Connecticut western news., 1892-02-11
WASTED SYMPATHY.
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He Wanted to Help the Sufferer. but 1t
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 The boat had just left her slip at Staten Island, when a man began to walk mp and down the cabin and hold his jaw and Rroan, and 1t 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. It wasn't five minutes before dozen persons had taken a sym pathetic interest in the case and were Rnx ous to do something. The man who seemed to have most sympathy, however, was an old man who had bushel of red peppers in 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 as he intercepted the man in his walk. "Oh, waal, that don't amount to much. Ever see better fall weather than thisf"
 The victim looked at him in a puzzled way but did not reply.
 How'd 'lection suit you?" continued the old man in lively way.
 The man with the toothache shut up one eye and groaned.
 Lots of fellers predictin a mighty hard winter, but I don't see any signs of it. don't go much on predictions; do youP'
 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 frog tell what sort of weather we are going to have? Is n frog more intelligent than human beingp The idea is all non- sense."
 "What do you want, siri" asked the suf- ferer as the pain let up for a moment.
 "Oh, nuthin in particular. When have the toothache 1 like to have some one talk to me. It sorter takes the mind off the ache. Tve cured my old woman by telling her a funny story. Ever hear the yarn about the preacher and the ghost"
 "I 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 tof"
 No, sir"
 "You don'ti Don't you want to forget that toothache2"
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 "waal, by Georgei Then my sympathy Is not wanted2"
 "No. siri'
 'All right, sir-all righti If you don't want it Pm 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 iti Some folks can appreciate kind ness and some can't. Them as can't won't get nc sympathy out of me-"
 The man with the toothache continued his walk. signing and grooming, while the old man sat down beside me and said:
 ''Let Ter achei I'd a-had him cureds in ten minutes if he'd been the right sort O man. I hope he'll have to have that tooth drawed afore he gets through with it. Did you see the way he looked at mel"
 "Yes"
 "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 iti Why, sir, if he had I'd a lit onto him like hurricane onto a>'skeeter, and the toothache would never have bothered him no more The idea of him acting up that wayi Waal, that just shows you what sort O natures some crit ters have got and how useless it is to waste any sympathy on 'emp'-New York Even ing World