The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-12-17
New York Sunl
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| New York Sunl
TODD Ia 70 THE WRONG NAV.
An uptown dentist was surprised one
morning last week, as he entered his of.
hce from an adjoining parlor, by the ap-
partition OF a weary-looking young man
in dress suit, who was reclining in the
capaclous operating chair, and moking "A
cigar The dentist had been prepared
by his servant to see professional vi,i-
tor, but he was totally unprepared for
the Visitors luxurions, free and easy atti-
tnde. AS the young man recognized the
dentist through the aure"le Of smoke, he
remarked with the tranquility Of one who
Is used to that sort of thing:
| doctor, | want tooth filled"
The professional gentleman, who also
! looked little weary, took "A necdc-iikc
instrument from marble shelf with his
right hand, and with his left gently pull
ed down the Young mans chin. dl>cos
ing All interior that fairly glttered with
gold. As the dentist put his head closer
to the young mans mouth and TAPPED
gently on the only tooth that seemed to
have any of It's original structure lett, he
became aware that his patient had been
drinking. As the dentist made this dis
coyery, which furnished him with rea-
son tor the unexpected visit and attitude,
the young man found out that The dentist
also was not a prohibtionl>t.
g SUPPOSE" said the dentist, tapping
the tooth again, "you want gold put in
this %
The young man nodded affirmativeiv
! The dentist noticed, "a he tucked a towel
under the yonng mans chin, that lac wore
a massive gold watch-chain, diamond
hirtstuds, 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
PEELED some of the young mans weari-
ness.
Il should say" the dentist observed, as
he inserted a revolving tool, operated by
a treadle, into the cavity, and worked it
around with great enthusiasm. 81 should
say that the gold in your head is worth
! snug little sum-
The young man made sound indicat-
ing that it was.
The dentists liquor, apparently un-
like the young man :, was speech-provok
! ing.
'Who filled them 2" he inquired, as he
! withdrew the tool and let the patient spit
/ out some supertuous part Of d tooth.
/ The young man languidly answered as
/ if the dentist was boring him as well as
his tooth, that it was certain wel-known
dentist
I, a.
with surprised expression. Why he
and were partners less than eight years
ago He's good dentist; one OF the or
namenls of the profession, sir. | once
had a very funny experience with one Of
his customers very funny"
A look OF distress came over the young
mans face But the dentists liquor
spurred him on, and he began in the style
/ OF a man who had told the story be-
! fore
8" | was crossing Broadway and Twen-
ty-eighth streets, one rainy summer night
about five years ago, when a cab came
dashing along, scattering the mud right
and left. just as it bounded over the
crossing, the head ofa-does that hurt
the head Of pretty young woman pro-
truded from the"
"Ouch exclaimed the young man,
starting up in the chair. You've struck
a nerve Why in blazes-"
:" beg your PARDON" said the dentist,
backing away as if he expected the
young man to pitch into him. "I-l
think mott don't believe the nerve is
exposed But if you will be calm and
permit me to look, | will find out ;" and
the dentist introduced little looking
glass into the young mans mouth and
examined the tooth No." said the dem
tist confidently, "the nerve is all right"
Then he got to work with the revolving
tool again, and resumed the narrative,
Notwithstanding the trown on the young
mans iace.
As | was saying, just as she put her
head out of the window her teeth, an up
per set, fell out in the mud. | saw her
handkerchief raised to her mouth and her
head disappeared in the darkness OF the
teeth, aud, alter wiping them off with my
handkerchl lei put them IN my pocket"
The young mars fee showed, for the
first time, a glimmtr Of interest in the
narration"
"Of COURSE the dentist went on, Il
expected the cab To turn around directly,
aud | waited on the corner to have the
pleasure OF handing the teeth back to the
lovely owner But was disappointed.
The cab ratified right on. They were
valuable set, and a. | turned them over
and over under the ga>!ig hit recalled the
tace Of the young woman for whom We,
my partner aud |, made them. 1t was
the same face There, guess thai will
do" And the dentist withdrew the buzz
zing tool, aud, going to a little cupboard,
took out some cotton, a box OF gold foil,
and little automatic rammer. As he
returned TO the young mau's side aud be-
gan the final work OF filling the tooth, he
noticed that the look of weariness had al
most vanished from tine young mans
face. He construed this rs all invitation
to resume bis story. lie ventured TO ask
the young man where he left off.
. / think" answered the young man,
ssthat you said it was the same face"
.Oh. yes. It was the same face ] saw
in the cab window. went TO bed and
dreamed about the young woman"
xtWhst ~ exclaimed the young man,
starting mp in the chair. Then, noticing
the interrogation points in the dentists