Year: 1878

Some months since, says the Oakland
Times, one of the loveliest and most ac-
complished daughters of we'll known
resident was thrown from horse, and
sustained, among other annoying injur-
les, fracture Of one of her front teeth.
The delicate pearl, which flashed thro'
lips within whose rosy labyrinth when
she smiled the soul was lost" was hope
lessly crushed, and marred the beauty
of the lady considerably. The only rem
edy for its injury was to have the root
Of the broken tooth extracted, and a
false tooth made to fill the horrid
breach in her mouth. In her distress
she sought the advice Of DIR. Geoge j.
Luce. She had read somewhere, or had
been told by somebody, that dentistry
had advanced to such science that it
was possible to transplant a tooth from
the mouth of another person, which
would take root and bloom as it had in
it's original gum. Could he secure for
her match for the broken tooth? If
he could he mi ght name his price.
Beauty in distress appeals to DIR. Luce
never in vain so he Informed the grief
stricken maiden that such operation had
been successfully performed, but in the
present case the difficulty would be to
discover tooth of such purity, delicacy
and beauty as to be worthy to munich
caramels in company with those which
now mourned the loss of their crushed
companion. However, he would see
what he could do. \ month or two
passed. At last the tooth was found.
A young Spaniard, whose well-brushed
and somewhat faded habiliments indi-
Gated struggle with fate. entered the
Office to receive some slight dental at
tention. His manners were those of a
gentleman, and his conversation denoted
intelligence and refinement.


When he opened his mouth the doctor
could hardly conceal his emotion. There
was the tooth he had been looking for,
flashing its dazzling whiteness, the per-
fectiOn of form and the acme of purity.
1t was indeed a gem The subject was
approached cautiously. but when the
young gentleman spoke Of his poverty,
the doctor offered him 800 for the
tooth. The money tempted the impe-
cunious foreigner, who Immediately Of
fered all his stock in trade on the same
terms. An appointment was made Tor
the next day, and note dispatched to
the lady informing her that the tooth
was found. At the given hour the gen
tleman entered the front office, and the
lady, closely yelled, shortly af .er enter
ed the rear office, for it was part OF
the bargain that the gentleman was not
to see the lady. The tooth was extract
ed, the money paid and the stranger de-
parted. Then the tooth was carefully
cleansed and submitted to delicate
treatment to preserve its vitality, while
the doctor was preparing the mouth OF
the lady for its reception. 1t was soon
inserted, and in the course of three OF
four hours had immovably taken root in
it's new home. In few days the opera
ton was pronounced a complete success
and Miss - became the happlest OF
girls. Now for the sequel. With a wo
mans curiosity, she was continually
specializing as to whom the tooth be-
longed, and the gentleman in turn was
cudgelling his brain for some means to
ascertain the whereabouts of his tooth
which had turned the tide of his affairs
so luckily. For with the money it had
brought him he had made fortunate
purchase of stock, and step by step he
had gone on with his rapidly Accumulate
ing capital, until he had snug little
bank account and patronlzed fashion
able tailor Chance threw him into a
select party one evening, where Miss
- happened to be present. and he
recounted his adventure When he
smiled and pointed to the vacant place
in his mouth where the tooth had once
had had its home, Miss - gave a lit
tie shrek, and her secret was discover
ed. 1t is rumored that out of this
dental operation a veritable love match
will shortly occur; and in fashionable
Oakland circles this romance of tootf
is just now the all-absorbing topic.