Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-08-24

lamp is stirring at daypreak' Ue''ins
out in the gray dawn one morning.
was seen that regular tenderfoot hpt-
fit with tents had come in during the
night and pitched their camp near the
cowboys.
Mike strolled over and poked his head =
into several covered wagons, bringing
back the report that no one was awake
"What are they loaded within was
asked
Fertilizer" said Mike.
"Come off," they all cried; "not in
those dude wagons"
"Give you my word" insisted Tuss-
Ter; mot thing in 'em but old bones"
About this time Mike became very
| solicitous for the safety OF his bed roll.
"Handle it like eggs," he told the driver
of his mess wagon. otis loaded"
When the outfit got around to the
home ranch and there was at lengtha
few days rest for horses and men, Tuss-
Ter said: "Boys, I've got to see my den:
fist again. Come slong to town.
They came along to the number OF
eight, and leaving them at the Cayuse
saloon Mike went over and had an in
teryiew with the dentist.
You rem ember, he said, plugging
| a,tooth for me last spring
The dentist remembered very well.
Isn't it all right
Sure said he, and 1 got friend
who likes it so well that he wants me to
let the Job Of fixing one for him.
4 have but one price for filing, said
the dentist. -.
But this is big black tooth thatu
take m ore metal to fill it than mine,
| insisted Mike.
The size of the cavity has nothing
to do with it. Unless have to kill
the nerve the price is absolutely the
| same
Il think the nerve is already dead 10
his'n,' yentured Mike. When can he
r come?
Tell him to come tomorrow after
noon, said the dentist and added face
tiously, 'and bring his tooth with him.
'Yessir, said Mike.
The boys killed time as best they
| might un til the appointed hour. Then
with becoming sravity-Tussler lead
ing and the cook cond-they fled
| into the dentists office. There was
scant room for nine men, but they
ranged themselves against the wal, land
Mike said with wave of the hand,
These are all my friends, but indi.
eating the cook, this is my particular
friend that spoEe 10 you about
And this, said the cook, stepping
forward and depositing on the table
large parcel, is my TOOTH"
Open it, said Tussler.
The dentist did 80, revealing to his
astonished gaze tooth Of Brohding-
nagian size. Its length was not less
than ten inches, Of corresponding
brea 9th and thickness. 1t had cavity
equal to IL cubic inches.
That's the tooth said Mike.
This is one on me, boys, said the
dentIst. Come over to the Cayuse.'
Fill the tooth first, suggested fuss.
Ter.
Yes, said all The boys in chorus,
The dentist looked at the tooth. He
looked at the nine impassive faces
along the wall. "Why, certainly he
said.
1t took all the alloy, amalgam, ce-
m emf, concrete and gutta percha in the
laboratory, but it was done to the salts.
| faction of Mike and his friends, who
| assured the dentist OF their future
patronage aud filed out IS solsmnly as
they had come. g.
How did you make the big tole in
it, asked !. -Iu,
The blacksmith did it," replisd
Tussler. ....,
Professor March Of Hale college has
long mourned the loss of magnificent
specimen Of the msmmoth's tooth
| one OF three secured on his last fossil E
hunting expedition to the bad lands.
1t disappeared upon the return trip
and has never been accounted for. .s,. "a
Should these lines meet the pro,
fsssor's eyes, he il advised to seek his :
property in dentists window in &,
certain small town on the overland
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