The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-13

Here she goes there she goes I" repeated
the landlord, and his hand still moved on.
In minute his wife entered, full Of agony
Of soul-"My dear" she kindly said, a1ook
on me. 1t is your wife who speaks /"
"Here she goes, there she goes |" and his
hand continued to 90, but his wife wouldn't
60; she uoud stay, and he thought that she
was determined TO conspire against him and
make him lose the wager She wePt, and she
continued
"What cause have you for thisi Why do
you do so Has your wiie"---
Here she goes, there she goes " and his
niger seemed to be tracing her airy progress
lot anything she could ascertain 10 the con-
trary
"My dear" she still continued, thinking that
the thought Of his child, who he fondIy loved,
would tend TO restore him, " shall call up
your daughter Z"
Here she goes. there she goes,n the land
lord again repeated, his eyes becoming more
and more fixed and glazed, from the steadi-
ness OF the gaze. A slight smile, which had
great effect upon the minds Of those present,
played upon his face, as he thought Of the
many unsuccessful resorts TO win him from his
purpose, and Of his success in battling them.
The physician entered. He stood by the side
the busy man. He looked al him in silence,
shook his head, and to the anxious inquiry Of
the wife, answered,
No, madam The fewer persons here the
better. The maid had better stay away; do
not let the maid"-
Here she goes, there she goesp yet
again, again in harmony with the waving fin
ger, issued from the lips OF the landlord.
" A consultation, / think, will be necessa-
Ty,"- said the physician. "Will you run for
DIR. WINS"
The kind neighbor buttoned up his coat and
hurried from the room.
In a few minutes DR.. WINS, with an
other medical gentleman, entered.
"This is sorry sight" said the doctor pre-
sent.
"Indeed II is, sir" was the reply. at isa
sudden attack, one Of the"
" Here she goes. there she goes !" was the
sole reply.
The physicians stepped into corner and
consulted together.
evil you be good enough to run for bar
bert We must have his head shaved and bis
tered, said DR.. W--ms.
"Ah, poor, dear husband" said the lady
81 fear he never will know his miserable
wife"
Here she goes-there she goes !" and the
landlord with more emphasis, and with more
nervous, yet determined waving Of his finger
in concert with the pendulum; for the minute
hand was near the twelve--that point which
was to put fifty dollars into his pocket, if it
had arrived at il without his suffering himself
to be interrupted.
The wife in low, bewailing tone, continued
her utterance-
mo never or Of his daughter
Here she goes--there she goes" almost
shouted the landlord, as the minute hand ad-
vanced to the desired point.
The barber arrived; he was naturally
talkatiye man,--when the doctor made some
casual remark, rejecting upon the quality Of
the instrument he was about to use, he re-
Piled
"Ah ha ! no, Monsieur you say very bad to
razor-tres beautiful-eh !-look-yery fine
isn't she Z"
Here she goes, there she goes p scream
ed the landlord, his hand waving on--on, and
his face gathering smile, and his whole frame
in readiness to be conyused with Joy.
The barber was amazed. "Here she goes.
there she goes !" he responded in the best En-
glish he could USE Ware 7" we're shall be-
gin : Vat is dat he say?'
doctor, while the lady sank into chair.
"Here she goes-there she-goes!" forthe
last time cried the landlord, rs the clock struck
the hour Of nine, and he sprung from his seat
in an ecstacy Of delight, screaming at the top
of his voice, as he skipped about the room
"Pve won it Five won IL!
"What " said the bar keeper.
"What ~ echoed the doctors.
q WLo< - achDaJ ~, ,,:E. #
"Why, The wager-ffty dollsrsn But cast
ing his eyes around the room, and missing the
young men who induced him to watch the
clock, he asked the barkeeper-
s'Where are those young men who supped
They went away in their wagon nearly an
hour ago, sir ~ we the reply.
1.-THE truth flashed like thunderbolt through
his mind.
They had taken his pocket book with one
hundred and seven dollars therein and de-
camped-a couple Of swindling sharpers, with
wit to back them! The story rife on all mems
tongues in the neighborhood where this affair
occurred, and the " facts are not otherwise
than here set downs" but we regret that the
worthy landlord in endeavoring to overtake the
rascals, was thrown from his own wagon and
90 severely Hyueu Us " pe conhhSu " MS
room at the present moment, where he can
watch the pendulum of his clock at his leisure.
The February Knickerbocker has an
amusing melange, made up from new and
rare English work, sent the editor by his
Londol correspondent, in which we find the
following laughable anecdote:
The reader will remember Goldsmith's ac-
count Of clerical dinner which he once at
tended in England, where he anticipated
rich intellectual banquet, from the attrition and