The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
BOBBY FISCHER'S RIDE.
The True Story of a Wonderful
Home-Made Balloon.

HOm6-MaQo DduOOu'
"It's easy enough to make balloon"
said Lem Purdy. His nose went up and
his mouth went down as he said this,
like the mans in Little Dorrit." "1'l
bet" he continued, "that | can mako
one myself.
,'Can you?" asked Bobby Fischer,
anxiously. He, with half dozen other
urchins, was always at Lem Purdy's
heels. Lem was the enterprising boy
of Canedy's Corners. He could jump
the farthest, run the fastest, shoot the
ntraightestand do the most mischief In a
given time among all the boys In town.
de was accordingly the hero OF the
place, especially TO the small fry. Bob
by Fischer had hitherto regarded the
making OF balloon as most intricate
and difficult piece OF business, but II
Lem Purdy said he could make one and
that it was easy to make one, why, Bobby
aud all the rest were prepared to be-
heve him upon the presentation OF any
thing like suitable proofs.
"You see," went on Lem, airily, "you
want to make an air-tight bag Isn't
that easy?"
"Its got to be pretty big, isn't it?'
yentured Hoddy Atwood.
"Bigp Yes, ougoose. But what's to
hinder it's being big. Youcan make 1t
any size you want TO, can't youP"
Hoddy was sauelched, and the pro-
eeedings went on.
"Then," said Lem, oracularly, "you
want to fill the bag with very light air
-gas, sorter. Now 'spose you all
know that hot air is light air-very
light-you know how hot air goes up, /
spose2'
The depths OF scientific knowledge
svinced by this series of statements par
atyzed LENS audience. With eyes az
big as cookies and mouths wide open
the boys waited further developments.
Charley Timmens, you go into the
barn and look behind the corn shelter
aud see what you find there. Fetch 1t
out with you
Charley Timmens turned shade
paler than usual with asense Of his own
Importance and obediently ran into the
barn.
"Now we will go out to that stump
there continued Lem, "aid I'll show
you what I've made there
The boys trampled on one another's
heels in their haste TO get at that won
aerful stump. What could be therep
But Lem, grand, gloomy and pecul-
lar" strobe along at their head and re-
fused to answer any OF their questions.
The stump reached, Lem took aboard
off from heap Of newly-turned earth
which lay close by and revealed dark
aud grewsome hole. The time had now
come for him 10 disclose Its secret.
HBoys," he said, confidentially, "Pvt
got stove down there. II was full Of
holes, but by packing earth around Il
and making this slit here for draught
it's furnace-a regular furnace. See
this iron tube2 That leads TO my
cHuoible, where can mako gas-balloOr
gas"
!, 'Good for you, Lemr" "That's hnep
',She's daisyr' and similar expressions
m tinctured with the prevailing slang
jhd highly charged with admiration fol
1Jom's genius, broke from the boys apt
Zach in turn applied his eye 10 the hole
80 the ground which was the only meani
OF viewing LENS wonderful furnace.
{ Lem had piece Of stove-pipe at hand
which, after lighting the fire In the
furnace, he inserted into the hole, and
the smoke began to pour upward through
H.
BY this time Charley Timmens had
returned with curious-looking armfu
of something, which proved TO be half |
dozen wool sacks, sewed closely togeth
OF. and containing Q pile Of newspapers
F"You see" said Lem, briskly, paper
are as near air-tight IS any thing can be
amt they2"
The boys assented, and as Lem pro
dnced pot OF paste and brush and be
gan 10 line his wool sacks with pape
they we're all anxious 10 assist. II wa
ten o'clock whom they began, but b.
Hpen they had IN air-tight bag, and l
Iwas pretty nearly dry, too.
snow, boyL" said Lom, as they SEP
ersted for dinner, you want 10 kee
swful mum about this, but you com
hack about two O'Clock and you'll see
balloon ascension, and don't you forge
T."
At two o'clock they were all bacl
again. In fact, they were most Of thor
there by one O'Clock. Only three or fou
Favored oousins o. brothers had been u
pitted besides the half dozen who hs
een there In the morning. About 10
Minutes after two Lem came strollin
lsisursly toward The impatient htti
how'd. No monarch had ever felt hi
Ijowsr more subiimaay.
F"Huny ppI" called the boys, but Ler
louiy smiled indulssntiy upon them, IN
icatps calmly onvarA
nThers'sa ans bsd Of ooais In n
iiurnase, and ws've rot . LOT Of wood |
:put on ~ Hedey AssosA