The sun., 1889-03-31
TEE OLD SETTLER.
Hsw he Once Dit n Great Act Z. Dentistry,
and Made Friend Tor Lifs.

seat to have tooth pulled. and was relatins
| at the tavern tho aGonizing experiences he hat
passed through before he could screw his cour
age to the point OF having the offendins
molar extracted. and telling OF the somewhat
hustline time he and the dentist had had dur
ing tho process OF removing II.
y" think that air tooth must ha' bon dru,
clean dow to the bottom o my jaw an double
cinched," he said. fer me an the tooth doc
tor rasseled all 'roun' his room fer durn Nigh
ffteon minutes fore he KID git leverage enough
onter his whskey-jack to hist the fang out
Wen the fast'nin's did give way, though. the
doctor he sot down quick an heavy in one cor
ncr o the room, an sailed OF inter tothel
corner. doubled up like ship knee. 1 were
afeerd fer spell th't he'd started the gable enc
o my backbone q couple inches. but he said he
didn't think he had, but II hev.' he says. tn
wunt be no extry charge. II I'd ha' know'd
though he says. th't yer tooth were sot &C
uncommon snug I'd ha' set of blast or two o
powder inter It,, he says, list to oase its holt
leetle an then don't think I'd ha' had to take
" Ho wouldn't ha' had to take no turns at all
aa e Gd sd sseT e
ISSk hoS Sr sIS am Spok d9ne hs Job tooth
whanged thar with half q poun' O. buokshot.
See, how nice l fixed him. an sont him hum
Ididn't rassel him 'roun no i room. ys kin BET BET.
Wen rassel bars. b gosh. hain't mean
en9Susbh to Ieb out old ns that's down FIX
that's sound an healthy nm in their prime, an
lht Kin clutch M an chaw an rip an tear I'm the
,sWull Major" REPLIED the Squire. I MON;
Bu. can't nar am
how git my memry to workfn' jist right on tho
time wen you an the bar an toothache was
pardMners q nIn,: That must ha' ben fore1I know'd
No twa'n't!" said the Old Settler. "'Twere
only year ago this spring but then
t tas sess n%sG fnshs5 ,har thi dSn
jis' now bout his leetle circus with tho tooth
Ss4 S an 5SS a%s1s xsra ,oFn. f. ef e. PSn S
blessed day in the spring Of so. but ha BEN BEN
oz nr ss tSs a 5hs shape bar fodder
Tho spring q '40, Squire. we're tolble late
7 AZ fnEss sS'RR s assss s"p 5
stHy s!,s, an, see how we done It BUT we got the
wind yls'lin' in chin bly. an. lookin 'roqn. 10
sSea & SS sRsr Rer SstesS hsss f. Vars
standin on his hind legs. an a.leanin as' in THE the
jam o the door, He were holdin' his jaw in 6is
ee G p s shook on up es ah
at sesn the bar net Of hin to
a-cryin. The bar were moanin' an a-wailin'
ha' ben iist, a;comin' hum I'm the fpner'i
this says to mysei sf barss ss.'S Sgosh an
aPseS aver e me and Jumped 9E ny Gun
that kim over his face didn't skeer mel He
open SOS his chist we're plain marx for Tor me- ne.
Ar he .,, 6dt hisssi up IKE major
bein Bar, Or iniin looked az az II til I'VE vat nuthin %
IN the weird k'd make him feel any hanger up
Se the N way $s ste Sf o0Red
wen BE- SEE Ms draw bead cad on h5s szzard
him. Iss Ss sad
:, Then 1 noticed fer the iust, time that one
side O. the bars face were swelled out like
SeewhiTz' | says, droppin' my gun. 'Yur
got ct ER the t@oothache: @ hqin't yer
the hs lis
see any look 50 a. % he did 81 reife Me
esther o beasn aas es pain i l0ss es
plain k'd be. to pink him with bali OF two an
Hal e%se9 on ms manr rsfty says to him. 1kin do
II snae o yoHrn says. an an ssIYe Se YEA chance nance
! W ye 9e bar. Lemme look at your consumed
- Ths Sax sluns @ his mouth open; an thar.
g1th gs,l hole in that Y d hs ost h
sems s1s oqs Psst sa faSKe SKea az spose m
m1FG1 says
an, try to rip me open fur A to lizard, says. |
ThS3 sn bok he S 5sa nS GTsd
5shs 4 say nPRo s}s si s's word oH fer
1.-The, Bar he slnne hisself on on Ills Back sev an.
hrowed bis Jaws open SO wide an SO red th't
With @ Tti ted !GV end y Il sal0nS
ss n ss bsgss GSwn fS bues es FG Id ae
rhs11 311 ! loaded ths bullet in my gun with an al
:" Now says, Bar. brace yerself an keep
er mouth open,, says. fer wen shoot that
a's sointsf Sve: II yer keep ye! mouth St s opea
nj EeS shs sqP goes "a sazs it Ys'S - Yss is
Tho bar he braced hisself an opened his
avs widerp ever; l pintsd the gun through
IN the gun with the buckskin thong TO it. W 70
I dldnt leave that bar tooth fur tohind IL.
he tooth kim Outen the bars Jaw with
oise like cork fyin' outen bottle O. ginger
op. an, It an the bullet went ailin' off some'rs
appe hH G,sSa hS Hes ss1P
Is holler an achin' OIL tooth had, left bis Jaw
oun' that shanty an howled fer 10y. an
uRRed me till l thort I'd Dust. Then he went
um leetle the best feelin piece o. bar flesh
z eyer luRged q sheep away I'm Sugar swamp.
"Wull. o. course fergot all about this little
arcumstanee. an wouldn't ha' reoo nized the
BAD. The mex fall, one, day, not havin' had
ny reccryation with bar fer some time,
ent over 70 Belix's Holer to see If I'd 'iereot
uses. hadn't hardly got to the Holler won
3. jumped snorlin' Oh speoiment O. Bruin,
a he didn't waste a minute a closin' with
10. ] was leetle mad cause he kim at me 80
heeky like. an l list clutched him by the
iyzen an shet his caloric clean of, right thar
a. then.
n the groun. stiff an cold. 'Thatll Farm We
ct to- TO- be 50 q persumin' d. mex time. says;
kim another slammin' big
ar droppin' right outen the top OF a chestnut
ee., more'n forty foot, an swishy-te- -swash
IN fuSt one paw an. then tother 'longslde my
'nk. an staggered me consid'a able. That
ade me madder'n ] were tother time. an I
tnched Mr.. Bar, But he were the gamest Oh ,