The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-30
A Wonderful clock.

The LumpkIn (Georgla) IetegTdph
contains the following description OF
a clock:
A German. of Cincinnati, has in.
vented clock, though much smaller
than the celebrated one at Stras-
burg, is, from its description, much
more complicated. We see, in a
glass case, a three.story, steeple-
shaped clock, four feet wide at the
first story, on four delicate columns,
within which swings the pendulum.
The second story consists of two
tower-like pieces, on the doors of
which are two pictures that repre-
sent beyhood and early manhood.
A tower crowns, as third story, the
ingenious structure. A. cock, as a
symbol of watchfulness, stands on
the top directly over the portal.
When the clock marks the first
quarter, the door of the left piece of
the second story opens, and child
issues from the back ground, comes
forward to bell, gives it one blow
and disappears. At the second
quarter, youth appears, strikes the
bell twice and disappears. At tire
third there comes man in his prime
at the fourth we have a tottering old
man, leaning upon staff, who strikes
the bell four times. Each time the
door closes of itself.
When the hours are full, the door
of the right piece of the second
story opens, and Death as a skele-
ton, scythe in hand, appears and
marks the hour by striking bell.
But it is at the twelfth hour that we
have the grand spectacle in the rep
resentation of the day of judgment.
Then when death has struck three
blows on the top of the little bell,
the cock on the tep of the tower
suddenly flaps his wings and crows
in shrill tone; and after Death has
marked the twelfth hour with his
hammer, the cock crows again twice.
Immediately three angels, who
stand as guardians in a central posi-
ton, raise their trunpets in their
right hands lin the left they hold
swords,) and blow q blast towards
each of the four quarters of the
earth. At the last blast the door
of the tower opens, and the resur-
rected children of earth appear,
while the destroying angel sinks out
of sight. Then suddenly Christ de-
scends, surrounded by angels.
On his left there is an angel who
holds the scales of justice, on his
right another carries the book of
life, which opens TO show the alpha
and omega-the beginning and the
end. Christ waves his hand, and
instantly the good among the resur-
rected are separated from the wick
ed, the former gong to the right and
the latter to the left.
The Archangel Michael salutes
the good, while on the other side
stands the devil radiant with fend-
ish delight. he can hardly wait for
final sentence Of those whe fall to
him, but in obedience to the COM
mand of the central figure, he with
draws.
The figure of Christ raises its
hand again, with a threatening nien,
and the accursed sink down to the
realms of his Satanic majesty. Then
Christ blesses the chosen few, they
being near to him. Finally we hear
a cheerful chime of bells, during
which Christ rises, surrounded by
his angels. until he disappears and
a portal closes.
A complete drama is here repre-
sented, without the aid of q human
hand. The movements are steady,
calm and noiseless, with the excep-
ton of threatening gestures Of the
figure of Christ. and the movements
of Lucifer. who darts across the
scene with light.