The Osceola times., 1879-05-10
Maliet's horse stumbled and fell. The

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Msllet's horse stumbled and fell. Tn,
lady contrived to disentangle hersel
from the animal, and dropping some tel
feet, caught with her fingers the end o
the narrow shelf OF rock, and there helt
on, dangling in the air above the rspit
rolling Arkansas, and to make natter
worse, the horse, following its mistress
had fallen or slipped on the same ledge
where it stood close to the wall, and al
most ss motionless as the rock itself
The horrified party hastened to the
rescue, and the professor, after soms
anxious moments, had his wife safe and
sound by his side. To help the horst
was more difficult matter, and an hour
elapsed before men and ropes could bs
got from the nearest camp, and all that
time the poor creature, seemingly aware
that he was not 10 be left to his OWE
resources, stood quietly :.on the narrow
shelf, hardly appearing to draw breath
nor did he attempt to use his limb
until he found him,e!f upon the sun
footing of the pathway above. p"
On the l4th Of October, 1877, Mis-
Lizzie Wise made her twentieth balloon
ascent at St. Louis. She had no com,
panIon, and soon after starting fbund II
advisable to throw out ballast. The
balloon shot up half mile, but only to
descend as quickly again, and the
seronsut determined 10 make dart foI
earth. "Sow, says she, 'csme the most
trying of all my balloon experiences. ]
could not see thing on earth, and the
balloon made fearful plunges through
the woods, crashing and crashing the
limbs Of the trees as It went along. All
of sudden was lifted up several feet
above the tree-tops, but only to plunge
down more suddenly between the tall
trees, where the balloon became edged
in, and | partly made up nv mind tc
have nights lodging there. la another
moment | heard voices, and called out
for help. to which came the pleasan,
response Where are your l cried
up here in the tree tor help me down
please' Mt. Sheva ssked how he should
do 1t, and | threw him rope, and hs
pulled and pulled, but could not get the
balloon low enough. My car was now
partly bottom up, when he bade me
slide down into his arms. He was big
and strong. And I slid down head fore
most into his arms, and thus reached the
earth unhurt."
Astonished as the deliverer OF the dis
tressed dainsel must have been at com
ing upon lady up tree, his surpris!
was not greater than that of the wheel.
examiner at Rugby when he saw mani
leg protuding from under one of the
carriages of an express train, and found
that it belonged to a sailor, coiled round
the break>ioi, who had adopted that
risky mode of travelling for want Of tn.
wherewithal to pay his fare, and wal
quite uninjured after journey from
Euston, a distance of eighty-two miles
accomplished in couple Of hours; al
though, when the engine, while at fnl
speed took in water fror. the betwcel
rails tank, there was only six inches be
tween him and the trough-a strikip.
example of the fool-hardines. of Jack
Not but what railroad servants are JUS
as reckless as sailors, putting their limb
and lives in jeopardy without the slight
est necessity, and 90 swelling the tale o.
rsilrosd disaster, for they are not Away
70 lucky ss the E.tingshsll sigual.man
who, attempting to cross the line IL
front of the "flying S,otcbman," WA
caught by the buffer of the engine, and
sent whirling over the embanKment--
nearly twenty yards deep-to come dowr
on his feet unframed. Esd NV -........