The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-13
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Al R f1es1 sss ., a, sftea s ss;;3
floating and floating on, night and day
till they should both die of cold ant
hui Poo pes in the clouds!
- 9Th, a py chance, or Provi
dei we win q Providence-guidei
th} ei1 endeIing hand to |
thing told her to pull it. At once The
balloon began to sink, slowly and gent
3fy, as though some celestial pilot guided
it through the wild currents of air. moi
letting it drop into lake, or river, lofty
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spot where human care and pity await
edit-
The sun had not yet risen, but the
morning twilight had come, when the
little girl, lookingsover the edge of the
car, saw the der old earth coming
nearer" rising towards chem" che
said. But when the car stopped, to her
/ great disappointment it was not ON the
ground, but caught fast IN the topmost
branches of q tree. Yet she saw they
we're near q house whence help might
| soon come, SO she awakened her brother
and told him the good news, and to-
gether they watched and watched and
| waited for deliverance, hueging each
other for Joy and warmth, for they were
cold. ~
Fa<nee Burton, who lived in lonely
house, on the edge of his own private
1pYxnfe. way f3mous SleSpgf n gen.
eral, bqteathf n9fticY@as WQsping he
turned ana txsk23k1sSlsle sp p
ed .isefE ae4 s&s kindly awa1-
wafefulness, cts no use. ri. just get
Ss'n al dress al E lp0k at the
3 F1 pe1t fhaf rthA u man heard
CO. e. = = =. !. st.f ( 93 + : I ns,s,
that no sooper did h step. forth. from
i his house tha1 t bis ssss 44 On a strange range
| pear tres iabOat tssnty yards 'distant.
thing PARTLY, xnd he hh fmcied that
1t mighs b. the comet, Who, having put
out his light, Ibsd cone down there to
perch. In his fright and perplexity he
did what every wise man would do in a
like extremity he called upon his
valiant wife. Reinforced by her, he
drew near the tree cautiously recon-
noitering. Surely q pear tree never bore
such fruit. si.7 ---.,5s a
Suddenly there descended from the
thing plaintive, trembling little voice:
"Please take us down. We are very
cold" -7,'s..f - - ''tiiF
Then a second little voice said
And hungry too. Please take us
"Why, who are your And where are
your" .-l-- F..s
The first little voice said: SITS us,
and we ruined away with q balloon. |
Please take US down" .+r
Dimly compromising the situation,
the farmer, getting hold of a dangling
rope, succeeded in getting down the
he first lifted out little johnny, who
ran rapidly. q few yards toward the
house, then turned round, and stood
for fsw moments, curiously surveying !
the balloon. The faithful little sister
was SO chilled and exhausted that she |
had to be carried into the house, where,3
tire milling, she told the wonderful
story.
Before sunrise mounted messenger
was dispatched to the Harwood hon.,
with glad tidings of great joy. He
reached it in the afternoon, and few
state, with banners and music, and COW
TT 5oy, bells were rans n the neighbor-
ing town, and IN the fsrmersf Drown
house, the happiest family ON the con-
tinent thanked God that night.
Ee eosa ei$ ad ~ sR'i in So%ss h on
the balloons, for during it's appearance
there occurred in another western state
an involuntary ascension, similar to the
oueI have related, but more tragical in
1 its temination.
aHSeso30ltwEhi1e, if ] remember
balloon, s&ooden
r ~, pie p E it. IT, the osS oss
vi r sosf too in o. sas
1nsf9ns tbe afgsC& bubble shot up
wardl casrJ{n9' q 5t6ns5t on his frail
Essepps bound 81 L ,uiIsine steed,
voya1er mqe hslp1ebs 6sisa ship
wreoksd hailof shoas cn. . spar in mid
ocean. e ~
The balloon ross rapidly Mt un-
steadily. sNay1ngan1s pitchingsh the
in sghs The form q &c eronsss could
be distinguished Swinging beussth it.
And rs he was kno n to be ban of
uncSnmon nerve and presence of mind,
it W. hoped that even kom his dizzy
perc4 he might 1aauaee 70 operate on |
tho yslyeg or e. least 10 puncture q |
small hole IN the balloon, and thus eff |
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Z Bot such efforts, IL be made any, were |
vain, rs for many dsys and nights there |
was anxious inqdiry and patient rearch |
Owed alvide extent OF cosntry with NO |
result. wetsaSe hin mp. Only wifely |
love hoped On, and loof@ and waited.
Al last, in Wild spot. De wreck of the |
balloon Was found, and that was ALL.
Sill, wifely love ho66d on, until,
month or two later, sdms children nut
tlng IN . wood, msny rniles away from
where fhes balloon Wae found, discov- |
cred. half buried 10 tie ground, q
strange dark msss thAt looked like a |
Jhesp of old clothes, but there was a |
sohethin shspslsss and fearful, hold
inf it tosseher.
company with bis balloon by loosering |
La hold. on the cords above him, in |
Desperate efforts to open the valve /; but |
he may, after whirling in swift worthless,
or plunging and mounting, through |
cloudy sbysses of air, have become I'M
nerved by the awful silence OF the up
per night, by the comets fearful COM
panionship, by whelming immensely
aud infinity, and YEARLY let go his hold,
to drop earthward.
Coon many children - echoed