American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-10-25
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and ssiEihs the remaining sacks 81 81 s,ssand,
he Scattered their eontenIs to- the clouds.
7 Mf. BE6#h feil On his Knees. s. .sssss.5l
'Ah T he exclaimed, II you hate % re-
gard fof your own life, at least have some
pity on nlihel Z am young, rich and hap
py: hare a fsaother and sister; in their
Hattie I GohjGrse YOU TO stretch y5uf haRd
UP ID the valve, and save us from dread
full DEATH By allowing some gas to escape
Shaklhg his Wild locks, the stranger
ake& off Ills eUat; and eAclaifilhg:Ws
are not ascending flung it out. ~ - li's
Your turn now 7 he continued; and
Without the smallest ceremony he despoil-
ed the unfortunate Brown Of his paletbt;
and. threw it otef. a-.ssi,5 g sigt .i.sssa5ss
The balloon pHfsued It's villa career
without stop or stay. ..,....... .,,--,~,
Hal hal said lhe stranger, while we
are thus climbing 30 pleAsahlIy toward the
sky, I'll tell YOU stbry--shall l 2 His
unhappy companion did not stir. Alrea-
dy, from the extreme rarity Of the fir. the
blood was gushing from his eyes and ears.
Listen three years ago lived in Madrid.
/ was a widoWer, with one little daughter.
a gentle, bright eyed angel: her long curl
ing hair iswaving this moment before my
eyes. One day ] went out early and did
not return until late: my child. my beau
tiful Emma, was gone; bsnditta had come
and stolen her from me. But, my friend.
have you a cannon here? Mr.. Brown
made mechanically sign in the negative!
What pity III would have bombarded
Spain !! 3 Ever SINCE. l have searched for
my child in every country of Europe. but
in vain. Now ] think she may be in the
north of Ireland. Have You lucifer
match heFeY' Mr.. Brown made no reply,
but shook his head, 'Ahl If could get
one, l would set tho balloon on fire.. and
then, when redueed to ashes 1t Would be
thuth llghtttl When You first saw fiie
this iiioruihg was examining the stupid
faces Of yon crowd, to see if the dark for
elgh one Of my Emma's tobtef might be
afhohg them. K ,tayoraGu~e 49,
Awas evident u poor Mr.. Brown that
lastraveling eUtiipahluh Was conftfhed
luhatlc. A.suddeh idea struck hith.
What is yotlf iiatfiag he asked. .S' :,
Gerald Anheslry.' ,.ss-al
THE very same D, -
what mean you 2
- Il know where the wretchlives who stole
your child Ne are now just above the
spot. Draw the valve, Mr.. Ahliasley, and
in a short time you will embrace your En-
ma ,.l .,,.5 ..s,. ~ ..as 40 -an ,ei,
No, no, you are deceiving me. Ny
Eifima is not on earth, she is in Heaven.
Last night she appeared to HE In dream.
aud told ME so. That's the reason 1 want
to ascend higher Come. my friend. help
fife, let ds both blow as hard ss We can on
the baluuh. As,we are breath CUR breath
must help US To rise Blow ! blow!' Mr..
Brown. moved by terror, tried to obey:
1t does not stir! Come, mount on my
shoulders and push the balloon! And
without consulting him any further, the
giant caught him up,as if he had been 4
feather, and held him above his head say
ing. "Now push tho balloon T The un-
lucky victim tried to obey, butthe blood
blinded his eyes. There was horrible
buzzing in his ears. and lights flashed be-
fore him. For a moment he thought oi
throwing himself over in order to end his
torments . 81 lssAN '.'.' v Q. N'el'''5
'Hal' shouted the madman, it does
not gol' Atthat moment . the trembling
hand Of Mr.. Brown touched accidentally
the cord of the safety valve. He made il
play, and the collapsing orb began to de-
scend rapidly. Through the clouds il dart
ed downwards, and the earth reappeared
j .Ahg cried Annesley, instead Of push
ing the balloon, as l told you, you dTewiI
downward. Push upward |! push. i ,sayl
You see that am pushing as hard as
cam ipaias5 srly ne, y s. 5s s''e,.a
sNo; for here is the eartil' =. So a,e,ss =,
1t is only that the clouds are rising to.
ward the upper regions i5Y < .' =, ss
well, letue do the sane., Let tsthfow
out all our ballast IS .saras e,slll assig
I'VE have no more ~ ID. ..,. '.. ..,..-. ~
70 .Gerold Annesley laid Mr.. Brown gent
ly in the bottom Of the car. ,s! ,a" q '.. H.,
ssi.We have no more ballast, you say 2 b,
asked, looking 6xedly at him. % ''' 10
mo morel Ga a's'"
How much do you, weigh?s ~, ~ ~ I,
i This question feil on poor Brown like
stunning blow. .iaeer
How much do you weight repeated
I his companion In a louder tone 2 7.s
l :esAh. very @littlss-nothing that could
make thelslightest difeEenee-77a meretri
= fe.' .gsrss ggt1 w r9eE9a
+ "a mere striHei Well, even that vii
make sOme difference The imnihenct
! Iof the peril gave our seronaut presence q
my frisnd,3 said be, 'your child Is mo-
J dead. saw her last week near Belfast
She is living with a family who love heI
and treat her as their own. In very shorl
time, IL you win allow US to descend, you
will meet her, The msdmah looked al
= Ihim with wild doubling gaze. 7,',asss1
Yes, continued Brown eagerly, anx
; ious to confirm the impression he had made
j - you will see her, your darling Slittlt
4 Emma, running to meet you with out
}, stretched arms, and her fair golden scurlI
q waving in the, wind. ~, ~ > vrv ss'sse &
4 ,.Yonlief You liet Emma's hair wa
) black as,jet! asMan; you never saw her ~
4 How much do Jon weighii?,s ~ s.',s1 n
RI v All. mere nothing; only afeVt pouhdsl
II 'GesOld AnnesT6y seized'M Mr. Brown with