The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-02-01
VOL. l..
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POhVou eoiVW tho PVioFSA 80 8
mIng-top,
At o'clock the professor announced
everything was ready for a start, and !
we, the passengers, Immediately took
leave Of our friends and entered the
car. There we're some laughing, some
crying, according to tho different views
Of the various parties. In one case a
husband and father Was leaving his
wife and children, who clung to him
with such fondnSss, and so piteouSly
begged him not TO do so, that had 1
been in his place / certainly should
have remained with them. He, how
ever, continued firm to bispurposs and
made so light Of their fears, that at
length they began to smile--though |
shall never forget the agoniEed exproS.
sion of his wife'S face, as l caught a
glimpse oft at the moment whom
We we're bounding in the world Of
air.
"Givs my love to the man in the
moon r. cried n merry voice.
"Just put he1tinguiSher hover ono
of the starsl" exclaimed a truO-bloodod
cookney.
Bring us back chunk Of chain
lightningl" laughed third.
"Don't come down fast enough to
but hole through the earth |" shouted
q fourth.
At exactly 800 the signal was given,
tho rope was severed, and away we
now, amid the shouts aud plaudits of
the assembled crowd, and next of half
| London, who were in the streets look
ing at US. 1t did not seem to us as if
We moved, but ss if we were remain
ing stationary and the earth was rece-
ding from US. l experienced a sonsa-
ton of giddineSs and nausea, which al
first destroyed all my pleasure; and
both of the ladies, almost fainting,
threw themselves down in the bottom
Of tho car, and clung SpaSmodically to
whatever they could get hold of. For
tunatsly these disagrseablo sensations
did not last long, and In few minutes
= We were all on our feet, delighted with
: the magnificent panorama spread out
: before US. t.f.s ..I.
London had become dense cluster
: Of little toy houses the Thames was 9
: mere silver ribbon the bridges over
it locked like twigs; the shipping on
T. it were only nut-Shslls cut In half St
Paul's Cathedral resembleda snuff box
!, with fancy carving, and miles of eoun.
l. try appeared to be but variegated
}, acrSs of scenery. As for the people,
| could not distinguish them at all with
the naked eye, and through the glass
they seemed rather like the smallest
kind Of ants, than human beings pufr
ed up by worldly vsnity into ruling
gods performing a mighty part In The
o economy of creation.
a Up, up-still highsr-till London il
d self could scarcely be distinguished by
a the naked eye. The air had now be
d come 80 cold that we were glad TO en-
J. velop ourselves in our cloaks and over
IS coats, and so rarifed that we could on
l. ly breathe it with great difficulty; AM
4 there was pain about the temple:
70 pressure in the eyes, and kind 9
Al roaring, cracking sound in the ears
The gas, too, was rushing out Of th
1t bottom Of the balloon with great force
D. pouring right down upon and hal
'r strAngling US. Look!t directly up o
l it, was startled, and for momen
IL thought our balloon was on hrs-fo
= the gas, which had observed in th
's garden below as presenting a color {
., beautiful pinkiHh red, now had the ap
~ peGrance of a dense, black smoke
,e, The professor noticed my expression
n alarm, and made me a sign that all WI
az right. He now pulled open the valy
Of made for the escape of the gas at "a
" top, and our aerial vessel soOA descsn'
ad cd TO an attitude where We coul
oy breathe easily and hear each 9th,
ut speak.
y We now struck a strong current
sl' air, and began to pass rapidly to Il
,et westward. In few minutes ! obSer'
ht ed cloud that looked like huf
as ledge Of gray rocks, coming toward I
ds with such velocity. that, till we enter,
it, / could not diSpossess myself Of Il
at fear that We should bs dashed to piece
on When We did enter it, we found ou