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New York Weekly
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v. 24 no. 45
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New York Weekly, v. XXIV, no. 45, September 23, 1869 (Issue) |
| Author: |
Doesticks, Q. K. Philander, 1831-1875
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September 23, 1869 |
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After the astronomers had fooled the entire civilized world so egregiously-had, in fact, sold all creation that can read and write, so very badly last year in the matter of the meteoric showers that didn't come off, people were naturally a little suspicious this year of their celestial highnesses, and when they announced a grand eclipse of the sun, the folks didn't more than half believe it. |
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Despite the many flirtations begun and carried on, and the many marriages concluded on, a young lady summed up the whole thing by saying to me, "An eclipse of the sun is very well while it lasts, but when it goes away it is daylight again, but an eclipse of the moon leaves it all dark for a time, and even when the light comes back, it is only moonlight." |
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