The Grinder Papers — page 207: what you’re looking at

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: yes 202 THE GRINDER PAPERS. ‘“Test get Melindy’s tooth out,” sez I. ‘‘The hull o’ Peeks- kill ain’ta comin’.” So he ground her up in a cheer, and took out a lot o’ instru- ments, and went toward her. She shut her mouth tight. Sez he, ‘‘ Ef ye don’t open your mouth I can’t extract your tooth.” ‘‘Oh,” sez she, ‘‘I know you'll hurt.” ‘‘T won't,” sez he; ‘‘ it’s rayther pleasant.” ‘‘Well,” sez she. } She opens her mouth, and he puts in his thingumbob, and she yells. He takes it out. Sez she, ‘‘Is it over?” Sez he, ‘‘It ain’t tetched.” She opens her mouth agin, and he pulls and she screeches, and out comes a tooth—a rale nice white one, — Sez she, ‘‘Oh, you’ve made a mistake! I tried to speak, but you smothered me. It’s a wrong tooth !|” | So twas; on the other side. | sez he, ‘‘I can put it in agin.’ b g So sez he, ‘‘No matter,’ ‘Will it grow?” sez I. sez he; ‘‘ like a weed.” ? ‘Of course,’ So in he sticks it. ‘“Which is the tooth?” sez he. “The black one.” sez she, So he grabs agin.