The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-27
us NERVES GAVE WAY.
And the clustering Cowboy Went Avn
ma Gentle ma a Lamb

And the clustering Cowboy Went Away
rs Gentle as Lamb.
Il may be d matter of surprise to
the reader that cowboys ever have
the toothache. But it is a fact that
they do, and / am determined to set
the poor, maligned, gentle, kind
hearted child Of the cattle ranch
right before the world. His actual
ing motives in life have not been
understood. When he comes rush
ing down the street Of a mining town
on his broncho with q wild yell, dis
charging his pistol at every head he
sees and popping over o few miser-
able heather Chinese he is no cruel,
hard hearted, murderous desperate.
He has only got the toothache, and
the poor fellow, in all his generous
nature, wants TO share his aches and
pains with his fellow man. Even
the dentist, that useful individual in
the east doesn't understand him. be.
cause he shoots the very moment
the forceps start the roots Of the
tooth. and so the dear boy is left to
his fate. -s.. i.
There is one honorable, bold, fear
less exception. One dentist has dared
topull a cowboys tooth and, in slang
phrase, yanked it out beforea crowd
of admiring friends. It was o little
disappointment that they couldn't
attend the dentists funeral, but al.
together it was an enjoyable affair,
especially as it was something new.
The facts are as follows:
One morning in Silver Ranch q
wild yell was heard at the far end of
the street. and the anxious inhabit-
ants who momentarily poked out
their heads saw Terranteler Tom on
his pony dashing up the street. dis
charging q revolver from each hand.
The heads disappeared, and it was q
deserted street. with but one inhab-
liant That temporary, solid citizen
was the aforesaid 7. Tom, ESQ. A
sign staid his wild flight Upon that
sign was the inscription, "Dr. Hop
kins, Surgeon Dentist.
When the reliable old citizens eau
tiously looked out and saw the pony
in front of the dentists, they knew
Tom had the toothache and realized
that there was fun ahead. OF course
they knew he'd only shoot the den
list and wind up with q friendly
drink all round, so they gathered
around the doors and windows Of the
tooth pulling shop TO see If Toms
hand was just as steady as ever. Tom
opened the conversation as follows:
"You long legged grasshopper, pull
this tooth, and be quick as lightning
and as gentle as a zephyr"
alright Sitdown in that chair,
and III yank it out for you" Tom
leaned back in the chair with a cock
ed revolver in each hand and re-
piled:
You jest git the drop on that
tooth now, or III yank you"
DR.. Hopkins had a chair fixed for
just such customers. Hehad a heavy
galvanic battery under the seat
which could throw q circuit heavy
enough to paralyze Jumbo, and he
just quietly turned the knob on Ter.
ranteler Tom and walked around and
took the pistols out Of his hands
Tom writhed as though he were
fastened TO the chair of the inquisi-
ton; his eyes stood out like door
knobs hetried 10 yell, but no sound
escaped his lips. ID was something
new to Tom. he didn't understand
it He had never heard Of q galyanic
battery, and he thought he was 90
ing odie Quickly the dentist pulled
the tooth, took the remaining car.
tridges out Of Toms revolvers and
then gradually letting up on the bat
terry he said cheerfully:
Tooth Is out, sir. Five dollars
please"
What in all the tarnal grizzlies
and Wildcats was the matter with
me while You was pulling that
TOOTH"
"oh, your nerves Just gave way q
little. That's the way with most
everybody when they get in q den.
lists chair"
Tom was so ashamed 70 think his
nerves had given way that no paid
the dentist, invited all hands to drink
and rode of a. gentle as o lamb,
thinking for the first time in his life
that he had mistaken his vocation
and ought 10 enter the ministry
Exnhanpa