Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-05-04

landlord again repeated, his eye becom-
ing more and more fixed and glazed,
from the steadiness 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 I'M
successful resorts 10 win him from his
purpose, and Of his success in battling
| them The physician entered He stood
by the side of the busy man. He look
ed at him IN silence, shook his head. and
to the anxious inquiries of the wife, an
swered,
"No, madam! The fewer persons
here the better. The maid had better
stay away: do not let the maid''--
Here she goes, there she goesr
again in harmony with the waving fin
ger, issued from the lips of the landlord
"A consultation, | think, will be neces-
sary," said the physician. .Will you
run for Doctor W--ns.'
The kind neighbour buttoned up his
coat and hurried from the room.
! In few minutes DR.. WINS,
with another medical gentleman en-
tered.
"This is sorry sight," said the doc
tor present.
'Indeed it is, sir,'' was the reply, 1t
is a sudden attack of the'-
Here she goes, there she goes!' was
the sole reply.
The physicians stepped into corner
and consulted together.
will you be good enough to run for a
barber? We must have his head shaw
ed and blistered said Dr. WINS,
'Ah, poor, dear husband said the
lady, fear he never will know his mis-
cradle wife.
'Here she goes, there she goes!' and
the landlord with more emphasis and
with a more nervous, yet determined
waver Of his finger in concert with the
pendulum: for the minute hand was near
the tweIve-that point which was to put
fifty dollars in his pocket, if it had ar
rived at it without his suffering himself
to be interrupted.
The wife in low, bewailing tone
continued her utterance--
mol never: or of his daughter
Here she goes, there she goes al
!
ute hand advanced to The desired point
The barber arrived, he was naturally
a talkative man--when the doctor made
some casual remark, rejecting upon the
quality of the instrument he was about
to use, he replied
! 'Ah hai no, Monsieur you say very
bad to razor, tres beautiful--eh?-look
very fine isn't shel
Here she goes, there she goes!
screamed the landlord, his hand way
ing on--on, and his face gathering a
smile, and his whole frame in readiness
to be convuIsed with Joy.
The barber was amazed Here she
goes-there she goesn he responded
in the best English he could use
'Verer we're shall begin? Vat is dat
he say?
Save his head at once!' interrupted
the doctor while the lady sank into
a chair.
Here she goes-there she goesr for
the last time cried the landlord as the
clock struck the hour of nine, and he
sprung from his seat in an ecstqcy of de-
light, screaming at the top of his voice
as he skipped about the room
1--WE won iti-Iv'e won itl'
'What?' said the barkeeper.
'What?' echoed the doctors.
'Whatr re-echoed the wife.
why the wager-ffty dollarsn Blu
casting his eyes around the room, anc
missing the young men who induced
him to watch the clock, he asked the
barkeeper-
where are these young men who
supped here last night? Ell? quick
where are they.
They were away in their Wagon
nearly an hour ago, sirn was the reply
The truth flashed like a thunderbol
through his mind.
They bad taken his pocket book with
the one hundred and seven dollar:
therein and decamped-a couple ofswin
ling sharpers, with wit to back them
The story is rife on all mems tongues
| in the neighborhood where this affair
occurred, and 'the facts are not other
wise than here set down. but we regre
that the worthy landlord in endeavoring
to overtake the rascals, was thrown from
his own wagonend so severely injWret
as to be confined to his room at the pre-
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