Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-04-06

LANDING OF THE DOUBLE BALLOON.
he had climbed over the side and slid
down to the end of the rope. There, seated
on the bend of the anchor, he lighted a
match and smoked big cigar down to it's
last ash.
That poor little bridegroom looked as
though he would like to Jump up and down
and yell. He did yell, and yelled for dear
life, too, but he didn't move He was afraid
to even wiring his hands, so he simply wig
gled his fingers while he pleaded with Bald
win to come up.
If you keep on yelling like that, I'll pitch
you out" said Baldwin to the groom after
he had climbed into the basket. The little
fellow smiled a CHASTITY smile and looked at
the bride as much as to say, "She wouldn't
let you" But he subsidized.
Il hope we shall have good long trip"
the aeronaut continued after he had silenced
the little man, but I'm afraid we shall not,
because that brother of mine forgot to give
us any ballast. If we should start to drop
in the ocean, we should have to let her 60.
There would be no way of preventing it,
Let me tell you something" whispered
Ivy Baldwin in my ear. mot only have we
no ballast, but the valve of the main bal
loon is Frozen"
It had been growing colder and colder.
For some time there was queer sensation
In my ears like pressure on the drums.
The aeronaut continued to talk, but his
voice became indistinct. Finally it sound
ed like buzzing and then like faint
whisper. knew he was talking, for his
lips moved. Then he appeared to be seized
with the same dreadful sensation, for he
pulled desperately at the valve string. The
bride and groom still crouched at the bot
tom of the basket, and as glanced at them
saw that they, too, were suffering. The
groom's nose began to bleed.
Our valves were frozen. We were COM
pletely at the mercy of the balloon. IN
disturbed, she attained the highest altitude
she could. Besides being perfectly deaf,
my jaw felt as If it were pressed in vise
The eyes of my companions became fearful
and bloodshot and knew mine must be
the same, for sharp pains shot between
them. We breathed in short gasps. and
the air felt like bits of broken glass. Per-
fectly numb with cold, we glared at one
another In horror. We were at height of
about 20, 600 feet, or nearly four miles from
the earth. Then a strong current struck
us and bore us north. We had been going
southeast.
" SSSAA 6OuCN AetVs 1AO VAOuuS udA
passed away, and we could see the world
| again. We continued to 20 down. It
seemed as If the earth were running up to
bump into US.
''Throw out your coat" Ivy said to the
bridegroom.
'It's SO coldW he replied, with chattering
teeth, as he obediently took off his coat.
Soon the aeronaut's coat went overheard
too. We had passed little cluster of
houses, and here and there for some dis
tance were farmhouses that looked to us
like toy houses nestled among green trees.
Finally we landed in an open field near one
bf the houses and returned to San Francis
90 In the evening, feeling none the worse
TOR our expedition into upper ether. -
| Concerning Horse.
They say when man goes to trading
horses he can no longer be honest, al
least In respect, to horses, and yet s'they
say" may be mistaken. At least it oc.
CURED to me so one day as riding along
pleasant road I met q man on horse.
back. 49,. s:z..f
want to buy horse?'' he inquired.
''What do you want for him?'' said I.
1.-TWO hundred dollars" said he.
'What do You ask for him?" said 1,
Zone hundred and seventy-fve dol.
lars" said he.
'tWhat will you take for himr" said I.
Zone hundred and fifty dollars" he
said.
What will You get for himf'' said I.
Zone hundred and twenty-five dol
lar" said he.
What didyou give for him?'' said 1.
One hundred dollars" said he.
What is he worth7n said I, Isl
sssSeventy-five dollars" said he 81
reckon You don't want to buy horse,
mister, and he rode into the yard Of a
big establishment could see through
the trees.
What's that building?'' asked Of a
man 100 yards farther on. s
Lunatic asylum, |" he replied CURLY,
and Isteered in the other direction.-De.
troit Free Press e. ). 80.