Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-08-03

greetings of his many friends. MY neait
sunk within me, when thought that had
resolved upon that mans violent death
that was about to hurry fellow creature
from the enjoyment of life's happiest bless,
inps bestowed by our Maker as reward
for virtuous career. The tears STOOD IN
NV ewes. and resolved at least to post
none the period Of his death, and endeavor
hereafter to conquer my hate by absenting
myself from the presence OF its OBJECT.
At that moment the beauteous Mara en-
tered the inclosure; she never looked more
lovely. Casting her arms about her nus
bands neck, she bestowed on bum = pre- Z
fusion OF endeaime ents thac set my Soul OH
fire. She chung to, him with passionate
entreaty; she owned her fears, aud adJured
him, by their love, to limit the perlod OF
our fight, and return that night TO her eX-
pecting arms. The sound of their KISSES
seemed to knock against my heart. has
ily gave the word to raise the car from the
ground; lie Roux, snatching last en-
brace, placed himself by my slde-the
huge machine was loosened from lts Ties
to the earth--we scared above the heads
Of the crowd who cheered us as we rose:
LIE Roux kissed his hand to his wife, ana
murmured a prayer for her welfare as ne
fixed his eyes on her reced'nS form.
swore a silent but a solemn oath that he
should never behold her again.
The motion Of our ascent was so equa-
BILE as to be actually imperceptible. The
earth, with its rolling streams OF mighty
power, and trees of giant hight, its city
mansions and stupendous edlhces, ana
countless rows of tenanted abodes--and
all the multtudinous hosts OF human crea-
lures which ran from every house win
shouts of Joy and wonder-appeared 10
sink beneath us with fearful haste thaC
seemed to threaten the annihilation OF all
space. The two broad streams, whose
continent waters kiss the city's shores,
rlistened in the midday sun like sllvery
Snakes. and wound their devious way
. through head and forest till their narrowed
lines were lost in the extreme OF distance.
The horizon became more extended every
moment-on we rushed, with power invis-
ible and action unperceived. The city S
). roar resouuded in our ears, when the count
less units of humanity were no longer ap-
parent to the eye.
The heat of the sun expanded the case
Gus filing of our balloon, and increased
the rapidity of our ascent. A breeze from
the north bore us on its speedy pinions III
the direction Of the seaward course OF the
~ Rhone. Up, up--and onward still.
!. hugo body of vapor enveloped our balloon
N and shut from our sight the GLORIOUS
r. miniature view of the earth, with its many
"a tinted hues of heavenly beauty. Th'
~ bioher we ascended the more dense became
+ the clouds, till our breathing became at
70 fected, and our eyes seriously panied b.
is the acridity of the vapor. LIE RouX, ind
~ ino that our upward course involved u
=. still farther in this perplexity, determined
a. to suffer Il little gas to escape, that '"
of might sink beneath the cloud region, am
a. AGAIN enjoy the wondrous beauties of th'
h. visible creation. He sought for the en'
ri of the line which, running through tn
10 body of the balloon, had conrexion wit
IN the valve on the top of the silken fabric
he he found it not and, after prolonge
a. search, came to the conclusion that th
cd buoyancy of the gas had raised the thu
M string from its pendant position, and boEr
,e. it. beyond his reach, far into the cavity (
rst the balloon.
nts -sWe are now at the mercy of the wind
ct. Jeronio, and must rise or fall, as they d
or termine. We have no power, now, to reg
rte uIate our descent; and if our present Ia
of of ascension continue but for one half hou
NO we shall reach an altitude where the rar
ose faction of the air renders it place of p
on- culiar danger and distress"
rst The clouds, big with the absorbed moi
tire ture of the earth, deposited their waite
ON burdens on the globular surface of o
inc erostat, from whence they dripped IN
ere continuous stream into the car beneat
ord and soaked the air adventurers to the SKI
in The extreme GOODNESS of the air at this
ing evated region troze the vaporous dlshlme
as it hung on the silken sides OF the b;
de- loon, and turned our saturated clothes IL
his cakes and Jumps of ice. We no long
his rose through the cloudy atmosphere, Z
my burst, with unmitigated speed, throu
di- the fog banks of our navigation, IN le'
his or parallel line. For several hours
that we're compelled to continue in this di
pro- preeable course, cold, wet and miserab
ac- without the power of prevention and
the tirely ignorant of our locality.
Ian Suddenly. the glorious power OF the
an burst upon us with brightness scare
to endurable, when contrasted with the az
sted opacity of the atmosphere wherein we
ing, been immured. The balloon began gl7
,ess- ually to descend, for in short time
ding course Of the RhOne was again dlstnt
visible. A thin streak of silvely brig
ux's ness was pointed out to me oy lie houA
ages the course Of the river lsere, distance
,say. more than fifty miles from the city OF
huge ans, although, from the rate OF our I
ming gress, and the period of our flight,
and Iieved the little stream to be the Drol
ched and not the Isere, still farther dIsta
the from our starting place.
and The newness Of my situation, the clio
ging compelling ignorance of our locality,
aerial the unremitting ch eerfuness of my g
ecret panion, which unwittingly occupied
the thoughts, aud prevented them from DIV
ircle. ing on the dark and murderous reso
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