Dr. Luce never in vain, 50 he Informed
the gref-stricken maiden that such operations
had been successfully performed, but in the
present case the difficulty would be to discover
tooth Of such purity, delicacy and beauty as
to be worthy to MUNICH caramels in company
with those which now mourned the loss of their
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what he could do. A. month or two passed.
AT last the tooth was found. A young Span
lard, whose well-brushed and somewhat faded
habiliments indicated q struggle with fate, en-
tered the Office to receive some slight dental
attention. His manners were those of gentle
man, and his conversation denoted intelligence
and refinement. When he opened his mouth
the doctor could hardly conceal his emotion.
There was the tooth he had been looking for,
flashing its dazzling whiteness, the perfection
of form and the acme of purity. 1t was, in
deed, a gem. The subject was approached
cautiously, but when the young gentleman
spoke Of his poverty. the doctor offered him
one hunored dollars for the tooth. The mon
ey tempted the impecunious foreigner, who
Immediately offered all his stock in trade
on the same terms. An appointment was
made for the next day, and a note dispatched to
the lady informing her that at last the tooth
was found. At the given hour the gentleman
entered the front Office, and the lady, close
" yelled, shortly after entered the rear
office, for it was part of the bargain that the
gentleman was not to see the lady. The tooth
was extracted; the money paid, the stranger
departed Then the tooth was carefully
clesnsed and submitted to treatment TO pre-
serve its vitality, while the doctor was prepar-
ing the mouth of the lady for its reception. 1t
was soon inserted, and in the course of three
or four hours had immovsbly taken root In its
pronounced complete success, aud Miss -
became the hsppest of girls. Now for
the sequel. With 9 woman's curiosity
she was continually speculating as to whom
the tooth belonged, and the gentleman
in turn was cudgellng his brain for some
means to ascertain the wheabouts of his
tooth, which had turned the tide Of his affairs
so luckily; Tor, with the money it had brought
he had made fortunate purchase of stock, aud
step by step he bad gone on with his RAPIDLY
accumuating capital until be had q snug little
bank account and patronized a fashionable
tailor. Chance threw him into a select little par
ty,one evening, where Miss - happened to be
present, and he commenced recountiDg his sd-
venture. When he smiled and pointed TO the va
Cant place 10 bis mooth, where the tooth had
once had its home, Miss--gave little shrek,
and her secret Was discovered. 1t is rumored
that out Of this dental operation a yeritsble
love mach wilIshortly occar; and in fashio ma
bic Oakland circles this romance of d tooth is
just now the all-absorbing topic.