The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-02
A TERRIFIC ADVENTURE.
As Told by the Adventurer.

~ 0u are aDUuL 10 Wltne5S MOnsleuT
G.'s ascension," said gentleman to me,
as l entered the inclosure devoted to the
aeronaulic display. He was an entire
stranger to me; but not being supersLi-
tlous in matters of etiquette, as we
might suppose "a gentleman OF distinc-
ton" to be, l did not object to this
brusq mode OF introduction, and 80
civiliy answered "yes."
"But shall go lurther to see 1t than
YOU will" continued the gentleman; IL
iutehd to ascend with Monsieur G."
"You may go farther and iare worse"
said l. -
you are pleased to be witty said
be, ''but l intend TO make some examl-
nation OF those upper regions for myself,
to ascertain whether the stars CELESTIAL
are on duty during the day, or whether
theirs il as much sinecure as the Office
Of our stars teIreStriai. would you like
to ascend wlth usl'
"No. thank you kindly,o said /; "in
pettfng into the clouds one might lose
Snesell-the way is likely to be mistl
Every one to his taste; the earth has
sucu charms for me that i would not
enange spaderui OF itfor cubic miles OIL
the blue enipyrean.
Vain declafationl How little did
imagine the horrors that awaited nIel
How little did toresee my dreadful fate
| i'm hanging between the heavens aud the
earth, a spectacle to laughing men, gig.
| cling women and insensate hootfng
DUysl l......s...s...-. .s.s.. 4 s. &. .s4
| the vast silken bubDie, pulling out its hOl-
| low cheeks like the lace OI lat clown
when laughing, and rising and tugging
| VI az at tne ropes asif impatient to leave
our society.
"You willnot accompany me?" said
my friend; to which l replied in the
uegatrve.
"Perhaps the gentleman would assist
| in cutting the rOpes," sand the aeronaut
in Erencn, that moment, though never
before or since ventured to exhibit my
| knowledge. f
"Certalnly," said /, "with pleasure"
"Ihank you, said the aeronaut; please
take take your station"
He aud my friend entered the car: /
grasped one of the ropes and awaited
| The order. In moment more 1t came.
"Cuti' said one voice.
"No, mold on" said another.
Twas bewildered, and uid both. When
| The others cut did the same, and with
| end of the rope still near me and SHIELD
ou.u In moment more i was tiity feet
4 from the ground.
Imagine my suspensel There was |,
like'a freshly caught fish, dangling al
the end OF a. line, with the balloon rep
resenting the float. l cried out to my
friend and the -aer0naut. but in vain
the spectators below, thinking was
some aerial acrobat, VINO was about ia
turn fifty double sOmersets and 'ther
i allght upon his feet before them, cheereC
Isuffclently to drown my voice. The
parties in the car could not see me. Bui
by the nat swung occasionally over The
i side. | knew they were b0wing to the
Icruwd below. Meanwhile 1 was swing
ing like a pendulum below them, with
loniv ten hngers to sustai u the weight O.
one hundred and eighty pounds I'm
rather stout J, aud to preserve me iron
being thiniy spread over the ground be
meath, from "iarding the lean earths
with my human form divine. What ar
, aye of terror! Tue dome otSt. PauPl
became u parasol; men became nine
nlus: and fihe GULhlc catlrches began II
Look IKE 80 many chiclVen coops.
: In the meantime my ringers stlifencd
, hui ciutched the rope VITA the energ.
ol despair. 1 had long ceased calling;
jhad exhausted myself. Sndaenlya col,
! perspiration .brohe out-up0n me-; kDes
4 Inv huurahad cone. My fingers wer
r slipping down tue ropel Onl tDose az
on'zlng momentsL Inch by incn / al
proucn my doom. First the lett nan
I. lost lls hold; anu then, ash felt the en-
. slipping by the little iBxer OF the figh