The Ward County independent., 1921-09-22
Mr.: NJ Ms.l.prep II an Al! Air.Rfid

Mrs. Mal.prep in an Air.Raid
prop, with her charming array Of
misused terms, did not pass with
Sheridan, is evidenced by recent
account appearing in Tit-Bits, pur-
porting to be a recital Of the incidents
Of an air-raid as it would be done
by that gay and affable lady. She
has lost none of her ease of express
sion, even tho the shock of the
Zeppelin's visit was disturbing, and
tho, it may be surmised, most of her
nerves were considerably unstrung
We gather full realization Of this
deadly instance of Teuton fright.
fulness when we hear the dear lady
remark:
am not, my dear Lydia, congenial-
ly nervous, but ever since this ter
rible catechism has overwhelmed
Europe have been a prey to torpid
apprehensions. Thinking that dis
section was, after all, the better part
of valor, consulted the placenames
in gasalier and removed my house.
hold penances-pardon this classical
illusion to a quiet provisional town
fifty miles from the busy metropolis.
Here, l facilitated myself, no Zep-
pelins were likely to perpetuate their
murderous deeds. My. conclusions
have proved sadly farinaceous. I
have just precipitated in Zeppelin
raid that may be hysterical in days
to come. AS l do not wish to be
paralyzed by the Censor, l refrain
from giving exquisite geographical
details, and will content myself with
general preversion of the alarming
experience have had.
had retired to bed about ten
o'clock on Saturday night, when l
was thrown into state of permuta-
tion by the sound Of some powerful
mesmerism travelling through the air.
l had just raised pious partition
that this might not be hostile air.
ship, when my solidity was broken
in upon by loud tabu on my bed
room door. With frenzy eligible in
her face, my maid Jane entered. I'm
periled as she was in white robes
hastily snatched from her bed
clothes, she looked like Casabinanca
predicting the fall Of Troy. She de-
clared that Zeppelin of compen-
dious size was cruising overhead.
l hastily drest, and illuminated
every peep of light in the house.
Then, in darkness, and trembling
with aggravation, we slipt out to the
front porch to await possible devil
ments. We could easily make out
the general outline Of giant air.
ship cynical in shape, with blunted
ends. Beneath the huge body we
could dimly descry the gorgonzolas
that hold the wicked evaders. One
of their terrible missives fell near our
house, exploding with a deafening
discussion and a dazzling poly
technical display. The crash, Lydia
dear, must have been edible in Lon
don itself. I rushed with Jane
both of US on the verge Of asterisks-
to the cellar beneath the kitchen.
Five times in all we heard bombs
explode with ear-splitting fun.
igations. Then the door-bell was
rung perennially by special con-
stable, who cautioned US for leaving
the front door open. He told US
that the chief damage done was
wrought on three-story tempera-
ment that had been struck by de-
famatory bomb. The local fire
brigade had been moralized to deal
with this confabulation. -s
Plucking up courage, we posted
ourselves at an upper window. from
which we had a pantomimic view of
the heavens. The spectacle was one
that reused my marital spirit.
Shells were bursting around the
monster, and cavalcades of little
stars streamed like meters down the
sky. Some of our gallant little
monograms, too, had appeared on the
scene, and were flying above the
Zeppelin at an amazing attitude.
The enemy, realizing that the sit
uation was vicarious was seeking to
escape but his object was filtrated.
Suddenly an anonymous cheer from
the onlookers announced a hit. With
astonishing felicity tonguls of
flame began. to leap from the mons
ter's body, and within a few minutes
the vessel was in a hopelessly in
ebriate condition-its stem being
broken. 1t fell from the skies, as
Shakespeare says, "like Luther,
never to rise again"
In the morning I~visited the scene
along with hundreds of others in
quest of momentums. The field
where the wreck fell was strewn with
half-insinuated material that was be-
ing sifted by a savage corps of mil
itary. l was lucky in securing a
fairly large piece of that light metal
albumen, which l have ordered to be
made into two immature drinking
cups. One of these | shall send you,
dear Lydia, as an intangible re-
membrance Of our escape.