The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-02
CORN DENTIST AND PLUMBER.
Peek's Sun,

N%A . (A84
 One of those mistakes that are liabie to, occur n the bes, reg culaied families, made
 quite laugh in a west side residence a few days ago. The lady of the house
 had been grumbling about a corn on her
 foot, tor months, and her husband had
 tried m vain to get her to consent to have
 a regularly ordained corn dentis, come
 up and remove il, but she was afraid il would hurt, and she was nervous abou,
 having horrid man touch her bare foot.
 and she suffered along until Tuesday,
 when in moment of agony she told the
 old man 10 send up his corn dentist as quick as he had mind 10. He went
 down to his office and ordered the corn man to go up He had already ordered plumber to go to the house and mend some gas fixtures that had sprung leak. and the plumber got there first. The lady gave orders that If man called with some corn tools, 10 send him up 10 her room. The plumoer rang the bell. and on being asked where the work vas to be done, the girl told him to go up 10 the ladys room, and the man went up. He had roll of cloth with tools in it. and as he put it down on the floor to unroll the tools, the lady took off her slipper, ard removed her stocking, and placed her foot on a hassock. She looked at the plumbers tools on the floor. and almost tainted There was big pair of pincers. and two files. and lot of iron things tha, looked big enough to remove the corns from an elephant The man was sorting out the tools, and didn't notice the wo- mans fright, until she asked:
 "ls this going to hurt much: lftisl had rather suffer the annoyance
 0, no,' said the man looking up a, the gas bracket by the window, which had d rag wound around the Joint which leaked.
 can screw the cap onto the joint, so the gas cannot escape" and seeing the woman bare foot so near him he opened his eyes in wonder, and blushed like a girl She looked al him and wondered why he did not 50 to work on her foot. lie was great, big. muscular fellow, and he looked as little like the way she sup posed corn doctor would look as pos- s'bie Taking up big pair of pincers, and taking match, 10 light a sma! candle which he carried, to :es, leaky gas fixtures, he said:
 Where does 1t seem 10 be the wors:::.'
 There" says the little woman. bend ing over and placing her finger on the next to the little toe. Right between those two e~es. |, is a soK corn, and sometimes Ii makes me wild. Now, dc be careful, won, you. as the man drop ped his pincers and stood back as though he had been struck by lightning. Then he laughed ou, loud, and said
 Madame, have been Tn the plumb ing business twcniy-two years. but :his Is the frs, tune Was e.er called upon 10 repair broken ioin, on q womans toe. Excuse me, and he began ;o roil up h.s tools.
 Heavens and eaf;h .'' said the woman. as she tried 10 put CT her stocking wrong end first, and blushing so she looked as pretty as though she never had a corn. " thought you was corn doctor. There IS the gas fixture you are ,o patty up.'' and she went out of the room in her stocking feet To blow up the si.i fer send- Ing plumber 10 plgmb a corn. The corn doctor arrived soon and did hls work. and when he and the plumber wen, put together they were having a grea, augh as they turned the corner. When she tells her husband 10 send up a man, 10 do any work about the house now. she 'tpula'es that he shall no, send whatever he does.