The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-07-17
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III srsurd sbosi snd shovs ~. Ns'afsiis
/, 10 h.radess pfoisssto1, ssd nsisfsii!
| hs,s bed s,p, ,briiiips Hpsrisrse''
,ss soa thflliag. OF Of lssss ths nos'
nerve rsstiss. bsips ths sps su sess'
10 isiste.
II ttsppsssd before I sent 10 Tor b,dfo
sss bsloss,. ell Of vsai'hst sli. doaoisd
.sd iissd, ssd ell ttsi, sEd nifn vcy'f
% si dsys ississd Of mere toars Tue
aLi,tis ksssss" oi macy yss,s eses. ""
The balloon 1 vss mships sse,nis In o. ths
tina II SIS : fair sis,d bot su ss'i'. OF
sissls thieknsss. good Tor 90 bosf's h'shi
Or 90 and capable Of s,tsisiDs 90 si'issds
OF . mile or mora. II answered my PM
pos,, Tor my sei st tbs iiue v" ussins
hell mile psrsehats iuaps 81 rsersssion
psrks and souniry isiu, ! y" 10 Dab
Issd, . C.liiorpis tosp. diliua ssasurs
ssesxsmsut With q street nilssy con
psny. The company Owned . large park
outside tbs city. snd Of course II vas 10 y"
interest TO previds s,Hsciioss which
sould sssd the tovnspespls over Ito line
when they vsn. on, 10 &c, shin OF coon
ny cir. Ny eonirss. called for TO s'ssn
siess weekly. snd ny 30, y" % ''p'ci''
II tshins fsstsre, for II VS. on ny days
,hst the isrses, etosds vsrs drawn.
Before you cen understand what hsp
pepsd, 1 nust dnt tIplsin bit about the
nature Of tbs bot cir bsloon which ossd
for psrschuls Ianpisg. II you have ever
witnessed sush . jsmp. you will fensu
bsr bat directly the parachute VI" sos
loose, the balloon turssd upside dosn.
en- piled itself Of its smoke aud heated
cir, h.ttsnsd on. ssd fell s,rsisht down.
beating the psrsohuts 10 The srsund.
Thus there IL no chasing . big deserted
bag for miles snd miles acros ths soun
,ry, snd much tims, - veil " srosbl', 10
thereby ssvsd. This msnsuvsr 10 secom
plishsd by s.isshiss . weight. ss the end
Of long iops. to the top OF The o.Ioon'
The ssrousnt, with bis parachute snd sn
peg, hangs to the bottom Of the bslloos.
snd weighing more, keeps Il night side
dewn. Bot when be lets 90, the weight
attached to the top i'm nsdis.sly drsss the
ton down, spd the bottom. which 10 the
open mouth. GOES up, the heated cir pour
,us ont. The weight used for this pur
pose on the Little Nssssu" ws bag Of
sand.
Bat 10 return. o, the psrtionlsr day !
have in mind there vas on snusnsllJ large
crowd 10 sttsndssot. End The police bad
their hands fall tssping the people ssek
There Sss nueh pushins and showing
ssd The ropes we're bullying With the press
urs OF men. women and children. AZ !
came oovn from the drsssiug room motto
Cd two girls outside The ropes, OF about IA
aud l6. ana inside the rops . younsster Of
or 9. They we're holding hin BY the
bsnds. ssd he was strugsliss, sIsissdly
ssd halt 10 laughter, TO get away frss
them. Ithoseht nothisg oiit 1t ths tiss
just . bit Of ohildish play. no more; and
II vas snly in the light Of after events
that The scene vss inprssssa vividly upon
me.
Keep them cleared out, Gsorssl l called
to ny assistant. We dont went apy sssi
dents.
Az, hs:snswsrsi. that l will, Charley.
George Csppy hsd helped ne In no end
Of ssesnts, snd because Of his cooinsss.
Judgment ard absoluts rslisbi ity, l had
soms to trust ny life 10 his heads With The
u,mos. conndeses. His busisess IL vs.
10 overlook the IL Eating Of the balloon ssd
10 SEQ thst everything sbout The psrsshass
VS. 10 perfect working order
The Little Essssu" wM already hlIsd
spd strsipius 81 tbs suys The psrseb ate
| 10y d.. along the ground and bsyend IL The
irspszs, I.osssd ssids my ovsrcost took
~ position. snd gave tbs sigssl 10 lot 90.
A. yos know, The fret rash upvsrd frsn
The earth IL very sudden, ssd this tims The
earth 10 very sudden. sud this sims the
balloon, when II 6rst csusht the wind,
hsslsd violently over end vN longer than
ususl in rishting. looked desn u the
old familiar sight OF the world rusbisg
,vsy from NJ. Asd there we're The thous
snds Of people. every fsss silently uptsrn
ID. And The silence startled ns, for, ~
crowds vent this sss tbs time for them 70
catch their 6rst brs.th and ssnd Sp . ros'
Of applause. Bot there vN no hsnd elsp
ping, vbis,lins, clssrins -osly silence.
And instead, clear Hs bell spd distinct
si.boat the slightest shake OF qosvsr
s,ms G,orss's voice through The mss'
phone:
Ride her sovp, Cbsrlsyl Ride the b
loon dovpl
what he'd bsppsntdi ! waved my
hand TO show that / had heard. and bsasI
10 chink. Had something gone srosl
sih the psrssbsi.i Why sbosld / rid'
The ssio,n doss instead q mskiss th'
limp, shish thsn"nds we're ssitins Il
s,si WIS, =" tbs ns,tsii And - l pei
rcd, / Iresivsd smother shrI Tas ss'ti
80. tbcas.nd feet beneath, spS yd
hoard . child crying softly. snd "snisl
iy vsry Close u hsnd. And thoosh tb'
Little N.sssu" sss sboo'ios skyvsrd lik'
= rocket, the ciyips did not grow isinssl
srd di. sssy. Isoniss ! vss almost o,
ID. edge Of . furk. When, acccossicoslJ
following sp he noise With ny syss
looked shove ss srd sv boy sstrids th'
ssndbss which vM 10 briss tbs ''Liitl'
IN ss,n' TO the earth. And II YES th'
sne little boy hsd seen strussiies viii
ihs too girls : his sisters. - | siierssf!
lssrrsd,
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