The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1844-11-26
ALunar ECLIPSE.

NS'uiHAuS HOm supper on tIle nl8nG OF SUNDAY
last, when near our office the unusual darkness
that seemed suddenly to have enveloped nature
caused US intuitively tn glance upward when we
perceived the moon to have assumed an unusual
appearance. Over her disc there appeared to
be flmy vapor, at times appearing to increase
in its density, ard then to lessen, while wav-
ering motion Of the whole was constant. The
starlight alone enabled one to see their way in
advance, and the blackness of night extended
over the surface of the earth as far as the eve
could reach. Believing the cause to have been
produced by some heavy cloud intervening, we
passed on and entered our Office.
There are moments when the mind OF man
is ready to receive and retain any impression,
no matter how incredible TO reason or sense. In
such frame was ours when we took our place
at case preparatory to firing up for Parson
Howe's county Of Yallabusha. We had not
uicked the second type before young man Of
this place, an intimate friend Of ours, who was
near the door on his way to see US, shouted out
"Oh Lord--the moon is turning to Blood it's a
falling--it's falling'' The most irreconcilable
and absurd fanOies at once possessed US; par
tial belief in father Miller, with other dreadful
fancies;took instant possession Of our mind while
with haste unprecedented in the annals Of history,
we rprang to the door--the county. of Yallabu-
sha falling into pie at the same moment. While
opening the door the thought arose in our mind
that the moon would appear to our sight of the
size Of cart wheel, as some time had passed
since we last had looked upon it. We hastily
took a surVey-the moon did look larger, though
not as large as we first had fixed our ideas upon,
while the darkness before existing had changed
to chaos; the wavering motion on the moons
surface had much increased. Vague and distant
thoughts Of the future; thoughts of the loved
ones far distant from usi a wish to have shaken
by the hands aud joined in congratulation with
the hard-money and free-trade boys Of Old Ham
iltOn, before being knocked off into none y,aIl
conspired TO confuse still more the little percep-
ton Of things animate we had left--the moon
still growing larger and larger, and things APP
pearing on earth to look darker and darker, we
had almost given up in despair, when to our JOY
1--WE shall always feel grateful to him for it) our
neighbor over the way called outs
"Well,-vhat do you think of the moon
to,night"
81 declare don't know. have never wit
messed the like be ore"
e But, just look ye here--nOthing can throw
Of shadow. II is as dark-Ohp'
Why havs>read an account lately, speak
ing Of cluster Of spots travelling to the sun, but
thought it useless to publish things that might be
but mere rumor"
"WeI, don't know what to think. It's
--very--s.t.r-a-n-g-ev'
Why, returned we, perhaps Miller has told
the truth, aud we have passed bis warning by un-
needed. this juneture Of affairs, two or three
dogs near by, set up in concert most horrible |
bowling; and our neighbOr, saying 81 must see
my wife!" startedsof with the same CELEBRITY in |
movement that would animate our own loco
motives il some one should inform US that our
duek and dutklinsS were now at the landing.
Tie had hardly left before We accidentally
struck our organ Of Recollection against the side
Of the door. With the oelerity Of thought, we
we're at our desk, ana quietly got hold Of an Al
manso Of 1s44--and turning to the front Of il,
We fOund-" A total eclipse Of the Moon,
Nov. SAP &c. PIshl how smart we felt. Did
you ever sll and break through the ice on the
Ohio riveFi II you did, We have ne more to
'ay. Afer rejecting few mOmsn6 on the
horrible fright We had received, We exclaimed
with the seifimpoHance that a rsassured and
'On6deHt man would: "Coms Ralph, Jet us
sork ef the balance Of ihs 'Coons, and mind I
hat you roll be avg over The Coon"
We viii not attempt description Of ths aH- \
uli Jet grand sns majestic Jeuuty which tbe Z