Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-01-09

AT 81 80 Per
thrial, who knows but | NAV have the
luck of flying in the face of. the King
and Queen, the Pope O Rome, and 9th
er great Plinnypo,intiaries? Z"
Seeing that he was determined to
have his way, sat down and cOmpos-
ed, under his direction, public prom
ulgatloD, which as l remember, I'll
rehearse for you:
NOTICE,
"TO the Literary aud liiustrious Residents
of the Parishes of Ballybtickin and Poulnas-
coobery, and likewise the HurleTs Of hath
ourigau, barring the DoOley fraction, win
whom we don't wish to make OF meddle.
"There will be All uudaunied exhibition of
gymnastics (Which beng a dictionary word
means fying) off the ould tower at the foot Of
the hill, near the celebrated village Of Bally-
brIcken, entirely composed, constructed, and
put out of hands, in a worxmanlike manner,
by Felix Toole, in the aforesaid village or
hamlet, cordwalner. and perpetrator of boots
and shoes on the most Elegant and permanent
principles.
And 1t is farther resolved and determined.
sem. con-, by the SAID Felix Toole. his heirs
and administrators, and execuuoAers, that, in
order 10 make his paramount abilities worthy
of his numerous and famous beho!ders, he
will, with pair Of wings, lately invented By
himself, take a perpendicular flight across the
country as far as Klnshela's dung-heap. And
this is to give jim warning 10 put his cocks
and hens out of the way, lest | might do some
damage among the poultry.
IN. B.-Father Toole, who is my uncle's
frs, cousin by my fathers side. will be pres
en- and also Peter Brady, the Blind Fiddler.
to brush up dance among the boys and girls.
"P. S.-l don't intend charging anything
but whatever may be agreeable to the cCmPa-
ny.
"Wi,ness our Hands and Seals,
This 2ith day of Dec, IS.
his
FELIX Il TOoLE.
mark.
"Witness present
Cornelius Dannelly, Philoma,h.
~ The flying will happen on next Mi
chaelmas day God wiling at ~ O'clock, pre-
cisely, by Mr.. Daunelly's real silver watch"
This notice was posted up on the
chapel-door, on the following Sunday
morning, and threw all the parish into
an amazing constipation. Some said
it was populous delusion ; and more
insisted that the ould boy himself had
hand in it. Any way, Michaelmas-
day came on, and such powerful con-
catenation of men, women and child
ren, from all parts, | never did see
There wasn't ditch nor a tree all a
round the ould tower that wasn't black
with people, like swarm Of young
bees on hive.
Felix had come over to my simin-
airy airly in the morning, with all his
flying predicaments ready and 1t was
agreed between US that we were 10
walk up together to the tower at the
appointed time. How sever, by some
cross accidence, my silver watch took
a stagnation that morning, Il wouldn't
go for no manner Of shaking or per-
suasion SO that, by mistaking the
time, it was nigh to one O'Clock before
we reached the fying-ground and
lucky enough twas thaiwe came up at
the indenticity Of the II oment, for the
people were beginning to get tired,
and the two factions of the kellys
and the kinshelas were going to get
up a taste of fight to dwarf them
selves till the flying should begin
But when Felix showed himself on the
top battlement of the tower, opening
and shutting a pair Of great black
wings he had fastened to his shoulder,
the ruction was quelled in a minnet,
and every face was turned up to gaze
at him. l thought myself, that the
tower never seemed such a murtherin
height as when l looked at the poor
bouchal standing upon the tip-top
stone as unconcerned as an ould cor
morant on a rock, Tapping his wings
for flight. At last, by his motions,
We saw he was preparing to he off in
airnest; the men held their breath
hard, and the women, poor, tinder-
hearted souls, began to thrimDle and /
to cry, and then-all of q sudden-he
made jump of the battlement, and |
went with his wings spread out, sail
ing away most illigant. A wild shout
of delight riz up from the people but
before it had ceased, the glory of poor
Felix was done. After two or three
futters, his wings fell by his sides
he heels went up-aud down he came
tumbling Ikea wild goose with
shotleg, plump to the ground! Eve
rybody thoughtit was all over with
him but when We ran to pick him up.
We found him lying ON his back
not kilt all out-moaning and groan-
ing most pitifully. Well, we took
him up as tindherly as we could, and
laying him on a neighbor's door car
ried him home, and laid him on his
bed. When the doctor came, he found
that both his legs were smashed. Not
1 word or groan passed the poor
boys lips. Afther he came to his sin
,es, he lay with his eyes wide open
.or near an hour and then while the
loctor was setting one of the broken