The Grinder Papers — page 210: what you’re looking at

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THE GRINDER; PAPERS. 205 ‘‘Well,” sez she, ‘‘fustly, left the tooth that ached in.” ‘Only the root,” sez I. ‘‘Bah,” sez she. ‘‘Then he’s put the other two back—wup side down—and the flesh has swelled ’round ’em, and fastened ‘em tight as wax.” Melindy begins tocry. ‘‘Air you sure?” sez she. “Yes,” sez Aunt Peggy, ‘‘There’s the roots stickin up— look for yerself, Miss Grinder.” Wall, she was right. Old Doctor Doseum he came, and he lanced the gums, and pulled out the teeth ; and, as soon as she could bear it, took out the root. And Aunt Peggy poulticed, and bathed, and fed Melindy up, and pitched out the rest o’ the camelmile and kwinine, and Melindy was well in.a week. Her pa called on Cousin Tiffany, and when he heerd what had occurred, he offered tu give back the tew dollars for plantin’ the teeth, seein’ they was in upside down. The old gentleman took it; but he didn't act with dignitude, and offered tu kick Cousin Tiffany, and called him a lot o’ names. ‘The families warn’t friends from that minute. | So, you see, Miss Dusenberry, I hain’t no faith in these here dentifrices, Cousin Tiffany graddyated in a course 0’ six lessons, and had all that was required to use in his perfession, and he didn't du _Melindy no good. It’s goin agin Providence, and won't be _ blest; though. Tiffany is practicin’ yet a few miles out o’ Peeks- kill, and they do say there never was such an awful place for toothache as them parts is. 3 Gomicbooks €o