The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-03-17
WHY THEY CALL HIM SUNSET cox,

From the Boston Journal.l
'Why," asked a correspondent, ''do
you speak of Congressman Cox as Sun
set Cox?" The name was given to Sam
uel Sullivan Cox years ago, and it will
probably stick, for Cox is always rising.
Aside from his Democratic 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 at Cincinnati, married wealthy
wife from the heart of Muskingum coun-
ty, Ohio, did Europe in four months and
wrote book, went to Peru as Secretary
of Legation, Sc rived several terms in Con-
gress from Ohio, removed to New York
City and was picked up by the Demo-
Gratis, after a short probation, and was
again sent to Congress. He was editor
for short time, and May 10, 1853, he
published in the Ohio Statesman the
following gorgeous article, to which he
owes his nickname:
A GRAND OLD SUNSET.
What a stormful sunset was that of
last night How glorious the storm, and
how splendid the setting of the sum- We
do not remember ever to have seen the
like on our round globe. The scene
opened in the west, with a whole hori-
zon full of a golden interpenetrating lus
ter, which colored the foliage and bright
ened every object in its own rich dyes.
The colors grew deeper and richer, until
the golden lusteI was transformed into
q storm cloud, full of finest lightning,
which leaped in dazzling zigzags all
around and over the city. The wind
arose with fury, the slender shrubs and
giant trees made obeisance to its majes-
ty. Some even snapped before its force.
The strawberry beds and grass plats
"turned up their whites" to see Zephy-
rus march by. As the rain came, and
the pools formed, and the cutters hur-
ried away, thunder roared grandly, and
the fire-bells caught the excitement and
rang with hearty chorus. The South
and East received copious showers, and
the West all at once frightened up in
long, polished belt of azure worthy of
Sicilian sky. Presently cloud appear
ed in the azure belt, in the form of
castellated city. 1t becomes more vivid,
reviving strange forms of peerless fanes
and alabaster temples, and glorious, rare
and grand in this mundane sphere. 1t
reminds us of Woodsworth's splendid
verse in his Excursion:
1.-The appearance instantaneously disclosed
Was of mighty city, boldly say
\ wilderness of buildings, sinking far,
And self-withdrawn into a wondrous
depth,
Far sinking into splendOr without end,"
But the city vanished only to give
place to another isle, where the most
beautiful forms of foliage appeared, i'm
aging Paradise in the distant and pu-
rified air. The sun wearied of elemen-
tai commotion, sank behind the green
plains OF the West. The great eye in
heaven" however, went not down with
out dark brow hanging over its depart
ing light. The rich flush OF the un-
earthly light had passed and the rain had
ceased, when the solemn church bells
pealed, the laughter of children, out
and joyous after the storm, is heard with
the carol of birds; while the forked and
purple weapon of the skies still darted
illumination around the Starting Col
lege, trying to rival its angles and leap
into its dark windows. Candles are
lighted. The piano strikes up. We feel
that it is good to have home-good to
be on the earth where such revelations
of Beauty and Power may be made.
And as we cannot refrain from remind
ing our readers of everything wonderful
in our city, we have begun and ended
our feeble sketching of a sunset which
comes SO rarely that its glory should be
committed to immortal type.
Ben HILL keeps on yawping: "The
North must NOT ask me to 0iye nm nv