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

"IIcro IS your watch." said the lew
eler, as lle tore off q small white tag
from the ring of well-worn silver
watch and handed tho time piece to a
reporter one day last week. eff il
breaks inside Of Il yelr you can bring il
back and L will fix it for nothing.
don't think it will trouble you though,
1or IL was very thoroughly repaired 10y
one OF our best WOrkmen.n 81 hone
not, replied the reporter as he paid the
jeweler S3 and left the store with the
watch ticking loudly tnss,hisss pocket
For nearly Il week the watch was q
model Of regularity, recording the time
even TO the minute with the great, yell
low-faced clock i'll the City Hall tower.
Ono morning, however,, when il WAS
drawn from under his pillow, tho re-
porter discovered to his dislnay that
the hands were pointing to the hour Of
z O'Clock. IL couldn't be afternoon 50
early III the day. IIe rubbed his eyes
and looked at the dial again. Surely
there must be some mistake about it.
lie examined the hands. They wore
stationary. lie placed 1t TO his eur. 1t
was ls silent as IL clam. The watch
had stopped inside OF the lirsL week and
III spite OF the three-doll;lr charge and
the years. guarantee. Io shook it. A
few feeble ticks responded to The jar
The sCubby second hand moved slowly
about one quarter around It's short cir
cult and then stopped Us before. lie
pounded it Oh the bed and made some
uncOmplimentary renlarkS about tho
watch-nlaker. This evoked another
Semi-revoluti0n, Which WAS again sue
cee,led by The same silence.
After breakfast the unfortunate
owner stepped into the nearest watch.
makers, seven-Dy-nine shop, in upper
broadway, and asked the proprietor
what WAS The matter with The watch.
The jeweler took tile time-piece, priod
open The inside cover with Il small can
opener, and peereu into the works.
After IL cursOry examination ho handed
IL back to Tie owner. vt needs clean-
lng," he said.
"Cleaning2" calculated the reporter,
in astonishment; "why paid $3 only
last week for having it thoroughly
cleaned.n
81 can't help that" .,:cplied the jew
eler; 'you were very $oolish to take
such a watch to Il sec ,llti-class work
man. The reason il don't run is be-
cause it's dirty. The pnions are COW
cred with dust and the oil is all gum.
Leave it here and L will fix it for you
III good shape. Call again OH Saturday
and it will De ready. 1t will only cost
you $3.50, and you wall then have a
~atch Won can Ina -nrn.yN<1St-,,, . 49,, .
Thoroughly disgusted with the watch
and the man who had warranted it, the
reporter declined the offer, pockeLed
his time-piece, and left the shop. a
few doors below, on the same thorough
f;Lre, Il Drazen watch with a pair of
black hands pointing iixeuly to I2:2J
swings from rusty iron bar. The re-
porter passed under tins sign and en-
Tered another jewelry store. a tieshy
person who WAS seated at Il work bench
facing the window reached for the
watch and proceeded To open ID as one
would open all oyster. Placing al eye
glass which reselnDled Il very short teles-
cope To his eye, lie critically examined
Tie movements. After taking obser-
vatiOlIs from every position Il watch can
be held i'll, le yenCured I'LL opinion that
Tie jewel which covers the U:;c;tjeiiieiit
pinlon was broken. "Yes," said he,
after sundry punches III Tie vital re-
giOns Of the works with Il small steel
Instrument, such as dentists use, "the
jewel il broken. Ally man Can se that
with half an eye. L wonder the watch
ran At all. Have you dropped it any
where? No? Well, that's strange.
can't he mistaken, The jewel Is Ger
tainly broken. Leave it with ne and
L Will put III u new one. 1t VIII cost
only 20, and call around some day next
week. What name, pctse?' The nillne
was not given and the watch Returned
In Lhe block below il t;lll street clock
indicates The presence of another lew
elry establishment, while large SHOW
cases Tiled with COSTLY trinkeLs and Il
brilliant assortment of diamonds and
watches i'll the front windows atLesLel
It's claim us IL fashionable emporium.
The reporter went in there. a langulti
young nlln, with dropping mllsJ;lcho
Lhe color OF barley straw, took the
watch, and alter working his way into
The movement, placed il small lUrgneLtc
To his eye and glanced over The ;,ssort-
nent O1 wheels and piMions and s,rlnys
which were 80 nllmcrouSly and uL-
yerSely ulsOrdereu. lie remarked:
~ our watch is very badly out OF re-
palr. The escapenlenI does not seem
10 bU doing It's work. The lalr-sprllg
IS too long. IT has too much play.
viii cut II off and shorten IT," Here
ne reached Tor u small Instrument tu
sever the spring, but the reporter inter
posed. NO." ho exclaimed, as h res
cued the Anie-plece; 'don'L cut the
spring. | guess LllilL rs nOL What ails
Tie Thing Tor | PAID $3 for having it re-
paired ami cleaned only last weeK, and
IL ran very nicely until Lnis morning, ,
When II sLOppcu."