The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-24
AN AERIAL ENTERPRISE.
From the Album.

could he depend on monsieur's dis
erection not to mention names?"
He could. absolutely - monsieur had re-
Piled and then old Theodor Brignac IN
bosomed himself /, Malcolm Kenmore,
the monsieur referred to, was staying for
few days at this Out-of-the-way auberge
in Normandy. and old Theodor, the pro-
prietor, had become very confidential to,
ward almost the only guest the unfavor-
able season had left him. / had won the
old mans sympathies by my eulosies CT
his great countryman, Jules Verne, in
whom mine host seemed to take a pecu-
liar. almost pathetic interest. Especial
ly did he exhibit the liveliest excitement
when we approached the subject of these
marvellous creations of his genius, the fly
ing machine and aeroplane, so dear to
the world-renowned author The connec-
ton will be shown as relate in my own
prosaic style my old friends experience
1t would seem, then. that Theodor Brig
nae in his earlier days had became in
fected with the inventive fever, and had
endeavored to carry out in, practice some
of the theories of the master he so much
admired. The steering balloon had cap
tivated the young mans fancy, and, pos
sessed of a little money, knowing well
that the result, if favorable, would mean
fame and fortune.
He had always heard that England was
the haven of the inventive genius; thar
she was ever prepared to receive with
open arms the man with an idea. After
exhaustive eXperiments he hed to Lon
don. and set about exhibiting the power
of his wonderful balloon But whether IL
was that the air Of the British Isles die
not lend itself TO the higher stages of bat
looming or whether Brignacs mech
anism proved faulty. certain il was that
the great b. p. did not respond to the ln-
ventor's exertions; nor did the balloon for
the matter of that. 1t rose with a certain
amount Of regularity, but it was when he
tried to reach Margate, in the face Of q.
smart easterly breeze that the steering
qualities of the aerial leViathan proved:
unequal to the task So that in course
the end of his resources, with a tidy ac-
count outstanding for gas. For his be-
loved was no mean feeder, and on the oc-
casion of every ascent eXacted a fun
meal of the gas company's best Dis
heartened, half-starved and penniless he
was in mood to take any revenge on
ia perhde Albion" whom he held re-
sponsible for his failure.
In this frame of mind he was one dav
approached by a gentleman who had on
more than one occasion taken a keen in
terest in the aeronaut's maneuVers Au-
gustus FitZ-Cholmondeley more familiar
" known among his asSocia tcs a. ssCs11s-
sy-Ftz," the scion of noble house. sus-
tanned his fallen fortunes by exactine
tribute from his more opulent neighbors
IN
levy blackmail on their weaker brethren
by force Of arms, the present representa-
tive of the house cOntriVed to effect the
same end by more diplomatic means. Au-
gustus. for some time past, had been at
a loss how to repenish his store of the
root" Times were bad, the police were
wide awake, and the facilities for n really
satisfactory coup" sadly wanting.
The Frenchman's performances with
the balloon had suggested a new train
of thought to Gussy, and to carry out his
scheme IL was necessary to secure the CO.
operation Of the owner Of the air shin
Behold. then, those worthy representa-
tives Of two empires in solemn conclave
in Mr.. Fitz-ChOlmOndeley's aristocra tic
apartments Off the Whitechapel road If
was not the noble cracksman's intention
at first to let his colleague know too
much, but, finding the Frenehman's feel
ing so strong against all that pertaincd 10
emotions. and submitted his plan in de-
tail as a justihable retaliation against
the British nation. And truly the scberne
might be classed as Of national iruport-
ance, as it was directed against none Other
than that well known institution, her
ma1estys mint.
For a considerable time past had Angus
tus, on his way 10 the scene OF his labors
in the west. cast longing eyes hi mo
birthplace Of Englands wealth but So
far a twenty-fOot wall and fun guard III
soldiers had seemed obstacles too rrreaf
ed intellect. But what could not he ef-
fectod on the level might be overcome
from above. and mere we have the germ
Of his idea.
Vow" said the Fitz-Cholmondeiev I'm
that classical language fortunately not
Of this country, yer sees Wots got u be