The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-07-02
MIR. BADGERS UPPERS.

store uppers. His natural undcr
were still quite good. but his upper
had long been badly decayed. and a
frequent intervals they made him fee
about as cheerful and contented a. b,
would have been while being fried
80 after many years OF agony ant
dread. Badger decided that his upper,
must 60.
Having once made up his mind Il
anything. he WAS not the man to max,
make any unnecessary do
lay. II there were any dreadful
calamity TO face. like being hanged Of
getting married. Badger believed II
lbracing up to II and having 1t ovel
for once and for I'LL So he sent for 9
,tooth-twister Immediately.
Dr. Twitcher was right on deck.
On getting the message he set out for
the abode OF the Badgers with cheer.
fulness and alacrity and little pinch
srs enough TO start Spanish )inquisi.
ton or set up hardware shop.
He found Badger sitting In rock
ing.chair. his feet in pail OF hot
water and his head In hot poultice.
He was rolled up like mummy. and
his rotten and liberated uppers were
aching away like tender heart in a
cold and sinful world.
Badger felt that his time was come
when the doctor walked COOL y In and
began to unpack his arsenal He
prayed for q quick and painless disso.
luton. but that made not the least
difference with DIR. Twitcher. He
was after teeth and Doodle. so he or
dersd the decks and Badgers face
cleared for action.
Then he prepared to 60 for MS pa
tient with desperate energy and O
particularly cruel looking pair OF for
cepa First he made Badger suck q
lot OF sweet wind out OF a funny little
concern and 1t sort OF numbed him all
over. but he knew he was there just
the same He thought the doctor
must be tearing out his whole front
Ter with those diabolical nlppers oil
his little chunk at time. but he
could net help himself particle.
DR. Twitcher took mean advnn-
fage OF a helpless fellow being for he
tore Badgers mouth to tatters. rs II 1,
were positive pleasure He
wreuched more teeth out OF his
wretched victims upper jaw thar
there ever was in horse rake or the
beater OF threshing machine He
relentlessly ploughec up Badgers
tooth orchard and narrowed his soul
without mercy.
About the time tho doctor was
twitching out the three.hundredth
tooth. Badger got the use OF his fac.
ulties 80 he could wiggle little.
Then the toothpick suddenly discov.
cred that he was all done 80 he
stopped short In his devilish career
and asked the patient how he felt
Where are they alp" asked. Bad
ger feebly. az
..All whatp" said the doctor.
why all the bushel or two OF teeth
you jist hauled out OF my crippled
countenance." Badger went on.
Here they are" replied DR..
Twitcher and he stopped down and
scraped Off from the floor about Q
spoonful OF old rotten snags and tri
umphantly held them up for Badger
inspection.
.And you have torn me all to pieces
Just to get that little lot Of old bone!
groaned Badger.
what hard-hearted wretch 20,
must bel" And then he turned his
face to the wall and wept tears from
his eyes and blood from his lips.
But 1t was Badgers new store up
pcrs that / started TO tell you about
SO we will hasten on and get to them.
After he had starved few week
from lack OF anything except ray
and bloody hole TO eat with. he hn'
another season with Dr. Twitchcr
His mouth was poked and pulled ant
stretched till it felt as big as tn
mouth OF tho Hoosac Tunnel, and oh
how it ached! Then 1t was stuffe
full OF some kind OF nasty whit
putty that oozed out through the COZ
ners OF his moustache like boile
SQUASH through cullender nm
dropped down into his throat an
nearly strangled him to death.
At last the cast was made. however
anu ulUcT tIlub tlo uPpSto AAo PA"'
had been jammed into its place som
less than hundred times and tir
kercd between times. but finally tn
doctor pronounced 1t u perfect fl
Then he collected his pay from h
unfortunate victim and departed
greatly TO the miserable Badgers r.
lief.
At first Mr.. Badger thought b
must be wearing cart-whcel In n
mouth. but after he got somewh'
accustomed TO It It did not seem quit
so big. It appeared TO get small'
and smaller by degrees until the pla
felt exactly like the seat OF mowin
machine stuck into his face. He ha
to take It out quite frequently
order to rest his mouth. but then
was such pleasure TO grin at Poop
and make them think they were h
very own uppers and not just son
for which he had suffered martyrdo
aud paid six dollars On the Who'll
Badger was proud and happy mi
ON account Of his uppers.
But they came very near being u
death OF him for all that Even SUI
. littie thing as set OF false uppe