The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-21
TALE OF A TOOTH
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| look like comedy. but ii was Tragedy
, to Bobbin. That 1t was a sensitive
, tooth he had l., doubt, fer he WAS
never unusually y that the tooth
did not sense IL at nee ahC start "a
jumping. After tina, Dob5in ala the
, jumping.
The tooth itself belonged to Mira.
Bobbin. No sword Ut Damorles
could have threatened !. did taat
one small tooth. When i )in was
ready to do some important tsk the
tooth seemed to know 1t ntl,tively
His wife would come TO his o,7lcs
crying: oh, Bob, am afiail my
tooth is going to ache"
| He would say; Better ha#e il
cut, pet" Thereupon would me
tears and lamentations.
You seem to want your wife Enrt
don't you lo-loye me?" she w,nild
wall, With that pretty face SO j ,ar
his own Bobbin had not the ner,, 20
insist. So he continued to fiji II .
| hot-water bag and make resolution
in regard to next time-which L,
never kept,
Then some highly necessary duties
pressed upon him. With them came
a brilliant idea. He would send his
| wife TO New York to visit her mo-
Their. At that safe distance he could
be firm and could insist upon her
having the tooth pulled. He simply
must not let that tooth interfere
with this work which he had to do.
The propitious moment arrived
when the tooth was at its best and
he hurried Mrs. Bobbin to the train.
Il hope my tooth won't ache on
the train-if it does they'll Just have
to bring me back" said Mrs. Bobbin
at parting.
Bob mentally thanked his stars
that he had not bought return
ticket
he hurried to his Office and work
ed frantically until the light failed
Kim. Then he was just beginning
to feel lonesome and brand himself
q coward and brute, when this tele-
gram came:
Albany, N. r.. May 2I-F Bob
In, Chicago: Tooth aching. Send
money to return. SUE"
Now was the time to be firm. He
sent the following:
Chicago, May 21.-Mrs. f. Bobbin
New York Sorry, dear. see CHI
son at once. Am sending special
letter to you in his care. Bob +"
DIR. ellison was neighbor OF her
mothers and an excellent dentist.
Bobbin wrote DIR. ellison few lines.
explaining his trouble and telling
him to be firm and gentle but to
pull the tooth.
He went at his work with renewed
energy. for everything would be all
right now.
Next day came another telegram:
"Gillson says have it out. VIII see
another dentist.
He rushed to the telegraph office
and sent the following to her: "Yo1
must do as ellison says. Courage.
dear"
Late that evening another message
reached him which said: Mrs. Benz
Is dentist says crown 1t. Know it
will hurt. What shall | do?"'
He did not answer this He
hadn't time. Anxiety and kilograms
had not steadied his hand He had
reckoned without Mrs. Bobbin.
Another wire soon came from her:
Mrs. Simpsons doctor says 60 to
ais sanitarium for nerves and treat
Doth; $25 per week. This best
Bobbin groaned and interviewed
i local dentist. Then he telegraph
ID:
Dentist here says ellison right
Decision final"
He was now in such cond ition
hat whenever anybody came near
le jumped as II expecting a blow.
he boy with the messages had be-
ONE terribly familiar. Bobbins
and shook as he opened the next
me: "Gillson says sanitarium is
ghere rich men send wives to get
Id of them. Why do you advise It?
hall see another specialist"
Great guns" moaned Bob. why
oes she think | want her to try
anitarium at s25. for one foolish
ooth?" Then he sent special de-
very letter and a short telegram
slling her to wait for the letter and
OF to go to the sanitarium. These
ad scarcely been dispatched when
e received the following: Doctors
ont agree. Sabel says kill nerve.
erhaps sanitarium best
With lips firmly pressed together.
obbin sent this message: Have 1t
ut. / insist upon ellison. Don't
q more doctors or neighbors. This
nal"
She answered: Tooth stopped
hing. Why insist on having souni
10Th pulled? Coming home.''
Bobbin Immediately telegraphed
DIR. ellison: See wife and pull
9th at once"
DIR. ellison replied, Collect:
Too many opinions in case. Decline
have more to do with IL"
Mrs. Bobbin telegraphed to Bobbin:
Tooth all right. Why do you
mt me hurt? Your kilograms up
( me so need sanitarium."
Bobbin replied: Wait ellison
ust pull it. Am coming to be with