The Grinder Papers — page 209: what you’re looking at

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204 £THE GRINDER PAPERS. The minute she saw her, sezshe: ‘‘Why, how the gal’s face is swelled |” “Tt’s a sign o’ the wust,” sez I. ; “Nonsense!” sez she. ‘‘It’s a tooth. Where does it hurt you?” sez she. ‘“‘My hull head,” sez Melindy. ‘« Water on the brain,” sez I, whisperin’. ‘‘The doctor, he’s given her camelmile and kwinine, and he’s bled her, and all. Medicine's 0’ no avail.” Sez Aunt Peggy: = : ‘“Nonsense, Charity. Tell ye it’s teeth; the wurst 0 tooth- aches seems to be all over ye. Open yer mouth, honey.” She opens her mouth. ‘How ‘it’s swelled,” sez she. ‘‘Can’t hardly see the teeth. But, land alive, Melindy, I never heerd o’ teeth mortifyin.. The tew next the eye-teeth looks like it.” : Sez she, ‘‘Oh, aunt, them’s what was put in agin.” So, arter that, Aunt Peggy had the hull story. She opens the windy wide, and looks at the teeth, and sez she: : ‘The nasty, good-for-nothing ignoramus. Dentist | Why, he’s a butcher !” , } “Eh?” sez I. ‘You're speakin’ o’ a relationship o mine, Miss Peggy, I’d hev ye know.” Sez she, ‘‘I don’t care. Send for the doctor this minnit.” And I was skeered, and sent little Tom, for Aunt Peggy was a smart woman, and I knew it. | ‘‘What has he done?” sez I. cComicbooks.com >