The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Her Imagination Is Fertile.

met another woman yesterday who
is keeping something from her husband
and perhaps I'd have TO walk a long way
TO ind a woman who Isn't, but that's
neither here nor there. I've met this
woman at intervals for the past year.
and every time we've talked something
has reminded her Of teeth, whereupon
she has said:
''Oh. for mercy's sake. don't say teeth
70 me. Though, in point Of fact. I very
seldom DO say teeth to anybody Il
ought TO go 10 the dentists this very
minute. and I Just can't get up the cour-
age. I've got TO go soon. and I don't
see how on earth I'm going to stand it,
Yesterday, when We met again. she
said teeth TO me.
II made UP my mind last Wednesday
TO go and have it over" she said Il
made UP my mind on Wednesday. and
lay awake having cold shivers that
night and the next, and Friday I started
for the dentists. On the way I stopped
a my doctors and told him about il.
and what frightfully sensitive teeth /
have, and he gave me some sort of a
nerve tonic TO brace me up. so 7 could
stand il. I hadn't had anything done 10
my teeth for a whole year, and knew
fully half the filings We're out of whack.
l told the dentist so when I climbed into
the chair and begged him to be as easy
as he could with me. Then I shut my
eyes tight and held my breath and
wished I'd be taken suddenly with ap-
pendicitis. so I'd have TO go 70 a hos
pitA and put off having my teeth fixed.
The dentist jabbed about a long lime.
and put an electric light in my mouth.
and began 10 shudder and he said:
Which tooth is troubling your
Most all of them, I said. They
ache every time I think about them but
please don't do many to-day. I can't
stand it
He poked around some more. and
pounded here and there. and I had a
scream all ready to give as soon as he
should touch a nerve.
This is a queer thing. he said.
i broke out in a cold Precipitation at
that. knew he'd so on to say he'd
have TO saw half my teeth off and nail
china ones on TO the roots
What's queer I asked.
Why said ne. its queer that your
teeth ache when they're all in perfect
condition; I can't find a thing to do
Then the wretch laughed. I'll know
he'll tell my husband the first time they
meet. Anyway, it's the fault Of the way
/ was brought up. 1 was always assured
that If you don't go 10 the dentists once
in six months you're bound 10 have tooth
ache. SO, Of course, my teeth ached-
or perhaps it was my conscience. But I
almost wish now he'd bored a hole some
where and filled it, just 10 save my face. "
Georges ThOuEhtIeSS Extravagence.
Before we give up the subject Of teeth
I must tell you of a visit I had one day
last week from Malinda Johnson. who
lives out near Vienna or Falls Church.
She's an MISUNDERSTANDING colored wom-
an, and she brings me things she thinks
I ought TO have, and departs with wear
ing apparel she thinks 1 ought not "a
have. On her last visit she had a crepe
veil wrapped about my last winters blue
hat. and 1 surmised that there had been
death in the family. ] hoped it might
have been George, her brother. because
I've always expected cards to George $
hanging, and So I asked who had died
George was the man.
An" said Malinda, the worst thing
about it, George gone an had a gor tooth