The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-11
Only Els Adams Annie.

A man named Parker, living not a thousand
miles from the city hail. possessed Of a very
| tine set Of teeth, false, suddenly swallowed
them one night in his sleep, says the Cincinnati
| Itnes-Stdr. He awoke amid dreadful sufToca-
Ton ana gaSptng; down his throat plunged his
1 nngers, but the unwelcomed guest was tanta-
| izlngly beyond reach grasping his throat, the
%retched man rushed for his neighbor. Alexan-
| Ger, acr IS tue way, reused him. and the little
! Alexander boy, whose hands were small, was
awakened from the sleep Of innocence to 20 on
q midnight search for gold. The sleepy boy
| couldn't make IT, and the Rffrighted crowd
! now much increased, rushed for the dwelling Of
a Iady who possessed little daughter who was
| Tue owner of an exceedingly small and delicate
4Ano. But little Edith was in land where
46lse teeth or anything else false never comes
/ she was sleeping the sleep Of sweet and beauti-
| tul childhood, and ell efforts to rouse her and
| an coaxlng proved in vain; she would not
| back to the patient.
In the meantime doctor had been sent for;
| he nad SIX miles to come, and he did not arrive
until 1 clock 8. m. A dentist who Was in
town temporarily, was hustled up, and he set to
WORK 10 relieve the sufferer. By this time the
Whoie village was aroused, and there was
rush LOT the scene OF terror. The dentist had
no instrument sufficiently bent to reach into
the throat and so the village blacksmith was
called up to apply his skill in reducing some OF
the dentists valuable Instruments TO the re-
quired curvature.
The doctor arrived, he found the patient sit
ting swathed in blankets, for he could not lie
doWn without sufOcattng; and his throat was
almost worn through with c lrious people feel
ing the location of the fslse and treacEerous
intruder
We'll, Mr.. Parker, 3" said Dr. Wilson, ''how is
" 20, doctor, y pped feeble voice, II am
choking TO DEATH
Let US see, let MS see. my good man. what
we shall do" and the doctor took his turn at
feeling fou ought not to 20 TO bed with
Yes, doctor, l forg'a It this time, but al
ways remove them. doc+N-. am CHOKING to
death, still in the piTiu oice.
ana ali the village oG and commits
WAT IA do you genera do a your teeth at
night! asked the docto.
"Iput them in water in The basin over there
O!Op Nv
The doctor got up and walked over to the
oesn and, picking up a set of false teeth, said:
Ar Parker, aren't taose your teethY"
The patient gasped, then glared. sat bolt up
FifXnt, put his han1 to his foreheau and said
why, doctor, yes. Why, is 1t possbey"
Yes, 1t is, said the doctor; 4 suspected as
much when / could only ind your Adams
apple Now you shall set to work and get me
some breakfast, for am chilled and hungry
ana the lately dying man hustled humby to get
the nre started and prepare the coffee, the
populatIOn falling away and retreRting dis
gusted to their several homes
Down on the veranda Or. w met the dentist
returning from the blacksmith with his
DENT instruments, and there was a conference
the dentist declaring that an operation would
have 10 be performed and the doctor said no;
Tue patent was up getting breakfast and had
no use Tor his teeth Just now, and, to prove it,
pulled the identical set from his trousers
pocket. The dentist nearly swallowed his own
natural teeth. Imagination would have c1oked
Mr. 7. to death, but for DR.. W. s timely discoy-
cry IL the wash basin.