Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
STORIES BY M. QUAD
Her Jaw Was SOt,

On the hill beyond the creek was the
cabin of a sQuatter. and as 1 drew near a
man about fifty years old who had been
seated On stump rose and saluted me and
Queried:
Stranger. how fur up the road hev yo'
cum this mawnin'?''
From Harper's Corners" 1 replied.
And did yo' meet up with a woman on
the way?'
Yes. About five miles back 1 met a
little old woman going the other way"
as she Weepin'?'
NO"
WAS her jaw sot?'
Yes. think 1t was"
w as her jaw sot like a mew'l when he
Is determined not to pull?"
She had her teeth hard shut and looked
pretty ugly
And what did she say?'
Nothing. We simply bowed to each
other as We passed. DO you know the wo-
MANI"
Reckon / orter, as she's my wife"
oh! Then she's gone to the store?"
NO. We had fuss this mawnin', and
sne ieit me. Jist put on her bunnit and
san shed never cum back"
But she will, of course?
Il aXed you if she was weepin' and yo'
SAID she wasn't. If she'd been weepin'
that would mean that she'd take walk
down to the Corners and back and make
~ "AeA hc. dAtu W IL HeT Jaw was
sot' and yo' said it was. That means she II
Keep right on to Brother Jim's. and that
IL hev to foller arter her and beg her
parding and promise her a new kaliker
dress befo' she'll cum back"
Then she's left you before?"
Bout hundred times, sab, and 1t
allus works that way. If she weeps she'll
be back befo night; if her jaw is sot, l
neV 10 go arter her and knock under. AS
this Is case of sotness. 1 might as well
GIT along and try to overtake her Sorry
can't ak yo' to stop. but yo' see how it
rs Sotness is sotness and yo' can't unsot
H. ana must mario make the best of it,
No Call for the Shotgun.
Just as l reached the crest Of the Cum
perland mountains l came to a mountain
eer cabin, with the husband and wife sit
ting on log at the door. The woman had
her Jaws tied up and there was a wild
look in her eyes, and after passing the
time Of day l naturally inquired what was
wrong with her.
Ioothache. sah,'' replied the husband.
She's had it nigh upon week, but she's
Din desperit today. We was jest waitin'
fur sumbody to cum along"
Can't 1t be cured?"
Reckon not, sab Best way is to pull it
OUT; I've got the pinchers here to do 1t
with. and l want yo' to help me Bit
III help. of course, but l never pulled a
looth Tor amy one in my life
that's all right. She'll lay down we're
on her back. and I'll hold her down while
yo pull I've tried it twice over, but she
gifts away from me-"
Are you willing, ma'am" asked of
the woman.
m willin', of cose." she replied, as she
removed the bandage from her Jaw. This
is the tooth-right yere."
Yes. l see it."
Dye reckon yo' can pull it%'
Il think l can
wall. now, don't make no mistake.
When yo git hold don't let go. no matter
how much l boiler. If she Gums out ali
right" N'
Git mold! she Interrupted, as she fell
over the log. and her husband sat down
on her and got firm hold of her ears to
hold her head.
Got to do it, stranger" said the man.
as hesltated. She's got to that pass
Whar She shoot if yo' don't. Clap on the
plnchers and bust sunthin'"
1t was a solid double tooth standing
alone. and l got a firm hold, braced INV
ieet, ana with twist and a pull | had il
OUT. MOI even a Sroan escaped the wo-
man. she rose up and took the tooth from
the nippers, and looked al it for a mo-
ment, and then turned to me with:
stranger. l don't know how loud yo' kin
moot, nor how fur yo' kin jump, but from
the way yo fetched this tooth out. I'm
WlIln' to believe yor a purity good man.
Jlst Sot down and talk with Jim and ri
new smack ready in about five minitsv'