Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-01
TOOK LAUGHING GAS.
"slu. 1o's" Lively Experience In the Den.
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For several days ono of the compos-
itors in the news room has suffered
agony from two liberated tceth.s This
particular compositor is known as
s.Slug 10" Yesterday lie visited the
dentist, determined. if necessary, TO
tale gas for the operation. The nara.
tive is best told III the language Of
Slug 10 himself. which is here APP
pended:
Il didn't have courage to let him
pull both teeth the same day, and |
told him SO, but he knew as well rs
did that I wanted tile pesky things
jerkcd out. lie pulled them both,
however, without me knowing it until
the thing was done. had heard that
some people have peculiar sensations
while inlialing gas and when under
its influence. | concluded to make
mine us pleasant as possible. When
was all ready l planned for myself a
walk in IL beautiful garden Of flowers
with birds singing among the bushes
and silver stream winding about the
walk.
Then the fun commenced. l don't
know how much gas inhaled, for !
hadn't time to think before went
thumpty- thump, thumpty thnmp,
tlium m-um-unl-um through tile air
ut the rate of about 800 miles min
ute. I didn't see anything of my I'M
aginary garden on tic trip. and |
couldn't have heard bird sing if it
had had the voice of q fog horn.
There was terrible roaring III my
ears all the time OIL my trip across
what seemed u vast plain. Suddenly
came To a stop with bang that
sounded like an earthquake, and when
looked about NE | found myself III
China in IL large open field. Right in
front of me was an army of 5000, 900
Cinnamon. They had come out TO see
me battlc with the emperor. who adj
vanced 10 the front OF lis soldiers.
He was little fellow. but he carried
u cutlass twelve feet long.
Il expected every minute that he
would cut me up into three line para
graphs. or slice me Off Ike bologna in
Il restaurant. Just as his nibs was
getting ready TO strike me blew q
terrible blast OH big horn that was
near me OH the ground. The next i'll
stantthcrc came rushing from al quar-
tiers 5. O00, 900 American soldiers, armed
to the teeth And there wasn't one Of
them had the toothache. | remember
that distinctly. Next l saw the
United States dynamite vessel Nesu
vius coming around Il curvein canal.
She opened on the Celcstials with a
tremendous broadsidc, ny army pitch
ed into the heathens, and IN very
short time the whole country, orwhat
was left of it, belonged to INC. / began
to swing ny hat and cheer. | called
for cheers from the soldiers, and be-
gan to dance breakdown for their
benefit.
In the midst of my delight l heard
the familiar voice of the dentist. lie
said: You lave been having a high
old time. l thought l was going to
have trouble with you. You seemed
bound TO fight some one. took a
glance at the dcntistand my surround
ings. Tlcn my senses came to me
what remained of thcnl-and l asked
the doctor how long l had been UNI
conscious. You better believe | was
surprised when he said: Just two
minutes. And wasn't lickled,
though, when / found that lie had
pulled both teeth while was OH my
transatlantic trip cleaning out China.
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