The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-01-25

Msgniaesnti o, how sublime How
grand How Rlorieusl beard th'
yoauG lSdy eIelasm. moment later.
I looked up. and mast declare, iol
yoa SO il vas my 6rst eKPsriesoe, iel
ike repeating the sxptsssions Of tb'
lady.
Asd thsu bagss 10 speculate uPoS
the danger sf Tie voyAgs. We we're by
this time Abost tws miles high, In tb'
atmosphere, aud feusd that Il VA
growing qsile cold. The baro@s.er sne
thermometer informed us jast where and
bow cold we were. And as ne rose, tbs
bag Of the balloon expanded more and
more. 1t wss almost at lie tension. =
The zephyrs. for such tho motions Of tbs
air currents might be called, were DRIFT
ing us toward Mount Dlsbolo. Soon va
would be beyond It, perhaps in an bour
or two be floating over the foot hills.
We are gsltIuE TOO high. Miss Staples,
said. wiIl open the valve. This il
the rops--f wIii not 10, any TOO much
cut.
Yes, pulled Mercifnl heavensl
found that ! could not &c, the cord to
bulge nn inch, aud Gas balloon vas stlll
going ap-upwsrdi Great dnops Of
| Precipitation stood upon NV brow.
rose 10 my ieet. aud Jerksd iD AgeyE poe
slble way Vt the rspS.
looked at my lellow-yoyAgay, she
appeared to be wholly unconscious OF
tie impending danger. Her eyes we're
on aud her sop absorbed IN tho grand
panorama that, liks . map, was sprssd
out far beneath w.
Miss Staples, st isag,b Sried, 80 are
in imIneut danger!
She looked at me with au expression
OF surprise.
We are on tho verge Of eternity,
added. The great bag cannot continns
much longer to hold out against the
pressure OF tie gss within. Every mo.
ment the air 10 becoming thinner and
colder. eau hardly speak now without
great pain. Shoald tie balloon burst we
would be hurled TO the Garth.
Is there no way of saving ourselves7
she asked, quickly and collsctsdly.
II we could reach the valve which 10 at
The top OF The Balloon. Il has become
wsdgsd in suppose. But We cannot.--
1t is rot possible.
CaRpot4 abe cried.
/ could hardy bear her, and 1t was be-
coming intensely cold. For moment |
lost my vision. When AZ returned to me
was alone! Had my compsniop hurled
herself out OF W. basket, and Fas she
now beyond all the borrorL the agony
that was miner would follow herl |
had grasped the edge of the basket. An
o,ser second aud would have clambcred
over t.. and the air-ship would have been
tenADtlessI Ia that moment, however,
saw what supposed to be q cloud de
scending the netting. Then heard
voice say--it sounded very far off: Pull
the cord. The valve will now openl
did, mechanically, as was hidden.
was dazed. The rope responded TO my
hand, and suppose the valve opened |
could hear no rush-no Issue OF gas,
however. The air wss too rariiisd for
thst. Isuppose.
Ie GEo minutes We were within half
mile of&se earth's surface. The air was
dsnser aae warner, and the balloon was
full OF wrinkles.
You had batter ,ctAse the valve, Mise
Staples said. HersoIee was lead enough
now.
! did close II, aud then weA9nq] along
down the Santa Clara valley very pIsss-
antly. /
AT suncown VIC landed in safety.
But, asked . listener, professor how
did shs get the valve - that il would
work.
araly dars.tsN you, fer It is rsnec-
tion on my manhood, That girl deliber.
aleiy climbed the netting, under aud over
away TO the very crown OF the ballo0p,
Snd there saw where the difficulty was,
The valve cord had got wound around
ihe nestins in some way. Shs relieved
il. Then abe descended, unhsrmsd, 10
the LAsketi II WAS q heroic act, indeed.
! sftsE cards lssrHed that she bad ben
conns eocd with a circus As rider, and was
wonderfully courageous. Had it no,
been foc Aer temerity, | should not be
here 4" T<la.s my hrst adventure In
but yoa declared just nov, said asoth.
or of tie professors listeners, that you
woad never waut 10 go up ia = balloon
with = wolnas- 1 should think yos'd be
rather pleased % have one with you.
No, sir; aud for this reason, responded
Boyn,on: A WomsH is, In my opiuion,
50 much more eoursG eous thau am,
that I'D be ashamed OF myself in her
presence In \ moment OF terrible dAn
ger.
The Washington correspondent OF the
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