The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
A. Wonderful ClcCk.

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A German Of Ciucinpati has invent
cd a.ciock which, tn IL ,h,,much small
tr than the celobra cl Que at Stras-
hou"g, i: FROM its description, m :cb
more complicated, We see in glass
c.sc, thret.story, stccp:ed.shapcd
clock, lfou" f9|t wlde at the first
s.ury and nine 'ect high The move
men, i >rlaccd in the first story, on
ur delicate columns, within which
swings the pendulum. The second
] story consists Of two tower like picc, =
| on the doors Of which there arc two
pictures that represent boyhood and
early manhood. A tower crowns, n
! t1ird strry, the ingenious structure.
4 cock, as symbol Of watchfuln, o.,
stands on Chs top, directly cvet the
! portal. When the clock marks the
first quarter, the door Of the left
pi,ce Of TIE second story opens, and
Il child issues. from the background,
comes f,rward to li,lle> bell, gives
it one blow, and then disappears. At
the second quarter a'youth appears,
strikes tho bell twice, and then dis
appears at the third, there comes a
MN in his prime at the fourth, wo
have q: tottering old man, leaning on
q staff, who strikes the bell four
times. Each time the door closes Of
itself. = i, =
When the hcurs are full, The door
Of the right piece Of the second story
opens, and Death, as a skeleton, scythe
in hand, appears and marks the
hour by striking bell. But it is at
the twelfth hour that we have tho
grand spectacle. in the representation
OF the day Of judgement. Then when
Death has struck three blows on the
top Of the lit.lc bell, the cock on tho
top cf 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: thrice angels, who
stind as>guard:ano in n ccntr.l posi-
ton. raiGe their trumpets in their
right hands, (ia the left they hold
swords, and blow blast towards
each Of the four quarters of the earth.
At the last blast the door ofthe tower
otoAs and the resurrected children Of
ca.th appear, while the destroying
angel sinks out Of sight. Then, sud.
denly, Christ descends, surrounded
by ugcls On his left thereA is an
angel who holds tho scales Of Justice,
on his right another caii.s tho Book
Of Ii c, which opens to show the
A pha and Omcg beginning ana
the end. Christ waves his hand, aid
instantly the good among the resur
rcctcd are parated from the wicked
the forn er G. ing to the right ana til,
litter TO the left.
The A:ch ny Michael salutcs the
ood, white on the other side stands
the devil, radiant with iiendish dcligh.
he ,cln hardly wait for the fnal
sentence of those who fall to him, but
in obedience to the command of the
central figure, he withdraws.
y he figure OF Christ raises his hand
again with 4 threatening mien, and
the aocursed sirk' down to the realms
of lis Santonic majfsty. Then Chriet
blesses the chosen few, and they draw
near to Him. Finally, we hear a
c osrful chino Of bells, ddring which,
Christ rises. surrounded by his al ge's,
until he disappears and the portal
closes. =
y completed drama is here repre-
| scented, without the aid Of n human
hand. The .mqvcments are steady,
calm aha noise less, with the 'excop-
ticn Of thc threatening gestures of
the figure Of Christ aud tho move.
mcnts Of Luciicr, who darts across
the scene with lightning Inpidity.
OF course the peculiar action Of these
two figures is Intentional on the part
nf,he artist, and adds greatly to the
effect.