The herald., 1895-08-17
FUN IN THE DENTAL SHOP
A Song and Dance Man Runs
AmuCk
ETHER MAKES HIM DREAM
That He Is a Strong Bull in q China
Shop
His Grinders Did Not Come Out, but the
Dentists Furniture Suffered
Awfully
Associated Press special Wire.

| Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16.--There is
little or no profit in pulling teeth Tor
| acrobatic song and dance men. At least
that was the conclusion reached by Dem
tist I. IL. Morris as he surveyed the
ruins of his office at AZ Post street last
evening. A song and dance man of the
breakneck school had just been operated
upon. From the dental shop the artist
went to the receiving hospital with tho
teeth he wanted pulled still in place.
while Dr.. Morris and his assistants swept
up a large bucketful Of broken glass and
set the furniture Alright.
The trouble was all caused by Thomas
johnson, the knockabout artist imagin-
ing himself on the stage while under the
influence of ether. In fancy tho quiet
little man saw the glare OF the fOotlights
and the applauding multitude in 'front.'
He heard the inspiring music Of the or
chestra and the voice of his black face
partner gasping out the refrain of the old
time song and dance. Then when the
breaks and tiiphaps came in Mr.. johnson
turned himself loose with startling re-
suits. Before they could subdue the
acrobatic vocalist he had damaged the
office to the extent Of about $50 and shat.
tered the nerves of three able e-bodied men
who tried to stop the show. Then the
police and a patrol wagon arrived and
the minstrePs performance ended without
the usual screaming afterpiece.
Mr.. Johnson first called OH DR.. Morris
yesterday morning. He had an aching
molar when he wanted removed and the
dentist undertook the job. At the request
of the patient the dentist administered
aughing gas and tackled the tooth.
While under the influence of the gas Mr..
Johnson did not develop any eccentric
tiles OF movement other than to struggle
slightly. Late in the afternoon he re-
turned and asked to have the root of the
tooth sxtraced. He explained that his
constitution was too strong for gas and
suggested that chloroform or ether be
given him.
The patient was placed in the chair
and in a few moments lapsed into uncon-
sciousness. Morris picked up a pair of
iorceps. but just then Mr.. Johnson made
a graceful gesture with his hands and
warbled
What pleasure there is in dancing in
the sunlight, when all around me seems
90 smile"
With that the PROSTATE acrobat ga We
| the instrument shelf a kick, and those
| around him did not seem to smile. Be-
| fore the dentist, the doctor and the as
| sistant could realize what was up, Mr..
Johnson bad leaped from the chair and
waltzed out into thei parlor. Striking a
| picturesque pose in the center of the room
| he sang:
''Oh, l hate to tell, but then I must;
| Within her heart place my trust.
Twas sitting in the garden where the lit.
tie butterfly reposes.
| How 1 loved her none can tell it was
love among the roses"
A back sOmersault goes with this verse,
and Mr.. johnson did not cut the act.
Lightly as a bird he rose in the air, but
in returning his feet collided with the
| cut glass chandelier. In his befuddled
| conuition the artist must have mistaken
| the crash for deafening applause. At any
rate he responded to the encore with
Down were the honeysucklss grow
Morris and his friends made a rush for
the song and dance man, but he eluded
them and threw a double twiater. which
landed him in the middle of the sofa,
swapping both of the side pieces in twain.
| The three men then piled on top Of the
| artist, but he rammed one leg through a
Japanese screen and sang:
"She's my darling, she's my queen;
She's the fairest one I've SEEM
With three gentlemen on his back Mr. {.
| Johnson could not execute the steps nor
any of the ground and lofty tum bling
| which accom panies this ditty but while
struggling with his keepers johnson man
| agd to triil the refrian of McGinty, the
| Swell of the Sea, without much regard to
time and measure andl breaking two
| giloed chairs.
Down by the sea shore, iirt with the
girls;
Using our spare time picking sea shells
and pearls;
As | stroll by the ladies' make way
Here comes McGinty, the swell of the
say.
There were no sea shells for the yartist
to use in illustrating his song. but the
| cuspidores fully answered the purpose.
| He cleared the rooms with these weapon MS
| and then smashed two plate-giass mirrors
| and one vase. BY that time Mr.. john
son had exhausted bis repertoire and
| likewise his wind. He was again re-
| captured and sent to the hospital. The
ride in the open air revived the young
man. who had no recollection of the
| performance he gave VIII lie in trance.
Johnson used to travel with Billy Emer-
son, the famous minstrel, and was re-
garded as one of the best in the business
Dr. Morris says he would not tackle the
acrobatic vocalist again for $500.
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