Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-10-15

from memory. The figures in the preceding
narrative were all made at the time, and the
variations of the thermometer can be depended
upon as accurate.
We heard, soon after dark, locomotive whis-
tie, and occasionally could hear wagons rumb-
ling along the ground or over bridge, while
the dogs kept up an almost ceaseless scrcnade,
as il conscious there was something in the sky
monstrous and unusual. We sailed along CON
tented and chatty, until about 7 l-2 when we
distinctly saw lights, and heard the roaring Of
a mighty waterfall We descended into a val
ley near very high mountain, but as the place
appeared rather forbidding we concluded to go
up again Over with 80 pounds of ballast and
skyward we sailed. In about twenty minutes
we again descended. but this time no friendly
light or "deep-mouthcd watch-dogs' deep bay"
greeted us. We were over dense wilderness,
and settled down over a small lake We had
our liie-prcscrvcrs ready for USE but got up
again by TIN owing over all our ballast except
about eighteen pounds. Mr. La Mountain now
said it was folly and madness to stay up any
longer, that we were over great wilderness,
and the sooner we descended the better We
concluded to settle down by the side of q tree,
tie up, and wait until morning In moment
we were near the earth, and as we fell grasped
the extreme top of tall spruce, which stopped
her descent, and We were soon fastened to il by
the large drag-ropc. The touch of that spruce
sent a thrill of discomfort to my heart, for |
knew that its kind did not grow in any well
settled, nor any warm country.
Mr. La Mountain said, after he looked around
and made as much of an examination of the
scenery as we could do for the darkness and
rain, (for it had rained the past hour,) that the
"Atlantic was played out--we were far into the
,rnnIs onI &c o,,to ali L.,
thankful
We rolled ourselves up in our blankets, and
patiently waited until morning The rain drip
ped down upon us in rivulets from the great
balloon, and it was not long before we were wet
as men could be. After night passed in great
discomfort we were glad to see the first faint
ray of daylight. Cold, and wet, and rainy. the
morning broke, the typical precursor, we were
to learn, of many other mornings to be spent in
these uninhabited wilds We waited until 6
O'Clock in hopes the rain would cease, and that
the rays of the sun, by warming the gas in the
balloon. would give us ascending power Sulfi-
cient to get up again, for the purpose, if no 9TH
or, of obtaining n view of the country into
which we had descended The rain did not
cease, and We concluded TO throw over all we
had in the balloon except coat apiece, the life
prescrvers, the anchor, and the compass. Over
board then they went-good shawls and blank
cts, Mr. Fayers ovcrcoat bottles of ale, and a
flask Of cordial, ropes and traps of all kinds
The Atlantic, relieved of her wet load. rose ma
jestically with us, and we were able to behold
the country below. 1t was an unbroken wilder
ness of lakes and pruce-and we felt, them
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