The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-07

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May, 1850, was . remarkable one il
the annals Of New England, on accouu,
Of the thick darkness that oversp:eaC
the land like u funeral pail. 1t was 9
day long to be remembered and talked
OF by those who witnessed the strange
and atthat time, fearful phenomenon.
There was much writing upon aud dis
cussion of the subject at the time and
afterward, but believe no satisfactory
cause. There were some who thought
it must have proceeded from a total
eclipse OF the SIM, that had from some
Cause escaped the calculations of math
f. maticisns and astronomers, but that
was easily shown to be impossible by
facts and figures.
II was then the darkest and most
hopeless period in the war of the Revo-
lntion, anu it was thought by many OF
he responding and discouraged to BE-
sign ficant OF the end of that which
then appeared to them a hopeless stru.
gle. Some of the more sanguine insis-
ed that AS the hour before the dawn
vas always The darkest, so this strange
md porlentous gloom was but the pre-
ude to the brIghI dawn OF Liberty and
thar was soon to follow
The father Of the writer was then
'ut a boy of thirteen years, and was al |
york with has father and brother, plan
lug or preparing the ground. 1t was
dull, hazy morning, and BY 10 O'Clock |
be Increasing darkness began TO be-
Iuite arprrent. They kept on with
neir work, and as the gloom increased
hey obser,ed that he would pause once
n IA while and look inteGtly all around
he aoTszon and overhead, but made NO
emark until ne directed the Oldest DO,
, go to the barn and turn the horse
cd ri! the cattle that were inside out
Ito an open lot, aud to close and Sc
lre every door and window. 1t APP
cared that be was apprebeusive thu,
'me sudden and furious gust or squal
ouid soon manifest itself, and that the
1imals would be in less danger out in
lie field than inside the building Il
Still the darkness grew thicker and +
'eper, till presently be said we nigh
well quit work for the present. o.
aching the house the mother and
ster were about their usual duties, '
lie and silent. Little was said ex- II
pit an occasional remark or direction b
low tone. No one seemed inclined :
conversation or demonstration of an, 4
nd. Soon dinner WAS ready, with
ndles Lighted the same as at night a
i not morsal was eaten. A dead S
ence seemed to pervade all nature S
oxen only by an occasional bleating c
The lambs, or The distant lowing OF c
e kline, which wandered about resi- =
and uneasy. The domestic fowls 5,
med to be incliued to come to the fl
Inclusion that if i, was not night 81
y could put no other construction N
On II, Sc, after clucking the mat er u
er for while, they went to roos :"
ID thus the long dr-ary hours passed :,
ay Along in the afternoon the veil C,
s lifted in some degree, and at The bt
he of sunset it was about the same as OF
An ordinary dull and clondy day. al
The night which followed was, it is re
&, as dark proportionately as was mr.
day 1t WAS the perfect "blacknes> n
darkness. Not the faiuiest outline an
my Object could be discerued a gains, on
sky A light would penetrate it io
ll'tle way, and then seem to dis up
Sc but a solid wall of blackness 81 81
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