Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-01
The Children IN the Clouds.

the management ul the hillppn. NAT SCI /
cured hy an anchor and rope IN the hands /
of the aeronaut, its car but foot or two /
above the ground. was svayiug lazily back /
ward and forward iu the evening air 1t
wa. good deal out of wind, and was a
sleepy aud innocent monster in the eyes of /
the farmer. who. with the owner, permits !
sion. he'd it up to his house. where as ne
said, hc could Glitch IT" TO the fence But
before ho thus secured it, bis three children,
aged respectively ten eight and three,
begged him 10 hit them into that big basket,
that they might SIT on those pretty red cush
ions. While the attention 0f the acronaut
was diverted hy more curious questioners
from 70 ncirhb6ring farm. this rash father
lifted DIS duling., one 10y one, into The car.
Chubby hfN johnny proved the ounce too
much Ion the aerial camel. and brought him
to the ground: and then, unmckily. not the
baby. hut the eldest hone of the family. was
lifted out The relief was too great for the
monster The yolatil, creatures spirits rose
at once. he ieked the halter ont Of the far
mer's hand and with a bound mounted into
the air Vain was the aeronaut- anchor.
II caught for "a moment In fence, but IL
tore away and was off, daughug uselcssly
after fine runaway ballnon which SO swiftly
and steadily rose that i'm a few minutes
I
eJce If ,be car crew indi.iinot and those
n;fs,,,s rr;es If .. porol =" So NIo,ptn, 30
/ -. c,i,,tr.o,,d an, H., ali.
,vbon dist,ucs and tviiipbt mi.ts had
s,v,llowed m, yoicos and faces and nothing
co,,IJ Iva soon Int tt,t dorl. crnol shame sail
inc trinmnhauilv away with its preciops
| -, ME- a., ;l ,i,..,t.,r ,l,a -.
/ father sonl down bclnlass and speechloss
bnt the mother frantic with prief. Still
| stretched he, ,earripo arms toward the
| heavens and called willy mn into fine mn.
,ns,yori',l, .yoid
mo oer9r,nt .tro,e t,cops,lo I'M, yyr,tcbed
,,ra,,ts ,,iti ossnro,c.. mai The L,lloon
would Jescond within thirty nilay of tbe
! 80 N :1t III :n A.
chTdron rrn,;1"l II 6iJ mo-, con,e do,yr In
daa, ,,,t,. ,r II, Ill r., tho ay.ri &c
its doscendinr i, n f,,or,ble srot thorc
wa. hnt one J,nger to bo onnrebended me
thourbt hat tbe cider child migbt Stem ont
Iaa,,,,r ,i'' ,(,,,,,-a,. Il, ne Lali,n, IN,
+, ,,i.,It a,,s;a ~. and co,,t;n"o H. ,o,,,,,
" Nb no ranlied the mother . Jennie
o,,iI ,,a,,,', IA. fr,,,, ,,;,t1,,, I,l,',,,.
Nv Inr o ar,,. =" ''''' '''''''''
Vim H.. snrliott al won't o,-,, an1
,ba '9rr,. net cs,ne b,,in'. ont It'll AL,
Jrbn,,v v,s a,,rehensiv. nof tbe co,net
Whit co,n, too moor tbe ,i,.,, cr,Ct and set
il on fra Min a ybisl If its dreadful taf
pnt whom lie sistor ossnrol Kim tI,at tLo
Gery Jro,,on ,,os as n,ncb n. t',ent,, MAJ
nnS S AID tbat cd gn"I,b't IT,, IN 'i bn,t
tbon, S i,, ,as tranrn;li1"d Ian, " o H",
word, YoiI vi'6 hn ,,"lJ co,, iittio
weaver ro"l5 M ,r 'o m0",U JI l,',i
noid j., '''' '
Then Jennie tool ,F her onron and
,,..ai,.a, =, u, .ot;il U'' "''''
..l1hi. j. I'll la. ''''' ''' ',
dorlng bnt sbel bug Won c lose her arms l','
ard ,o III ..,. d ~ o oi ~,
M sleeen."
g WIN bou. co,, I sens. ,,,, ,,r,,o,.. l,..f.r,, !
have my SIMMER = - osl.e1 INK Jabnn,
" Sisfo, Lasn,t ar,, SINNER f,,.' van ~. nov.
solf i'm, y,s nn.t NAV an H,. bar1"r >,
.oi.n,ulv re.,onJsJ Jsnni.
Sous t,,n bah, ,,anJ.r.r, .lo,. IL, tbo
nid. heavens uua,yeJ hv d,rlnss. in,rcn.
.itv anl .,l',. I tl'. ,...,,,.. nj M. ,r.,t
comet and M. nillions of nnnit,ino st,rs
Iiftod r,.ir litu.' ciosr.d bonJ Xxx eot,I.L
ont tbeir so,ro,,enI =. npr F,tbo,. - ,,d No.,
that ouaipt little sprnlome,,ta,v n,.,yor.
x..,,.,.,.. ,..,....
pray ne Lord my soul iokeep,
Inv s,1 m. f n,g I ,,2 s,,l Ta ,,se
..Tberel cod heard tbot cosv. for wa ara
close 10 bim mn here" mia innorcnt I'LL
+ Jimmy.
~ 20 MT. - d..