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Show Z&6 Denhshs Jjce of Ii J "Now, ilit'ii, Rrowl!" I didn't know ho thought It. Cor-alnly Cor-alnly thorp was no inuriuiir from hlx UpH, a tho tlcntlst titrnvd away from my clmlr. Hut, liowovor that may ho, tho complaint wnR stayed on mine, and I looked curiously at tho man as ho atood thoro whoro tho sunlight shone full upon him, gently hrushlng a slender, slen-der, delicate film of steel with a ploco of soft chamois skin. Then ho paused and turned toward mo. In my oyus ho surprised, a quos-Hon. quos-Hon. Thoro was somotiung of embarrassment em-barrassment In his, like a man nccus-tomed nccus-tomed to certain amenities which ho had overstepped for tho moment. I put It Into tho word: "Well?" "Yes, 1 almost said It aloud." Tho dentist laughod. I joined him. Thoro was no denying It ho had thought it. "Try to look at It from my standpoint, stand-point, ho said. "I know It Is painful pain-ful to you, but think of tho Bacrinces I make." I said I would try go ahead. Tho tooth had ceased asking for further recognition. "I can't mako friends," tho dentist resumed, "llko tho lawyer or tho doc-tor doc-tor who relloves pain Instead of creating creat-ing It, nor llko tho merchnnt who soils you goods you really don t want, or the hut why enumerate? Tho dentist den-tist stnnds alone." "Unt," I Interjected, "you charge so" "Tut, tut." ho said. "Tho prlco Is reasonable camparod with other skilled skill-ed effort. Hut I want to tell you my sldo of It. You look IIko a good fellow. fel-low. Sit thero and listen." Flattered and as tho tooth had ceased hurting I wbb qulto willing. Tho dentist resumed: I "All day 1 labor for tho good of , humanity, without thanks. Do you I over nny of you think of tho sacrl- j flees I am required to mako? If I want a cocktail I must rcfr"'n; if I like onions with my steak I only daro to look at thorn; If I enjoy a cigar I cannot take n whiff of It, nor a cigar- ! otto until the day is done." 1 Ho began rolling a cigarctto with j manlfost ploaiure. "All day I must attend to tho woes of othors oyo tooth, wisdom teeth, molars pains, aches, tears, howls and unkind feelings wbon It is nil past." Ho blow thick clouds of smoko from his noso with gnfat satisfaction. "Hut It Is pretty hard to fool friendly friend-ly townrd you when you cnuso us pain every tlmo wo como to sco you," I suggested. "Thnt'fl It. You only tnko n cursory vlow of tho case. Don't I rollovo tho pain finally? Tho dentist Is looked upon up-on by his patrons as a skilled Instrument Instru-ment of torture a sort of refined affliction af-fliction como to curso humanity. You look nt It yourself, ns It appears to mo overy day, and think how you would like it. I don't havo tho satisfaction satis-faction of tho barber, who may gag his customor and toll him tho neighborhood neighbor-hood news, or glvo him tho freedom of speech to which overy citizen Is entitled en-titled nnd ongago him In a political discussion whllo ho operates on him." "Hut thnt wouldn't bo fair when you charge by tho hour," I could not help interposing. "Oh. pshaw! That Isn't it. Tho patient's nerves nro In no condition to enjoy interesting conversation and thoro is another sacrifice wo nro required re-quired to make. No odorous foods, no drinks, no tobacco, and stand on your feet nil day for tho benefit of humanity, human-ity, and then humanity gets grievously grievous-ly soro nftcr It Is all dono; Wo nro only permitted to express our feelings feel-ings silently, and sometimes wo nro caught In tho act nt that." Tho dentist drew another donso j volume of smoke In for a delicious visit with tho air colls, nnd ncceptod I tho sympathy of tho thirteenth and last patient of tho day. |