Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-24
The Balloon Te~, Of ConnuS,.I r,se,.

The versatile Frenchrnsn and the a. vet m
! developed science OF hsi0ouiug GONE q eur a.
/ unexpectedly ~ this crisis. Just A. we are he
/ ginning 10 notice an ominoas falling o. IT, 49,.
] marriage column. We are able % encours-e ~
uarrisgeseie population With an instance OF
I coupuhial ndoIty snd devotion that 81 All Ueiyb
! heavily against TIE fall OF the great ami tie
~ hite-sculed"-all the more beca1ss. 80 far
a. We know, ne hpmele part.es IN question iAY
. 10 claim 20 more a. an ordinary quality.
Balloons, Frenchmeu and Wivos. m fact, seem
listed e. A. together. this year. IL was only a
ieS Seeks Aeo that he hy ius man kissed his
wife IN . lOIdon surburb, and stepfed into his
machine, 20 he taken MP by = bkiiOn, aud
shortly AFTER 20 drCp. a mere splash 81 Gale
humanity, AZ the feet OF the same OgOnred lady.
Onr present story b bsrtiy 40 trSg'c, th0aKh Ia
came hear being dOubly ~. M.DuTnOf a French
bslioonist. Avowed the determination the oth AZ
cay 70 T,se ron CAiAis sud fost over the chan
hei 70 England, not . dificult matter. surely
Niih the right wind, - the distance IL oniy 81
mllts. The wind blew up the German ocean.
.vse.ei Ano me SnthoTiues forbade the attempt.
Attefwarc, ~ he and his wife were taking Their
bo'clock nesl in the cafe, the ay-sitters' anrrx
AZ teir disappointment, tainted them With
courage. fheregpon egt T1sSSs 81, n 800 o.
aud hrs, DurnOf, who was apparently % be the
only passenger, besides the conductor: they
repair TO their balloon, and mOunt A. N Tor
=" captive ascent" hut, when thew get m fhs
fs ugth OF the rope, the men who have hold OF lt
let 80, 10 oeedieEce 90 secret Orders. aud asav
the SAT-. 10 soon grew dark, aud Al through
rhsl tight they were horne over the sea M AZ a
or IN eat coast OF Eng land, sometimes trAy-
siug {. 'eiT rope In the water, and on the whole
sYtnGh a rstt er uncomfortable might OF a.
ON TIN same cas-, coast bows into tie "a m,
bread riy tr Humber, with the lOW-lying town
OF Great 'Grimshy, down near the mouth. ant
still larger Hun farther up. out o. this river
sVsTm In Z, - morning . great deet OF fishing
smacks. WITH picture>4 re coloref sails an
tzwny hulks, which giEe = refreshing vlvac.tv
90 an otherWfS rather Coi0Tless lan.s-ar,r IN
The mcruing q @ t0TlOrn French-lrn sof "a
wife. who by THU time Could hear the s-rf ~osr-
inF in the cavern. OF FismbOroush hs-i % sav
nothing OF the sos, ~ nop hop 81 Tie waves rirEt
unoer them, spte,' one fishing vessel that
seemed 20 take an IN 'ierest On them. IN fackef
shout and follow sd their course, fuil-
sail DHTnof cane down nearer the
water and, finally, immersed his car
so as 60 deCrease lis speed. OF caurss
thoroughly wetting them anc greatly eudanger-
ing their Lives. Ar times A. they sunk be; sras,,
the wavesthey lost sight o the rescuiug pa-tv
entirely and nearly despsired. HnYins 'bsen
ten hours IA the balloon ahd two hours an the
water Madame DuTnofs strength began raridfv
10 Iail, but he support ted her mAnfuilv Fina5
~, = row-bOat came up from The little vessel
ana with considerable peril 70 the rescuerS and
rescued, took them OF, the balloon sailing OF
The French consul st Grimsbv doctorei and
led them, and sent them home, while the gal
lsnt fishermen we're the heroes OF the hour
When DurnOf and has wife returned 20 Calais
they were received with great rejoicing the
streets were decorated IN their honor snd sub
scriptiOn OF 5000 francs was raised ana re-
scented 60 them. The community which bad
TAINTED them into such q fool hardy Adventure
COOlG scarcely 10 less. The passage from
France - England, therefore, has actually been
made by balloon, but, 80 far. TINS method does
not promise TO seriously diminish the risk OF
ses-rickness.
But the story illustrates phase Of connubisI
relations, which II, We believe, curiOuSly French,
Notwithstanding the low opinion We are apt 60
nave OF French married life. This phase l. the
81 tuous and constant Identification Of the in
terests and pursuits Of the husband and wife.
Madame BRzalne ~ frantic 20 share her hus-
band imprisonment, or else q work out bis re-
lar ~ sHrHn. a.
hisdreadful hight with her eve, Madame Durnof
steps into the balloon, and al through French
business lite, especially among the small trades
ana manufactures, madame makes mOnsieur's
daily cares and enterprises her own. should she
De 50 fortunate AZ 20 survive him in the prime at
ne, she pants up widow --' befO.e his name
on the sgn-bOard, snd the business is continued
st the old stand and With the old success
Springfield Republican.