Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-15
.o,n n no THE WRONG MAN.
c,.erful story of Dentist who Could
- Help Dragging About the Way he
a,t.ed a Young WOman's Mouth Very

quickly.
From tho Nsto York Sun.
An uptown dentist was surprised one
.ar,ing last week as he entered his office
I L an adjoining parlor by the appari-
ior of weary-looking young man in a
,Soss suit. whowas reclining in the capa-
'ions operating chair and smoking CT
~ The dentist had been prepared by
- servant to see a professional visitor,
~. he was totally unprepared for the
uu'sitor's luxurious, free-and-easy atti-
'Gs Az the young man recognized the
sootist through the aureole of smoke, he
marked, with the tranquility OF one who
used TO that sort OF thing:
H,.D,qtor. want tooth filed"
the professional gentleman, who also
,,otai 4 little weary, took a needle-like
s,sfrumept from q marble shelf with his
.'rht hand, and, with his left, gently
..,,9siIsd down the young mans chin, dis
pEosinp an interior that fairly glittered
Titb aold AS the dentist put his head
loser TO the young mans mouth and
aimed gently on the only tooth that
.aaamrpd to have any of It's original struc-
mre lett, he became aware that his
natient mad been drinking. AS the dentist
made this discovery, which furnished him
aitb a reason for the unexpected visit
and attitude, the young man found out
betthe dentist was not a prohibitonist.
81 suppose" said the dentist, tapping
be tooth again, ''you want gold put in
his"
This Young man nodded affirmatively.
The dentist noticed, as he tucked towel
ln1er the Young mans chin, that he wore
massive gold watch chain, diamond
.birt studs, and big solitaire ring. He
mentally concluded that the young man
could afford to pay $50 for having his
tooth repaired.
An energetic agitation of a little steel
probe in the hollow OF the bad tooth dis
i 6eued some of the young mans weari-
less.
i u should say" the dentist observed, as
. he inserted revolving tool, operated by
readle, into the cavity and worked it
around with great enthusiasm-'I should
say that the gold in your head is worth
snug little sumW
The young man made a sound indicat-
Ing that it was.
The dentists liquor, apparently unlike
he Young mans, was speech-provoking
"Who filed themT he inquired, as he
withdrew the tool and let the patient spit
out some part of a superf1uOus tooth
The young man languidly answered, as
Ttbe dentist were boring him as well as
zIis tooth, that it was a certain we'll
1Own dentist.
SIS that sop said the tooth member,
& with a surprised expression. "Why, he
q and were partners less than eight years
4 ago. He's a good dentist; one of the Or
n naments Of the profession, sir. l once
bad very funny experience with one of
q bis custOmers-very funny"
& look of distress came over the young
mans face. But the dentists liquor
q ;purred him on, and he began i'll the style
q Of a man who had told the story before:
81 was crossing Broadway at Twenty
A eighth street one rainy summer night
81 lbOut five years ago, when a cab came
iashng along, scattering the mud right
Fl and left Just as 1t bounded over the
crossing the head of a-dOse that hurt?-
the head of a pretty young woman pro-
g Iuded from the"
"Ouchw exclaimed the young man,
ltarting up in the chair. "YOu've struck
nerve. Why in blazes-"
81 beg your pardon" said the dentist,
hacking away rs if he expected the young
nan to pitch into him. "I-I--think not
don't believe the nerve is exposed. But
Il you will be calm and permit me to
look, | will find OUT" and the dentist
Introduced little lo0king-glass INTO the
young mans mouth and examined the
tooth. no" said the dentist, conf
lently, "the nerve is all right" Then ne
& BOT to work with the revolving tool again,
#sndresumed his narrative, notwithstand-
ing the frown on the young mans face,
As was saying, just as she put her
bead out of the window her teeth, an
f pper set, fell out in the mud. | saw her
andkerchief raised to her mouth and her
lead disappear in the darkness of the in
eHor Of the cab. picked up the teeth,
nd, after wiping them off with my hand
erchief, put them in my pocket"
The young mans face showed, for the
Tst time, a glimmer of interest in the
arratiOn.
'0f COURSE" the dentist went on, 'I
Expected the cab to turn around directly,
nd waited on the corner to have the
essure OF handing the teeth back to
PER lovely owner. But l was disap-
Onted. The cab ratified right on. | took
be teeth home and examined them at
entiVely. l recognized them as the
a1dlwork of my former partner and my
i They were a valuable set, and as |
uTned them over and over under the
ashght | recalled the face Of the young
oman for whom we, my partner and
aue them, II was the same face
nere | guess that will do" And the
must withdrew the buZZing tool, aad
olns to little cupboard took out some
ton, box Of gold foil, and little
A0matlc hammer. AS he returned to
Young mans side and began the final
OFk OF filing the tooth, he noticed that
look OF WEAKNESS had almost van
led from the young mans face. He con-
tued this as an invitation to resume the
ory' He ventured to ask the young
u where he had left Off.
Think" answered the young man,
lsL you said it was the same face"
IN, yes. 1t was the same face 1 saw
we cab window. / went to bed and
FAMED about the young woman"
what" exclaimed the young man,
Fung up in the chair. Then noticing
Interrogation points in the dentists
vs. ne became calm, and remarked,
Aeuse me, but that nerve gave me a
nendous thump."
we'll" continued the dentist as he
n@ed in the gold, "the first thing
au after breakfast the next morning
mat Young woman was waiting for
w Tue oitice. l had an intimatiOn that
Vuiu see the owner Of the false teeth,
"hen opened the door leading 90 the
" saw her sitting there, a vision OF
ect womanho0d, except a set OF upper
~ 9he was in tremOT Of excitement.
sald she was (hold your head back
driving home from the theatre with
!"ung fellow (that didn't hurt,
w when she lost her teeth. Her
Jug fellow keep your head steady,
mad never known that she wore
eeth, and she feared 10 let him know
n ola ~.