The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-11-06
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- us sr MAMIE Luxe.

rE BY nArrx Luxe. s
There were two of them. u.
One was, tall, rather showily attired,.
not bad looking, but garrulous to
fault.
The other was shorter, moderately
arrayed, though the extreme garrulous-
ness Of the other may have fconduced to
her silence. IL. ...-.-.t - 4'.- = I.
They were about thirty, each, 7" old
maids" evidently, from some inland
town, and had arrived on the gManhst-l
tan grounds Just as the 9 captiveu Bat
loon begun to ascend. s ~ . s'-i,..iie
Jane, 'spose that's the balloon, don't
youf j never saw a balloon before, but
/ know that's balloon. What a big
thing IL Is, amt itf Shaped like pear,
amt itf How it shines don't itf 1
wonder what it's made off, Thus the
tall one volubly expressed herself at the
first 70 of, AZ it ware. " q k4RglF u
Jane gazed interestedly at the balloon,
but said nothing .'' Y, : ,'.,. 1 Z,
"It looks frightful, don't it, Jane, to
see that big thing going up into the air,
with them people in the basket under
neathi 1t makes me fidgety, / declare"
"It looks queer, Eliza. But it's got
rope TO it."
"I know that, but it must be danger
ous. Dear me, what do people want TO
put themselves out for to get into dan
ger, when there's enough of IL round
everywheref Want to say they've been
up in balloon, ! 'spose. Wonder how
much 'twould take to get me up in that
thingf See il go up and up, jane" & Y
see. Eliza" .e-.'i ~. s-.-r +.
"They're laughing and talking in the
basket jes' 80 there warn't no danger!
'Spose the rope would breakf n Spose a
hurricane ah0uld come al0ng=-Hhere'd
they be then? It makes me shndder to
thinl4of It., 'Sposes il vas, struck by
lightning -ther1' 8 great black cloud
GrasI6usI n - EeEiSi. .sI over to
NY naWSss = ~ IA Il n 70, then,
Tof soa..s - lso| y dos .sposs
shsrsi. h sus.s sRsy Z 1~ish fhsg,d g " I
stayed down here yhere we are, Jane
Folks always wish they hadn't when
anything happens, Sbtft' meyer. stop to
ehnn s".y "Ss"a W. - -
wonder what make ~ COUP, Elizar'
go upi why, chey 1etfhe rope out,
you goosel Don't you see tine ropes
getting longer n longer a. sthe timer
Yes see that, t4iza 4 bntLb she
hSn. ass,tatea Inc tss.pg SSs q .he rope
with her, for the ascension Of the balloon.
"Do you 'spose you'd 90 up, Eliza, II
there was rope tied TO one of your legs,
and--p3r r;ofi q ehueio yrsliirrs :
"Hushl for mercy's sake, Janer'
(spoken in q sharp undertone). "There's
gentleman there "-Qn a whisper
pointing to a man about six feet to the
left and front Of Jane ~" who :must
have heard you, n know. I saw him
look round and smile, The idea of you
speaking out 20 loud about my--yor
always speak so plain, Jane, that Pm
ashamed Of you sometimes. When we n,
alone, / don't care, OF course, but whe,
we're ont among peoule You'd ought I,
be more careful. " fGF Fs'rsi1i 2 ~
And Eliza ratified or, for vvosm;npteo
dwelling on the enorm;tv Of lanes NJ
terancaeand trv;no toimnrs ',,non he
a. rc1-.;s- ~ ~ -. - s:.f fo- -
the uss ~ ~, i;rcmsI ~-r.- ~
mspccted thst;s wss sTm6,eltd boo,
lane frou, r.varf;,ss, r. bss- - a. n,
uttered suppositior th.n, suvth; no sls:
that Eli.a msde, 40 m.nv--ords al
seeing that ~. reason' .a.cr;hed hy he
for TIE balIoonys ascane;on was Z r;d;cr
Ions one Ent - sbs retmrnad ~ ~
subject herself, nv suspicioH was g q
course, we'll founded. .li9Dfs1's9 bm1 q
"If they didn't let the yop, ont. Ian,
~ corru. A. koIIouu .~..fJ-y4 -
But that amt what makes it go up.
: only said - 50 e have, yoa ;l.ugh, but 70
with air, you know, and ii the rop
didn't hold it, 1t would go of on its ow
hook. Myl amt it high now? Whs
would you be up there for, Jane?
wouldn't, not for all the whole word
not for the whole of Hackensackp' = n
."N9r l either. Eliza; and as neiths
.. Q. US sf mas s,gn 60. 70 & go up there whafs q
don't see." 80
took the wind out Of Elias sails, ,'' 50
speeanT; PIX; put they filled away in momen
IN, w@a people talk about what the
wouun tEe 10 90, ana would like 70
oont they all except you; and yc
never say enytning. l shd die, II
w% ~ o9mD as you'll Know 1 shoul
Wny, tsAk,iike house afire when ~
Al alone p myself, and you'd be
9umo an oyster, know you would.
have disputes, too, with myself, and
always get the best of IT, too; catch n
moping round and saying rothing-wh
md 90 ofithe handle in fifteen mi
utcsp N& s~
Jane smiled, and kept her gaze tx,
upon the ascending balIoon, greatly
terested in the spectacls--a novel one
both.
spd like 20 have somsbedy explains