Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-01-08
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

In oar LAST ve briefly noticed tse lac B.Isso.
Ascension - Cieeisasii-the Gr.s srhs.sti,. a
the kiad IN the Mi..s,s;rri Valley. We give
beiov, minute add hsno~oas seeo.us q dr.
circumstance u 10 from the Pm az J.ur. n.
PE.KISs. Esq, Editor Of The Cissiaas,i Chro.i-
ele-
On Monday afternoon. dee. l5.)
Mr.. Kirkby having been kind enough
to send US 4 ticket, we walked up
about 3, 20 seas we feared. another
failure: when We came TO the ground
we found the balloon pretty well filed.
though very little If any more so than
II had been before, and as II seemed IN
grow not much faster than a pumpkin
At midsummer, and a. the hour OF as
eension was past, the multitude which
had assembled along the canal, and in
Court Street, were beginning TO talk
about using The poor man up, because
he was unable TO peril has life for their
entertainment Presently, however. n
lIftie striped globe Of infiased silk was
let Oh, and then they all hurraed and
ciaPPed their hands, and felt that therr
was some chance yet Cor the man 20
break has neck according to advertise
ment; and presently the bag balloon
was ioosed q little, and Il rose, and
surged. and swelled, and puf5ed yery
much ~ We should suppose DR.. John
son must have done according IN d.
scnPton; and then the crowd shouted
again, and good country people shook
their heads. and compressed their Iips.
and vowed il was mighty queer sny
how" and stable-boys thought their
chance Of 4 row on the decrease. and
began 10 quarrel among themseIves.
and the cry Of ga fight" "a 6ght,"
rose over the crowd. and women Iook-
ed scared. and men looked pleased. and
children looked puzzled; and then \
mother little bag Of wind went sp;u-
ming OF into the clear sky; While the
great mother balloon heayed and ros,
ed again. and the multitude uttered
great sound, and bowed . great man
noses; then came another rest; and
expectation stood on tiptoe, and also on
drays and wooAcarts for the Orezs
monster was raising and lengtheninx.
and growing mighty and unruIy and
then the music began Co play, kettle
drums and eianonets,-snd then
bang went a cannon, AMIN the
women were fearful, and the little
ones wonderful; and then the great
air castle rose little farther.-and sill
. little farther-and then u wavered =
Little. and then II rose cIea- OF the c;rcu,
and we saw the car, and the man an
the car waving = 6ag-then cracked
the music bravely, then huzzaed the
people courageOusly. then did the cOun-
tryman open his eyes, and the wise ar
tisan OF the city shake has head With
tenfold wisdom. "DnEzIe me II he
ant OF muiiered disappointed not
er who thought he had n0a been fairy
used, Inasmuch ~ be came there ON
purpose 10 have a row; well" aid n
gray-beaded soa Of the sol At our e.
bow I've seed a mighty chance o
things m my day. but nothin quite so
Pokerisk Gurus a that" and he weaf
home a WISER man than he came out
and all this Whale the great lumbersosar
monster Was nsing steadily. majessi-
eAlly, and swiftly. tAkiag As IL rose an
easterly eourse--Aad noe Il vas noa
Bigger than tho little zee shings thsa
we're seHt b PSoneeF u; and no1 Il Gas
mere brown sPeck on the sky. and
now q vas in the sunlight. IKE q rtar.
and now men asked where Il uas. and
held their hands over their eyes. aud
looked At siS diaeEeai places fos q. and
now they saw Il, there, jsst there-ao.
I've lost Il, and they pa, on their hats
and walked b0me 81 tell tho-e thss
vent not SoFth how they bad ssen a
man ay IN the face Of heaven.
IL "A A.