The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-07-17

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"You are pleased to be witty" said he;
"but intend to make some examination
of those upper regions for myself---to as
certain wh.,hsr the stars celestial are on
duty during the day, or whether theirs is
As much sinecars ~ the officers of our stars
terrestrial. Would Jou like to ascend with
us?"
"No, thank you kially," said I; in get
ting into the cloud, one might loose one
self--the way i. likely to be mist ! Every
to his taste; the earth ha, charms for me.
that woud not charge spedeful Of 1t for =.
cubic mills OF the empyrssn. | am no
poet"
Van declaration! Eo, little did inn
agine IN. horrors which awaited me How
lltt.s did forr,.e my dreadful fate in
hanging bstv.,n the heavens and the
earth, a r7ootscls to laughing men, giggling
women, and insencats hooting boysl
Wa entered ths enclosure. There was
the vast sils.n bubble, putting out its hol-
low cheeks liks tn. face Of 8 fat clown
when laughing, and tagging away at the
rope, a, ifinpatisn, il to leave our society.
"You will not accompany mel" said my
friend; to which 1 replied in the negative.
"Perhups the gentleman would assist in
cutting the rope said the seronaut tin
French, which, singularly enough, ! un
derstood at that rrornsnt, though l never
before or since venturod to exhibit my
knowledge. r..u f aJ'
"C.rt.nly," said I, with pleasure"
"Thant you" said the asronsut; "plsass
take your station .....-. ........-
He and my friend entered the car. l
grasped the rope snd awaited the order.
In moment moro it came. llts h, q.l,
.Cutp' said ono voice. "No hold on
said another. ..l...4.,e ..4eg.,r
| Iva. bewildered and dcae both. When
tho Others cut did the same, and with
the direction to hold on, grssped the end
: of the rops ,till near me, and "held on
; In moment more was fifty feet from the
ground. ..-. I... ..gr-,e. ..,
Imagine my suspense! There was i,
:, like ae.hy caught fish, dangling at the
end If the line, with tie balloon represent
ing the float. l cried ont 70 my friend and
j., the oeronsut but in vsin. The spectators
below, thsnk1ng I wa, some aerial acrobat
who was about 10 turn fhy double sum-
mersets and then light upon his feet before
=, them, chesrsd. sufficiently to drown my
voice. The partis, in the car could not
see me. But by the hat, swung OCCASIONAL
ly over the side, l knew they we're bowing
: to the crowd, below. Meanwhile l was
swinging below them, with only ten fin
=,
gers to sustain the weight Of one hundred
and eighty pounds q am rather stout,) and
to preserve re from being thinly spread
= over the ground boueath from Harding
earth" with my human form divine. What
an AGO of terror. The dome Of st. Paurs
- became parasol; men became nine pins;
!. and fns gothic churches began to look
;. like SO many chicken coops. rargh
In the meantime my fingers stiffened
- but | cluched the rope with the energy Of
. despair. l had long ceased calling. ]
:, y, had exhausted myself. Suddenly cold
prespilation broke out upon me; l kne"
- my hour had come My fingers were slow
/, " slipping down the rope. OIL those
= agoniaing moments Inch by inch ap
- - preached my doom. First the left haac
= lost it, hold and then as felt the eud
:, Slipping by the little finger of the right,
a. gave one brief prayer and fell-our OF
n. BED! ......r 4. .rs... y..n,,
Being, as before observed, corpulen
n. man, my fall had shaken the whole house s
and the alarmed inmates, AROUSED from
of asweet slumber," we're knocking violently
lfI at the door, which had the effect of restor'
;ua me to consciousness, when ! discovered
, that my 'terri6c ballono ascent" was moth
y ins more than nightmare, superinducsd
i | am led to believe by the fsstivitives usua
o. on - day, in which ! may say l in
w w.er dulged somewhat on Monday last in -----
At. No, will not betray my friends; bu
q allow me to ,ell you, dear reader, that sucl