Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-02-07
Pulling a Monkeys Tooth.

A few days ago an Italian vender Of
cheap music halted with his hand-or-
gan and monkey in front of the dental
parlors of Dr.. j., on West Jefer-
o street. The doctor is a man of sci
ence. and, having studied Darwin's
theory, had frequently expressed a de-
sire to pull and examine the, eye tooth
OF q 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 a melancholy tune, and as the first
notes reached the ears of the dentist
and a patient whom he was operating
upon, a large spider monkey, dressed
in yellow, with a red cap stuck jauntily
on its head, sprang in at the window
and sat upon the sill, as if waiting an
invitation to enter:
The doctor requested the patient to
vacate the chair, and, when he had
complied, motioned the connecting
link to take 3 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 a pair of forceps he
took a firm hold of an eye-tooth. The
monkey screamed, and. wrapped legs,
arms and tail about the DOCTORS left
arm in a deathlike grip, but the doctor
would not let 60, and after a desperate
struggle the tooth. was torn from its
~fastenings. The monkey fell back in a
dead faint, and, after placing his prize
In a drawer of the cabinet, the doctor
threw some water in the" animal face,
and when 1t had revived placed it back
on the windowrsill.o
The organrgrinder, seeing the. mon-
key disappear, supposed he had got the
coveted nickel, aud accordingly jerked
on the string attached to it, calling,
"Come a 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:
"Caramba! What e hell for pull
monkey tooth? l not. want monk-key
tooth pull. You come a la down here
I lickee you like hell"
"What in the deuce. did, you. send
your monkey up here for? He can't
talk and 1 thought he wanted a tooth
pulled" responded the doctor.
mo! no! no! Caramba!!'' shouted the
italian, growing purple with excite
ment. and stamping the ground in his
rage.
"Look here;". shouted, the. doctor;
''you como up here and pay me fifty
cents for pulling that tooth or I'll have
you arrested"
The :, organ7grinder for. a moment
looked at the doctors threatening atti-
tude in astonishment. and then shoulder
ed his music-box andmarched off grum-
bling. just after dark the same even
ing there was a ring at the doctors
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 reiterated 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 e hell you do
with e monkey capp" The doctor
found the cap, and the musician went
on his way rejoicing.-Louisville Cour-
ier-JournaL.