The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-02
Just SanposiltB.
Nv CHARLES RiTTELL LOOsi1s.

There is very little doubt that tia
,irship is an accomplished TACT.
What boots year or two when time
IS flying as swiftly as it does nova
days?
But has anyone considered the
new dangers that will follow IN the
wake of the new machines! Does
anyone imagine that life for him VIII
be the old, carefree existence that II
has been for most Of us; tnat Wheh
the air is filled with iron and steel
and wood, man will go his way, w
needing upper ether as of old!
OF course. in the very nature OF
things, the first to equip themselves
with aerial racers will be the reck-
less devils who now run gasclene Jug
gernauts on our highways.
Is it not easy to imagine what
they will do when they got up IN
the air? Will life on the surface OF
the earth have any semblance or
safety while white eagles and red
hawks" are careering il upper air,
spilling out tools, and now and then
an occupant?
In these pleasant days, il a man is
walking about New York all he has
to think Of are the trCllcyS, the mo
tor cycles, the ordinary wheels. to-
automobiles, the dear old horse cars
and the other horse drawn vehicles.
including the fire engines and the am
balances If he is alert and spry his
chance Of life is as good as that OF
soldier in secondary skirmish. His
adversaries are all on the level, so to
speak, and he can see what is coming
without raising his eyes to heaven.
thing that mankind fell out OF the
habit Of doing ages ago.
But with the upper air full OF
ships, and the ships full Of people.
and many of the people full Of the
intOxication born Of free life in the
void, why, l would not write any Pc
destrian's insurance without charg-
ing a prohibitive premium.
Let us suppose two irresponsibles
in an airship.
Hand me that wrench, Bill.
There's something the matter with
this nut, and l want to take it off.
Look out. Gee. you just missed hit
ting that chimney. Can't you steer?
Oh, you careless idiot! What did
you drop that wrench for? 1t struck
the north light in that studio build
ing. Let's get away, quick. III bet
that you've killed the artist at work
/ to say nothing of losing the only
wrench we have. Hello, did YOU see
that? An old chap fell out Of that
pink machine, and I'm blamed If he
didn't grab the spire Of Grace
Church, and there he is
/ Shall we rescue him."
RESCUE nothing. What's the mat
I ter with his own people doing it,"
We'll, I'm going down after that
wrench. l don't see any commotion
around that studio building. Guess
/ we didn't kill any one
The airship turns, goes back, drops
until it is about five feet above the
ground-glass north light. and then
the man who dropped the wrench.
! making a cone of his hands, calls
out:
Say, you artist below there, did
you hear anything drop?"
A moment later a skylight is
opened, and an excited man in blue
, blouse makes his appearance.
did you drop that wrench"
Eyes, awfully sorry. Did you find
It,"
II came near finding it on my
head, and IL you were in balloon.
instead of an airship, I'd put you out
OF commission. Confound you all!
Life isn't worth living since you left
the highways"
Lets have the wrench, that's a
good fellow.'-The Century