The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-13

| ib' PoChoC, W Gilo BEoaL ulSBuSC OF Tie
Jeweler. AT the next store u small,
nervous man was examining Il double
row OF fly-specked watches, suspe nded
from a small iron rack in the window =,
and baking in the sun Which iiltere d
through the dusty window panes. lie
took the time-pieco and. reaching into
proceeded to tic it to the rang, fWhat
name?" no asked. "No name" re.
piled the owner; ''please telE mo wla t
| is the matter with the watM." With
all air of annoyance, the n4vous man
exposed the works and GTo,3ad arouh{l
the balancewheel, with what appeared
TO the owner to bb almost wilful ma-
lice. zone Of the pinions is bent, the
escapement is out of balance, and 1T
needs cleaning; So, call next Saturday."
The owner protested, and the watch
was returned.
Having had sufficient experience in
ltroadway he now visited the Bowory.
n large gilt sign over Il wide doorway
and several suspended clocks and
watches, also in gilt, brtoltcncd IL "jew-
elry lml;tce," and into it the reporter
walked. ''What is tho matter with
this watch?" he asked. Tho propric-
Tor, an elderly man, took tho time
piece, shook it,, listened, opened il.
gaZeu into IL and shook his head. eli.
ramp he called to Il curly-heatled young
man, who was working at tho rear end
or the store, cleaning jewelry with Il
long brush and some white powder.
The young man stepped to tho counter.
"Vat ISL do mad,ler nit dat vaLch?n
asked tho proprietor. Hiram looked at
the watch us one would regard Il very
sore thumb and shook his head without
replying. ''Mosesl'' called the old
gentleman to II second young man,
younger than llram, who came from
behind the rear partition. "Moscs, :"
said he, ''yOu dell do shentlemau vat
lSh dc madden init his vltch.n Moses
looked III the poor, miserable timc-piece
with even more SulcmuiLy than his
brother, and, alter sundry Iuglbrious
Shakes Of his head, responled: ode
cap chewel ISL owct of bllco. 1t wash
crowded back Of de essapement. II
you dry to make IL run mLUwuL rittiny
IT. rebalred, you Will rum your vaLcli.
L never saw IL watch as bad us dat. 1t
viii only gosL you So"
III can't leave il to-day" responded
the reporter.
II will gif you u fine job for 81, for
~, Tor ", for Il dollar AMI ll;lluf;
and Wouldn't do il Won cent slleaper
for my yrLnLiaddcr.
But III spite OF the llbcr,lit, of the
olter Tho reporter pOckeLcd his watch
and pursued his search for Information.
Many other stores were visited and
.iW'''J 'J .'.S 'o,"H'""A war;, intnrvin". d.
There were IL seen in all. Three attri-
pllLeu The Stopplge to Il broken maiu-
H. nj L.,
Three Thought that broker! Jewels ma,it,
The trouble, Two diagnosed II us case
OF DcnL plnions, and the remainder
were divided III their opinions, varying
from IL uiSOrdoreu eSclpument to i
broken tooth i'll cOg-wilcel. FINALLY.
tired OF watches and waLchmakers, the
reporter Carried 1t TO tile jeweler VIII o
had originally repaired it, "rner G."
s;liu lle, as he laid the tlne-Aicce OH tho
velvet counter mat, ''t;lke this miser-
able, alilng watch. You may keep it
or give 1T away, just Us you please. 1t
HASN'T il whole wheel in 1t. The main-
spring is broken, the esclpemenL is out
OIL Sorts, IL wasn't half cleaned, and it
Is entirely ruined. IL will cost mo u
small fortune to have il repaired. l
don't WANT IL any more. 1t makes mo
o''o>' w oSS ~ tti ottiINl. l. IL DuS ~ lGW
uollar-and-;i-ll;tlf watch that can take
some comfort iu.'
The jewelcr took tho time-piece and
retired into the workshop. In IL few
minutes he returned with IL broad smile
Oh Ills face.
"iierc it is, in perfect order. There
Is nothing The matter with it. You for
got 10 wind it up last night"