Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-24
LIVELY IMPRESSIONS.

With eleven teeth had l parted without
the aid of auasthetics. Internationally
surrendered them to the dentist, who was
willing to receive them for consideration
A twelfth must go. AS took the chair OF
torture, remark ed that twas four-footed
molar and would hurt.
"Take gas" suggested the dentist.
"What Is gas? ?''
Nitrogen monoxide-the best anpsthetic
known. 1t is harmless and serves WELL"
I'm take it give me enough"
The dentist brought forth rubber bag,
the wooden muzzle Of which he thrust into
my mouth.
With bound sprang into the air. al
tempted to fasten my hold upon something,
but everything gave way-even giant elm
came up by the roots. ! realized that l had
but a few minutes to live. All my friends
I saw every one-were watching me. MY
deeds, good and bad. filed past me. | will
A man to whom bad given pewter quar-.
ter asked me how liked it, and said that
he knew would come to it,
Now was going upward, and when had
reached great height / sWooped down like
d
solid masonry-just hundred feet thick by
actual measurement. A dozen times soar
ed aloft, and as many times | sailed down.
When I descended all the stone fences, cob
bes, boulders and trees came to meet me. |
bit them ALL Now | was ascending again,
but in different manner. Il balloon miles
in circumference was bearing me upward.
I cluug to it's lower part with nay teeth.
My hands were in my pockets, for the dir
was chilly. Above me was the balloon car,
and out of it leaned man resembling the
dentist. In his hand he held an immense
pair of tongs. He regarded me with mani.
fest displeasure.
We were rising at fearful rate of speed
so fast, indeed, that I could not shut
nv eyes, The wind blew the lids open
and held them back. At last the man in
the car said: "Now I'Il pull that tooth !;
you must cling with your nose while |
pull" I obeyed, knowing that was in his
power. The tooth came out on the end of
the tongs, and was placed in the car.
Soon after | heard tumult III the car
above The dentist appeared and shook
his clenched hand at me,and shouted Con
found your old tooth 1t is growing so fast
that it will crowd me out. Pretty fellow,
you are, to shed such monstrous molar.'
l thought this was very unkind. | had not
asked him to pull the tooth, and how could
| be responsible for its size?
Again the dentist appeared and cried III
great wrath: II shall throw it overheard =
lookout" 1t did not hit me. | saw as it
whizzed by that it was many times larger
than the Capitol building at Washington. |
honed that none of my friends were stand
ing where it would fall upon the earth. We
were now near the sun and approaching
nearer at lightning speed. The dentist sat
on The edge of the car, dapgled his legs and
smoked He had the impudence to ask me
why did not smoke. It was so warm from
proximity TO the sun that decided to go
no further ! reliuquished my hold aud
shouted, "Good bye, old jawbreaker." Quick
as thought, iusulted, indignant, the dentist
rushed for his tongs. "I'l pull them ALL
he said, and as fell the tongs heightened
and gave chase, but could not overtake me.
After falling all day and all night, came
near the earth early in the morning. AS
flew downward, gilded weathercock on 81
church steeple crowed. / considered this
offensive, and by some unknown agency,
arrested my flight and went back to the
weathercock and demanded to know what
be meant by it, He crowed the louder.
This was too great an insult. flew at him,
when, presto he began to crow louder, and
to grow larger. I was on the earth now,
fleeing from monster cock. The church
and steeple were still attached to him, but
he had become so much larger that they
we're no impediment. | demonstrated with
him, but his only reply was blow from the
foot that held the church and steeple. He
was On the point of dancing hornpipe on
my stomach, when emerged into new
world in time to hear the dentist say
"There it is!' at the same time holding up
tooth. "Did you know when pulled it.
"Yes; I saw you and your tongs pulling, but
I felt it not. You we're great while about
it! How long have been here ?" The
dentist consulted his timepiece. "One min
ute and twenty-seconds. ."-Every Saturday
ELECTRICITY AS A RAILWAY MoToR.-The fol