Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02

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was not mad after all. But why
had he chosen me to take this aerial
voyage? Perhaps it had been an ac-
cident. Perhnps-
But what is that? The great At
lantic, as ! live Soon | would be
aboy3 it. Yes, here it is below me al
ready. At least two thousand miles |
OF water were ahead OF me. Would |
my propelling force carry me beyond |
il, or would fall into its depths !
and never more be heard of? |
Faith In my Kalamazoo lunatic be-
gan to rise within me. had passed
above two ocean steamers, and had
seen innumerable crafts near the
coast.
"Ahl What strange impulse is
this? / had read of the wonders of
the vast deep Now / could see
them, II the fish asre as reliable as
the bird. hesitated blt NJ last my
hand touched the other hutton.
Down like flash went, and soon
realized that was encircled by the
waters OF the Atlantic. Downward,
still downward, and began to fear
that ] might reach the bottom or be
dashed on "A submarine peak. ! turn
ed the button which had transform.
ed my bird into fish. It's descent
was at once checked. Suddenly there
Was a jar. Instinctively looked to-
ward sort oi window which had
been constructed OF sheets of ising-
glass in the stern. There was a SINH
4 lar window at the bow, defended by
rubber points TO denden the effects of
I n blow, Tit should come. Behind
/ SAW moving monster, whose back
the keel OF my fish had grazed. | had
/ studied zoology as "A matter ofcourse,
but the books had never told me ola
creature like that of which got a
glimpse. II was in some respects
like IA huge serpent, hut il must HAYS
measured two hundred feet in lengthe
began 10 think that / ought.
TO rise nearer the surface. touched
the button, and was soon within fifty
or sixty feet of the wnterleyel. did
not wish 10 60 higher. because in my
fearful speed, il should be struck by
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bottom, and Brunton's fish would l,C
my coffin.
"What is that? l had read OF tn,
octopus. had imagined all sorts
Of marine monsters, but anything
ike what | saw AHEAD OF me now
.syer conld hayeconceived. Itseem
cd 10 be coming toward me, bu
In this was deceived. IL was rest
ing in the water, holding in its terri
bic claws IA porpoise and two sharks
Z Ny brief glance showed me crab O
/ such dimensions, Tom, that yol
, would not believe me II tried to dc
1 scribe II TO you.
i. Il WIS in a quandary. ! ienrel
4 that there were rocks below the craf
! and dared not descend. ! discover
3 cd that was ignorant OF how &
/. turn TO the right or lett. Twas goin
4 rs straight east as an arrow, and,
could go entirely around the giobs
{ must again land in Kalamazoo, Q
Q pass over IL.
o The sight Of this horrible-lookin
Z. animal terrified me ! must ret on
o OFF way, somehow, and the onl
! means saw OF doing so was to nj
J. cend to the surface. resume my bir'
y shape. and rise into the air. Here
II was that | came near ending m
= tourney. In my excitement, just u
t. / approached the surface OF the W.
d ter / touched the bird button. Iva
Ie moment too soon. The fish CO.
d ering retreated. and the wings mas
IL an effort To clear themselves of Il
d water. There was moments strui
:, gle in the singular vehicle. IL shoe
Is In every--l wHsnbout to say-plan
| but every part of its rubber ineas
he ment il better. At last the wins
tc rose. the water was cleared, and aneu
II ot me saw the shores OF Europe.
| was just in time.
rs II don't wish to tire you Tom, wi
o. this strange narrative. IL is enoug
>! TO say TINT | crossed the eastern co
r tinent. took swim under the Paci
re though ] was very careful there
So and finally saw the rocky mountai
" ahead of me One strange thing,
ie which Just refer, was the fact tn
e my DAYS and nights were only nbo
= six hours in length, just n little ov'
n But must hurry on. Here
re are near Chicago. and Unjust tell v
y the end.
~ Il crossed the Rockies, passed oy
l the great valley. and had n hyieftl
y. over Lake Michigan. ] began
IN wonder whether the machine W
nd wound up to 20 forever-whether,
Nv short, was started on car of p
er petunl motion. had not long
IN wonder as | came to kalamaz
RS there wns n sudden stoppa
he OF the onward movement. Thu
! followed n brief ilutterlng o.
ell wings. n restful descent, and the We
OF deriul machine nlighted within
ut Enclosure with which its invent
nm had concealed il. Everything h
of been calculated with an accurf
or which would have gratiiied eN
I'm Jules Verne.
NV oThe door OF the machine open