Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19

s,yyested methods 10 stop the pain, p"s
no tried as n soothing remedy Few VI
his talea. told I'm his chuckiing voice
Once he said. when ! was practicing
dentistry In country town there came
,o my house late one night countryman
from way back IN the hits. lie sehi
word upstairs that he was suffering from
n terrible ache In his Jaw. ~ was
bitterly cold night and ] was nicey
,mckeJ in bed. and neither the thought OF
making 81. nor the idea or relieving
feIlow-creafu~e from pain was incentive
enough 10 make me leave my bed, 80
had Inc servant inform him that he must
cor,e IN nv office In the day time. ~
would not, however. take NO TOT an
srswcr and so. finally. under protest
dressed myself and went down stairs ana
prepared 10 pull the troublesome toolh.
The countryman eyed me Tor a nlhu'e'
then he said: 80,
d" VIII il hurt. and come harH'
." IT won't fan out ! replied.
".WeIl then. | guess | don't want 1t
pulled he remarked.
.gut. my dear sir. you have got me-
ont ~ bed M a late hour, and | must
mil that tooth. II don't I'll charge you
81 for disturbing me- ] said
IAN right. Doc. | don't lose my money
for nothing: pull the tooth he snsweleu'
IAN Irish girl once came to my Office
and I advised her 70 take faN. u !,
the tooth had been pulled ana shr hhi
returned to consciousness. she fh''' J ~
a dream | dreamed ! was dr"l' ~ =
that whit 10 the gates of h'll, ana
that they 1T mo In. now, 1oh h"'"
whether / am there or not ,.,..
"yybcn was a student" the dtntls'
continued. Il was operating one Jay
on charity patient, ard as "t
,ros one Of my first eases / "ds Ho'
50 gentle as / might be now, anu be'"'
he had been In the chair one Hlh"t-
hurst out into the most bitter no" a"
abusive language against me th'' ! No.
over heard. Under promise OF hot h,'
ing him again he Gained do"h' '"'
continued to jab away win ny
Presently one Of his nerves was pun, '"'
by the point OF my driH' anu p''''
had time even 10 get IT out "t h's n'o''i
ho nod f,imrod from the chair. ana Vas
looking about for something 10 nun n.
-. ~ an officer Of the cOlieg" had n't
lust then appear d. l believe '''
y,,uId have done me bodily harm. IN the
town where first practiced there vas Il
,.l,,n., chan VINO had very bGd ic'lI'
and "a very bad habit Of never PAYING ms
hills. / had repeatedly nNed MN up a"'l
never received a cent for IL. ono "d'
another dentist came 10 town. anu "'-l
/ saw my non-pdying patent gong ~
his office. When | met him again J aSh'd
him why he was patr9nizinS the ne" man
ne replied that IL was hardly far 10 hahs
me VI all the time when there was an
other sucker in town.
.rhere Is another incident | must ten
YOU" said the dentist. at the same uih"
ewing the dr.ll few turns which
CO.. { "a b
M. PATIENTS nerve That's not bad, Is
-" h. said. as the patient writh"d IN
agony. "But Just listen to this story
and youW forget all about your pain.
a fashlonably dressed woman win !"
1tt,le hoy came into my Office ono ddy
and the woman explained that her hlil'
I,rling had 4 very bad tooth, ana thh'
I Vas 10 null it. using all care ana bh'i'i
moss in the operation. 1 put the h'''' o.,
irto my chair. had the troublesome '','
rolnted out. and then, with niue 'lo'",'
7 ,ull.d A. The boy was paralyzei WI
fright more than pain. ana Ne hesa" -
scream I'm the most heartrendihE H'a
nor WAS not astonished al thd'' i"'
,rcl conduct in children Is cus'''ha' -
l,ut was dazcd Is the way III" m''h'I
.ook Tho operation and The oiHid"s"'
shs made upon me. .u.A.,
You beast. Sn' tIl'd ""''
| do YOU mean ly hurting my little Ilinb :
q vou hard. cruel man, how could you
-, Won mink III allow an insult like
thi. 70 pass by, O. my lamb did the
monster kin your she continued takine
up the whimpcriug lad iu her arms anu
covering his face with kisses.
Mamma the boy then said. d IS
frisht having gone and his tears having
stopped. now can 7 put this tooth back
as YOU do every morning
at that the stately woman with n.
ccutlcuess grabbed her boy lY The ian1
and marched ont Of the Office. ~.
haughuly told mo to send IN my Dill.
| did II. never bad am opportunity Z.
send her receipt
There. ! guess this will % for today,
said the dentist. as he gave maj diH
at the patients tooth. Com" back 10
morrow and listen to some m9re.'