CHAPTER IV.
THE BRONZE LOOKING GLASS CLOCK .-- CHURCH AT BRISTOL .-- PANIC OF 1837 .-- CLOCKS AT THE SOUTH .-- THE ONE DAY BRASS CLOCK.
With the introduction of the Bronze Looking-Glass Clock, the business seemed to revive in all the neighboring towns, but more especially in Plymouth and Bristol.

Both Mr.Terry and Mr.Thomas, did and said much in disparagement of my new invention, and tried to discourage the pedlars from buying of me, but they did as men do now-a-days, buy where they can do the best and make the most money.

This new clock was liked very much in the southern market.

I have heard of some of these being sold in Mississippi and Lousianna [sic] as high as one hundred and one hundred and fifteen dollars, and a great many at ninety dollars, which was a good advance on the first cost.

Mr.Thomas gave out that he would not make them any how, he did not want to follow Jerome, but did finally come to it, making only a few at first, but running them down in the mean time and praising his old case.