Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-22
WHOLE NO. ssos

i ksEqals w HOLE NO.s S8O3 !e <" Never at a loss, the aeronaut directed that all the string and rope which we could l ind be put together and an attempt made to get soundings. The two flags were tied to the ends of two small sticks. seven feet each in length, used for flag-staffs, and to these were added whatever was available in the shape of cord, and the trial made. No bottom! Ek5s sa srGsAt oa yd HI Ig9i 12H7l ?. HOW TO GET DOWN? Hsa5g P. Ia" One of the party here proposed to venture upon limb with reach of the basket, pass to the trunk of the tree, and thence to the ground. But this was for bidden, as the limb was deemed unsound, and the trunk too large to be safely de- Iscended. -
 Another cause of apprehension vas that the wind might arise during the night, ana drlve the balloon against some of the limbs with sufficient force to puncture it. thus letting the gas escape; but it was agreed that If the wind did not blow, we might continue suspended in our basket-- four feet six by five feet six and three feet deep-in safety until morning, even though It was careened to an angle of almost for ty-fve degrees! 78'4.9 IT -b5l'l+l .z51a1eI
 "Again what2 Make the best of itl That's it. -d Let's have Q concert. And didn't we sing! We sang Up in Bal loon, which being encored, we treated ourselves to Aud Lang Syne,' sOld Grimes When the Day with Rosy Light, ana so on dd intsaituns. As wind up to that entertainment, Professor King favored us with selections from the French and German operas we may take his word for anything-but decent and becoming respect for the truth compels the admis- sion. that. however superior the Professor may be asian aeronaut, as a singer, he is not success. --. -. -.
 -s' Next we had stories, but we do not re- collect that any one of them was designa- ted by any particular title. The songs all sung and the stories all told, we relapsed into silence ear.fe... .l... ...,. - ...
 When 1t had become sufficiently light to distinguish objects about, above and be- heath us, plainly, we found that we were hanging about sixty feet from the ground; that there were other trees near us; that immediately under the basket there was nothing but small bushes, and that the surface was level. Convinced that we had nothing but our own efforts to rely upon for our release,I Professor King decided to cut the anchor-r6pe and allow the basket l to descend to the ground. Not knowing the amount of lifting or resisting force left Tn the balloon, we proceeded to light l en the basket by throwing overheard eve ry thing, it contained, and coffee can, bask- cts of provisions, sand bags, &c.,, were quickly upon the ground. 7 'A 'E.t THE DESCENT. -d -!fs ,9" Cutting smaller rope which had been fastened to the basket and limb of the arrcirof o5, Ieesis~es<4o hoop, and cautioning all to be in readi- ness, severed the anchor rope itself, threw his knife from him, quickly swung himself back into the basket. and in an instant we were upon the earth! It was twenty min utes past five o'clock. Although the shock was somewhat violent, no one was hurt in the slightest degree.
 | -~ A sHAKE-HANDs ALI AROUND.
 Almost by instinct, as it were, hands were clasped, and congratulations exchan- ged, and then all eyes were turned upon the balloon. We knew not what the feel ings of our comrades were, but when we gazed upon the grievous rents the envious 1 limbs had made in the beautiful fabric, Q feeling of keen sadness and sorrow came over us.. The net was hanging from an upper limb, while on one little lower hung large piece of the balloon, which had been torn completely ont. 3..-. '' a@ WERE WE AFRAID? l -L "While we do no not imagine that we are more easily scared than the generality of men, candor would impel us to the &C., knowledgement, when asked the question as we have already been asked, and will probably be asked often again-s Were you afraid?'-that almost any time during the night or early morning, we would have been exceedingly happy to resign our po- sition to any gentleman ambitious for fame in that particular direction. " 'lsa" OUR WHEREABOUTS.
 AZ" Breakfast over, one of the party start l ed on a prospecting tour, and soon return cd with the welcome intelligence that he had found road at the distance of few rods,lq He was soon joined by the others, and all started for--where With the fresh hoof-prints of cattle for our guide, we started on what proved a weary tramp. After going some distance on an ordinary level road, we commenced descending and winding down declivity, and with our stifened limbs 1t seemed that we were des- l tined never to reach the foot. aisa9 eiG
 Eventually we camet to a house, and ] further on we saw, a cluster of houses-a small village. in fact. Observing a boy standing in front of the tenement first named, we accosted him, when the follow ing dialogue took place :.g,gas eaF
 5't e Boy, what place is this ? ,sa;.1
 '' His reply was unintelligible to us, and the question was repeated twice, thrice, four times. At length we made out to un- ] lderstand :aJ5 5d5 5o ans grave ni -Sa
 lsnisss Kinzoor n5iF 4gtie sal 7lE Z.l- zee. What county is it in ? iI rf
 (" Warren county ggJ.lsfj g5
 '',' What Warren, Pennsylvania
 :" Yes. Pennsy lvany
 cit was indeed so, and subsequent in- quiry, on reaching the small settlement, showed that we had landed on what is known as [" Rock Robbie'-on the line of McKean and Warren counties-a spur of the Alleghany Mountains--and the highest but one of the whole chain.
 | "Another fact we learned which was far from causing us to fall in love with our late tarrying place, viz: that it was one of the jolliest places for rattlesnakes within the knowledge of the oldest ninhabitant. Pleasant, that. H .trsFi0 Vgis0s 03ni .le sihMueh to our disappointment and cha. grin, We of ths, newspaper maternity were aiso given to understand that there was