Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
Pulling a Monkeys Tooth.

"A lew days ago an ltallan Nenuef OF
cheap music halted with his hand-or-
gan and monkey in front of the dental
parlors of DR. J., on West Jetler-
son street. The doctor is a man of sci
ence, and, having studied Darwin 5
theory, had frequently expressed a de-
sire to pull and examine the eye tooth
of a monkey, TO see if he could trace
any relationship between itand the sim
liar tooth of a human being. Presently
the band, or rather the organ, struck
up melancholy tune. and us the first
notes reached the ears of the dentist
and patient whom he was operating
upon, large spider monkey, dressed
in yellow, with a red cap stuck jauntily
on its head, sprang in ut the window
and sat upon the sill, as if waiting an
invitation to enter.
The doctor requested the patient to
vaca5e the chair, and, when he had
complied, motioned the connecting
link to take seat The monkey did
so, leaning back in the chair and open
ing its mouth as naturally as a human
being. This was what the dentist
wished, and Selling pair of forceps he
took firm hold of an eye-tooth. The
monkey screamed, and wrapped legs,
arms and tail about the doctors left
arm in deathlike grip, but the doctor
would not let go, and after desperate
struggle the tooth was torn from its
fastenings. The monkey fell back in a
dead faint, and, after placing his prize
in drawer of the cabinet, the doctor
threw some water in the animal S face,
and when it had revived placed it back
on the window sill
The organ-grinder, seeing the mon
key disappear, supposed he had got the
coveted nickel, and accordingly ierked
on the string attached to it, calling,
Come la, come a la!'' His pet, how
ever, sat for a moment as if dazed, then
seeming to realize his surroundings, be-
gan slowly to descend to his master,
and getting near the organ he sprang
upon it, the blood running from his
mouth. The man examined it with
surprise, then, looking up to the win
dow, howled:
"otarambal What e hell for pull
monkey tooth? / not want monk-key
tooth pull. You come Ia down here
l lickee you ike hellr
"What in the deuce did you send
your monkey up here for? He can't
talk and thought he wanted a tooth
pulled, responded the doctor.
'No! no! no! CarambaN' shouted the
Italian, growing purple with excite
ment, and stamping the ground in his
rage.
'Look here" shouted the doctor,
''you come up here and pay me fifty
cents for pulling that tooth or I'll have
YOU arrested.
The organ-grinder for q moment
looked at the doctors threatening atti-
tude in establishment, and then shoulder.
ed his music-bo and marched off grum-
bling. just after dark the same even
ing there was ring at the doctor
door-bell, and upon answering it the
doctor found the son Of sunny Italy
standing upon the threshold. Fearing
he had come to use his stilletto, the
dentist retreated behind his operating
chair, picked up a weapon and stood on
the defensive; but the dispenser of stale
music only looked around the parlor
grinned, with a merry twinkle in his
eye, and inquired; "What hell you dc
with e monkey capen The doctor
found the cap, and the musician went
on his way rejoicing. -Louisrale Cour-
fer-J0lrnai