Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-04
Anmuruas department.
A DENTAL OPERATION.

DENTAL OPERATION.
About ten o'clock Friday morning farm
er and his wife hitched their team on Wood
ward Avenue, Detroit, 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 a smell of cam.
phor, peppermint, paregoric, turpentine and
oil of smoke, as she crossed the walk.
"Brace up now, Mary, brace up" caution
ed the husband, as they started to climb the
stairs; 81 know jest how ye feel-kinder weak
in the knees like-but the feller up stairs IL
have that old snag out O there like horse
running down hill"
They were met by the smiling dentist, and
the husband continued:
"She's got an old snag which We want
drawed or dug out or driven in, or suthin' or
other"
"Take chair, madam" replied the den-
tist, "and I guess I can help you" .
~ yum! if I havn't mind to back out," }"
she said, dropping on the sofa.
"Brace, Mary, bracew commanded the hus-
band. "Why, even little children so high
(measuring) come up here every day and
have their teeth drawed for fun"
's'I don't b'lieve it," she bluntly replied.
"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 sweet
ly, and finally induced her to remove her
shawl and hat, 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 possibly can, and
don't try to look outen the winder."
II wish ye'd shut up she snapped, sitting
up straight. "Don't you s'pose l know enua
to get tooth drawed?"
"But cant 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 cajolea
the woman into leaning back and opening her
mouth. He found the cause of her misery to
be an old snag Of tooth, which would have
to be dug around, but as soon as the lance
touched the gum she screamed out and strug.
gled to get up.
"Mary, dear Mary, why do you holler p
exclaimed the husband, rushing over to her
side.
"she's all right; the worst is over," replied
the dentist.
20, she'll stand.it like an elephant; she's
got real grit, haven't you, MaryF
She fell back, 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.
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there" she snarled, after splitting out a
mouthfnl of blood.
"But can't sit thar and hear you moan
and holler and take on So"
"Who's hollerin'Y'
"You did,"
"No, didn't
"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 that
the ache had entirely vanished, and that her
tooth never felt so we'll in all her life.
"Don't try to crawGsh, Mary-don't try
that % exclaimed her husband.
"Will you shet up?" she shouted.
"No, 1 won't, durn me if do! Here
you've kept me awake fourteen nights howl
in with that old tooth! You've jawed and
howled and tore around like an old camel, and
now you've got to have that tooth drawed, or
you'll 60 home afoot!'
She wanted to get out of the chair and 60
for him, but the dentist persuaded him into
going to drug store after ten drops of laud-
anum, and while he was absent the tooth was
extracted. "Mary" was balancing it on her
hand as he came in, and, after brief glance,
he exclaimed
"Bully for you, Mary! Iknowed ye had
grit. All you wanted was me to encourage
YEP
".You didn't encourage nothing" she loftily
replied:
II didn't eh? Why, durn it, if it wasn't
for me you'd be bowling around home this
very minute, calling for hot ashes, and camp.
FIRE; and oils, and vitriol, and cotton Don't
lie, Mary, jist cause you've had one old tooth
Il pity your second wife," she growled, as
she put on her hat. 81 know just how them
children of mine will be usedw
callers twittin' me about second wife p
he exclaimed. "Here I've got to pay fifty
cents to have that old snag drawed, and ye
hain't the least bit grateful. I'd drive hum
and leave ye in town, only know you'd be
in Jail in lessn an hour"
"Wait till we get back home" she said, as
he started down stairs.
Threats threats!" whispered the farmer.
as he turned to the dentist; remember if
I'm found dead tonight, that ye heard her
utter threatsp'
And he followed her down stairs.