Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-12-23
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"HERE SIZE GOES, THERE SHE
GOES"

ago. A day or two since, We fell in with
gentleman who took pains to acquaiut himself
personally with tho facts at the time Of theil
occurrence, and who vouches for the truth
falness of the subjoinsd narrative:
Not long since, two stylish-looking persons
put up for night in the upper part of the city
On the morrow, after ordering their bill.
they sent for the landlord, who was not long
in waiting upon his aristooratio guests.
Iwish to purchase that old clock up stairs
will you sell TT asked the elder, while the
younger cast his eyes over the columns of 8
newspaper which lay upon the table. The
landlord, who had set no great value upon
the clock, except as an heirloom, began to
suspect it might possess the virtue of Hey.
wood chair, all filed with coin-and almost
involuntarily the three ascended to the room
which contained it.
sThe fact is,' said the elder, Il once won
twenty pounds with clock like that
Twenty pounds? calculated the land
lord. ...... s,.E ,....
sYes. You see there was one like it in a
room down iu Essex, and fellow bet me he
could keep his fore-fuger swinging with the
pendulum for an hour, only saying, 'Here
she goes, there she goes He couldn't do
it. I'walked the money out of him in no
timei 3d. - 80 s.
,tYou did You couldn't walk it out Of
me. sT'll Bet ten pounds I can do it on the
spot
-sDone ? cried the stranger.
The clock struekeight, and with his back
to the table and door, the landlord popped
into chair.
'Here she goes, there she goes 7 and his
finger waved curve, bis eyes fully fixed on
the pendulum. The fellows interruption. Z
sWhere is the money? Plank the mon.
ey!
The landlord was not to, lose in that way.
His fore-6nger slowly and surely went with
the pendulum, and his left hand disengaged
his purse from his pocket, which he threw be-
hind him on the table. All was silent;
the dappsr man at length exclaimed.
sShall / deposit the money in the hands Of
the waiter?
sHere she goes, there she goes was the
only answer. '''.' e.
One of the wags left the room. He heard
him 60 down stairs, but he was not to be dis
turbed by that trick.
Presently the waiter entered; and touch
ing him upon the shoulder, asked.sS );
tMr. BE-, are you crasy7 What are you
doingT
Here she goes, there she goes T heres
pended, his hand and fore-fnger waving as
before.
The waiter rushed down stairs, called one
of the neighbors, and invited him up to see
his master, They ascanded, and the neigh
hor seiziug him gently by the shoulder, in
au- u-imploring voice, said.
tMr. B, do not sit here. Come, 60
down stairs; what can possibly possess you to
be sitting here!
Here she goes, there she goes!' was the
only reply, and the solemn face and the slow
moving finger settled the matter.
sHe Is mad,' replied the friend, eve must
90 for DOCTOR .--..---~
The landlord was not to be duped, he was
not to be deceived, though the whole town
came to interrupt him.
''sYou had better call up his wife, added
the friend. ...
sHere she goes, there she goes {! repeated
thelandlord, ,sand still the hand moved on.
In moment, his wife entered, full of ago.
ny Of soul.
sMy dear,' she kindly said, 'look on me,it
is your wife who speaks!'
Here she goes, there she goes ! his hand
continued to move, but his wife wouldn't go;
she would stay, and he thought she was de-
termined to conspire against him, and make
him lose the wager. She wept as she con-
tinued,
sWhat cause have you for this Why do
you do 50? Has your WIFE
Here she goes, there she goes ! and his
finger seemed to be tracing its airy progress,
for any thing she could ascertain to thecon-
trary.
sMy DEAR she till continued, thinking
that the thought ofhis child, whom he fond
ly loved, would tend to restore him, shall |
call up your daughter?'
sHere she's goes, there she goes! the land
lord again repeated, his eyes becoming more
and more fixed and glazed from the steadiu-
ness of the gaze. A slight smile, which had
great effect upon the minds of those pres
ent, played upon his face as he thought Of
the many unsuccessful resorts to win him
from his purpose, and Of his success in baf-
ling them. The physician entered. He stood
by the side of the busy man. He looked at
him in silence-shook his head, and to the
anxious inquiry of his wife, answered.
mo madam The fewer persons herethe
better. The maid had better stay away; do
not let the maid
sHere she goes, there she goesP yet again
in harmony with the waving finger, issued a.
gain from the lips of the landlord.
"A consultation, think, will be necessa-
ry,' said the physician. will you run at once
for DR.. A-T
The kind neighbor buttoned up his coat
and hurried from the room.
In few minutes DR.. A., with anoth-
or medical gentleman entered.
tTb;s &c o eorr, e;obt ooid ba to the doc.