The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-17

to the sufferers eyes, but never a word Of
complaint escaped his lips
Next morning we found Doc up bright
and early, and driving I'm the relay stage
horses. His remark was: That damn cure
FOR man and beast lasted about three hours
an she's jumpin' worse n ever. But I'll
fix her to-day" Directly after breakfast
he told us whore to find food for our mid
day meal He then jumped on a mare,
bareback. and we supposed he was going
only a short distance but he did not put In
an appearance until just before dusk. Then
dismounting, he triumphantly waved a
pair of old army pincers before our aston
ishcd eyes and said: We rode SO miles to
get these burned things an | guess they'll
do the bizness." He had borrowed them
from a neighbour" who lived far back in
the mountains, and whose father had been
surgeon in the army.
1T isn't often | have company" said
doc, "and when a man pulls my tooth. 1
want him to have some sense. You men
have eastern ways, and God knows when
another man will step over with mo, so
one OF you please yank out this cussed
jumper. We both declined the honor and
tried to persuade him the tooth might be
saved, and after supper we gave him some
laudanum from our little medicine chest
to put him to sleep.
1t was about o'clock that night when
/ was awakened by the growing of Ma
jor, Docs dog, and at the entrance of our
A-tent stood Doc a candle in one hand and
the pincers in the other.
Il can't stand it any longer" he whis-
pered, for he was afraid of awakening my
companion, For Gods sake get the nip
pers on this tooth and yank her out
no, don't get out of your blankets, III
stretch myself here long side you"-and
with that Doc lay fiat on the ground in the
most humble attitude.
Evidently It was a desperate case. !
threw a Navajo blanket around my shout
ders, sat on Docs chest, and by the aid
of the candle discovered from the in
famed condition Of his cheek and gums,
that he had tried to perform the opera
ton himself. 1--WE tried for two hours 10
get the cussed thing out but 1t was no go"
he SAID. ran the prongs down between
the gum. fastened hold and half asleep
half desperate, gave a pull that sent me
flying backward, accompanied by pncers
and tooth. 1t is a grewsome thing to car
ry in ones pocket, but | have that tooth
yet-and with a little scientific treatment
it might be in Docs mouth instead.
Old Major, the mongrel cur, seemed "a
experience the delight of his master and
jumped all around me. My sleeping com
panlon only turned over in his blankets
and murmured something drowsly as
showed Doc the result of my amateur
operation. Gratitude is a feeble word
when used to express the look on that
frontiersman's face. He said: II amt
got much to offer, but you can stay round
this here camp Of mine as long as you
like, an l won't grudge you one - bite
of grub"
Later 1t was Doc Reister who paid us
the highest compliment we ever received
1t was weeks after the tooth episode
and after we had been in the White river
country and had killed our deer. / was
seated on the box OF the old Concord coach
with Bob, the driver, en- route to the rail-
road We had left McCoy's about an hour
before, and had thirty miles still to travel
Only few words had been exchanged be-
tween us. AS we approached Docs camp
] handed my flask to Bob Then he re-
marked you know Reister, don't YOU
Well. he's took a shine to you. He told
me last night while he was hitchin' uI
that you and your woman had no airs
you was regular common people"