East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-11-19
= EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, NOVEMBER 10, 1861.
she called out to me, You understand il,


don't your
."Perfeotlyr / answered.
"Coms along, then, she cried, 'be
quick; before papa comes back
"The company in general endeavored
to dissuade her from her project, but of
course in vain. After decent show Of
hesitation, l climbed. There was scarcely
q breath of wind, and we rose almost
straight up. ad rf
ave rose above the house, and she
laughed, and said: 1olr.
How jollyp 1s a
ave were higher than the highest
trees and she smiled, and said il was very
kind of me TO come with her. We were
SO high that the people below looked
mere specks, and she hoped that thor
oughly understood the management Of the
balloon. Now WAS my time. n
al understand the going up part, i
answered, to come down is not SO easy
ard whistled. 20 lls
"'What do you mean? she cried.
"'Why, when you want to go up faster
you throw some sand overheard, re-
Piled, suiting the action to the word.
"'Don't be foolish, Tom she said, try
ing to appear quite calm and indifferent,
but trembling uncommonly. s
"'Foolishr I said. 'Ob, dear no! but
whether 90 along the ground OF up in
the air / like to 60 the pace, and so do
you, Fanny, know. Go it, you crippled
and over went another sand bag. ..
"'Why, you're mad, surely, she whis-
pered in utter terror, and tried to reach
the bag, but kept her back. isl ID.
"'Only with love, my dear ! answered,
smiling pleasantly; only with love fer
you. Oh, Fanny, | adore you! Say you
will be my wife, abr -If t
az gave you an answer the other day
she replied; 'one which / should have
thought you would have remembered,
she added, laughing little notwithstand-
ing her terror. 8
az remembered il perfectly answer
ed, but / intend to have different reply
to that. You see those sand-bags. i
shall ask you five times to become my
wife. Every time you refuse shall throw
over sand.bag-so, lady fair, as the cab
man would say, reconsider your decision,
aud consent to become Mrs. Jenkyns.'
az won'tl' she said; Il never will aud,
let me tell you, that you are acting in
very ungentlemanly way to press me thus.
"'You acted in very lsdyliko way the
other day, did you not rejoined, when
you knocked me out Of the boat? She
laughed again, for sho wAs plueky girl,
and no mistake very plucky girl
However, l went on, its no good srgr-
ing about twill you promise to give
me your hand?'
"'Neverr she answered; I'll 20 to
Ursa Major first, though I've got big
enough bear here, in all conscience.
Stayl you'd prefer Aquarius, wouldn's
your
"She looked so pretty that was almost
inclined to let her off II was only trying
to frighten her of course-I knew how
high we could 60 safely well enough, and
how valuable the life Of Jenkyns was to
his countryG but resolution is ono of the
strong points of my character, and when
I've begun . thing i like to carry il
through, SO l threw over another sand
bag, and whistled the Dead March in
Saul.
"'Come, Mr.. Jenkyns,' she said, sud
denly, come, Tom, let US descend now
and LII promise to say nothing whatever
about all this i
s"I continued the execution Of tn,
Dead March. .fa
"'But if you do not begin the descent
at once, Ill tell papa the moment SCI
foot ON the ground
L laughed, seized another bag, and
looking steadily at her, said,
"Will you promise to give me. youl
hand?
"Tvc answered you already was the
reply. lo- aa ,s.9buu fat.
"Over went the sand, and the solemn
notes of the Dead March resounded thro
the car. ai9l. lt
al thought you were gentleman,
said Fanny, rising up in terrible rage
from the bottom of tho car, where sh'
had been sitting, and looking perfectly
beautiful in her wrath; Il thought yor
were q gentleman, but find was mis-
taken; why achimney-sweeper would no
treat n lady in such way. DO yo,
know that you are risking your own lif'
as well as mine by your mainess?
al explained that adored her so mucl
that to die in her company would be per
feet bliss, 80 that / begged she would no
consider my feelings at oil. She dashe.
her beautiful hair from her face, an.
standing perfectly erect, looking like th'
Goddess Of Anger or Boadicca--if yo'
can fancy that personsge in balloon
she said ihi
al command you to begin the dcscen
this instant
e" The Dead March, whistled in
manner essentially gay and lively, wa
the only response. After few minute'
silence, took mp another sand-bsg, en-
said
awe are getting rrtber high; IL 20
do not decide soon we shall have Mercur
coming 70 tell us that we are trespassin
will you promise me your hands'
"She sat in sulky silence in the bottor
OF the car. l threw over tho sand. The
she tried another plan. Throwing hcI
self upon her knees, and bursting int