Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
4 COLOR o CITIZEN OF GREEN
VILE TAXES A TRIP.
0.eeavllIe Demoerat -

GTeeayllle Democrat 2ls;.
Prof LeRcy, a gentleman vhc
l@uors under a total absence o.
ear. delighted and Mortified :
iarEe gathering of people al
Forest Park last Sunday after.
noon. The Professor makes /.
good living by taking daily OK
euFSiens up among tae cioads
AID collecting fifty cents pei
head tuo fres iistl TOR those whe
want 10 see him 10 it. bis trips
are made aslride a trapeZe bar
which is attached to an immense
aud lively balloon. aud when De
has reached an altitude of some
5000 feet he deserts the balloon
and returns to earth ~ means
OF a parachute. The Professor
may De said TO be away mp in
his business, and there is more
money than danger in it-feT
him. He gave . fne exhibition
Sunday afternoon. the ascent
being made without uanecessa-
~ delay, and descending with
out trouble or accident.
Monday afternoon another ex-
hibitioh was given, and this time
a performance took place that
was not enumerated in the list
of attractions as shown on the
bills. However, as no extra
charge was made for the add
tional attraction, nobody kicked
While the balloon was being in
flated. a number of eoloTed citi-
zens, actuated alike by curiosity
and a desire to help the SHOW
along, each took n rope to hold
the bag down until the proper
time came 10 let L go. Among
the number was William Scott.
William is not as frisky as he
might be; in fact, he couldn't
steal second on Nartz to save
his life. An ice wagon il y
lightning express ia comparison
with William, and, while be les
go when the others did, he
cGulJn't get out Of the way in
time. A rope came along and
caught him amidshipS; and il :
tginkling he vas sailing heaven
wards faster than be ever tTaV-
elled before. Nost OF those
present thought It was part OF
the sEOw, but William didn't,
and, while he was firmly con
WINGED that he was u gone
coon, shuah," be had sense
enough TO grasp the rope with
both hsndS and hold on fer dear
life. Leroy was not EXPECTING
company on the trip but he
spoke encoGragiugiy to his
gaest and assured hun thu. he
wac de- lighted 10 have him and
that he was NIL rigat If he held
on 20 the rope. when Leroy
prepared 50 descend William
asked with anxiety depicted on
every feature: Amt gwine ter
leab ne - hcah IS yer, boss -
oh, you're az right, respond
cd the iatter. William was ng.
c2Et rueed OF his safety by this
GSSCrtiOn, bat IN the absence OF
stronger pE0cf lie sawed wood
aEd said EOshinc-sh&t anybody
eCR,1 hear. Leroy and VII
liam parted company q IA aisi-
trde Of 1850 feet, bat he latter
had { through ticket and went
1890 feet aigker. lie says h
soon fo-go. his feaEs, aud as lie
hadn't had 9 free ride Ike that
for q great while, lie put il his
time warbling,
up il d balloon tJ
and yiewing the landscape, but
Williams assertion IN that re
speet must be taken cum grano
sails The balloon finally de
scended slowly to earth and
William was the haPpiest coon
IL Christendom. lie says he
was never SO near heaven be-
fore in his life. When he APP
peared on the streets that eve.
ming he was an object of inter.
est, and thoroughly eDjoyed the
sensation he created. He says
be will so up again if there is
any money in it. Scott is 81
years old, short and small in
statute, has a wife and three
children, and lives on the Swift.
water plantation. lie will he a
hero for the remainder of his
days among the colored popula
ton.