Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-09-03

with sneer, 'that the nina must oe ootll
base and weak which could give credence
to such surmise."
"Dear mammal said Constance, "do not
be discomposed; am very we'll contented a
i shall not be quite portlonless oride.
Constance here held out her delicate White
hand to mel affected not to see 1t.
"My dear Miss Graham" said, edo not
believe me so cruel and selfish as to wish to
plunge you into poverty
al thought YOU said that your income
was sufficient for every comfort" remark
ed the STRIPPING nephew.
did not condescend to answer HIM, out
continued "No, Constance, though II
breaks my heart to do so, give you back
your freedom, saying, in the pathetic words
of HAYNES Bayley, May your lot IN lie DC
happy, undisturbed by thoughts OF me ! >
| was Just making to the door leaving Con-
stance looking more like Niobe than Hebe,
when Temple said, 81 think the party had
better remain till have read the codlcli.
/ Ireseated myself, and Temple forthwith
read that the testator, being convinced that
he had received no benefit from the cold
water system, revoked and rescinded his
legacy to it, bequeathing the same to his
beloved niece, Constance Graham.
"Constance dear Constance = l ex-
clo;med. in the softest of tones. But Con-
stance looked neither like Hebe nor Nlobe'
but as stern and severe as Medea. | then
! attacked Temple. as it legal" said,
/ t.o,l,, 70 rood mart of q Will II
81 read every word of the will, he re-
Piled, "and, having greatly iatigued mysell
by so doing, trust that it was perfectly le'
cal to refresh myself with glass OF sherry
before | read the codicil.'
! was going to utter some further remarks
when Constance mother said, "Good morn
inc, Mr.. Chiffon % in tone OF voice Which
left me no alternative but to echo her leave,
taking, and descended the stairs, pursued
by "a smothered laugh from the party IN the
drawing room, returned home IN very 10"
spirits, and entered my adventure, or mis-
fortune, in nv diary, deducing from it this
very valuable piece OF advice to gentlemen
in search of fortune: "Never believe tina
a will is concluded till you have inquired
whether there is a codicll to it. Ion. Mag
THE LATE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN AS seen
IN THE STRAsBURG CLocK.-Every Amer
lean visiting Strasburg will probably be I'M
pressed first with the bronze statue OF Gut
tenburg, the inventor Of Printing. If hf
has never heard of it before, thrill OF pat
riotism will electrify him, as in that iar-of
land he catches sight upon one OF the oas
reliefs adorning the pedestal ofthe statue thf
wel-remembered scene Of the signing o.
the Declaration of American independence
and the remarkable figure of the printer
Franklin, conspicuous among the leaders O
that Conrress of 1776. This sculpture
which probably can hardly be understood
bv the Strasburgers themselves, was Inc
work Of celebrated French sculptor, Davl'
dancers. who by this treatment OF the SUB
ect quite as much illustrated his own re re
pdblicanism as he at the same time celeora
ted the capacity and the consequence OF th'
noble art whose patient and illustrious IN
ventor he was employed to commemorate
But the very name of Strasburg has car
RED us out of the way as much as If we haf
gone into DEPRESSION upon Strasourg peer
or Strasburg pie which are both eXcellen
tbincs in their way. 1t is Of the famous
clock that we would speak, that clock al
most as famous as the cathedral itself Whicf
encloses it. This clock is generally admit
ted to be the most wonderful mechanism II
the world. Not for the puppet show dis
PLAYED at 10 o'clock precisely, every noon
in which the cock on its summit ciaPs 1t:
wings and crows, and then the figures OF the
twelve apostles, one by one pass 1y the ng
ure of the Saviour, who imposes his hana'
upon each in blessing as they pass. Not 1ol
this absurd exhibition, but in spite OF 1t, ant
or the wonderful accuracy with which it re-
cords many astronomical phenomena OF dli
fcult calculation is this clock world-famous
The following account OF the late remark
able eclipse of the sun, as it appeared II
this clock Of Strasburg, we translate from
the Courier des EtdtS On's:
Upon one of the dials of this clock IL
n little moon, of a diameter about the size o
a pea. On the 26th of July, at the very
second predicted by the astronomer fincK
this little moon was seen to approach the
disc of the sun Of about the same size, STU
ated upon the same dial. First it covered
but triAing portion, then larger one, thel
it reached the opposite limb in perfect an'
absolute coincidence with the phases OF tn
real eclipse.
"From the many curious persons crowd
inc the aisle of the cathedral could only b'
heard expressions OF surprise and Joy at TIL
wonderful result mechanical skill. stran
GERS rushed towards M Schwilque, the ma
kcr of this wonderful clock, } overwhelming
him with their congratulations, and on
Swedish lady, unable to restrain her enthu
siasm from what she heard and what sh
saw could not but crafty her feelings .,
covering with kisses Of admiration the nam
of that man, as wise as he is modest, VIII
has bestowed upon Strasburg this lncom
parable work Of art.
A JENNY LIND INcIDENT.--Jenny LIN
, has been spending some pleasant time
Clifton River, Canada side) Niagara Fails
Our friend of the Buffalo Courier says tha
al