The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-07-17

The sssabsy. IL has slssys hssn . zoe
Der 10 ns tbsi ts ss eel i,rtsd Oh 10 'hs
6rsi rash.
Well. 1 fslt sish eli over ~ l Locked 81
bin thsrs. snd | asduioSs shy The be
Icon bad ,stsp loassr TO rishs isssli. snd
Oh, 0sors. b.d eslitd alter ne 10 ride
her aovn. Shoals I cut loose 9th the
pss.ehsis the b.s sosla ., oscs tafp up
eide doss, empty ilssii. sna ossn its
ssin dssssu,. The only hope Icy 10 ny
ridios h,r dosu and 10 ths boy holtina
90. There u" 20 possibls vsy for ne TO
reach hin. No mes cseid eilGb The slino
closed psrscha,s; ssd even u man could.
ssd msks The mouth u tho balloon. sbst
could be dot Straight oo', sad 10 feet
sv.y. ,rsii.d the boy ou bic iieklish
perch. spd those is feet vnssnpsy space.
l thoush, for more quickly than Il takes
TO tell eli this. snd rssliE.d 90 ths iusssr.
.b.i the hoy's attention mas. b called
.~sy from bic terrible dsnss. Efsteis
iss oil the ssltcontroi 1 possesssd. aud
.irivins 10 make mysslf very ssin. laid
shssrily;
Hello, ap there Who ere youi
He looked dovu st me. choking back
si, ,..n ard brishtssins sp. but joe.
than the balloon ran into . cross-cursnt.
turned bali srsusd and Icy over. This sss
him ssinsing back and forth. and be
istobed the canvas smother bump. Then
he began 10 ery sssia.
Isnt il greslf | ssked heartily. -
though II wss the most spjoysbls sbioe 10
The world, sud, without waiting for bin to
sns~sr, What's your usmsi
Tonm Dsrmott. te answered.
q sd to make your sequsin.suos, Tom
nv Dsrmott, l vent 90. Bot Id like TO
know Who said you could ride up With
mei
Hshushed and raid be Just thought
hs'd ride up for tho ion OF H. Aud 60 we
vent on, | sick with lear for him. end cud
gslips my brains to keep up the converse
tion. knew that II vas oil / could do,
and th., bis Lie depended upon my ability
to keep bis mipd el bis danger | point
ed ont to hin the great psnorsms spread
inQsssy to the borzon and 1900 iest bs
meath rs. There lay S.n Ffapcisc bay
like ;rsst placid lake. Tho h,z, oi smoke
ovsr The city, the Golden Gate. the ocean
10. rim bey ond. and Mt T.uslpiss ovsI
al, clesr-cut and sharp sgsinst the sky
Directly below us / could see . buggy. sp
psrsntly crawling. bat l knov from sXpsl
roe that the men 10 it we're lashipg The
horses on cur trsil.
Bat be grew tired OF looking around,
and l could ses be wss beginning to gel
frishtebed.
How would YOU like to 80 10 for the bni
insssi l asked.
He oheersd up Al once. and asked. DE-
you get good ps,'
Bot the Little Nasssu' beginning Il
cool, had started oa its long descent, and
rss into counter currents which bobbed
ii roughly about This swung the boy
sroand pretty lively. smssbiDg him into
ths bag quite severely. His lip bsGsn Il
trembIs 81 this. and he vas Drying sssio
l tried 10 joke sne laoeh, but II VS. NJ
use. His pluck was otzlug out. and d
apy moment I vas prepared to see hin et
shooting past me.
Iwm 10 despair. Then, suddenly, ! n
membsrsd how ons fright could destroy
smother fright. and l irowned up st bin
and shouted sternly:
You just hold on 10 that ropel IL yor
don't I'll thrash you within % inch O.
Jour lie whom l get you down on th'
srouudl Undtnt.nd
| YsJs.yss. cir. be vhimpsrsd. and "v
that The thing bad worked. l vs nesrs
10 him thon tho earth. and be wH nor'
sirsid Of me than Of falling.
| Why, ysu've got . susp up there OF
that soft bag, l ratified on.
| Yes. l sssursd him. tits bar down herr
10 hard and nsrrov, and II hor,s TO cit OF
IL.
Then . thought struck him. sud be fo
got Ill sbsut his scbing 6nsers.
j When srs you going To Iumpf be asked
Tbsts vhst osns up 10 500.
| l VS. sorry to dissppoint him but
wasn't going to make any jump.
/ Bat be Of j,ctsd TO that 1t said 80 II
the papers, be said.
l dos't ears. / spsvsrsd. I'm feelinl
sort Of lszy today. sud I'm Just soins 4
ride down The balloon. Ips ny balloon
snd euess / esn do - l plesss sbost II
And, snyvsy. we're slmost down nov.
And ~ we're. too. and sinking fast
And right there and then that youossse
bsesu 10 srsus With me ~ 10 whether
~ss right for ms to dissppoint the people
sd to urge their claims spos me. Au
II va With . bsppy hssrt tibet held o.
my end Of II, Ius,ii,iss nysslf 10 . thes
sud different vsys, TIL " shot over
srsvs Of sueslyp.as trees and dipped I
meet the earth.
Hold oa ,ishil l sbousd. ssinsio
dosn from the irspsz, BY my hands !
srdf 10 msks lsnd 90 ny feet
! We stimmsd psst bsrp. missed nee
Of elothssiine. frightened tbs bsrnyr
ehisksns Into . psnie. end rose up sssi
J sIss over . hsystsek -sll this sIuo'
, ssisksr thsn II hkss 10 tell Then y
, ssus dosn 10 90 Orchard. spd When y
! isst touched itr ground 1 fetched up tb
balloon BY . soupls Of turns oi the trspsr
! srossd en- apple tree.
l have hsd uy balloon catch afe 10 nj
, cir, hsvs Lons On the coroics Of h
) story house. 1 bsvs dropped Ike . bnIl'
sr, Gn0 faAt vksn q usysrh nj ts vsa olov