The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
A Remarkable Case.

A very remarkable case has Just come
up before an Arkansaw court. In small
town not far from the State capital, a
photographer and deaf mute dentist
established an Office together, and q
short time ago an old fellow from across
the bayou entered the place to have his
picture taken. The photographer was
out at the time, and the polite dentist,
not slow in picking up little Jobs Of
work, met the visitor with smile. The
old fellow, in his embarrassment, began
picking his teeth with his finger nail
and said:
81 want a picter tuck, mister"
The dentist, understanding the sign
to mean severe toothache, conducted the
old fellow to tho torture engine and
eased him back on the cushioned head
rest. What followed is thus detailed BY
the old fellow in his statement before
court:
"Airter he got me down on the thing
that looked like seat on a railroad car,
he commenced ter tumble aroun' over
my face. l told him that l wanted the
picuer ter be as good lookin' as possible,
as wanted ter send it ter my married
darter, an l thought he was smoothin'
| out the wrinkles on my face, but when
| he priced open my mouth an 'gunter
look down my throat. thought it a
| mighty strange proceedin', still l didn't
say nuthin'. as l bowed he knowed more
about his business than did. I sorter
shivered when he poked iron thing in
ter my mouth, but didn't move, as
lowed he done 1t to make my jaw stick
out nachul, but the first thing knowed
airter this, he grabbed aholt O. the arnly
SCUM tooth ] had in my head. strug-
gled an ho{lred, but it want no use,
fur he swung himself roun' an twisted
the tooth ont. l jumped often his ar
rangement when he turned me loose,
an was gTttin' outen thar when he
grabbed me. l fit him, but he still held
me. We made sich racket that fell
Ter come up from down stairs, an when
the tooth thief made lotter signs an
fool motions ter him, he sais:
:" Why don't yer pay him fur pulEn'
yer tootk?'
II didn't want no tooth pulled ST.
THAT'S fine way TO cheat man,
says he. If he'd a tuck yer pictur then
you'd ersaid you wanted:atooth pulled.
AN he cotched me by the skuff % the
neck an led me out, an showed me er-
| long the street. A whole mob jised in,
an they tuck Inc ter gail. The. mob
howsh till l thought they was goin' ter
hang ';ne. l stayed IN Jail fur three
days charged with assault an battery.
Now, ledge, that tooth was with hun
dree dollars ter me :un' l want that
town ter pay me for lit, an moreover,
wait a little small change fur stayin'
in jsu."
This case is rather rem arkable,"
saie the Judge. "You are quite an old
manaand it is quite evident that the
tooth which you regret to have lost,
ane upon which you place such value,
would, ere long, hare given y on great
deal of trouble. Pride Elight have
caused you to bear with it and refrained
from having it pulled, thus becoming
miserable to yourself and e. burden 10
yeuI family. The great troubles of my
life were caused by teeth. From early
bothood until now have been martyr
to teeth. See this TOOTH" opening his
mox.h, 81 wish some man would seize
me and take it out. Considering all
these facts, I'll fine you one hundred
dollars and charge you for board dvs-
ingrour sojourn 1t the Jail. "-Arka2s
sGR IraUeler.