The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-10-20
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1t was about three O'Clock on Saturday
morning that Mr.. Ignatus Atchin1on,
living on Moore's prairie, eight miles from
Mount Vernon got up, g says aud went
upon his porch " to see the blazing star"
tho comet An immense spccter rising
from tree about twenty yards distant.
rather appalled, him, and he re-entercd
the house and walked his family. On his
coming out again, weak and piteous
voice called to him from the apecter,
"Comc here and let US down we're al
most frozen !" Mr.. Atchinson speedily
perceived the astonishing nature Of the
case. mustered help, suit away several
limbs Of the tree, and drew the car in SAT.
ETY. to the ground
The little boy was first lifted out, and
when placed upon his feet instantly ran
for several yards, then turned, and for
moment contemplated the balloon with an.
parently intense curiosity. The little girl
told their sorrows and adventures with an
almost broken heart to these people, who
strangely indeed, had not heard of the
disaster.
A messenger arrived at Mr.. Harvey's
eighteen miles distant, at Q p NJ, with
the transporting tilings that the children
were safe. We will leave It to our readers
heart to suggest the joy which the inteli-
gcnce caused 1t was late in the after.
room when the little ones arrived, and
were clasped once more in the embrace of
their parents.
The happy result was received in Cen
traia and announced on Sunday morning
in the churches amid ccstacics of iov.
The children were brought there on Mon
day and welcomed with the firing Of can
non aud general jubilee. Photographic
portraits Of them were taken by Mr.. Will
liam b. Mathews, artist in Centralia, and
a variety Of presents We're made to them.
The girl is named Martha Ann and her
little brother David Isam
The story the gir told was tn t as the
balloon assembled she cried piteously to her
father to pull it down. She said they
passed over town where she saw great
many people, to whom she likewise ap-
pealod at the top Of her voi,e. This place
was Centralia. The balloon was seen TO
pass over there, but the people little i'm.
agined that it carried two persons in such
danger. Her little brother cried with
cold, and the heroic girl took off her apron
covered him and got him to sleep. While
handling the ropes she happened to pull
ono that had the effect of bringing the bal.
loon down, and although not understand
ing the philosophy of the movement she
was quite content to keep the valve open
so long as by SO doing she found she neared
the earth.
Tic youthful aerial voyagers had been
in the balloon about thirteen hours and
quarter II may easily be imagined that
among the neighbors where they landed
they were objects of much curiosity aud
interest. The girls presence Of mind and
loving consideration for her brother may
well cntitlo her to remembrance, while the
incident itself was of such remarkable
character that VIC opine it wi not soon be
forgotten in that section.
Mr.. Brooks afirms that the balloon
must have descended by II o'clock Of
Friday night, and hence had remained in
the tree tlll its discovery aud through the
kiudncss of the blazing star the as.
Economical wakefulness of Mr.. Atchison.
Mr.. Brooks has the photographs por-
traits of the juvenile adventures, which
we suppose may soon be seen by al the
curious at the St. Louis Museum.
NENTILATIoN.---ll u Ost persons, children
and adults, spend more of each twenty four