Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-01-19
FAYETTEVILLE, TIN., THURSDAY JANUARY 10, 1854.


er, though personally unknownl A las
how often it is thus With man. lie
us thank God for uniting us in hi
awful hour, enabling US to apRea
before Him without bitterness Q
heart,. one toward an other
i Iet me also add my thanks xiv
ings, Michael, said Florence, Kh'
had revived.
Let US pray, the D, said Ritter
folding her in his d rms; 'and mag
God so forgive US as we forgive 9th
ers AT these wordE he uncovered
his head, and Chris tian doing the
same, they all three bent in prayer
When they rose Il sti eak of light lad
appeared in the eas [; the day was
dawning.
The wind which II hd carried them
to such elevated REGIONS, now grad
ually sank; and rs he balloon de-
scended, a ray of hope stole into
their hearts. At fi$t, though uni
ted IN danger, they were separated
Iby hatred; but now all three joined
lin mutual consolation and encour-
lagement The sun rose and they
were soon able to distinguish the va
riegated country 1t seemed like II
sudden resmrection; they were no
longer wandering in the gloomy
abyss through which they had passed
the night, the sun shone, and earth
still existed. There lay fields, rivers,
mountains and cities; and there lived
their fellow-nen, who were perhaps,
at that very moment, following their
course, throug h the clouds with anx-
ious eyes.
The balloon still continued to de-
scend, and at last they were able to
distinguish the fields, houses, and
even persons. All at once Ritter
uttered Il cry Of JOY; he recognized
Soerrach, and further on lay bis own
village Florence clasped her hands
with deep sigh; she saw the roof of
her dwelling, the lakewood where she
+ had so often sat and worked, and the
little mountain rivulet. Michael
! himself wept. At this moment the
balloon, which till then had continued
to descend, again began to rise with
fresh breeze The Young girl and
her brother uttered Il cry Of despair,
and leaning over the Car extended
their arms toward their home
( My God. is there no means Of de-
scending?' cried Florence, the tears
streaming down her cheek
"TEefe is one, answered Lofiman;
filut it iSdangerous.'
'Oh, let US try anything rather
than this agony said Ritter, hurried
~; remember, last night
Yes said the young man Ill is
our only cbancd; now for it, lie
rose cautiously, raised Mis- Alpine
stick, which had lain by his'Nide, aud
with the iron point pierced the silk
of the balloon. The latter cmiNed
sound Ikea deep sigh, and waved
to and fro Ike wounded animal
That moment Of suspense seemed an
hour Then the gas pshed out with
impetuosity, and he silk of the bal
loon shrunk with fearful rapidity.-
The travellers clos@d their eyes over
come with terror. Before long a
sharp explosion whs heard, followed
by a violent shock, which made them
open their eyes, aud they discovered
that the netting bad become entan-
gled III the branches Of Il willow, and
the car hung With IN a few feet of the
ground.
Towards the end Of the same day,
Lolljmann and Ritter were sitting in
the window ola house ON the hill side.
! 1t was Mitchel's dwelling, to which
he had conducted his companion af-
ter their common delIyerance. The
brother and sister at first could find
room only for grateful JOY at their
neutrality-suspicious., but presently,
in Ritter awoke the remembrance
of the coming danger to his inter
ests.
Resting his elbows on the wooden
balustrade which served as a balcony
ihe remained for long time silent
<shen Christian, whose eyes bad beer
wandering over the landscape, sud
denly exclaimed. X How far does
your property extend Herr Ritter.
The latter shuddered rs he saw OF
What his guests thoughts were bent
l'Ah, you wish TO see what will b,