Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
GOLDEN TO0THED CROWD
"en with Gilded Molars Gather at a
Hospital in Answer to an
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NhlCAGO, Nov. 4.-He had the
proVerplal ace of spades. out-blacked
III the matter OF color. and he was 90
tan that he had to stoop as he entered
Iile I ooor of the private hospital at 135
+ vi Ity-seVenth street yesterday. His
Iiat was In ms hand as he spoke to Mrs.
a. ID. -. BUCK, who is in charge of
the hospital, and one long ebonv dipit
was pointed toward a yaWnine mouth
wherein cleaned and glistened a gold, |,
crowned tooth.
:, L seen yo' ad IN de papah." he said.
an L wants de job right away"
lasnes or amazement pursued each
other across Mrs. Bucks countenance.
She tried to ask a question, but failed
She could only stammer.
ttyah it is" said the visitor eagerly,
ana he fshed from his pocket page of
morning newspaper. The ebony
pointer ran down the Help Wanted''
column. and rested on this:
MA AN-W1TH GOLD TOOTH; GOOD
Wages, 1876 Forty-seVenth street.
Even stammering became an inpos-
sID1l1ty to Mrs. Buck. Faint gasps for
breath were the only sounds as she
stood gazing alternately at the paper
and at the stepladder negro Then she
round her voice and dismissed the
caller with the statement that she had
not the faintest notion what it oil
meant.
The giant black had not reached the
corner before the procession began.
There was a garbage wagon driver. a
fishermen, tailor, a ribbon clerk from
state street department store and a
corn doctor who had large family
to support. Each came up the steps
with gaping NAV and index fingers
pointing to gold-capped teeth
The why and wherefore of the advent
of the gilt molar parade lies back in
the time when a certain humorous
South Slider was patient in the hos.
| pital. AS his nurse was young wo-
man-Mss Smith will serve as hel
name-who had an overweening desire
to peer into the future. One day not
long ago a gypsy fortune teller called
Miss Smith was tempted-and fell, tc
the extent of so cents.
II can see nothing but happiness fol-
you" said the gypsy. That was q
quarters worth. Then, for the Other
% cents. the gypsy added: you viii
marry a man with a gold tooth. Ht
will have a lot of money"
All this time the convalescent patient
was listening. When he left the hos.
pital. which was last Friday, he sent
a messenger to newspaper office will
the advertisement above quoted.
II don't think it is funny at ALL" sale
Mrs. Buck, last night, as she peepeC
| through a crack in the door at the
| hospital. ut was horrid. Why, thai
great big colored man. when I told hin
l knew nothing about the advertise
ment and had no position demanded
that I pay his car fare back home. Ht
said he had come way out from the
North Side and that should stand the
expense.
mo. I don't exactly know who pu
the ad in the paper. but l have strong
suspicious. There was n patient here
not long ago and in spite of his sick,
ness he tried lot of jokes. sham
tell you his name. 1 wouldn't tell Yol
| if knew 1t was he
"The name of the nurse?" No, sir
May be it Is Smith and may be it isn't
1t would be mean to put her name ir
| the paper. She wasn't to blame"
The hospital which was the mecca
of the men with the gilded chewers is
a private affair to which some of the
most prominent physicians in the city
send patients whom they do not wlsf
to place In regular hospital and yel
who should not be treated at home.