Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-10-03
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
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THE LADY G.HoNAuT
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ualflmorr.


ere ffos, tho more dshcaio da'cs tplcrit'n'ng &c
n,.. Chsnoe hsrng made ne repeatedly
.noe.. 81 u,,susnitc displsys to'h IN this country
end Earope. ,rsbeJ sn arden, DEERE TO psrio'.
k.!s "a the pss,utcs Shi,h seemed To me pceul'a J
10 .ach mode 81 travel I wished To loon down 4
.pon DOR lair earth from such CO eminrBce 80 The /
oD,y could coH.ntb1--you may '.f II ~ha tnfiosi- +
~ you Nlll. fnf thsi Is .sid TO te oa'iseien'no
II OCT ser boweyer In this inrance j uuti ~ Hss
. pstdoBsble one. An opportunity "fcfod h'r TIE
l,na eLef,shed de-ssu IN the fsl, nf 80 when con-
tsmpiaist Journey 10 the skies bai oue Of ihote
sseeen,, sesinst waeh II vas slnrsi impossible {"
yto,ide, frustrated ny hopss the balloon burst NJ
aaa.t the instsn, Il my intended departure Nor
td,d 81 ,urh result, md cor'inccd 'hhi The mol.
,,,ute .iihosf Ae gate Vss highly ,ncenscd, de-
tetmincd II should not &c for the want II an IN
fortunate appeal II ! d 4 not avail mysei "i The
6f.i opporiuniiy crafty my own desire and con
,,n<s ms friends that NY intentions acre SINCERE
though dhubiia! ny success. Tbis opportunity
did not cccur until Thursday lat. which day Nj
Mitchell had appointed fir an ascension Tie DAY
xss fair, tho atmosphere foar,c! moved by
bretls and but few aeeoy clouds checketed ihe
shy. The balloon aas partly Inflated wien re-
auesied Mr Mitchell 10 allow me TO iske his place
10 wss inereduIous--l assured him was IN ear
nest, and after much solicitation he consented 10
Tho dl.scuiient voices tif any we're lost in the
shouts of sessn, and the car beng attached pre-
Jared for The voyage.
About 20 minutes before 3 O'clock the cord aot
severed aud the balloon arose TO the heigh, OF a
bout 100 feet. Eaicd with the novelty ofmy SIT
saiion ! failed 10 rcrcie,e that was descending,
III on o level with tho top OF the Medical College
when ! attempted to csst out ballast but too late
10 avoid coming % tic cath, and the car presently
re.i.d on a clothes line ~ lot SdJtcent TO the en-
closure whence departed. now deprived my
Sri,ed myself of the barometer and thermometer
spa quantity Of ballast, retaining but % lbs for
the emergencies of tie expedition ; and desiring
ihe gentlemen to release the cor, the balloon mod
srsioly asct nded and was borne 10 direction NJ
most ctnlrui over the city
~ height of sbou, 1000 fee, htismpied IL
hberale pigeon which had so fot been nv com.
pdgaon ia roydgs bu, he poor bird seemed reluc-
tan, to p.r, company it pcrched upon the h'uf
and gszcd with apparent CONSERVATION into the q
byss below. took It again in my hands and cas
II into the air. L. fell Ike a stone and have beer
.ince informed by those that perceived II, tbn, III,
a-A hnnenrrh To hive lo.t it's self possession, I'll
within some thrt" or four hundred f,e aftLe earn
when 1t made Of it's wings to some purpose
f'r to Keep out of such scrape in future. 1t has
no, been seen OF its old quarters since.
va. nov alone beyond the reach Of the world
i,s praises or rebuke and determined "to set
what WAS to be seen" Casting out more ballast
the balloon rose rapidly and sooL encountered
current Of sir which carried me over Federal Hill
and NOW reclining upon the edge o. the car en-
I,,ed in no ordinary decree the splenJor If thai
iuimi,.hle tcen. sketcAsd ~ skilful miniature be
Low yc, peotreously sublime in the marnitudc {
IL. excess
The city had duindled into Lilhputiun dimen
sion. aud the smpi,hestre which had lately lief
seemed to occupy at most FIVE square feet ] COT
perceive that il was deserted turning to lool
from the other side, in az instant film came owe
my eyes | rubbed them, but TO no purpose
could see nothing bn, the car and it's conleu, Lea
uoihing bu, the tusilng Of the balloon it SCENE
10 struggle with some invisible antagonist in uppe
air. a moments reflection taught me that wa
snyelopct in . cloud, from the ies,hery edge
which I emerged iusi as became aware Of my slt
uation, aud srsin that picture of the fair and love
" earth from which had isolated myself bur
upon my view, beautiful in it's distinct minu'euss
10 900 fee, below the point from which gaze'
nov felt IA. bree,e increase and ms | still rose