The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-03-08
Why They Call Him Sunset Cox.

you speak of Congressman Cox as
Sunset Cox" The name was given
to Samuel Sullivan Cox, years ago,
and it viii probably stick, for Cox is
always rising. Aside from his Dem
ocratic proclivities, he is genial,
pleasant man. He was born at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was graduated at
Brown University, ran through the
Cambridge Law School, finished his
studies in Cincinnati, married a
wealthy wife from the heart of Mus
kingum County, Ohio, did Europe in
four months and wrote book, went
to Peru as Secretary Of Legation,
served several terms in Congress
from Ohio, removed to New York
city ans, vas pi ked up by the Dem
ocrats, after a short probation, and
was again sent to Congress. He was
an editor for IL short time, and May
10, 1853, he published in the Ohio
Statesman the following gorgeous ar
ticle, to which he ow es his nickname:
A GREAT OLD SUNSET.
What stormful sunset was that
of last night! How glorious the
storm, and how splendid the setting
of the sun! We do not remember
ever to have seen the like on our
round globe. The scene opened in
the west, with whole horizon full of
a golden interpreting luster, which
colored the foliage and frightened
every object in its own rich dyes
The colors grew deeper and richer,
until the golden luster was trans,
formed into q storm cloud full of f.
nest lightning, which leaped in daz
zling zigzags all round and over the
city. The wind arose with fury; The
slender shrubs and giant trees made
obeisance to its majesty. Some ever
snapped before its force. The straw
berry beds and grass plots "turnet
up their whites" to see Zephyrn!
march by. AS the rain came, ant
the pools formed, and the gutter
hurried away, thunder roared grand
ly; and the fire-bells caught the ex
element and rang with hearty cho
rus. The South and the East re
ceived the copious showers, and tn
West all at once frightened
up in long, polished belt of azure
worthy of Sicilian sky. Present.,
a cloud appeared in the azure belt, Il
the form Of a castellated city. 1t he
came more vivid. revealing strang
forms of peerless fanes and alahaste
temples, and glorious, rare and gran
in this nundrne sphere. Il remind
us Of u ord-wolth S splendid yers
in his EtcHr.jon:
1.-The Appearance instantaneouHly dis
closed
Was of :, mi hty CIV, boldly
4 'villernnss nt hni ,ings. sinl;nc f.!
An selt-wi,hdr4N Il into wondroU
d"Is'l,
; Far sinking into spnn 'or wit''ou, end !!
But thn city vanished oniv to giv
place to Hnoti'r r., where the mos
beautiful forln5 Of foliage apl e"re'
} ''nag;ng u par2die in tha Ii tani ~
purified air. The sun, wcayied It e
q .men!a al connection. sank bt hind til
( great hills Of the West. The gre;
1 tYe in heaven" however, went AZ
down without q cloud hanging ovt
its departing light. The bush
l. ,le unearth'y light had passed an
b The rain had ceased, when the so
: emn church bells pealed, the laugl
: ter of children, out and joyous aft
S the storm. is heard with the carol
i birds: while the forked and purp
weapon of the skies still darted I'LL
mination around the Starting COLES
u trying to rival it's angels and leap i
}. to it's dark windows. Candles a
: lighted. The piano strikes up. "
feel that it is good to have a home
good to be on the earth where sue
: revelations of beauty and power me-
: be made. And as we can not refra
u from reminding our readers of eve
y thing wonderful in our city, we ha'
s. begun and ended our feeble etchil
of sunset which comes so rare
{ that it's glory should be committ'
to immortal type Boston Jonrn.
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