Temporary loss of electrons?

Well, we had some good steady rains to wash the winter salt off the roads so I figured it was the right time to get the Hornet out of 3-month storage and go for a nice long drive. I checked the fluids, sprayed a short blast of ether into the carbs, hooked up the battery (6.15 V, a little on the weak side but probably enough to ignite the ether), let the electric fuel pump do its thing for about 10 seconds, pumped the pedal until I heard gasoline squirting into the intake, and then engaged the starter. It cranked for about one second and then nothing. Kind of sounded like the Bendix gear got stuck so I figured I would loosen the starter bolts to free it up and try again. Then I noticed no idiot lights, and no courtesy light when I opened the door to get out. Total loss of electrons in the car. I spent a few moments in silent wonder and happened to notice little puddles of water on the concrete floor under the car. Dew drops were hanging off the frame in great abundance probably because the garage floor was still pretty cold while the humid air that moved over the past few days was quite warm (up near 80 degrees). Anyways, I fiddled with the battery cables, got back in the car and noticed I got my courtesy lights and idiot lights back. Encouraged by my dumb luck, I hit the starter, the engine roared to life, and I was out for a spin. I don't know what happened here but figure I got a short of some sort from the starter circuit to the wet frame. With little electrical resistance through the short, this must have tripped the circuit breaker causing my electrons to disappear. Maybe as I stood around looking at all the dew drops, the circuit breaker cooled off and I was given a second chance at starting the car. Can I blame this one on the weather or am I missing something of a more serious nature? Thanks for your help and best wishes! ArtS