Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1853-07-14

men. the gentleman had not been observed
in the room al all! One or two persons,
indeed, declared that he had actually step
ped from the clock-case as the last player
Of the four concluded his fantasia Be il
as it may, he sat down to the piano, and pro-
duced-but il is wholly impossible to de-
scribe the sensation. He now withered up
the heart with the intensity Of the pathos ;
and again enchanted The soul with mulll.u-
dinous images of delight. Then would he
pour over the imag inalion a storm OF har-
monies tha, exalted il almost TO frenzy, and
anon subdued it To the placldity of child
hood. He WAS the man; yet who was he
The question was fearful one. He was
handsome-his aspec. was singula,ly wild
and melancholy. He executed with mar
velous ease but his mind appeared Gudging
from his eyes,) TO be wandering over the
fields of thought remote from that in which
he was engaged.
He rose, Herr Bomgar.en sprang from
his seat, and would have embraced him, but
was repelIed by his peculiarly of mein.-
Few minutes had he to decide, for midnight
was at hand. As t" the pretty Azalia she
wore no expression save only that of ex-
IRENE palloI, and Of internal agitation; but
when the clock struck 'twelve,' the stranger
touched her hand TO depart, she arose al
once, and without apparent reluctance. The
most surprising par. of The whole business
was this, thai the stranger, holding The hand
of the young lady, proceeded a. once to
the Devils Clock, and giving one nelan-
choly ance at the company, touched a
spring, snd retired within It's case!
As The door closed on the fatal couple, a
murmur of horror ran through the assembl-
ed guests. The unhappy father was SO
much affected that he tainted away, and as
sensation returned, declared that he repent
ed him sorely Of having, as il were, inter
ferred with the DEGREES of Providence.
"Ah - he exclaimed, would that | had
selected some honest youth among our
neighbors, for her husband! Carl Won
Muller, for instance, who loved her dear y.
drove from the house"
Scarcely had he made this avowel when
the clock-ca again opened, and the slran-
ger, stepping from it, said in sepulchfal
voice
IF your daughter, o man Of ambitious
views, were nov married 10 Carl Won Mui-
Ter, would you give her your blessing :"
IL would! | wouIdr' exclaimed the old
man, sobbing.
"!'hen." exclaimed the sPpsri,iop, "come
forth ye happy pair"
At these words the door Of the room o.
pened, and Carl Won Muller and his lovely
bride entered, approached the master of the
house, and knelt at his feet.
"Now." said the stranger, ''let me turn
this gloom INTO merriment. My name is
MendeIsshon, the composer have just re-
turned from ital ly am the bosom friend
Of Carl Won Muller that clock has COM
munlca,on with the church Of 81. Rogue
The chorislers who always set il ight at
twelve at night, from superstllious feelings,
play variety of tricks with it during the
day. and have been the means Of doing an
&C! Of friendship and justice. As TO The mo-
ral--bu, no we shall think of that some
other time, for it now bchooves US solely
to be Joyous" and merrier. q happier
evening was never spent in the good old
town of Herring ghausen.