The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-18
The 0oo0's EeO0nse.

A""s S"l"iO0y niknt was u lNbHt NaNti-
fWl one. Not clOu,l ,limn,c.l the azure
c''ar'cs" of thu sky, which was gcn,,ne.I
with myriad stars. The moon, fair g,sl.
'iess Of night, arwe fiUln her silver ,lcckc,l
couch and climl.ci tlse co,ruyc dome oi
the ar''esl heavens. Two nights prcviou.
to the ONE in question, u reporter Of the
N. D. lkmOc'ut thus describes the ap,~ar.
a''cc Of cartl's satellite:
The fair face 10 bs Obscure.l 10 niuht
S@cn tl'r'lgh = Telescope but two night,
ago, presented y beautiful appearance. /,
was true the picture was in u measure ,lix.
NAL. BrOad craten with peaks risiuu
within them, dry places where scss ought
!" I'M, deep ilss,,rs hundreds Of miles IN
length, VII dead ami barren. NJ shower,
ever fall n)"n theSe barrcns no SNOW
ever caps tl'ese peaks. Having no ut.
lit'sl'I'ere, hfe, I'M we know II, canot OK.
Int, aud down tluws valleys and M thcM
chaotic strclM oil IL silence. In places
could l'e sesn striatsd ridges running il,
rays from s0llle mountain Of mOre than or.
binary height, whilst on the plains deli.
cate little idemtatiOms were scattered hv
hundreds, If such s,nsllness, even uu.le,
tle telescope, they appeared mere needle
ln,imta
On the edge fsrthest ftpsa thc fs,,u the
nsa':t braMttfnl phenlDn,eua Nrre sis.n. Tall
peaks, miles IN height, had their SUBMITS
)@@ tcnc!'eti with the SUMS rsy, Gra,lu-
ally lis light would steal down the si",.s
ilIumininx the valleys, Just ~ We can Wv.
1t In our Alps. Then soIlsc farther ,r.k
would catch tho glow, and one could
wsfch SanriSe IN tlls mountains Of the
moon SEATED lesi,ls thu telescope. with
knocking birls making night musical.
At about lS Minutes after 10 O'Clock a
s''ght inlsntstion was observable on the
edge Of Tho moon's disc fartherest from the
s''", which gradually Increased, obsc,,ring
the mn rays, until the light Of it. silyery
bFillisncy faded away ftvm tl.s fsce Of tho
earth Vt = slloet time before I o'clock.
There WA not the least semblance of any
radiance for nearly three quarters Of an
hour. 1t hccan'e dark starlit night only.
But IN tho heavens hing the rayleas orb.
huge bsll IN the illimitable abyss, COW
ered with dark spots and shadows. clearly
lei'ne'i on it surface. It 10 Impossible to
describe the appearance Of the planet as
'sen BY the naked eye. Yet Il passesse,l u
strange fascination which attssete.l the
gaze despite the most strenuous etBorts 10
prevent It. a4,ja2i ,S
The moon began to leave the lieht
shadow about half pest two o'clock. and
IT. rays illamined once more the ,lsrkeued
earth. ..s.5 -. - -,
There were largo numbers a citi,ena
who Witnessed this obsepratleu' az the
moons fses, BY the shadow q tbs earth.
little needing The los Of slesp In the oh.
ssrystion Of this spectacslsr axhibitiou
whish will not oeear again until June u.
lsse' Of moro than eighteen years hence.
Son,e strange effects Of Tho cclir,c a., I
Tho animal aud festhsred tribes attracted
our ~. observation, .. Il they ks4v some
thing unusual was Occurring. While tl,e
darkness WAS greatest, reasters rroxe,l
long and loud, while nom the, hosse tn.
s'sss ana bushes To Incompatible mock.
my birds broke forth IN trillius aaete. q
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