West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-08-03
B8Hj5f' S Troubles.
de Purchases A Colonial Clock And
Then Fixes Il.
GOT II Started 60 Striking and
Couldn't stop Il aud Then Kicked
The Ntulring uut orr

drove mp and announced plck,gc.
und Will" h, VS. bringing in
strange object. Mrs. B,wser was
wondering go herself whrthrr il
was the model of "a man Of war. q
h'by carr &c or some new patent
cpntr'yance 10 throw the cats off
the 0igE fence by pressing = buuon
IN the family bedroom. She asked
no questions, however. nsd Mr..
Bnwscr vouchsafed no explanations
"n'h he had logged the package
into the sitting room aud removed
tn" wrappings Then he sad:
I've been keeping nv eve out
f9r something like this for the hst
hve years, but just struck it to- day.
Cot b4rg ia. too. It's worth
double what paid for il.
lis II "a new sort Of moth proof
chest?' asked Mrs. Bowser as she
bent over it.
mo ma'nm. 10 isn't. Neither
- IT a wbrclbnrrnw nor Il rtr-tr,p.
A. some period or other in your
jfe you may have heard that we
had IA row with the British in l776.
Numbers Of the present States wore
colonies then. The imhaoitnnts
were called Colonists. They had
clocks. This is one of hem. A"
"Blt we have four clocks in the
house" she protested.
"Suppose we had forty? bought
TINS clock for its untlquity-for the
sentiment connected with 1T. We
could duplicate one OF the Pyrn-
mlds of Egypt in orr back yard,
but there would be no sentiment
about it. got this clock for $50.
and can sell it any minute for 300.
1T was owned by John Hancock
himself, as you can see by the mi
tiAls -. H. scrat ched on the case
For twenty years he would permit
no hand but his own 10 wind it,"
"And you paid $50 for that old
feed box"' exclaimed Mrs. Bowser
as she fell back.
Mr. Bowscr jumped a foot high
and turned white as snow. but he
hung on to himself aud replied:
Not another word. Don't
ever dare look at 1t again! |
bought this clock to please myself,
and it's nothing to me whether
you like 1t or not"
Mrs. Bowser sat down to the
newspaper, and Mr.. Bowser re-
moved his coat and vest and got
out his tool box The seller of
the clock had been honest enough
to say that it needed cleaning be-
fore 1t would tick -tack off the
correct time, and that was one Of
the reasons which induced Mr..
Bowser to buy it. He knew that
he would thoroughly enjoy tinker.
ing away at an old clock. He
laid the cords and weights aside.
got the case upon a table and by
use OF The screw driver he soon had
the interior works under his ewes.
There was no doubt IT needed
cleaning. lie discovered portions
OF Colonial bedquilt stuffed
among the wheels, and the mice
bad made use OF yarn and cotton
and paper to construct nests IN the
corners. When the ruins and
fragments had been removed and
liberal dose Of oil supplied to all
parts the old clock suddenly began
striking. The first few strokes
brought a emile to Mr.. Bowscr's
face, and be vas almost roady to
say 10 Mrs. Bowser that it was the
chime Of ths Bell Of Liberty ring
ing 1ut freedom for q nation. As
she seemed Indifferent, however.
be cnokcd 0ack The words. The
CLOCK struck 300 times, and was
suli whanging away when he up-
ended 10 ag Hnst the vail and at