The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-31
MY Balloon Adventure.

school, far away in England there. A ad
they'll make no more OF ripping the De-
tiance TO ribbons than l would of chip
ping the shell OF an egg at breakfast.
these peppery Marseillais."
The situation was, to say the least Ut
1T, exceedingly awkward. 1t was the
evening of fete day in brilliant sultryl
autumn weather, such as may be looked
for in The south Of France, and tue Du-l
casse, or local festival Of st. Maure, a
village lying on the coast some two
leagues eastward of Marseilles, had
drawn thither swarm OF the population
of the old Ph@cenn city. There was
dancing in progress--the merry twang OF
the fiddles floating upwards through the
vine-ten ndrils that hung across the open
window, reached my ears as stood be-
side the bed-but the great attraction of
the evenings entertainment was TO be a
balloon ascent in the midst OF fireworks,
on the part OF an English aeronaut, who,
in the glowing language OF the handbills
and pusters that had for ten days past
advertised the trip, WAS described as
| 1.-The famous, the intrepid Oliver Klllick,
| le Rot des airs"
AS ormyself, was simply young
English artist, Edward Holmes by
name. not long since returned from a
protracted course OF art-study in Rome,
and who found it hard enough, by touch
lung up photographs, t'tinishing" the
sketches Of amateurs, and taking at the
lowest rate of remuneration, the por-
trait OF whoever favored me with a
sitting, to procure the wherewithal to
tollVe. 1 had been aecidently thrown a
good deal in the company OF Mr.. klllick,
| who had for some time been exhibiting
mis- balloon in various towns OF The South.
| and who mad shown me some Kindness,
as fellow-country man; while on my
part had regard for the old man, whose
quaint anecdotes Of his experience as u
travelling balloonist were often ANUS
Ing. and half OF whose earnings, as l
knew. were sent home for the beneit OF
mis- liltle grandchild.
And now serious difficulty had, at
the last moment, arisen. There in the
Garden OF tue village inn, fenced off by
ropes and stakes from the pressure
lot the crowd that surged
around, was the Defiance. lully inflated,
stralning at the cords that fastened it to
earth, and ready Tor use, while on his
bed lay The unlucky liking of the Air."
groanlng and disabled. lie had sent for
me TO visit him in his room shortly alter
Inc occurrence vi the accldent--lt Was a
mere stumble over loose plank, ana
"A lail down stairs-and, though / SYM
pathlzed with him most sincerely, l had
neeu quite at a loss iior an eXpeaient.
Mr.. iklliick was heavy, elderly man,
and AN the fall mad severely spralned mas
right wrist and injured his tnuMb, be-
sides receiving a cut on the lett temple,
from whicn the blood slowly trickled.
s.TAat's no othing," he sala, half queru-
Ilousiy, as j examined the hurt; 'Pve
h@u 49, I,,a 10 Inn,e0h ,h,t 49, =; -. .
tne oay. S"nhna H. 49,,
hiiy, the tnunn lLr,, 80 ,,,;,h .hia oan i
manure Uho saA
pieu alan ~n' Ia r,ha,,s -" b,n.
couiu o., w I've nu "' w H'pPeh
my" g.. ;a o .h,+ .ho o,a,
ny 49, n,,,anr ~" " ;naI';I,tv of ~ Mai
anu .ne oonse uon' ..''., y, ai' tno pai-
a.d " IN -, s,Sri i>-.,- ~,
sneulu We ho.inet' anu ataan on apoios1 ihaue
W tne puDHI, ~ D n'arantIn ohv,,','. ,'nt
ou LIZ tn1 1oar,,s,.,d app M VI ,ao rani ptJ
.Fs 80 ~ ,,''sh nreru,,1nsra ''e 80
.s,.Sa,,iI.nfa a Sonthern EraHoh NIL and
s.S..'.,,, -, ~ .,,a.I 4 ,o,ld rao,IiI, ,.a
1.'' .'.a., 80 avnn,sa .,on'I ha oonan,oI
no,I, ,'na 49, M.r-si las han ka, -, thu
Wy ane M .fnr ar,,,.taT an s,s.snt. Thay
Id s,e ,ertaipIy destroy the balloon. and
we, wouM 1mrrah, hiy execute iynah Jaw m
anma 4a,sn au the taeroaaut, while the
So soru loss ,as tho Detiaaes, would bs a
| ,arInna AigaatQr to It's 0Wn1f. Then.
too a rich landed proprietor of the
ne,sn No., horhooa-a vain young man. with
So iar nntoriety-haI offered is
ioniss,i,or 10 he tak.n up AS a passenger: !:
ama to aisapnoint Al. Victor de v V1ile.
%auxs anG inse 400 francs was an m.
Welcome conLlrpeucy.
VI, NV .,reat s,irnr,se Mr.. KilHet nro-
4 ,,saa - - ;,s, sbn,,td rua nd, in Mis- stead.
III s,raIsrtak. t,,r t,e t..e.,sl on the office
=, 80 a.. ro,,s,,t. haa in,teeu aecoInpanIed
nim While we we're both at Nice. .n TWO
ahs,rt ascaats. aaii.had learned from him
~ n,.,,,aSe the valve ana ballast. lne ru.
,",,,..nts nj Ine art nj haltponlnx' was
,',.,,s,., aetiya and mad a steady head
yoa&S e. a,v,,.r nj tne De fianee was oultp
a;ttin,s aiI tn intrust uer To me. IL / wuIIid
W., WINS ,sr .nhI,Se him. hayeneysr been
, t,o puS o IL at'sfaetnrily tn exnIa,n IA
Iu'o I,, nnw i, ,v.s taat / Was sL,.rrlad n,
hy scr , ;nS assantiny parhans Inc
: onJo.uu Of tsa n",io,,' aetino on a some
. NJ. . ~, avarIurous ta,cy made me yieId
n@s Saaa,Iv "u 81, ti,e nld mau,s entrealv
moie ,v',i1d o,herwise have benn III
anan a,d .sYasD aud was haId I,
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