The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
WASTED SYMPATHY.
Wanted to Help the Sufferer, but 1t
Was No Go.


The boat had just left her slip at Staten
Island, when man began to walk up and
down the cabin and hold his Jaw and
groan, and it wasn't long before every
body made out that it was case of tooth
ache. Whoever says New Workers are
hard hearted and lack sympathy does
them an injustice. 1t wasn't five minutes
before dozen persons had taken a sym
pathetic interest in the case and were anx
ious to do something. The man who
seemed to have most sympathy, however
was an old man who bad bushel of red
peppers in a basket down stairs. He was
forcing the season a little with a plush
cap and pair of blue yarn mittens, but
no one could doubt that he was big
hearted.
'Case of toothache eh?" he queried ss
he intercepted the man in his walk. ooh,
wal, that don't amount to much. Ever
see better fall weather than this?"
The victim looked at him in puzzled
way but did not reply.
How'd lection suit your" continued the
old man in lively way.
The man with the toothache shut up one
eye and groaned.
Lots of fellers predictin mighty hard
winter, but l don't see any signs of it. ]
don't go much ON predictions; do your"
The victim got twinge just then which
lifted one foot off the floor and produced q
double groan.
''Some of 'em purtend to tell what the
winter is going to be by the way the frogs
act, but don't go a cent on frogs. How
can frog tell what sort of weather we ara
going to havef Is a frog more intelligent
than human being? The idea is all nom
sense"
"What do you want, sir?" asked the suf-
ferer as the pain let up for a moment.
'Oh, nuthin in particular. When have
the toothache | like to have some one talk
TO me. 1t sorter takes the mind off the
ache. I've cured my old woman by telling
her funny story. Ever hear the yarn
about the preacher and the ghost?"
81 want you to go away and let me
alone" exclaimed the other, as his hand
went up to his jaw again.
Don't you want to be talked tor"
mo, sir"
"You don'tl Don't you want to forget
that toothache?"
''No, sirl Pm in no condition to stand
nonsensep
''Waal, by Georgel Then my sympathy
is not wanted?"
"No, STRIP
Cali right, sir--all right II you don't
want it I'm not the man to force it upon
you. If you are that kind of man you
can take your old tooth and go to Texas
with it! Some folks can appreciate kind
ness and some can't. Them as can't won't
get no sympathy ont of me-"
The man with the toothache continued
his walk. signing and grooming, while tie
old man sat down beside me and said:
LET FER achel I'd a-had him cured in
ten minutes if he'd been the right sort o.
man. l hope he'll have to have that tooth
drawed afore he gets through with it
Did you see the way he looked at me?"
"Yes"
"He acted as If he was goin to draw off
and hit me, but it's a powerful good thing
for him that he didn't do i'll Why, sir, if he
had I'd lit onto him like hurricane onto
a 'skeeter, and the toothache would never
have bothered him no morel The idea Of
him acting up that wayi WAL, that just
shows you what sort o. natures some crit
tiers have got and how useless IL is to waste
any sympathy on 'emT"-New York Even
ing World.