Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-05-04

itC NtlA HlldUt OF thS present,
With which won the waqcr pleasant"
Dfli nodded with knowing wink
Tom scratched his head and tired TO think;
SIR, begging pardon lur inguirng,'
What wager was IL
lon remember
Il happened, Tom, in last December
Ia sport bet Jersey Blue
That is more dian he could do,
70 make his finger 90 and come
IN keeping with the pendulum
Repeating tIIl one hour Should close,
StIl, Here She goes--and there She goes
lie lost the bet IN hafa minute
Well if would, the devils inur
Exclaimed the and'ord try me vet,
And fifty dollars be the bet
Agreed but we will play some trick,
To make you Of the wager SEX
I'm up 10 thatr
Don't make us wait,
Begin. The clock is striking eight
lie seats himself and left ana right
Ills finger ways with all its mlght,
And hoarSe his voice and hoarSer grows
WITT Here She goes--and there She goes =
Holir said the Yankee, plank the ready -
he landlord WagLel his finger steady,
w hle his left hand as well as able,
conveyed tie purse upon The table.
ON, with tie purse let Us be of
his made The landlord My scoH
lie heard them running down the stair;
but was not tempted from his chair
Thought he, the fools I'll bite them vet
30 poor trlcb shan't via the bet
And load and loud the chorus rose
Oi--' here she goes--and there she goes =
W hiie right and lett his finger swung,
Ia keeping viii, his clock aud tongue
lis mother happened n, to see
Her daughter; where is Mrs B.
W men VIII she come, as you suppose
SOM
Here She gacs--and there she goesn
Here where H--he lady il surprise
His finger followed with her ewes;
Son, why HAT steady gaze aud sad
Those Words-that molon--are you mad?
Bot here's your wile-perhaps Size knows,
And
Here she goes--and there She goes =
His wife surveyed him with alarm,
And rushed 10 him and seized his arm;
lie shook her of, and TO and fro
IllS HHHeF ptrSefefeU 70 20,
While cnred his very nose with ire,
That she against him should conspre,
And with more furious tone arose
The, Here she goes--and there She goes
Lawksp screamed the wife, I'm in a wbirI
Run down and bring the little girl;
She is his darling, and who knows
BUT
Here she goes-and there she goes
Lawks he IS mad what made him thus
Good lord what Will become Of u.s.
Run for a doctor--run-run-
For doctor Brown, and doctor Dun
For doctor Black and doctor White,
And doctor Grey with all your might
The doctors came, and looked and wondered,
And shocked their heads and paused and pom
III one proposed he should be bIed Idefed,
No--eached you mean The other said,
Clap on Blister reared another,
No-cup hun = no-trepan him, brotherr
A sixth would recommend purge,
The next would an emetc ugge,
Tie eighth, Just come from dissection,
His verdict gave for an injection;
The last produced bog Of pills.
A certain cure for earthly lis;
a. had patient yesternl9ht,'
Quotb be, 'and wrelched was her plight,
And as the only means 10 save her,
Three dozen patent pills gave her,
And by Tomorrow suppose
That, -
Here she goes--and there she goes :
You are all fools, the lady said,
The way is iGs' to shave his head
Run, bid the barber come anon
Thank, mother, thought her clever son,
You help the knaves thai would have Bit me,
But oil creation shant outwit me,
This toh,mself while TO and fro
His'hnger perseveres to CO.
And from bis lips no accent flows
But, here she goes-and there she goes !"
The barber came--' Lord help him what
A queerish customer I've gui
But we must do our best TO save him;
SO hold him gemmen, while slave him Z
But here the doctors lnterpose;
A woman newer
There she goesp
4 woman IS no Judge Of physc,
Not even when her baby IS sick
He must be bed'-no; no; blister
"A purge you mean say cgSter--
No; cup hm;' ieech him pills. pills pills"
And all the house the uproar fills.
What means that smile! what means Nat shiyeE
The landlords limbs with rapture quiyer,
And triumph brigIlens up his face
His finger yet shall win The race
The clock is on tie stroke oil nine
And up he starts---' lis niue lis mine 7
What do you mean''
mean the flyp
never spent an hour SO thrifty;
But YOU, who tried 10 make me lose,
Go TO the devil If you choose;
But how is this where are they!
WhoY
Tie gentlemen--E mean the Two
Came Yesterday--are they below !"
They gaIoppel Of an hour ago
Oh, purge me blister shave ard bleed
For. curse the KNIVES I'm mad indeed