Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-03-12

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we turned into the Rue Chaussoe d. Au-
tin, and after short walk Russell
paused before n pleasant, substantial
looking house and asked me to accom-
pany him for few moments, as he had
an engagement with gentleman
whose home we had reached. / might
have dcmurrod from being ushercd into
the presence of stranger in my demor-
allied condition, but az sense of pride,
will-powcr, or desire had left me. l
blindly followed Russell, neither know
ing nor caring whittier he might lead
me. A lovely vision was again before
my eyes. l was blind TO all else. A
servant ushered us into q large, CHEEKY
apartment luxuriously furnished,
where we waited but n moment
when quick, dapper gentleman en-
tered and gave my friend very cordial
| greeting in very Frcnchy accents. He
and Russell held brief conversation in
low tones, and then our elegant host
invited us into an an elegant antc-room,
which was also very handsome and
| flooded with sunshine from broad bay
window looking out upon pleasant
boulevard. But shades of Uades! The
place might have been peopled with n
thousand devils, as became suddenly
conscious that had been inveiglcd into
the very clutches of dentists forceps.
| no longer made Il pretcnse at self-con-
troll. raycd like q mailman, and If |
did not strike my fiend down in his
tracks and murder the oily French
dentist, it was not because / made no
effort to do so. My arms were firmly
held by my captors in spite of my des-
perate struggles and torrents of de-
moniacal abuse. When finally, through
sheer exhaustion, i was at length over
powered and utterly at their mercy, l
was gently thrust into the luxuriously-
cushioned chair, and my hcadfell back
limp and aching upon the velvet rest.
did not know how long / sat there
with the low voices of the two men din
ming in my ears, but at last sensa-
ton of perfect rest and delight
stole over me. Through all floated n
vision of the lovely woman whose pic
turc had both delighted and tortured
my brain to madness, and hoped if L d.
were dreaming might never wakcn.
This delightful repose was at length
disturbed by the sound of approaching
wheels and the clatter of horses hoofs
upon the pavement The sound came
rapidly nearer and louder through the
open easement, A dashing equipage
stopped in open sight before tho op-
| posite house. An unexpected vision
met my gaze, and my heart and pulse
seemed to stand still. In the beautiful
carriage, cleaning with silver para
phcrnalia, sat the woman whose SEM
blance had filled my heart and soul for
hours past A white snood trimmed
with silver was picturesquely wound
about the head, while the wondrous hair
fell bright as the silver fringe over the
shoulders and beautiful brow. She
turned her head, and the light of
smile / shall never forget fell full upon
me. Then | noticed her companion
q handsome, dark cavalier, with love
beaming in every glance he cast upon
the fair face at his side.
"Who is the manPh l asked, roughly
sezing Russell by the arm in my jealous
rage.
at is Lawrence Ashmore."
'By the gods and furies!" With all
of the tiend incarnate there was in my
nature reused to white heat of passion,
grasped my revolver and before my
companions could prevent the action /
had levcled it at my rival; there was
sharp crash, and ball cut the air in
its murderous flight across the way. |
cried out in triumph as | saw my victim
fall, and then he and the fair woman
and all other objects faded from my
sight.
We were well out in mid-ocean be-
fore Russell ventured to so much 70 in
dulgc in the ghost of smile at my eX-
| rapen 7 boJ xyornnI him, bat bic 1,nI,,
should be fed to sharks if any paintings,
tooth-ache, morphine, or dentists were
referred to during the voyage. j had
no doubt the French dentist was still
roaring whenever he caught sight of that
of torture, which he declared he should
always keep as souvenir of one of the
funniest professional episodes he had
ever figured IN. Ibid not know for some
time how matters had eliminated after l
But | gathered at last from Russell that
he had found me in sort of semi
insane condition before the portrait of q
handsome woman whose charms my
distorted vision had idealized into those
of saint; that my nerves and brain
were thoroughly demoralized from the
combined influences of pain, morphine
and liquor. Understanding my con-
diton and my horror of tooth-pulling,
he had decoyed me to the Office of a
prominent dentist. With difficulty they
subdued my insane rawlings and finally
administered an anaesthetic, and under
its influence succeeded in relieving me
of well-worn but tenaciously-clin ging
tormentor. In my frenzy, as the final
pull came with a crash, l grasped
pair of forceps and leveling them
at an imaginary foe, uttered wild yell
that would have delighted Pawnee
warrior and rushed from my chair strik-
ing right and left like frenzied demon.
1t was some time before was brought
squarely to my senses, and made to un-
derstand that blood-sta incd and pros
trated though was, was not the hero
of sanguinary conflict with favored
rival for fair lady's smiles; that the
brand of Cain was not upon my brow
and the stain of murder on my hand.
How much the memory of that beauti-
full picture, or the events connected
with it may have to do with present
circumstances of my life can not say,
but certain it is that am confirmed
old bachelor, wear my store teeth with
immense comfort, and have no visions
of dentists or women to molest or make
me afraid. Perle Perfume and Ash
more were married, and have seen
them only at distance. In spite of
Russcll's many protfers of an introduce
ton have never had the courage to
meet them. The memory of that old
imaginary one is still too vivid, too
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