Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-11-19

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saivfaf LEI into ihs A.r
Csrtr Iaast of.nI
Aver Singular oerurrrueo ioni
tIste 0u lrIiaN lusi, near Nf.ifo'
&C. wiiri puis dangerous 49,
TO nna in, .,.rsp .ii ilel hps hl'h-
,ruu,suc..nri.tr iluft q Is-iimr.
A lul numri Willie hufir an- nsei
trn wears rsdsF oh Columbia
,,,,..i. like ewes other luy in lhc
Ln,f,in, p.Ith ol his rN.slrncr-
b.,,n,e ambitious a. make = mon
,,rkli. thai shm,l ily HIGHER lhan
INV n,hrrihli ever was muio, Ac-
eorlRgly he made ono with wings,
,u,n ~ NAY BE- seen IN nny toy-shop
windows. IL was built amer tbs
.lyle Of Japanese Kite" and was
iu,y s.N it,l ~ length, The stout
iramownrs WAS covered with paper
IN very artistic manner, ani a
.ir"ng hrmmn cirl MAS attached
20 the rrl b-ams,
All things prepared two compan'
ions boosted" the artificial tlrl 10
inr proper auslr, and il flew into
the air like u thing &c Mo ID arose
: madcralrly'Rl llrcl, Tho wind taking
Il u the westward. bat hnvlng NJ
sa'ncd about 30 feet, II camc int"
nn opposing cn.Tent which drove II
10 the south Ni,h great velocity.
Tho mammrti toy rose still higher
and higher the ltiic ucronaut lot
ting anl the string which was near,
IL Jerking him oir his fri, AZ hi
kite went upward, the boys spirits
went Will, II, and he conlinnc't2ay-
ing out the line until, nj LENGTH, nm
ud was reached; but still the IA
v.naus Kite demanded more. Re-
ing arrested in is flight, it began
10 jerk aud pull so savngrly that
tho lad was compelled to. Ito the
cord nboGt his waist 10 prevent its
slipping from his hands.
Tho ambitious boy hal reached
the height 0: success in acronan,ies,
and hc gazo in rapture on the kite,
that luokcl n mere speek on the
sky, fully u quarter of u mile away.
For some moments. il described
scmi.circlrs in the air. occasionally
Jerking so hard rs to nearly lit the
boy. Soon II made furious plunge.
nnd roso again so rapidly rs to lin
the acrid navigator clear from the
srounl. Nor did he come down
again Immediately, but kept rising
higher and higher, at thesame time
drifting in sonthclfy direction,
until an altitude OFFS feet, or more
was reached. By cinginS to The
cord tho lad was enabled to mnin'
tain an upright position. but he was
unable to unite it, nor was such n
csurso desirable; for while the cord
was leading him TO apparent de-
struction, it was The only immedi.
ate means Of safety.
The scene WAS indescrbably hor-
riiying to the few who Witnessed it.
Perhaps five minutes elapsed in
which tho little fellow was dangling
between heaven and earth, power
less 10 save himself and beyond the
reach of assistance from others.
ghoso below set up,a cry ofangnish
expecting every moment to sec1hlm
dashed 10 fragments before their
eyes. Finally, when the upper cur
rent seemed to have spent its
strength, the kite began to descend
Fortunately the card was strong
aud the boy was light. During
both the ascrnt.apd descent the Kite
kept drifting, and rs it came down
Willie was brought in proximity to
tho roof ola small two.story house
lie seized hold Of the chimney,
which happened to DO within his
ronch. ard in a moment was safely
anchored.
There wa, shout Of joy from The
crowd below, and some Of The mum
Der quickly procured a ladder, and
reached the side Of tho little zero
nsut. The cord that bound him was
cnt, and the kite, deprived OF its
ballast, careoned agaia and again.
until it finally rcaccd the ground
fully mile away.
The boy uttered not word, but
still chung to the chimney, and
could not DO persuaded that he was
unt Of danger. IIo was forcibly
torn from tho bricks, and restored
10 his homo. The result cannot be
sailed happy ono as yet, for ING
little fellow is lying dangerously III
Of brain fever, supcrinduced b.!
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