Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-12-06

clouds. Mr.. Brown fell on his knees.
'Ah he exclaimed If you have no regard Cor your
own life, at least have some pity on mine L am
young, rich, happy have mother and sister; in
Their name conjare you to stretch your hand up to
the valve and save us from dreadful death by al.
lowing some gus TO escape.
Shaking his wild locks, the strangcr drew off his
coat, and exclaming, We are not ascending flung
it out.
| Your turn nowr he continued; and without the
smallest ceremony, he despoiled the unfortunate
Brown of his pacltot and threw II over.
The balloon pursued its wild career without stop
or stay.
ing pleasantly towards the sky, I'll tell You sto-
ry-shall LIZ His unhappy companion did not stir
Already, from the extreme rarfy of die air. the blood
was gushing from his eyes and ears. tLisien, Three
years ago lived IN Madrid. was yidower with
one little daughter gentle, brishteyed angel; her
long, curling hair is waving this moment before nv
eyes One day, went out early, and did not return
unti late; my child. my beautiful Emma was gone;
banditti had come and stolen her rom me. Bat my
friend have you 4 cannon here AIR. Brown made n
meek sign in the negative. What pity!-I would
lave bonrbarded Spain Ever since, Ihave searched
for my child in every country IN Europe, but in vain
Now think she may be in the north OF Ireland
Have You a Lucfer match hereP Mr.. Brown made
no reply, but shock his herd You have not! Ali
II could get one would set the balloon fire; aud
then when reduced to ashes, it would be much lighter
When you first saw me this morning, was cxaInn
ing the stupid faces of yon crowd TO see if the dark
foreign one of my Emmas robber might be among
them.
Ii was evident Mr. Brown that his travelling com
panion a confirmed lunatic. A sudden idea
struck him. n
what is your name !? he asked, ass es
Gerald Annesley.a s a ess a
The very sameh
What mean you I! tFr
1know where the wretch lives who stole your child
we are now just above the spot. Draw the valve Mr.
Anncsiey, aud in short time you will embrace your
lost Emma
No, no, you dcceiving me. My Emma is not
on earth--she isi Heaven Last night she appeared
TO me in dream and told me That's the reason
want 10 ascend higher and higher Come my friend
help NE; let both blow rs hard we can on the
balloon AS we are beneath, our breath must help
il TO rise. Blow, blow! Mr.. Brown moved by ter
rOr, tried to otev
1t does not sir! Come, mount my shoulders
and push the balloon! And without consulting him
any further the giant caught him up il he had been
a teathcr and held him above mis- head, saying. NOW
push the balloon! The ullucky victim tried to obey
but the blood blinded his eyes. There was q horri
be buzzing in his ears, and lights flashed before him.
Fer moment he thought of throwing himself over
N order TO end his to,ments.
'Hun shouted the mailman, st does not gol' At that
m,lnent tie trembling hand of Mr.. Brown touched
accidentally the cord OF the safety valve. He made
ii play and the coliapsing orb began to descend rap
Idly. Through the clouds it dar;ed downward, and
the earth roappeared
All! cried Amesiey, instead Of puehing the bal
loon as told you, You drew il downward. pusiiup-
ward Push say
You see that aDl pushing as hard as ! cam
No, ior here is the tarthr Ass
ii is only that the clouds rising towards the
ap PIER r ryi9 M, -,
ar. Brown gently III the bottom OF the car.
'Wehase no m IRE ballast you sayl he asked, look
ing fxedly at linn.
No more.
How much do you weight This question fell ON
poor Mr. Brown ! Ike stunning blow. How much
90 You weigh? repeated his companion in louder
tone
'Ah, very lit;lc-notng that could make The
slightest drference-a mere tr.i.e'
"A mere triHe. Well. cyenthat viii make some diff
ference
The niin;nencc of iLepcr.l gave our acronaut pre-
sence of mind.
oily friend, said he, your child is not dead saw
her last week near belfast. She is living with ia
nliy who love her and treat her as their evil LII n
very short time if you will allow TO descend YOU
will meet her. The mailman looked at him with
wild, doubling gaze.
Yes, continued Brown ea gerly, anxious to confirm,
he impression he Lad made, you will your dar-
ling little Emma, running To meet you with outsirctcl
cd arms. and Ler fair golden curls waving in the
wind.
You lie! you lie! Enlna's hair was as black as
jet! You never saw her. How much do you weight?
All! a mere nothing-only few pounds.
Gerald Annesley seized Mr.. Brown with both hands
and held him suspended over the side of the In
another moment he would have dropped into the
abyss of space. ..s. a.-. s.7 4
'Annesley! exclaimed tie poor man, you want to
mount highe-!' .-. ..
Yes! yesr
you only wish to tighten TIE balloon1'
Yes
Then how much lo You weigh yourse!fr
Two hundred pounds
We'll, If you to throw yourselftpver the hal.
loon, lighted Of snc great weight, would dart up.
ward with incDncc;va,ie swtncSs'
Ihe madinau reflected moment.
True he sarl You are right Helad Mr. Brown
IN the bottom d the car and stared wildly around.
MY Maker he CRED Il 90 to meet thee, go 70
embrace my ch ID, my Emma And aingng himself
owe. nc Disappeared
The balloon and its owner reached the earth in
safety the latter however. hay for many weeks ri
wing with The brain fever. When recovered he gave
orders to have hr perous pl1yihng sold at any
cracc, and soon after provided himself with an en-
cc!!cn care tgkcr, III the shape of pretty young
wife, under whose IN clage the mascr as the Irish
valet remarks isgrowng dale more handy i'll him
self
So this was Nj Erowu 5 last ascent to the clouds.
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- The Bank nf England is issuing 60 DAYS post
notes To he used fJg tae purchase ut produce ia this
country few ~ these notes have already appear
81 in Chicago We shall soon see them in our State.
The credit of that bark is such, that they are readily
taken at paT-as they furnish exchange Great Bri-
tain az the same tiIne they relieve the immediate
necessities of the Bark she thereby gets imme.li-
ate from So 0oo, zoe to o0ooooo without inter,
est for SO days The foreign purchases, both the
part of France and England, is prominent rca-
son OF the astonisLngly high prices of produce in all
the western states
RAILROAD EA yGs-The following are the ear
ninss of the two great New York and PENNSYLVANIA
roGds, FOR the mon. Of October 1854 and 1855 The
amount is enormous and the increase of the present
year affords q true index to Western development
Oct. 1855 Oct. 1854
New York Central, S726,759 $649, 42S
ennsyfvania, 474,134 49,. 237
New York and Erie, $4,000 so 900
Reading, 42l loo 1862 655
Together, S2,22S.0o2 S:ls4.3ll
Expenses, j&bout,) 1,oJ9 ,007 944 eco
Total result, Si.l1S,G92 100000
Increase OF net earnings rs per cent.
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| RoPEs Exns-U. s Commissioner Loring Of Dos
ton has decided that whipping with ropes
end is not fogging within the meaning Of the statute
Plugging is technical naval act, performed by the
proper officers according to certain formalities and
| inflicted with an instrument known g cat
We heartily wish Mr. commissioner Loring might
be the first to have the benefit of his decision
/ SFRoUTED WHEAT FOR SEED.-lt has long been
we believe mooied question whether sprouted
wheat is reliable for seed. Michigan correspond
ert Of that valuable paper, the Country Gentleman
writes that the farmers in hs vicinity sowed sprout
ed wheat the present fall, and wherever thew did 50