The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-01-31
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Here She Goes. There She Coos"

"Here She Goes. There She Coos"
The following amusing aud well told
story was published in one of the papers
Of Gotham. about dozen years ago, 1t
occasioned at that time good deal of
merriment -
Not long since two stylish-looking per-
sons put up for the night in the upper
part Of the city. Ga the morrow, after
ordering their bill they sent for the
landlord. who was hot long in waiting
upon his aristocratic guests
| wish to purchase that old clock ur
stairs-wil you sell it ?" asked the cl
der, while the younger cast his eyes over
the columns Of a newspaper which Law
uron tho table. The landlord. who had
set no great value on the clock, except as
an heirloom, began to suspect it might
possess the virtue Of lIcywood's chair,
aud filed with coin-and almost iuvol.
UNFAIRLY the three asccnGed to the room
which contained it,
THE fact is" said the elder. " I once
won twenty pounds with a clock like
that"
Twenty pounds " calculated the
landlord.
eyes. You see there was one like it
in room down in Essex. and fellow
bet me he could keep his fore finger
swinging with the pendulum for an
hour, only saying - Here she goes there
she goes He couldn't DO it. | walk.
cd the money out fhm in no time
You did l. You couldn't walk out it
of me. I'll bet you ten pounds | can do
it on the spot"
Done Pr. cried the stranger
The clock struck eight, aud with his
back 20 the table and door, the landlord
Popped into chair.
Here She goes. there she goes ~ anu
his finger waved in curve,his eyes fully
iAed on the pendulum The fellows in
terrupted-"Where'S the money? Plank
the money !"
The landlord was not to lose in that
way. His fore finger slowly and sure.
ly went with the pendulum, and his left
hand disengaged his purse from his pock
ct which he threw behind him on the
table. All was silent; the dappcr man
at length exclaimed
"Shall | deposit the money in the
hands Of the waiter ?"
Here she goes, there she goes ~ was
the only answer
One of the wags left the room. The
landlord heard him 60 down stairs. but
be was not to be disturbed by that trick
Presently the waiter entered and
touching him upon the shoulder asked
Mr. B are you crazy ? What
are YOU doing2"
Here she goes, there she goes p he
responded, his hand and fore finger way
ing as before.
4 The waiter rushed down stairs. called
one of the ncighbors, whom he invited
up to see his master. They ascended.
aud the ncighbor sciziug him gently by
the shoulder. in an imporing voice ,said-
Mr., B., do not sit here. Come.
60 down stairs what can possess you to
sit here?
Here she goes, there she goes {" was
the only reply, aud the solemn face aud
the slowly moving finger settled the mat.
ter
lie IS mad" whispered the friend in
a low voice we must 60 for DOCTOR
The landlord was not TO be duped, he
was not to be deceived. though the whole
town camG to interrup, him.
You had better call up his wife, ad-
ded tho friend
Here she goos, there she goes !" 70.
peated tho landlord, and his hand still
moved on.
in moment lis wife entered full of
agony Of soul
My DEAR" she kindly said, look on
me, it is your wife that speaks !"
Here she goes, there she goes p his
hand continued to move, but his wife
wouldn't go; she would stay. and he
thought she was determined to conspre
against him and make him lose the
wager. She wept, as she continued
"What cause have you for this ? Why
do you do so Has your wife"-
Here she goes, there she goes !" and
his finger seemed to be- tracing its airy
progress, for anything she could ascer.
tain to the contrary.
Ny dear" she still continued, think
ing that the thought of his child, whom
he fondly loved, would tend to restore
him, shall / cali up your daughter ?"
Here she goes, there she goes l' the
landlord again repeated bis eyes becom
ing more and more fixed aud glazed,
from tho steadiness of the gaze. A slight
smile which had great effect upon the
minds Of those present, played upor his
face at the thought of the many unsuc-
eessful resorts to win him from his pur-
pose aud of his success in battling them
The physician entered. lie stood by the
side of the busy man. He look at him
in silence shook his head and TO the anx
ious Inquiry Of his wife answered.
No madam The fewer persons
here the better. The maid had better
stay away do not let the maid" -