The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11
WASTED SYMPATHY.
He wsnted to Help the Sufferer. bu. II
Was No Go.

He Wanted to Help the Sufferer. bu. II
Was No Go.
The boat had just left her slip at Staten
Island, when Kan began to walk up and
down the ca5iI4 and hold his jaw and
groan, and it wasn't long before every
body made out that il was a case Of tooth
ache Whoever says New Workers are
hard hearted and lack sympathy does
them an njustice. 1t wasn't five minutes
before a dozen persons had taken q sym
pathetic interest in the case and were any
ious to do something. The man who
seemed to have most sympathy, however
was an old man who had bushel Of rel
peppers IN a basket down stairs. He was
forcing the season a little with a plush
cap and a pair of blue yarn mittens, but
no one could doubt that he was big
hearted
Case OF toothache, chr" he queried ,.s
he intercepted the man in his walk. "Oh,
waal that don't amount to much. Ever
see better fall weather than thiss"
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 don't see any signs of 1t.
don't go much on predictions; do YOUR
The victim got a twinge just then which
lifted one foot off the floor and produced a
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 cent on frogs. How
can a frog tell what sort of weather we are
going to havef Is frog more intelligent
than human beingf The idea is all nom
sense"
What do you want. siri" asked the suf-
ferer as the pain let up for moment.
"Oh, nuthin in particular. When Ihave
the toothache like to have some one talk
to me. 1t sorter takes the mind of the
ache. I've cured my old woman by telling
her funny story. Ever hear the yarn
about the preacher and the ghost?"
Il want you to go away and let me
alonep' 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 toothache2"
mo, sirl Pm in no condition to stand
nopsensel"
"Waal, by Georgel Then my sympathy
is not wanted?'
mo, STRIP
"All right, sir-all right If you don't
want it I'm not the man to force it upon
you. II you are that kind of man you
can take your old tooth and go to Texas
with It'll Some folks can appreciate kind
ness and some can't. Them as can't won't
get no sympathy out Of me-"
The man with the toothache continued
his walk. signing and groaning, while the
old man sat down beside me and said:
Let Ter achel I'd a-had him cured in
ten minutes if he'd been the right sort O.
man. hope he'll have to have that tooth
drawed afore he gets through with it.
Did you see the way he looked at me?''
Eyes"
He acted as if he was goin to draw off
and hit me, but it's powerful good thing
for him that he didn't do it'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 way! WAL, that just
shows you what sort o. natures some crit
tiers have got and how useless it is to waste
any sympathy on 'emp'-New York Even |
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