The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-14

each other. They conversed long and
pleasantly. and, he soon found himself
admiring her voice, which was soft and
sweet; and before he left, her winning
manner had so charmed him, that he had
quite forgotten her red hair and specta.
clss. Thus their intercourse continued
for a week. at the expiration of which
time he made her an offer of his hear,
and hand.
She hesitated ere she replied, but smi.
lingly asked. shave you so far overcome
your aversion to red hair and crooked
form as TO wish to make me your wlie?'
lie replied that he loved her, and cared
not what was the color OF her hair, SC
long as she would consent 10 be his. An
answer was promised to be given on the
following morning.
As early as propriety would admit. on
the next morning, our friend Harry again
sought his beloved, but was greatly sur.
prised to be received by one so like. and
yetSo unlike her to whom he had been
paying his court. There she stood with
a sweet smile on her lips, and a laugh.
ing light in her hazel eyes, without those
distinguished marks Of person which had
first attracted his notice. He alnos,
doubted his senses, until she spoke in her
clear sweet tones. when he sprang for.
ward. and seizing her hand, begged her
to explain the mystery.
She smiled as she said, "you must for.
give my rnse, Harry; you said personal
beauty had no weight with you, and
wished 10 prove you. You see me now in
my proper shape and person. Can you
love me as well as when wore specs and
a red wig?'' s.
lie could answer only. by gazing ad-
miringly upon her graceful little figure SO
dehcate. yet SO spirited. and those soft
brown curls shading her face, eloquent
with sweetness.
Harry was Of course enchanted The
sequal may be guessed. Harry is firm
believer in Phrenology.
EXTRAORDINARY BALLOON ASCENSION By
LADY, AND MIRACULOUS EscAPE-We
annouuced few days ago, that Miss
Louisa Bradley ascended in balloon a,
Easton, Pennsylvania. on tho 25th inst.
and that she made a miraculous escape
from death. Il appears she tilIed the bal
loon with gas from one of the street mains
that it was made Of old silk, and that she
knew very little about the business she
had undertaken The balloon ascended
at first about twenty feet, when she made
a short address 10 the crowd Of people
1t then rose gen.ly, still held by the rope,
until she was one hundred feet from the
~ro,,nA tuho che thA ord ,b
balloon rose perpendicularly, with great
yeiocity, antil ehel 4hadsrenched a mile, or
a mile and quarter. A spectator says:
"When she reached this height she
states that the balloon. which was not en-.
llrely filled when it left the earth, expand.
ed. until the gas began 10 escape ct the
seams, and became very offensive to her
She had been SO absorbed by the enchant
ing prospect spread out beneath her (which
she says, was magnificent beyond the
power Of language to describe, that she
had not noticed the balloon. The escape
Of gas alarmed her, and she pulled the
valve rope, but permitted but little gas to
escape, as she was afraid she would fall
into the Delaware. which was directly be-
meath her. In few moments after this
the balloon collapsed, and to our horror
and alarm, we saw her fall with trightfu'
rapidity for the distance of six hundred
or seven hundred feet her progress Their
being checked. from what cause we be-
low could not see. although we then oh.
served that she was descending quite
slowly.
"lt seems that when the balloon burst j,
was torn into ribands. except the lower
part or neck Of the balloon. So com.
ple,ely was the upper par, torn to pieces
that large pieces of silk blew away, and
the remainder hung down even below the
car. When she had fallen this distance
the neck Of the balloon suddenly blew up
turning inside out, and cotching against
the net work. formed parachute, which
bore her safely to the ground. She came
down in an open field, and so lightly did
the car strike the earth that she says there
was not the slightest jar.''-Baltimort
Sun.