Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1891 — HE TOOK THEM IN. [ARTICLE]

HE TOOK THEM IN.

That is, He Took the People tn, But the Teeth Are Out. New York Evening World. Coming in on the Erie road the other day I noticed that 14 peoplemen and women —who seemed to be friends and neighbors, got on in a crowd at a small station. They were scarcely seated when I further noticed that everyone of them was toothless. It seemed so queer that I took advantage of an opening to ask one ol the men the reason of it. He puck ered and twisted his mouth around and then answered: ‘ 'Over-confidence in human nature, assisted by a desire to get something cheap.” “I hardly understand.” “Well, a traveling dentist struck our town about a month ago and advertised full sets of teeth for $5. Anyone wanting new sets of teeth had to pay 25 cents each for having his old roots and snags dug out. See?” “He got about 50 of our people. He had all he could do for four days, and he made enough money to take him to Europe. After he had dug out the last root he skipped. " "And didn’t fit any new teeth?" i “Not a tooth! This crowd is now |on its wav down to get our mouths | fitted. If there was ever a broken|up town ours is one. We've hud to i skip two weekly prayer meeting,pass over two Sunday services and dismiss the schools. None of the lodges have met. two weddings have been put off. and there have been two funerals without any preaching or singing. Don’th you notith thwat I don’th thpeak very plain' oth?” I was about to answer that I did. when his wife came over and said: “ William th, you thouldn't talk too much. The doctorth thays it isth bad for the gumth. " “Thath tho,” he replied... “[ never thought of tiioth. Please exeute me, thranger. Waith until I get my teeth and I’ll tellth vou all about ith.”