The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-12-11
Had Neuralgia In the Face.

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maui rails than do it. It's nice, very
nice, to sit tilted back in front of a fire,
with plenty Of cigars and q lot OF ex-
changes, q novel or So, and a pair OF
slippers. Oh, yes, it looks very nice,
indeed--to the man who is not sitting
there. With his throat wrapped up in
an army blanket, a big towel tied
around his head, a bottle of wizard oil
in one hand, his temples held in the
other, and awad Of cotton large enough
90 make "palpitator' saturated with
laudanum and damned down onto 9 row
OF aching teeth, he is an object Of the
mos sincere and heart-rending pity.
He takes up a novel a a Just as he gets
to where the loving maiden says, Yes,
darling, they may say that yon are poor,
but love you for your true worth; be
patient. dearest; twill be but a lew
brief hours till l will see you in"
Ill (Ihis last word is used by the
man sitting by tn fire, and whose worst
jaw tooth has suddenly walked up and
gone into business at the old stand
Down goes the nook and the sufferer
jumps into the center of the floor and
executes q faw steps that a Highland
fling girl III a variety show might be
proud of. In rushes the faithful little
wife. and for a lev minutes the odor of
laudanum ard hot towels fills the room.
Then the chad" tooth goes to sleep for
q while, and the sufferer gets back into
the easy chair and t~l-cs II the book
again. Dit it doAt interest him. He
has suffered SO that the drops of agony
still stand on his forehead, and lie don't
care whether the Zero meets: the heroine
all right OF whether the old man puts a
load of duck shot into him Just as he
the hero) has reached .ha lattice and
is whispering Flee With me, my own"
About that time TIE little wife comes up
with "a nice dinner for papa, and papa's
eyes gllsten as he sees the neat tray with
its cup Of steamiag coffee. He gathers
it fondly onto his lap AID takes first a
sip of coffee, but alas! the "had" tooth
and four others Of its brethren IN the
upper jaw decide that they don't like
coffee, and rise, right mp on their bind
legs and howl. TIE sick man bowls,
too, and by the time this little matinee
is over he feels as if he didn't want to
eat anything for the next ten years.
Then after dinner (the dinner he didn't
eat is over, IN m the consider. The
FIRST thing he says is, "Why don't you
get it pulled?" It! There's where the
joke comes in. When a man gets neu-
ralgia in his head he might stop it by
getting all his teeth, his forehead, big
nose, and both ears pulled, but we
doubt it. When neuralgia tackles q
man it don't go IN for any tour rounds,
Marquis of q. rules; it just m to
stop and visit him a while, and it don't
allow itself to be neglected or forgotten
during its visit. Any of our readers
who have waded through the above will
understand why we are glad to "be o.
the streets again." N. B.-For sale:
n case of neuralgia Warranted a full
case). Bidders for same can make
their own terms by calling at the argus
office. -Eransuille argus.
Sponges.
We don't mean those sponges that
grow jill the bottom Of the sea, ard
which afford fool for much scientific
speculate Il as to whether they are ami
nal or vegetable. No, the sponges Of
which we mean to complain are dis
fitctly animal, and are Of both sexes.
We Ill suffer from them. Bores and
spoages are aec; ssary evils, we sup
pcse, but not n more to be admired
3or III that.
Editors coUld q tale unfold of the
WA ONE lie pie get their advertising
dole fcr Lotling, and lawyers could tell
of tons Of legal advice given by them
without receiving the 81 ghtest acknowl-
eagmeIt. pecIn ary or otherwise. Doc
tor d. also, are the victims of these aues-
ton r. Generally it is-only the younger
iHeMbt rs u these professions who suf-
fer. Mel old III the tricks Of these
irie dis sronges manage to evade them,
but Il z young Editor. lawyer, ii doctor,
thou Il re know lie j. being defrauded,
has fiot the courage to cut short the
confidential chat. BIZ saving that ie
hopes t. ii axe Iii, living by receiving
pay fof t&;.t VII &. his friend expects to
pet tor tie asking.
"tn3 evpects q carpenter, h!ael-
~ r., i~ewelef, or any one who plies :
III ID, u DO the smallest Job for notIl-
;l;. and vet those who willingly
ny ;or srch labor seem TO til nix they
iaNe Gone nothing IF which to he
ashamed il g. manage" to get le-
gal or lned;:al advice without having
q pav for II.
a. 4 among Nonsen tie fault is 81
great. We have heard women boast Of
knowing Tall kinds Of fancy work and
) ever pail i cent for lessons" Their
desire to learn fame work was greater
ttan their delicacy u feeling,
Women who make their living BY
drvss-making, millinery, teaching fancy
work, or painting, are daily imposed
NO L. friends and strannars MI