Magic Mouse intermittent issues moving side to side

The Magic Mouse is connected and it will scroll up and down and also, I can move the mouse up and down.  The problem is, sometimes it gets stuck and will not move to the right. 
This has actually been an issue for some time now.  Since it happens intermittently, it's more of a nuisance than anything else because ti will always eventually start working again....
I bought a brand new mousepad thinking that, perhaps, it was the surface causing the inconsistency; but it persists.  It always has working batteries in it.  Not quite sure what it is.
Anybody want to take a stab at a diagnosis?  Maybe the sensor? If it's the sensor, how would I clean it?

Go to bluetooth menu, and delete all previous mice, then try to re-pair again.
Make sure you turn off mouse AND computer.  Then boot up computer, THEN turn on mouse when you get to the MOUSE preferences to add it.

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