San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-08
CAN A CAB FLY !?
An Aeronautis LothariO's Dues.
ton That Won the Jehu's
Wife Away.

weary Va I1Cui SdlSyJ anu Was ny
ing to run away with somebody,
but Henry was a hackman and S he
was afraid that he would catch her
wherever she might go. A year
ago last Fourth of July there was a
balloon ascension in Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Carey was in the throng.
She was near enough to the balloon
to use her eyes on the seronaut.
The aeronaut was of a reciprocating
disposition, and somehow or other
before nightfall he had asked her
to elope with him.
"But my husband is a cabman,
and will catch u.s."
Can a cab fly?" asked the gay
Lothario, derisively. "You be
ready for me tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock"
Mrs. Carey was ready. Mr.. Ca
rey when he came home to lunch
observed that his wife seemed i'll at
ease, and he suspected her. When
he went away he did not drive
around the corner as usual, but
drove down town and drew up.
There he alighted and glued his eye
to the wall where he could look up
the street without danger of obser-
walton. AT o'clock the wicked
aronaut rolled into the street.
alighted at Mrs. Carey's door, and
softly raped. He was admitted
and two minutes later reappeared
with Mrs. Carey. They looked up
and down the street. Apparently
there was no one to interfere. They
hurried into the coach and drove
off in direction opposite to that
where Mr.. Carey was stationed.
In moment he had mounted his
box and was driving like another
Jehu in pursuit.
Mrs. Carey heard a rafting of
wheels behind. She looked out of
the little window at the back of the
coach and screamed, He's onto
u.s."
But the eronaut smiled scorn-
fully. He ordered the driver to go
faster. In few moments they
were almost square ahead of the
pursuing husband. Presently they
turned corner, and there in va
cant lot, the balloon swung lightly
and cleaned in the sun. Out they
scrambled, chased through the
grass to the balloon and clambered
into the basket. The william
glanced across the street. The
pursuer had Just dismounted and
was putting and painting as he gal
oped toward them.s There was the
glitter of knife in the villains
hand. Thud thudl thud! thud!
One after another another the ropes
that held the balloon were severed,
and just as the husband stretched
out his hand to seize the basket, it
slipped lightly aside and rose swift
ly heavenward
Mr.. Carey watched the balloon
until it was mere speck in the
sky, and then, turning to his cab,
he drove slowly home. From that
day until last week he heard moth
ing from his erriug spouse. He
stumbled upon her at a bargain
sale of bingham umbrellas in Wan
amaker's. "Hellop said he.
Amt dead yet, Ell? How's
what's is manner"
"Oh, pretty fair. How's the
Only so so, Jimmy's broke out
with prickly heat, and Molly ate
too much watermelon Yesterday"
do you mean to tell me you've
been giving those children water.
melon?"
That's what. and we're going
to have one tomorrow. Only way
l can keep 'em goods to promise
'em melon"
Well I'm inst going home with
you. It's plain to be seen you
amt fit to bring up children"
"But how about your new man"
Oh, he can find a new woman.
Come along"
This is about the way one would
expect Philadelphia elopement to
md. Buffalo Courier.