The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-03
DARK DAYS.

DAAsn DSAA Cs
re nemolaols oms - r.V .ss"I Inc story
~ 2 =. 1870. .na xrh,c,, ne ..Mes ra
z. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. '
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Ing peoanar TsS saoun .,, Mnicn snroudeo
" ncasens nIoIu nn.oy s1on recans
I9s lanpas ..,,, uada daa. Jay ~ asoo, Ine story
saas1 !. M M t;rsa iuao'ioos oo ieau Win IN
6.sss - .s. 9 slIss 1e,h s.',' - ns.., ,7oo !.
= ~ ! ,,,os. aosa :. .may' as1o' .neIe oc-
ls1 s,hs whaIs esy visible bearaus d ualaenlns
sbsrs IN New ENGLAND ns I wh;ah Ia ~ :
ss,lsbrated naturalist Herscbe, ~ sa;d Slt !.
"a ..one Of those wondarfnI nhann,a @ =
ma Of nature which will alwayr ha road
i With interest. but which nb;losonhu .
ID q loss to explain. . The nnnana,
arkness and the strange atmosnhar;c
.uuearanees bronuht intense a1srp, snJ y
dstress to multitndes Of minds 90 wa11 |
dismay to the brute creat;on The
hxIs fleeing, bewildered to their nests
ua the cattle returning to their stalls
Indeed, thousands of the GOOD naon1a
Il that dav became fully conv;nead t6.t
tbe end of ALI thinos tarrastr;s, Nd Nd
come; many gave up. for the time me-
DER secular pursuits and befook them
elves to RELIGIONS devot;nns wb;Io
nany others recorded the darknoss S ~
rot only token of Gods ;nd;gnat;an
gsnst the various iniouities and abom-
nations Of the ace. bnt Also as an nn,ar
Il some future destruction n that m;aht It
egerwhelm the land unless sneadn 81 =
pentsnce and reformation tooE niaco
9he limo 20 tha -
liz extraordinarv 4 rInass orosiaans ,ro =.
lie hours Of ten and clever ;n 80 .ha I.smecn s
aoon of Fr;dav of 1 tha J,en H. ~ snS ioIo,
iteoatin,ad nth 4 AZ. lo aasI nalneu' anu
bvinc n;rht [ h,,. ,r;sh .ne luele d;g ol me Iol-
.eess Y q different places. The degree
b most PARTS it became so i.,us. dansa tha.
Hople were unable to raad ~ .nn,naar .n.s
Fsint distinctly. or accnratelv datar,.,;.a ua
De time of day bv their CLOCKS ar
xttches, or dine or manaro tha;r a.
nestle affairs conyenientlv w;thos,t th ~
lght of candles. In soma nlaeas A. AZ
darkness was inst about aonp1 "e sno
venting persons SEEING to raad or,,;aasr ~ ,u
pint in the open air 7or savaraI ha',.ys
lagether. The eract artont "a - rou,s th
darkness was never positivalv known 0
but It was observed 1t tha ,yas4 Mtomn' .n..
MY regions Of New EngI.nd. oss n1ost oasS
. the farthest part Of Eonnact;ent I'D
! Albany; to the sontbward s' i w. a.lu
'srved all along the sea. coast an5 I
be north as far as the Amer;oaa Ss' "nu so.+,a "
Rents extended and 4 oa nrs1,ahI.s S',s..o
'zceeded these bonndar;op yat W;tt .al
ard 70 its duration il continued ~ tha
Of Boston ~ for At = laast ...s
oarteea or fifteen hours. hpt Il wss
loubtess longer or shorter; n e sor.o - e.a We
Z places. 'oA0 osA
Professor W;l,;.r. 80 "
lgss collected with n,uah ~ ial.ara Coz
aauiry soon after tba aom aoa, painssaking
I the more na,.t;o',,o occurrence some
asde IN differers r... soaaal opservations
fOm these data y ~ - =. .ne country.
~ days before in manr oa.s saa.;a ota. ~. :; sev
utecd that the air Il s saaa,ad sGo.lohs ~ was
noky and yanorons Ss0,au nha ~ % OF m q
y and the moon exb;h;.ad at ao.el. Inc
ldnass in their eolnr Iu,.su anI an unusua.
LOT much o' ~ tDlor' tDa;.. ana were divest-
y this obscuration ;ncreased aaa, nliga'Hess, ness
nearer the Sas1u sas as aney
. ascertained ~ ha ~. nollzon: Inns
i've days preced;no sho tho 1ast I;sse lor ,our
almost all narts - M NJ .vsn ~ way
g winds had beer var;ah,a I" h,. et;aa ,anu
on The southwest and , nn,.. haast uu. en,Thy Th
'sefmometer indicatad M fram osSs. sSr. Inc
g-dve degrees, The o' ha ,orsy W
owed a somewha. b;rhor o uaIoMs.er
y asl The weather had Vb haan aanss e. 'naa
9 lor the season. AccarJ;n. I uTGn .a,. - alu nh
uations made at Camhr;daat daS r. ~ e,ro ou-
4 9 the atmosphere from .Ia su .;r,s a.. n.