A Strange Clock

A strange clook ia said to have once belonged to a Hindoo prince. In front of tho clock's disk -was a gong swung upon poles, and near it was a pile oí artificial human limbs. The pile was made up of the fnll number of parts necessaiy to constitute twelve perfect bodies, btit all lay heaped togiither in apparent confusión. When the hands of the clock indicated the hour of one, out froin the pile era wied the number of parts needed to form tho frame of ons man, part coming to nart witli quick click ; and wheu completod tho figure sprang up, seized a mallet, and walking up to the gong, struek one blow This done, he returned to the pile, and feil to pieces again. hen 2 o'clock caino, two men arose, and did Hkewise ; and at the hc urs of noon and midmghfc, tho entire hejp sprang up, and marohing to the gosg, struck, one after tlie other, hl blov, making twelvo in all ; thea returning, feil to pieces M before,