Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-06-16
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The DEVILS Clock.
nr me- AUTHOR OF MARRIAGE on THE
EVE or BATTLE.

~ Tbe town of Herringhausen not hundred
mile from Frankfort, is one Of the most pic
N tur@quey antique in Germany and contains
IN abuut 1000 inhabitants like to prepare
c9 N maw readers with tolerablc idea of the local
itv Wherein the events narrated transpire-for
" than may hope to impress them with at least
"a lis fold sympathy in my dramatic persona
e ThB street in which Herr Bomgarten had his
ra roAi1ence, was among the oldest in the town
nausesaid and his residence the oldest in it.
nn vas himself, also, high dried piece Of
! ansiouity, usually envcloped in cloud Of
81 smoke from sunrise to sunset excepting only
. When his fair daughter sat beside him at their
uvnuing meal and talked over the affairs of
nIa thh day. On such occasions he would mar
raln Incidents in his progress through life, and
dwon upon the acquiring the independence
= which they then enjoyed. He had one pas
sion IN excess--an intense love Of music and
q had AZ one time been no mean proficient on
. tho uiolin. At the festivals held periodically
/. in ai the principal German towns, his judg-
mend was appealed to and indeed, no meet
2 ing d the kind was considered complete If
he Wy any chance were absent. Itmay there
FORD. naturally be inferred that his daughter
9 hnd becn early instructed in the elements of
4. thoart and at nineteen she was pianiste of
81 eonsderable attainments. These circumstan.
cas brmed the basis Of desire which became
I. stronger with its years, and which confirmed
n rusolve that she should marry one Of the
Y moM accomplished musicians Of the age
ID They say that when all other passions die
!. mbition survives, and acquires force pro-
o. boroned to its solitariness and singleness of
n aI Certainly it is, that out Of the many
% aH1lors whom the beauty and gentleness of
l disposition Of Azalia attracted TO the
Ie dNhicil Of Herr Bomgarten, not one (so scru-
pnlpus was he on the score Of musical perfec-
h' tidf was permitted bv him to continue his Vi
sv al Anxiety for the fulflment of a hope |
;. bt'g usually in proportion to its strength her
W aVN as the young lady approached twenty-one,
!, baMpn to experience a dread that he might /
naA live to see her settled. This preyed upon
Hi Spirits deeply, and urged him to publish,
y Fidely as possible, his intentions To that
p cnH he invited to his house on a certain day, /
Nj the class musical who chose TO compete 1
faNhs daughter, declaring, that at midnight I
4 hM would decide on the claims Of the aspi- 1
rahts. Now it is necessary that / should in
b fafn my readers that in the grand apartment
? cF Herr Bomgarten's mansion there was a
Dec Of furniture supposed to have been fab
Hlhated by Hungarian magician, and which
!, nNhibited 50 much Of apparent wilfulness that
lad been denominated BY common consent,
Devils Clock
This time keeping edi6ce struck all man.
nH Of hours in all manner Of ways; but
= whatever might be its vagaries, was always
lr Z to the solemn twelve at midnight so
thht Herr Bomgarten, not without reason,
7 ed upon that hour TO decide his long cher
\ bed scheme.
The day at length arrived, and it may be
Nagined that not a little preparation had
NM pn made. The pianO-forte lone of KOrners
est improvements was placed under mir
+ Of immense size, and exactly opposite to
(fataD clock.
Azalia was dressed in a holyday suit, and
ked loyelier than usual and from this cir
4 Instance her father augured proposition
lle Atabout eight o'clock in the evening
Z N suitors we're assembled; and the players
4 3 ventured to offer themselves as competi-
" 3 FOR 50 beautiful and 50 rich prize, were
hr in number. They severally sat down to
: instrument. and each Appeared more than