Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-06-27

ten miles Of his forge, but he felt within
him that he was qualified and destined
to exhibit SURPRISING skill and ingenu-
tyin labnrs which no blacksmith ever
before attempted.
lie had come into possession, it mat
tiers MT hsw, Of a valuable e I'D watch.
the manufacture Of some Of the m st
ingenious wOrkmen of the age. He
often examined the watch, studied the
movemen s of the wheels. the surpri.
sing power oftne spring s, and listened
to its ticking with hluch delight. The
watch kept excellent time, but Mr.
Brown gradually convinced himself
that It was out cf repair; that it did moi
60 regularly; that it was imperfectIN
constructed; that in some unexpected
moment Il might stop and involve him
self and family, and indeed the VIII. l.
neieh0orhOod, for there was no ether
good time-piece in the village,) in diff.
curly. He conceived that it vas in hi.
poser, BY con6ning iiimselfmore strict.
~ TO mechanical principles, TO improve
its construction, render it more simple
in its acton, produce a more uniform
and better motion, and thGs introduce
new era in the art of matchmaking.
twas in vain that some of his more
sensible nelghbors advised him to stick
TO making horse shoes and agricultural
implements, and leave watches to tn pse
who were well acquainted with the
difficult, delicate, and complicated OPP
Grafton. But no; Mr.. Brown was re-
markable for pigheaded obstinacy,
and pritled himself on never having a.
knowledged himself in error. or having
relinquIShed a measure which he had
once resolved upon. lie siezed his
hammer, his pincers, and screw driver
aud went to work. The watch was
soon taken to pieces, and his neighbors
were now assured. that he would ex-
hibt to them a sample matchmaking
that would surprise them. His design
was to dispense with the balance ,Ohee,
entirely, and Il rely altogether on the
lite wheels, the number Of which he
soon fund il necessary to increase, al
though such al idea hal never entered
INTO his original plan. lie tDiled with
out casing. but snon found watch
making mnre difficult business thar
he imagined. After many weeks o
tabor he completed t. an his neigh
b"rS were called in to witness the tri
umph OF ingenuity and strict mechani
al principles over the errors AMI pre-
JUDGES of the age.
THIS was an eventful moments in thu
life ri Tenn Brown. S. me If his friend
who had unbounded confidence in hi"
as workman, were prepared to wit
ness an invention which would becOm,
the wonder ri NEE han:cs, and be ben
Eft to the whole human race; other
allernatel y smiled aud sneered at hi
Jolly and presumption, and gatEerar
around, prepared t. witness the tota
failure of the experiment. The watcI
was put III motion; its movement a
first promised well; but it was sool
seen that it possessed no power within
itself u produce regularity or unrf,rnl
hy Of action. In few moments, Al
though IT'S motion was considerably az
celebrated. it became evident that tn
exps rlment would not succeed; It 500
began to fiz aud whirl, and whistle
aud sputter away at an astonishing rat
IN Ich TO the alarm "f the blacksmt
ami those Ofhis friends who were cor
fi.lent Of his success. He was altngetI
er uua'Ie to control its m )vementS,an
after a little time it made loud an
startling noise, resembling fearful el
plosion OF gunpowder, and stopped! Il
steal Of Improving the watch, he ha
destroyed il; s at least had so much il
ured IT.. that it will be a long time b.
lora the best watchmakers in the cour
try--inen who have devoted a. lare
portion of their lives to the bushes
will be able with all their skill, to restou
it to its original regularity aud exec
/ lence Of condition.
Boston Journal.