Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-07-17


display. The fusSiness of these prepara
tons was absurd enough, have no doubt
for | had not launched out into anything
elaborate, but had contented myself wit
very simple and familiar pieces. Still i
required some thought and study to fin,
out how to let of even these with adyant
age, 50 inexperienced was |. However
there were printed directions IN my box
| and by following these carefully hope
to please my not too critical spectators
| These were posted at the drawing-roOn
window, which looked ont upon the law
where the exhibition was to take place
and soon after dinner on most favolabl
evening, dark dry and still, | sailed on
with box of yeSuyians in my hand, ant
opened the entertainment by lighting th
torch-paper Ot a neat case, which present.
began to burn with intense brightness
causing the trees, the river, and all Othe
objects to appear blue, then green, thel
rosy, then Intensely dark-quitc Il,
allegOrical representation of a human life
Next came cluster Of Roman candles
which fixed and threw up colored balls i,
a satisfactory manner enough. Then
let eft rcwork which was to run back
ward and forward along Il string which
had fastened for the purpose between tw
trees. 1t started fairly enough, but stucl
at the further end ana had to he stirred III
with 4 hoe before It would fly back again
However, | alone knew that it was intend
ed to act otherwise. Next we had a Jack
in-thc box, which terminated in a volcanic
eruption Of crackers darting and banging
into the air.
was most doubtful about the success
of the rockets. had collected all the biz
dOor-keys in the house, and had ticC
them firmly to the sides of the chairs, 81
that the rockct.stcks might be supported
in them comfortably, like canes and um
brcllas in Il stand. But when the box Of
irewo Ks came down no sticks were scnI
with it, so had to fit and regulate then
by my own private judgement, which had
no experience to guide 1t; only v~guC
impression that the rocket, when fixed to
the stick, Srodld balance an inch or two
below the head. Our ncighbor on the
right was curious in vegetables and glass
frames were spread all over his grounds,
so that 1t would never do to incline the
missiles in that direction, In front, how
ever was the river, into which the sticks
would fall harmlcssly; and on the right
was Il wharf, for the ladng and unladlng
OF what merchandise | did not know
our smubbery was planted too thlckly to
get glimpse at it; coal, probably, | CON
jcCturcd. At any tate it might fairly be
supposed that an empty case with light
lath attached to it would do no harm it it
fell within the prccincts or on to one of
the barges mOOrcd off it. So | fixed the
rockets with Il slight inclination to the left
to make sure of avoiding the cucumber
and meloh frames.
1t was with some doubt as to how the
thing would behave that applied a sput-
tGring vcSuvin to the tOUch-paper of the
first. 1t smOuldclcd so long that feared
it had gone out, and was jus. about to APP
ply second match when a stream of
fire shot ont with Il suddenness which
made me- jump Il yard back and aw y
SCARED the frcwork in the most sri
factory manner high into the air, where it
burst, well over the river, and coiOrcd
stars IIoatcd away from Il. There was
a tapping at the window, to which ! went.
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Whether in the interest of his employ.