The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-11

thought the handsomest girl 1nad ever
seen. She was tastefully dressed in n
fancy costume, with skirts reaching just
below the knee.
"We were soon chatting pleasantly
together, and I learned that she had
gone up Cor come up, rather. that after
noon from Melbourne, and had been
driving before the wind above the storm,
as had myself been doing. IL was, she
said, only her third ascent, but she was
perfectly cool and laughed gayiy over
our somewhat strange meeting. hap
pened TO look closely at her balloon, and
suddenly it struck me that it answered
the description Of the one the signor
had lost. / asked her delicately where
she got it, and she said that IL had come
down one day In her fathers front yard,
and after diligent attempt TO find the
owner by advertising In all Of the Mel
bourne papers and putting mp notice
In the post Office she had decided to be-
gin making accents with the balloon
herself, since there was heavy mort
gage on her fathers farm and danger Of
his losing 1t il e600 was not raised soon
"She was much embarrassed when
told her that knew the owner Of the
balloon, and instantly said she would
/ return il to him at the earliest possible
moment I was by this time 10 taken
| by her that I told her she should do
nothing Of the sort; that as the signor
had got another balloon / would see
l that she was not dispossessed, though
had not the least idea how should ever
pay for it.
cat this she blushed, thanked me,
but said that mamma would not allow
her TO accept such q gift from compar-
alive stranger. was deeply touched by
her delicacy, in the matter but resolved
that she should own the balloon never
theless In fact, to tell the truth, was,
as you may guess. falling in love with
the girl Just as rapidly AZ IL is possible
for any man to fall in love with any
/ young woman. ~ ,t. 1850 .t
"And, to make a long story short, by
| the time the storm was over and we be-
gan to descend ] was engaged to her.
! subject TO the consent Of her parents.
i As we settled toward the earth and
| gazed across into her great, liquid eyes
/ and saw there the light Of awakening
love I was the happiest man above the
| Australian continent But one dari
thought crossed my mind--that Of my
utter poverty.
1--WE soon reached terra firma, and {
delicious thrill shot through me as
touched her hand for the first time II
assisting her from her basket ! ther
turned and picked up stone TO use II
stalking down our balloons I saw some
thing CLEAN ON it. examined closely
| Goldl A glance showed moro all abou
! on the ground / used my stakes II
l marking out claim. 1t became the Gel
i ebrated Gas Bag mine. Of which yo'
have heard. and month later / sold !
for 100000. We were married Il
Woolloomoolloo
"See here, judge" broke in tn
| dominic. II thought this story was &c
ing to introduce an incident to prov
( | that lying is not demoralizing!"
'I promised nothing Of the sort. " n
| turned the judge. ''This story is an e1
, | ample, not an incident to prove any
: thing. However there may be proof 4
It after all have told it. and T.
leave It to any one here il ! am demoral
Q / lied Haydn Carruth in Chicag
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