The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-02-15
A Wonderful Clock,

Wo copy the following from the Lump
Kin (Ga.) Telegraph, We would much
rather see it than read of it:
"a German of Cincinnati has invented
u clock, though much smaller than the
celebrated one at Strausbourg, is from its
description, much more complicated. We
see, in glass case, II three-Story, stecple-
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-ike pieces,
on the doors Of which are two pictures
that represent boyhood and earl y man
hood. a tower crowns, as third story, the
ingenious structure. a cock as q sym boil
Of watchiul ness, stands on the top directly
over the portal. When the clock marks
the fir st quarter TIE door of the left piece
OF the second story opens, and child is
sues from the bnck ground, comes for.
ward to bell, gives it one blow and dis.
appears AT the second quarter, II youth
appears, strikes the bell twice, and disap.
pears At the third there comes man in
his prime; at the fourth we have a totter-
ing old man, leaning ON 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 skeleton, scytbe in hand, APP
pears and marks the hour by striking a
bell. But it is at the twelfth hour that
we have the grand spectacle in the repre-
sentation of the day of Judgment, Then
when death has struck three blows on the
top Of the little bell, the cock on the TOP
OF the tower suddenly flaps his wings aud
crows in a 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 u central position raise
their trumpets in their right hands lin
the left they hold swords,) and blow
blast towards each Of the four quarters of
the earth. At the last blast the door of
the tower opens, and the resurrected
children of earth appear, while the des-
troying angel sinks cut of sight Then
suddenly Christ descenis, surrounded by
angels.
On his left there is an angel who hold
the scales of justice, on his right another
carries the Book OF life, which opens to
show the alpha and omega--lhe begia-
ming and the end. Christ waves his hand,
and instantly the good among the resur
rected are separated from tn, wicked, the
former going to the right and the latter to
the left.
The Archangel Michael saluies the
good, while on the other side, stands the
devil radiant with iie idiih delight. he
can hardly wait for the final sentence of
those who fall to him, but in obedience TO
the command of the central figure, he
withdraws.
Tho figure of Christ raises its hand
again, with threatening mien, and the
accursed sink down to the realms of his
Satanic majesty. Then Christ blessed the |
chosen few, they being near to him. FL.
nally we hear cheerful chime of bells,
during which Christ rises, surrounded by
his angels, until he dsappers and a portal
closes.
A complete drama is here represented,
without the aid of a human hand. The
movements are steady, calm and noiseless,
with the exception of threatening gestures
of the figure of Christ and the movements
of Luciier, who darts acrvss the scene
with light.