Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-10-15

the blessed angels to take care Of them
and then, when l have thought long
time about all these things, | remember
what Paul says, aud what you have read
in your little Testament so often III las
not entered into Me heart Of man to con-
ceice of it, Jus. think of it, dear, we
can not even inioyine its wondrous beau
ty, and glory, and perfection.
'Is it really SO, Aunty ?" asked Ellen,
looking up, her face kindled with new
light. "May be it isn't right to say so,
but 1 Always .hougiit He-.o- ~~s . seeai
but such gloomy place; and shouldn't
want to 20 there until was very old, and
very tired Of this world
"Aud So l used to think: once, Ellen,
and SO, alas . great many little children
think, but they are all mistaken. have
only now to look abroad on this world,
and seeing all beauty, to remember God
made it, and am certain then the home
He has promised me up there will be
great deal faircr than this, and that when
get there shall enjoy great deal more
its pleasant walks, and its softer winds,
and its brighter scenes"
80, l shall love to think Of Heaven,
and that Susie is there now ~ and there
was new JOY in Ellcu's eyes.
Ballooning in Illino;s.
An amateur cronaut having gone up
in Mr.. Brooks balloon, at Centralia, IIl;-
nois, and having alighted safely some
twenty miles distant, tried the experiment
of allowing the farmer upon whose grounds
he alighted, to 60 up short distance,
say hundred feet This, too, succeeded.
Then, two children went up, when by
some accident the rope slipped, aud the
balloon speedily shot up out Of sight. 1t
was feared they would be lost. But we
now learnt that on Saturday morning, at
daybreak, farmer near Carthage, forty
three miles from Mr lIaryey's place, dis
covered the balloon suspended in the air
attached by the Erarpling rope to 4 tree
in his yard. He Immediately hauled the
balloon down, and found the youngest
child asleep il the bottom of the basket,
and the eldest carefully watching over her
little brother. They had been waited
about by different currents of air through
out The night, and had come to halt but
little while before they were relieved
The story that the girl told was, that,
as the balloon ascended, she cried piteous-
ly to, her father to pull it down. She
said she passed over town where she
saw great many people, to whom she
likewise appealed at the top of her voice,
This place was Centralia. The balloon
was seen to pass over there, but the peo-
pie little imagined it carried two persons
in such danger. Her little brother cried
with cold, and the heroic little girl took
off her apron, covered him and got him
to sleep. In handling the ropes, she hap
pened to pull one which had the effect of
bringing the balloon down, and, although
not understanding the philosophy Of the
movement, she was quite content TO keep
the valve open, SO long as by so doing
she found she approached the earth.
The youthful nrial voyagers were in
the balloon about thirteen hours aud a
quarter. 1t may easily be imagined,
that, among the neighbors where they
landed, they were the objects of much Gu
riosity and interest. The girls presence
of mind, ard loving consideration for her
brother, may well be remembered, while
the incident itself was of such remarka-
bic character that We opine it will not
soon be forgotten il that section. The
boy and girl were conveyed home, as
soon as practicable, and it is needless to
say were received with outstretched arms.
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE AT SEA-
Another terrible tale Of disaster at sea
and loss of life comes to US from Halifax.
The steamship Austria, left Hamburg on
the lst for New York, with 40 men and
women and 10 children in the first cabin,
103 men and women and eight children
in the second cabin, and 2ll men and wo-
ueu auu 90 Uhiidiou 40 ss.e,aS0 passcn-
gers-making in all 400. The crew con-
sisted of about 100 persons, besides
which she may have taken at SOuthamp-
ton, on the 4th, some so or 60 stcerage
passengers, making in all about $50 souls.
Of this number, not 100 was known to
be saved, the remainder having lost their
life BY reason of the ship taking fire
the explosion of the magazlne-the fright
of the officers and crew-the rush to the
boats, several of which sunk-and the
final burning up of the ship with all who
remained on board. The reports of the
catastrophe are most horrible to read.
In Charleston, Missouri, is printed a
spirited little paper, called the Courier.
Its editor is not only wit, but also q
close observer, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing: