The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-08-27
Wanted En- All Pulled.
Little Rock Gazette.


Yesterday a fieshy woman went |
into dentists office aud asked the |
representative of the art that
hangs out pictures Of big teeth if |
he was busy.
"No, marm. Have a seat. What
can do for you n
DE fust fack what | wants set
tied is, has yer got plenty ob timein
"Oh yes, time enough to satisfy
anyone
"LOOk in my mouf.n and she pro-
duced an opening strikirgly sug-
gestive of closet door. "Does
yer see dem teefr
Yes; iine lot OF teeth. Need
cleaning though. Can fix you up
all right
Yes, but eff yer cleans dem teef
yer'll hab ter do de work arter rze
gone. | wants 'em all pulled OUT
"That would be an outrage.
You haven't a decayed tooth in
your head,' said the dentist, exam
lining the mouth.
In my head | hain't got no
teef in my head. Dis is my head,'
pointing to the place where her
wool vegetated, sand dis is my
mouf," pointing to the closet.door
imitation. "N0w is you pared ter
say dat my teef is in my head ur
moufr
"ln your mouth, | should think.
But why do You want them ex.
tractedp
"Dun what wild 7 Extracted 7
White man, what's yer tryin' ter
gin met Pse been heah too long
tur yer ter waste yer grammer an
'rithmetic on me.'
81 mean why do you wish them
pulledi DO they ache 7"
"No, sar. kin crack walnut
an not feel pam in de jaw
"lf you don't tell me, won't ex.
tract
"Dar yer goes agir.n
"Pull them.'
Wall, III tell yer. Use been a
married oman for thirty year."
"Have you lived with the same
husband all the timer
"Oh, no, sab. Use switched
aroun' rite smart. But lemme
tell yer. | married afore de wah
when anybody could form de cere.
mony, no matter eff he uebber seed
de inside OF "a meetin'.house, an
when de only license 'quired wuz
lie say so oh dc marster. Arter de
'belli0n wuz ober | married my ole
man after de fashun of de white
folks. Since dat time we'se libed
happy, 'septcnera few months when
| run away wild yaller man what
worked at u gin. Wall, luther day
dc ole man cum home fetchln' Il
oman wi,l him. He said dat de
'oman wuz his aunt. She is de
Onerest oman | eber seed, Tut
soon 'gunter 'spicion dat she want
bis aunt. Den | got hot AN billed,
specially when she put fine clothes
Oh herself an went struttin' aroun'."
"What has that to do with your
teethp
"I'se a getuin' ter dat. My hus.
band wars false teef. De oman ain't
got none, an yesterday | seed her
WARM my husbands teef. Ez long
ez she didn't hab no teet II didn't
make no difference ter me, fur she
wuz powerful 'onery, but @hen she
went smilin' aroun' wild d mouf tull
ob teef, dat wuz morn wife ought
er stan. SO | wants desc teef tuck
out so | kin git IA holt oh de false
teef and war 'em. NV ole man
can't get no noah. He never would
hab got desc, septener be foun 'em
on battle heP endurin' de wah.
Come, ketch aholt ob me wild yer
grabs. Heah's yer money" aud
she united the toe of sock and
poured ont a lot of silver. "Put
on yer clamps"
The dentist went to work, aud
the only noise heard during the
operation was an occ,mional gfoan
from The woman, Or the sharp snap
of the instruments as they slipped
from u stubborn tooth. When the
operation closed. the woman hand.
ed over sufficient amount OF cash,
and mumbling something about
getting ahead of the "orney
'oman," retired, leaving the dentist
contemplating a huge pile of teeth.