Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-15
uroB NONTGOMERY'S CLOCK.
, Tale of Three Christmas>es.

Tale of Three Christmas>es.
springfield Republican.
, .-onosp TO narrate a few simple
- hat are well known to many peo-
in = certain New England city,
sora this queer man whom | have
mrsa-Jacob Montgome ry-lved, and
Mich his very unique house made
P 1 Montgomery prided himself on
occentricities, and was always con-
|ring NJ surprises for the wonderment
S;s acouaintances. As he had re-
.ined single until he was an old, old
Iolor because, as he said, matri-
,nv was such common thing, these
rises reached climax when one
l6mer dav he announced that be
soon to take unto himself a wife,
| immediately after the event sailed
Europe. ,
mo woman in modish travelling cos
me- arrived by rail one September
[1rning without escort, at the city
ere her groom resided. and was
ven at once to st. Marks church.
lfre her aged lover joined her, and
ceremony was quickly performed.
couple parted on the stone steps Of
church, the bride being rapidly
yen back to the railway station to
k the train for New York, whence
! was TO take a steamer for Liverpool
next day, while the bridegroom,
Ming for two days, proceeded to the
he seaport and embarked in a sailing
ksel for Lucca, Italy.
Ihe people who always interested
mselyes in Mr.. Montgomery's affairs
hardly got over laughing at this
guar wedding tour, before the hus-
s. and wife reappeared on the same
oJbut by different routes, and forth
h settled down in Montgomery
nse, as the rich old man styled his
idence. 1t was a large, two-story
Flse, painted green. with white blinds.
doors opened like windows, and
windows opened like ordinary
prs Instead of going up steps to the
pit door one had to go down steps,
immense hall consisting of sections
, the basement and the lower story,
pc being no intervening ground
Dr. Its pavement was of white pol
fd marble, and looking far up to the
Ing OF this huge apartment, one saw
D. Was covered with gorgeous
pei carpet. The chairs were all
ped upside down, and packed upon
as at the further end Of the room.
hne painting were hung wrong side
lon the reversed Gothic patterns Of
richly frescoed walls. From the
ING vas suspended, heads down
rare and beautiful statuary.
lSay IN one of the long sides of this
nge apartment was a wide fire.
e where in brightly-polished
ruddy cannel-coal fire was kept
llng, summer and winter. A little
IN front of its not unweIcome
nun, even III summer time, hung
s'o0l gLded cords from hooks in the
g'eu ceiling swung a sailors ham,
NJ 4, wherein it was said its eccentric
S' WHOM sea-captain, always
,Aa' ne might keep guard over his
W. when the most credulous folk
g'ea was kept in iron chests be-
the marble floor.
So'e MS marriage Jacob Mont
e'! nad never been troubled with
''-lndeed, none were ever invited.
now he said to every one of his
'''''ahces, You must call and
NY WIFE, and a great many,
"Heu 10y curiosity, and few by
interest, accepted the invitation.
we're never asked to go further
WIS great entrance hall, where
we're received by master and
IS The calls were necessarily
, .1'S' Tor the guests as we'll as the
anu anu hostess We're obliged to stand.
,.Ne' ef PohteIy questioned about
''seA' TRIP abroad, the host would
,..ep.y' We went for an object,
. W., O,i5lect was accomplished" and
.. Ja,u invariably call attention to a
's .,. clock in the room, to which
,|,eo' mat he had purchased in
s '.e =. 9H last Christmas day as re-
y. tngir wedding tour. "My
name = Is Florence" he would then
,,s a, W Christmas is her birthday, so
III. ''5 clock to commemorate both
a:1' '0A' when was placed upon
arr u"Iachlte table, wax candles
" "Fough-silver candiesticks all
s ling before it, was in the form
IA l,1,'>>1eiy-modeled church, with
a-, pre-. Above the belfry was
ana ~ = moving the day of the
s.f I'm, ~ me month, as well as the
t.n l''4 put. A very pretty affair
..t ', 4 'Ht when at midday and
h., we AoJc of II was denoted
a y curious mechanism as
sam. ,At oeholders. \ wedding
' ,D cut from the tiny chime
nan ...s 2eIiry. the doors below
,.ya j j''lal procession appeared
.jr' at the left of the en-
tt E-tIed mn -,