The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-07-08
THE OLD CT eek:
OR, HERE SHE GOES AND THERE sHs eoEs.
BY JOHN MACK.

BY JOHN MACK.
Two Yankee wags, one summer day,
Stopped at tavern on their way
Supped, froIicked, late retired to rest
And woke to break fast on the best.
The breakfast over, Tom and Will
Sent for the landlord and the bill;
Will looked it over: "Very right
But hold! what wonder meets my sight
Tom the surprise is quite . shock !"
w hat wonder where ?" "The clock the
clock u
Tom and the landlord, in amaze,
Stared at the clock in stupid gaze,
And for a nome Mt neither spoke
| At last the landlord silence broke.
81 ou mean the clock that's ticking there
see no wonder. declare;
Though may be, If the truth were tod.
'Tis rather ugly somewhat old;
Yet time it keeps to half minute;
But, if you please, wonders in it
i" The clock at Jersey, near the mill,
TIE very image OF this present,
With which won the wager pleasant
Will ended with a knowing wink
Tom scratched his head and tried to think.
"Sir, begging pardon for enquiring,
What wager was it -
"You remember
IA r. -, Lat
In sport bet Jersey Blue
That it was more than he could do
To make his finger go and coma
In keeping with the pendulum.
Repeating, till one hour shall close,
Still, Here she goes, and there she goes
He lost the bet in half q minute"
"Well. if would the deuce is in it"
Exclaimed the landlord "try me yet,
And fifty dollars be the bet"
Agreed but we will play some trick
TO make you OF your bargain sick!"
=" I'm up to that 20
"Dont make US wait,
Begin. The clock is striking eight"
He seats himself, and left and right,
His finger wags with all its might,
And hoarse his voice, and hoarser grows,
With, Here she goes-and there she goes
" Hold p said the Yankee, I" plank the ready
The landlord waged his finger steady,
While bis left hand, as we'll as able,
Conveyed purse upon the table.
I" Tom, " ith the money let's be of -
This made the landlerd only scoff;
He heard them running down the stair,
But was not tempted from his chair;
Thought he, ''the fools III bite them yet
so poor a trick sban't win the bet."
And loud and loud the chorus rose
Of "IIere she goes-and there she goes +"
While right and left his finger swung.
In keeping 10 his clock aud tongue.
His mother happened in to see
Her daughter; "Where is Mrs. B?
When viii she come, as you suppose
Son !"
Here she goes--and there she goes
"Here ?-wbere ?"--the lady in surprise
His finger followed with her eyes;
"Son, why that s.eady gaze, and sad
Those words-that mo:ion-are you mad
But here's your wife-perhaps she knows
And"
Here she goes--and there she goes
His wife surveyed him with alarm,
And rushed to him and seized his arm;
He shook her of, ard to AMI fro
His finger persevered % go,
While curled his very nose with ire,
That she against him should conspire,
And with more furious tone arose
The Here she goes and there she goes
"Lawks - she screamed, '.Im in whirl
Run down and bring the little girl;
She is his darling and who knows
But
Here she goes.-and there she goes
"Lawk he is mad what made him thus
} Good Lord what will become Of US
Run for doctor tor--run--ruu-run--
u For Doctor Brown and Doctor Dun,
And Doctor Black and Doctor White.
Aud Doctor Gray, with all your might. y
The doctors cams, and looked and wondere
And shook their heads, and paused aud pc
dersd,
Till one proposed he should be bled,
No. leeched you mean," the other said
= Clap on a blister" roared another,
No--cup him." No--trepan him, brothe
A sixth would recommend purge,
The next would an emetc urge,
The eighth, just come from a dissection,
His verd ct gave Tor an injection
The last produced box of pills,
A certain cure for earthly ills;
al had patient yesternight,"
Qnoth he, "and wretched was her plight,
Z, And, as the only means to save her,
Three dozen patent pills gave her,
And by to. morrow suppose
That
IL Here she eoes--and there she goes
. "You are al, FOOLS" the lady said;
"The way is just to shave his head,
Run, bid the barber come anon
I" Thanks, mother" thought her clever so
" You help the knaves that oud have bit
=. But ell creation shan't outxit me |"
in Thus to himself, while to and fro
His finger perseveres to go,
And from his lips no accent Howd
But Here she goes--and there she roes
ii The barber came e-"Lord help him what
queerish customer I've got!
p But we must do our best to save him
So hold him, gemmen. whiIe shave him
But there the doctors nterpose-
"A woman, never
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