Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-15
4 French story.

y sporticnt Of the Baltimore SIN
H!i>l,1g from Paris :ays:
Here is tie last 1aIjoon story: Mon
sivur g >,Ieri. i: MS last quincy to the
clouds but one, was accompanied by a
! single fellow traveller, who had paid one
; ti!Gs1sari francs Tor the privilege OF
niaco ny the side OF The celebrated aero
naut. The weather was splendid and me
balloon reached 4 cnnsi>ieraiy'>e height.
'What eff t has it On v:,u;' inquired
Il. t'o'iarl OF his companion
"EInc Whatever. was til: curt rel)ii;: :.
y lau>t COM p, :ment you. Said II
Cu,;:: /. 'inu are the first amateur
i;nrc ::v.r known ~ reach this altitude
, without ,:XDerirn, ing some emntion.'
$50 tjri: '. >a',i TIVE amateur cColv.
H. tss,u;.!u threw cut some mai. asst. ana
the l'sinnn few up some sixty yards
higher.
New, how do ;"N tceI =
>.i.'st as usual. SAID the cDmpani;,n ia
a rather peTui>,n1 ton..
by ,Juve >::c:>!!l.@:i Vt. tis'!ard, "yfu
are (: born q: Is,Eaut sir
The balloon kept n risiG2.~. and when 4
; few hundred yards higher II. Goddard. for
thr third time. questioned his ctlnpan-
lou as 10 ills einorirn:.
"Emolion: No; y trace q emotion"
replied he. with tiI,. t>au u a man who
feels that he has been taken in.
"Nell, SO much the worse.' said the
acronaut. y see s;laIl ~: IL, able t.,
alarm you: We :i:.v.' l:sc:e high enough,
and we sliul! now -. sc>i1>j
'Dcsct nd:
Yes certain ~. !, wo'.:; u. i:Drar,>;:s
to - higher.
i don't care >i,:>nS tie ,'anger. and |
don't CHOOSE t, descent: ! an going
higher. am. paid Il ti'"l.san>t ranc>
to exp, rivncc s''nc ":nn:i',n, T.: !:i,vn be-
fore >nja3 Gown again.
". GODDARD burst out laughing. lie
Thought t!le man was Joking.
Are Won gong nn hi CHER or net" said
the companion. a the same time rrasping
". GODDARD Ivy tic throat H:.i shaking
him violently %! intend i, have my
:i1sn;inuS.
II. Goddard saw - Y ::};s"yc thar he ha!
t. do with madln y. TIL" 'lt.Htea Q, es
the F'1r;'ns gasp, 'ne very ton, ~ Ii
voice eft no doubt about that.
But what WAS t. is: 81 ..e: they We're
some 1900 ftcc ii; III among til. c'nuetS: !.
struggle was out nf the QUESTION, IS one
violent morton If The l3.A,: MAJ, would
be enough +, upset fhc car. ~ these
thoughts passed N. Goddard mind in less
than Il >"cnut| lis adversary was DOW
ert,'l MAN.. ant without lunsenin. ms
grasp he vailed out, ".i,, my t;nc t.:.low.
yN', '';.v' been playing tine too! With NE
Io! !.H1c made iiic l''v one thousand
francs ina not gwen me !: single emo
ton
"WeI ha; .v;,a? would YOU have lie
l., -: ~hGu II. Goddard, calmly and soot!-
in4..'.
ii. going ~ throw YOU over" Sai3
the maniac, with q wild laugh: But first
az IDEA strikes me: III 70 up to the top
or the balloon" anl sui,ihc the action 10
, the word he jumped into the rigging OF
tie car.
Bat, my poor trienl." sa;tl the aero
unut. "ycu'N kill rnursclt like that
The mailman uttered y threat AT
least" said Mr.. Gt,!;srd. "!ct me put .
rope around your waist to prevent an &C
cit!cnt.'
well, bv it 3d." said The mailman.
who seemed 70 see tI,> necessity of some
rrecauti,n, and the rope having been 1T
| Tackled, he recommended climbing the
rigging OF the balloon with the agility of
! squirrel, AMI in a few moments was
seated on the apex. ciapping his hands
and shouting with joy. At once he takes
out Of his pocket a large clas;, knife, and,
brAndishing it above his head, ycl}s out
"Now, you rascal! yon wanted to descend.
did you? So you shall, with a venge-
anceW And, before NJ. Goddard can ut
ter a word, four of the six ropes attaching
the car to the balloon ac cut, and the
caritselt swinging lre'plrssly outside. The
madman'S knife was now touching the
other two, when the areonaut calls out to
to him: @Sto2, one word ~
"No, no; Gown YOU GO
"But let me tell you something, my
friend; we are now three thousand feet
high it Is true, but that is not high
enough for a thoroughly good fall"
'What do you mcan?' asked thu
mailman, confusedly.
II mean this, that fall OF only thre,
thousand feet might not kill me, and
prefer being killed to being only Grip
pied. Oblige me, therefore, by waiting
until we aisc three or four thousand tee
!; higher 80
seemed to enjoy the idea Of 50 prodigioa
: fall.
| The aeronaut keeps to his word; n