The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-04-04

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once won hundred dollars sish clock
Ike that"
a hundred dOllsrs!' ejaeolst.d the
landl0fd.
+" fesl You see there vas one Ike n
IN . room over in Jersey. and q fellow
BET me he could keep his fore6nger
swinging with The pendulum for On hour,
only saying /" Here she goes. there she
goes" ileeould'ni doil. walked The
money oUl Of him 10 no Tine"
+" You did! You could'nl walk I, ou.
ri me Ia BET you iiiiy dollars can do il
On the spoil"
Done" cried The Yankee.
The clock struck eight. and with his
hack 20 the table and The door, the land.
lord popped into chsir--
Here she goes. there she gues,'' and
his hnger waved IN curve. his eyes full
" 6Ksd on The pendulum. The Yankees
behind him Inlerrupled-.s Where's the
money! Plank The money"
The landlord was not 20 lose in thal
way. Ills fore6nger siowly aud surely
went with the pendulum, and bis Ieli
dlsrngsged his purse from his pocket.
which he lhrew behind him upon The u.
bic. All was silent. The dspper man
Al length exclaimed.
Shall deposiIe The money in the
hands Of the baT-keeperl"
Here she goes. there she gOss!' was
The only anwer. s<...- ....
One of the Yankees LEI, the room.
The landlord heard him 90 down stair;
but he Vas not 10 be disturbed BY thai
uIrk.
Presently the bsr-keeper entered. aud
touched him upon The shoulders. asked. 80
i" Mr.. B.. are you crazy! What
are yna dning!"
" Here she goes. there she roes!" he
responded. his hand waving The Iorefnger
30 before. -..-
The bar.kseper rushed down stairs /;
he called one Of the nsIghbors. and asked
him 10 60 up. They assembled. and the
neighbour seized him gently BY the col
lar. 90 an implnriag soiee said.
mir. u, do mt ii. here. Gone.
come dawn Stars; whs. can possess you
10 SIT h rt!"
Here she goes. there she Enrs!" was
lae sole reply, and The solemn face and
the sIosIy mnslng finger se,lled The mat
ter. lie icds mad!
lie Is mad" whispered the friend ia
. low voice. " We must 60 Tor a doc.
tor"
The landlord was moi 10 be duped. he
aSs not 90 be deceived. although the
whole town came To interrupt him.
" You had better call up his wife," add.
cd the friend.
Here she goes. there she goes" re.
peat.d the landlord. and bus hand still
mortd on.
In q minute his wife entered. full Of
agony Of soul" My deaf" she kindly
said. :" look on me. lsisyo wife who
spesk,r'
Here che goes. there she goes!" and
his hand continued To GO. but hrs wife
wouldn't GO; she irOuid STAY and he
thought tina, she WIS determined to con-
spire against him and make him lose tie
wager. She wept and she continued
What cause have you for This! Why
do you do so! Has you wife"-
L" Here she goes, there she goes!" and
his finger seemed To be tracing her airy
progress. for any thing she could ascer.
tain 10 The contrary.
My dear" she still continued, think.
ing lha, the thought Of this child, whom
he fondly loved. would tend TO restore
him, /" shall | call up your daugh,er"
Here she goes. there she gnes!" the
landlord again repeated. his eyes becom.
ing more aud more fixed and glazed from
the s,esdIness ofthe 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 physi-
clan entered. lie stood by The side of
the busy man. lie looked at him in si-
lence. 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 lie. the maid'-
(" lIcto she goes. there she goes" yet
again. sgain in harmony with the wav.
ing finger. issued from The lips Of the
landlord.
i" A consultation. I think. will be ne
cesssry." said the physician. &" Will
you run for Dr.. W--ms."
The kind Deighbor butloned up his
Coz, snd hurried from the room.
In few minutes DIR. w--ms, with
another medical gentleman, entered.
This sorry sight," said the doctor
present.
I. Indeed il is. sir" was the reply. Il
is sudden attack. one Of lhe"-
Here she goes. there she goes!" was
The sole reply.
The physicians stepped into . corner
and consulted together.
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