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Show DOG HAD PARSON'S TEETH, j Kutrend Gent Sneezed, Dental Work la Dropped and Trouble 1 Followed. Rev. Thomas T.. Claxton, one of the-pillars the-pillars of the Camp Meeting associa- tion, met with a peculiar experience at i Ocean Grave, X. J., in the temporary loss of his set of false teeth. lie met Miss Salome Boas, cf Seventh, avenue. I Asbury Park, on cne of the Wesley lake l.ridges that connect Asbury Park with this town and chatted with her. Sixi- denly he began sneezing, and as sud- from his mouth to the floor of tLa hrulge. Miss Boas' pet fox terrier was standing b3, and as the teeth fell Puff, the dog, snatched them up and scampered scam-pered off toward Asbury Park. Tl --parson --parson and Miss Boas followed, both crying in loud tones to the dog to stop. "Come here, you naughty PulT," said his mistress; "how dure you run away with the gentleman's teeth?" The dominie nearly collapsed, but managed to stammer out: "You contemptible con-temptible cur, drop my teeth." But Puff continued his run through several thoroughfares of Asbury Park. A crowd soon took t:o the chase, and it was fully '15 minutes before the terrier was caught and forced to surrender the clergyman's teeth. Miss Boas made many apologies for thedog's unruly behavior, but the dominie dom-inie could not be mollified, realizing the nauseatingf act of his prize molars' '.ate abiding place. He placed them in a handkerchief and indignantly wended his way homeward. |