The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-01-15

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to my catching her, with such a start in
her favor, was of course n joke, Not
joke to be laughed at, | don't mean, but
one to carry around with you, to draw
out once in while to blow on-a sort of
intellectual handkerchief.
When L went to bed that night | ap-
pretended trouble Along one jaw, the
left one, occasionally capered grum-
bling sensation. 1t kept me awake an
hour or so trying to determine whether
that was all there was of it, or whether
there was something to come after which
would need my wakeful presence to con-
tend against. Thus pondering 1 fell
asleep, and forgot all about the trouble.
don't know how long I slept, but fell
to dreaming that had made match of
fifty dollars side to fight a crosscut
saw in steam mill, and was well to
work on the job, when the saw got my
head between its teeth. l thought this
was favorable time to wake up, and
I did so. 1t Immediately transpired that
] might better have staid where | was
and taken my chances with the saw.
found myself sitting straight up in
ped with one hand spasmodically grasp.
ing my jaw and the other swaying tc
and fro without any apparent definite
purpose.
1t was an awful pain. 1t shot around
like dog which had been cruelty cam.
phened. 1t bored like lightning through
the basement of my jaw, darted across
the roof of my mouth and then ran
lengthwise of the teeth. If every flying
pang had been a drunken plow chased
by demon across a stump lot, think
the observer would understand my con-
dition. I could no more get hold of the
fearful agony that was cavorting around
in me than l could pick up piece of wet
soap when in hurry,
Suddenly 1t stopped. 1t went off all
at once, giving me a parting kick that
fairly made me howl.
"What on earth is the matter with
you?" said voice from one corner of the
room.
looked out into the dark astonished.
"Maria, is that your said /.
"What there is left of me" was the
curt reply, followed by fumbling about
the mantel.
Presently light was struck and Mrs
Perkins appeared before me. She had
, on her short stop clothes. Her hail
stuck up in all directions. Her nose was
very red and her eyes were expanded tC
their fullest capacity.
"Well, l declare, Cyrus Davidson, il
this hasn't been night of It'll What in
q the name of mercy is the matter will
l your Are you gone clean crazy, or have
you sat on pin? For one whole houi
you have been cavorting around on thai
bed, groaning like dead man and flap
ping your bony arms in all directions
4, ] was literally knocked out of bed, ant
3 here have been doubled up in a corner
Y the very life frightened out of me, anC
5 wondering whether you were going Il
set fire to the house or bust out IN,
brains with hatchet. If you have go
through with your contortions I'll com
to bed ana try to get wink of sleep"
had got through, there was no doub
of it, and felt in the relief Experienced
that il would be a comparatively eas,
9 matter to forgive Mrs. Perkins the sus
picions of her alarm; as for Draining he
with hatohet, l never thought of il
We haven't got one.
l thought 1 was rid of the teeth ache
t but grumbling set in again next morn
ing, 1t was just like the feeling of tn
night before and still voice said to me
Look out, Perkins"
, did. went right away to the der
y fist who has pulled the teeth of our fam
q lily and knew our pecularities. Their
g was an uneasy smell about his Office.
$ was very suggestive of trouble and as
l. shifted it in l experienced a sinking fee
r ing in the pit of my stomach l locke
!, at him and sickly smiled. He was nevel
. even on a holiday, the handsomest {
men, but now his appearance was very
very depressing. He looked like corps
with lighted candle inside of it.
'e told him what was the matter wit
~ y me, how that ] had been up all nigt
!. with a four story pain, how my wife ha
Of been thrown out of bed by the violenC
in of my suffering, how
p He asked me If wouldn't ait down.
kat down On what was once hogshes'