St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-04-16

TT WAS o beautiful morning. Not
cloud In the June sky, not Leaf
stirring on the old cottonwood-tree by
the spring. The cattle, after O restless
night. were lying in close order and
laziiy chewing the cud, or stretched out
broadside on the thick green carpet.
On the edge of the bunch, few calves
were frisl1ing about with tails up, and
one impatient youngster was butting
away at his d1Jwsing mother with o
vigorous suggestion that 1T was time to
rise and furnish forth the morning
meal. On an adjacent hill the horse
lwrangler, still draped to the heels in
the yellow slicker he had donned In the
ithunder-shower Of the night, sat Idly
in the saddle with hand on his horses
hips. looking away over the pea green
range of early sumner 70 where the
mountain-tops giowed In the rising
gun. The cooks fire OF dump wood,
kindled directly under the tree, sentlnp
d thick smoke which spread through
out the branches but collected above
them, extending one straight, slender,
lofty column into the blue. Some
Iblackbirds were scolding about being
s smoked out of their leafy home, and
ON every side resounded the mellow
notes of the meadow-laRk.
It was beautiful morning no
one In camp was happy, for every mans
~'othes were wet, and Mike Tussler had
gTs..s ootaache. Now, it is well-known
that when 'th.-E.g back tooth Of big
buck Irishman takes q notion to aches
q 1t Is wholly different proposition from
an ordinary case of NAL de dents.
"You don't kno& anything about 1t, :
Mike declared; .this isn't just tooth
nche. It aches all over. Did you ever
see one of them fiery comets with q
long, forked tail onto bright head
Well, this pain is just like that. NY
xooth's the red-hot head of the thing,
and the tails are going all through me. p
Mike lay down on his back and the
cook looked In his mouth.
''Did you ever see chestnut or acorn
with worn-hole In .it2 That's the way
with your tooth. Just little bit of G
hole right into it. It's terrible small
hole TO worry about"
''Nothing small about the feel Of 1t, :
.sald Tussler; and he asked for day Of
4 TO go and get it tynnked."
He could not be spared that day, bsii
the next morning went away to the
nearest town. 1t was always dayss
ride; and, as Is the preyerse way of ach
ing teeth, his began TO feel much better
when he came insight Of the village
\ He felt 80 much relieved by the time b.
had ridden down the one street, witt
t&S square-front. one-story woodeI
buildings, that when he was hnall,
seated III Tie dentists chair he didn'
want 10 have the tooth pulled.
ssT was just coming nlong the street,
no. said to the dentist. land ] saw you
aBEnnd on the door. So ] come in to as
,Seu to look In my mouth and tell m
how old i be-" !.
ses'.0ld enough % take better care 9
sEonr teeth he announced, after looh
ing them over.
Have Ilgot to have The lasso on thu
back one?" asked Tussler.
s ss-.4s.You have got to hage-it, filled e
once" ss--ss sa-s =.
.'What'll It, cost ?", asked the caution
IrishmRA. sSss. ~
Ss ..Three dollars, y said the dentist;
"a use only the best materials and hay
but one price" =
'.Well," said Mike, ''it don't hurt an
now; guess won't let the job to-day
@ THAT'S robbery" he assured HIN
self, as he went AWAY 70 copper the ae
for Ave and loseit; the cook said 1t wa
an awful small hole"
The next morning, however, his toot
having meanwhile resumed busines
he was waiting at the door when II
dentist came down. e
"You don't get up so early as we do
the range, by about four hours, " said b
-.sI been standing here ali night. 1wa1
me tooth filled full"
So Mike hnd the work done and pa
fifty cents extra for capping the nerv
.sAnd the whole thing didn't take hi
II. nm hour" he reported when he returns
to camp; tI've been robbed" 7z
Mike clings to an opinion with prop
tenacity, and the conviction that Il
dentist had ssbeat him out Of good tv
dollars" laid debt and Q duty upt
slim which TIC had noidea of sinking.