The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-24
Al Over-brave Woman

~l!i never. on any aerial excursion
have woman If can help il
Nov. yoa al! hare doubtless read VI
hair breadth escapes in b~lloons-inei-
dents ot the mos, extraordinary charac-
ter. such f0s example a. naHiacs insist
ing npuu emitting your throat II yon Do
not sall directly % the moon; Of men
and women marry lng IN them when sus-
pended bctweea heaven aud earth; OF
people quietly rising IN the basket. and
wondering upon how long a person
could hold heir breath while pitching
headIong ~ the hard earth. suiienly y
determine upon trying the experiment.
and before sou divine their intention
fad they are out ii reach Of sAfe.y. and
arc speeding. with geomrtrical adii-
tion { ,. thfoagh space
stories IF balloon adventures. sir,
be continued Why. there are enough
of them to fill huge qnsEto, and
/ doubt If any Of them have the essential
+ merit OF truth IN them.
The fact H. balooning i rather a
pfosy thing when you get accustomed
TO it. and 1t isn't yonr light headed peo-
b i,
rssolute man. who places himself IN the
basket and patiently wait. for the earth
10 sink ben cath him
All this was said seasons ago. when
the great balloon Graphic Was in
progress of imitation at the Capitoline
Grounds. Brooklyn. for the voyage
across the Atlantic. In the great eastern
current Of air of which Professor Wise
talked so lesrnedly.
Fortunately for Wise, ho Haunted. as
his enemies declared. 1.-The whi,e feath-
CT" aud the giidy headed gentleman
who insisted upon taking his place WAS
saved the trouble Of ducking in mid
Atlantic by the balloon collspsing.
Well" SAID the friend of the Pro
isssor. what reason have you tor eX-
Guiding women from your balloon ~
They are too daring reckless. y
replied the balloonist You don {
know bow magniticently courageous y
woman is until she gets started.
Now my Incident Is this You OBJ
serve the netting which encloses the
Tag To b. sure you do And you al
81, ii you II take the trouble Of standing
here. may notice square where
/ there Is trap-board about the size of
i the palm ct yoar band You see il. eh.
Very we'll. Now for my story. Were
/ you ever ia Oakland IL is on the side
/ of the Bay Of san Francisco, that is op-
+ posi,a the city. Ii is famous place for
I fun. There + more frolicking going on
( there ON . Sanday afternoon than in all
the United States beside.
Now. in 1882 made my first ascent.
J and 1t was at Oakland. IN Professor
I Wilson aerial ship. the California.
/ think it Mas n~s1ed. The Professor WAS
/ indiSpascci that day. and | being =
/ Young friend Of his. he asked IL | would
I take his place. hcsitatcd
/ You needn't bc afraid. he con,in-
ued I'll show you how TO manage the
/ ship. There is valve TO open when
you feel yourself rising too high, or the
! balloon itself becomes too much dis
/ tended hy rarefaction of the atmos-
pherc and. il you find yourself APP
/ preaching the earth too rapidly, ar In
mn undesirable place for landing, all
you Will have tn do il To throw out a
bag or two If sand And when you de-
eide un landing throw out the anchor
aud let il trail until it fasten itself to
some object then. If YOU have still too
much buoyant power, dispose gradually
of the remaining gas. and yoa will be
comfortable But don't land far away
F from hAbitahie quarters. II yon shnuld
h. dr.tted far awav from yOur place nt
ascent
II can't say ! was ssutlug IN cour
age hnt still hesi.ated. felt like a
boy who standing on the shore of =
I river. i about to max. his frs, plunge
There lsa young woman gong. ht
resumed 'she Is rather pleased with the
idea IT sailing through the air. IL viii
! be- novel - her-s sensation she has not
yet experienced.
Was she ever NJ before = ques
toned
Never. believe. answered III,
Professor
Then won't hc hca,cn by sirl.
returned
Come. then. cried the delighted
Professor You see. the place 1:
crowded with people. and don, want
tn d,ssppoint them IL WAS my insen
ton 90 give them some gymnastic exer-
cises in mid Air. hut am not we'll or II
the humor ot Il. the ascension will salts
ty them.
The great balloon was hy this tim,
ready for the Journey The young wo
man was slready comfortably seated IL
the car She appeared 10 bs quite a
home IN lt
Well said 10 myself. you re
cool specimen of your sex. anyhow
This is my friend Boynton. Ms
staples. Wilson remarked. IS be bowed
lie will take care II you.
The young lady looked. nodded
smiled. aud then showed her whit
teeth. which were as regular. as SHAPED,
ard as handsome a. artificial on.s-
which they were not.
Now. are you ready asset sh
Professor turning 10 Us.
We both bowed asseniinSly
"'All right then, he added 'Royn
ton. my boy. don't .orSet your lnstras
tons Then waving his hands 10 ih
men holding the ropes, he cried. Il
SO"
The ship rose swiftly and msles'i
eally. For moment, my heart wss !
. nv moath. Il. however. returned - 1t
place wi,hsu, cmuttau Oh my part. an
/ felt A. collected. and sppsr~ntly a
much =, home in the basket rs II hs
been A. aerial voyager all my lite.
- Magnificent -. how subltals
How brand HoS, sylertou< I hear