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Poet V 11.
THE TWO STREAMS.
Behold the rocky wall
That down its sloping sidps,
p.ninths swift rain-drops, blending;, as they fall, j
In rushing river tides ' j
Yon stream., who e surges run,
Turtle I by a pebble's edge.
1- Atha' a c < - a, rolling lovvaid the sun
ill rough Ibe cleit mountain-ledge.
The slender r,l i hal strayed,
But for the slanting stone,
1 .> evening's ocean, with The tangled braid
Of foam-flecked Oregon.
So from 'be heights of Will
Life's parting stream descends,
Aid as a moment turns its slender fill.
K'jch widening toirent bends,—
from the same cradle's aide,
f rom the same mother's knee,
lit,i to long daikness and the frozen tide,
One to the Peaceful Sea !
Atlantic iilo't hly,
\uUi g 'ady caught her intended kissing a j
I unite ineiid. He thas apologises. His explanation (
i- decidedly cool : ;
y.mi coming in last /it, 015' love,
Wa? somewhat sudden, i W'&s helping Nell
i o tie the ribbons of . er rigolette ;
• he put the critri-on of ber mouth lip —well,
l m flesh and blood -ai d then you, singing came ,
Into 11 e loom, and to .-ej your head for shame. !
l - .\v a soil of maiden northern tights
Shout up your cheek- and tremble 111 your eyes ; j
I 11 e • net, tiui g-. I like to see tbe wind
. Kc . the -eo, and, when it's eaxly bad. I
. vei) pieity w oa.an—very mad !
the dangerous and regal air >
y oea. a queen'- name, and a queen you are)
i h,Jhioi, donned your thibei opera cloak,
' 4 ., 'i it with a diamond l.k> a dir.
.. „ V mi-tie-s, but my lite.
1,. ,t fining an at) n 1
, i.'t. be so 'ln" '•* n > * li *'
. . . wiM ibing*. a l- ' have -aid, but
, , t nc? flke to own them. Who would be
i— or loose hurricanes,
1 i.fietor ot earthquake?, or
in comets-plunging iti celestial sea '
I)r Ld a maid that could, ifslm should please,
C.ve him a touch of one or all ol the.-c !
xo , 1 Holi't let a female thunder storm
vL-iih every now and then
Brood in your eyes, wi.n
A d.t-h of angry Hzhtning. If" nave bad
Your Match and Aprrt.now be June •
A .-d let yon. fine cut eyebrow's stlken spau
Be bows of promise to your favorite man
1-ve had my laugh, and you your pout, and now
.YLuT.spoiltl.atrosebiidityoutw.sti.so:)
, .. me Loth hand- that I may say "good Be s
•1 ne good <i,*?h iW?." whose heart and mind and
1 .ch pie to low At.t. women as a iace :
<„ when 1 kiss®' jour pretty cousin N- U,
I . ~„ored one who taught me to admire
Uf women m their twenties-do, I't you sec
P.,-.. then, dear Bess, as 1 was stnnoing by lor
Met Hp-suite close-now this is •'-
i , „ my soul, 1 made believe 'twas you-
.. P.n.Fs—-The WVaveiville
wrong stae • . "';* was a dancing: party
uSome time goMh | at r,rr yc*r-iii
• ven 'hip north | mo>t . n .. r vet sit V requi-
Ud litti babies, wnose °°'*- t the mothers to
. y,„ much attuotron o ung
, niov the daht-o. A• • .. .. oun g ones,
~,cn" volunteered , l -°. £* d in a
wiitlethe parents ttid"Vc _ f(h ba bies in
\- 0 ,r.er had the WO*™ tban t h-y
. hmge of the clol be>, gi
•.>d the dalice
,0,0 one the apparel of* • n ,others
over, it war, time to 3° Uri>iSO her own
hurriedly took each U- ) ** R or RHeen
,-,,1 started, .ome to their
h.iWs c-d, and were la. was a pro
„ .1... But the oay nj motb „ s aiscov-
J /..us tow in tha V Ld tlie ?JX u
, .ed that a Etngle d . sc iosed startling phy
, .ir babes; observhiio- commenced
- C al piienoiii' na, j pelr ; an irn ', l' vin ?
. v . t pari it required two la>
To
u.eti rotmif r ' aU ' l (1 j r any of the baby sw rs
. nay it s territory."
,o v, rrture withm the te .
_ ' hi- heen granted to M r
-O-A skw T-n.Ah . n st LoUls
H. r.ry Shaw, the ol j hulM Jrcd tliou ? an t
,gav:.s. whom a verdict ol on gIQ
aoliars was be flad promised t-
Mi's-ET.e Carztang, ■"
!'ITK CHh:AT HALt/HW *, r OYAf> /;.
MK. IA .MOIN TAIN'S STATEMENT.
Mr, La Mountain, after it iscrihing the pre
liminaries and premising tLat ihe object of the
trip was not to make mooev, but to establish
by practical deinonsfratioo important scientific
facts, gives the following acc.unit of the voy
age :
O
ST. LOUIS.
All being ready, at 7:2 C' we set sail—Mr.
Wise in the basket, Mr. (lager, Mr. Hvde a I1( j
my sell m the boat taking a northeasterly
course and ascending rapidly. As we passed
up, the great city beneath seemed to be com
pressed and drav.n together on a concave, the
. valleys and woods melting into .;ach other until
their outlines became almost indistinguishable;
' tile great snorting steamboats befow, looking
' like toy houses floating in a gutter, and emit
ting taint puffs of smoke. At about eight o'-
clock We could see that the people helow were
' having their sunset, although we were in a full
! blaze ol light.
THE PRAIRIES.
The prairies looked like va-t field-- of polar
ice, slightly tinged with green, but quite des
titute of luminous properties. Between us and
th"ni hung suspended, evidently, a jaik and
almost opaque belt, which seemed like a veil
drawn over the country. The alternate patch
es of cultivated grounds, water sheet* and Jit
tle luils and gulches gave to all a diversified
appearance—though tlip hills ha<l lost their
relative cone like appearance, and seemed to
be vast sugar loaves, fietted with raisins and
lemon parings—ihe effect of alternate forest and
grass. Such a spectacle must he seen to be ap
preciated, and can be seen only by those who
study nature Irom favorable position we
occupied.
APPROACH cr DARKNESS.
Very graduallv the darkness stole up from
below. It was as though invisible hands were
lilting up the veil as it approached and en
veloped us. In a lew moments the sun left us,
(lisappeai ing in a tia/.v luminous bank ol red.
It did not become dark. Throughout (lie night
we were able at all times to distinguish the
prairies from the wooded country below, even
when at an ahituJe of two miles.
A miOsrilElUO PHENOMENA.
I We wore floating in a sort ul transparent
: vapor, which, without possessing any percepti
; ble body, yet seemed to be made up of luminous
! panicles. Th.e of ••• . - • ,
appearance, as though it were charged w,ti
• f,re So powerful was this that every tin. o
the netting, every fold of the silk every cord
: and wrinkle, were a* plainly visible as ,1 illu
i m.nated by hncl.es, and 1 could at any moment
tell the time Ly consulting my watch. I his
phenomenon became more striking as in
creased iir altitude. My theory ola fact so
remarkable and belurp unbea.d of, is oat .e
cl ,uds charged will, electrical principles, a d
acted upon bv the heat of the sun, emitted a d
dispen-d through the air the luminous part,c *
Which, though separately. indistinzu.shaU,
Were still the myriad torclv warers ol " '
drous way- This theory l.a ac.ent.t c warran
in the fact that ships have son ''''hat ' tt!
Urlv illuminated at sea .so powerfully ( lha J
masthead was visible from deck, m " r j>
proceed from the same cause, acti .g ".""' pal
ferent circumstances. I hat it is ■ .
feature - f night above th- earth > - .
shown by the fact that when CharL
MaiL .Mason 3ik! Lord Holland mad. • t y p ||_
mous nocturnal voyage from
burg, it was so dark it seemed as . thj
was passing through solid b.oti.s
marble.
7„ E MIND CIKKEN-r
To return : At hiteen sa f t . Ascent
o'clock we saw Mr Brooks nilfjj en|ly abou{
a little north of our line, am} s V y
e we re
twenty-five miles Irom Si. a , lc i a | ia jf 5 ant |
then at an altitude of a in, s proved tfiat the
the difference of our |° ? we were moving,
upper current, along vv direction, while that
was pacing in an east,.jj pt j vva<s not. This
in which Mr. Brookj,f a favorite theory in
was the deinonstrqjfusatlaid ic. After losing
connection with t,'. k,-pt we|l up for several
sight of our ea ; fof paiticular moment oc
hours, a n of whicli J
curved- Ih tontinued. We saw around
have blazing lights at dif
feVent'biiX NvV * to Pi°veed from
jonfireu The e pssrd merniy in the
bo*. , n joUing, bg anecdotes, 'alking over
the st.nes in St<bs before our departure,
and speculating the probabilities of land
.nv in New Voiie on the morrow. We
could not have i more merry trio had we
bet-n comfortablated around s >me table
lamp with the "Id folks at home."
K o. VISE Ik NAP WHICH PROVES
}TROUS.
,\hout halt pa'clock Mr. Wise called
to me from h' 3 i>erch in the ba.-ket. He
a -kd me d 1 c t'P awake? 1 answered
ves. of course;. i what 1 started for.—
He responded Hoiild, he could not, he
was going to was tned out. He
asked me to 100 l the ualloon, and call
to bim to opertilve if I wanted to de
scend- A.I mounted quite high,
in consequencetving thrown out some
p a l]aat. t'he cold, and the
balloon odist<A discharge gas rapidly
from th** 'h'oding a descent advisable,
1 directed Mr. pen the valve, and hp
did so. lo a "two later, observing
that the batloour down rapidly, and
hearing the gaqugh the valve, I call
ed to Mr. ' s q. This he did not
( j O . the gas pjy thi s (| me t| )P
> extieme cold tfipd our conpn^nons
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22, im
! iiu voi/ag*, Gager and Jlyde, who Ivrrcf fallen
t into a pleasant sleep. We Mill kpt going
down very last. Knowing that at this tafe we
should soon strike the earth, and wondering
what could be the matter. Mr. Gager clambered
up the stays of the boat to the basket, and
found Mr. Wise fast asleep, with the netfk-pipe
hanging upon his breast. 11 is unfortunate
lethargy had nearly made mischief. As it was
iit cost us a loss ol pas amounting to about two
hundred pounds of ascensive power, which was
no insignificant item. Mr. Wise being shaken
[ roughly, .said he was very tired and had been
I dreaming. He remained awake a few minutes
and then feil asleep again, continuing so, with
my two other companions, at intervals during
the ingt*t. My desire ta keep constant watch,
ol the progress of the flip and guard against
all possible contingencies was such that I could
not close mv eyes. Mr. Wise being a more
veteran and experienced aeronaut, and not hav
ing the advantage of suffering from a bilious
fever, of course the case vvas different with
him.
ACOUSTIC EAOJ'I'KTJRS OF THF. AIR.
Nothing else of moment occurred, save the
throwing overboard of about two hundred pounds
of baliasi to .compensate for the Joss of gas; un
til about one o'clock. Al this time we passed
over a town, which as we were crossing, not
more than two or three hundred fee.' above, was
clearly visible. Ido not know the name of the
place, but conclude it must have been Dogtnwn,
as myjfirst shout for information as to'our where
abouts aroused 'Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart,'
in a chorus of canine vociferation that seemed ,
to prevail from one end of the hamlet to the
other. I got npwesponse from a human voice.
Our course at this time was northeast half east. 1
I mav remark with regard to sounds from the 1
earth that at the highest altitude we attained
during the night, I could distinctly hear the ' 1
song of the whip-poor-will and hear the bark- 1
ing ot small dogs. As we descended lower,
the croaking ol the smaller vocalists, and the
chirping of crickets, became audible. We 1
three or four times got so low that I saw fire
tlies Hitting in their gorgeous raiments ol mellow '
light, past the car in which i was seated. 1
CROSSING INDIANA AND OHIO.
From one o'clock until sunrise, at about half
past lour, T kepi the balloon within four or
live hundred feet of the earth, using, during ,
that time, but three pounds of ballast, which I f
considered a little remarkable. During this |
period ail three ot my companions were fast f
asleep —the atmosphere being veiy warm and ,
fia nlnenV 1n" my 'voyag e, and somewTiaf
varied mv reflections. _ At half past one we |
crossed a canal, a river and another town,
which I now think was Baltimore, Indiana.— ,
My opinion is that beforp we passed over Illi
nois on the line of Danville, and perhaps this
place was my responsive Dogtown. Several
lights were \isible at Baltimore and along tlie
line of the canal. Our course was then E. N\
E. As we proceeded we crossed and recrossed
the Wabash several times, its route being tor
tuous, and ours on a geometrical straight line.
Here f noticed that the wind was quite fresh,
as I heard it whistling pleasantly through lh"
trees. I could abo tell that we were traver
sing Indiana, from the fact that immense undu
lating pi nines were left behind, and the conn- '
trv densely wooded. We lost sight of the
tvabash, nnatl_>, at Lafayette, striking on a
northeasterly angle acioss Fountain, Tippeca
noe, Carson, the southern part of Cass, Miami,
the center ol Wabash, Huntington and Allen
counties, and striking the State of Ohio at the
edge of Paul.ling county, passing near the town
ot Harrison. About 3b minutes past 1 o'clock
the balloon lowered suddenly, so as to almost
touch the t >ps ot the trees. I threw out thrpe
pounds of ballast, and heard the saod strike
upon a roof-top, probably in a town in Cass
county. This small discharge elevated us so
that we passed clear ol an ugly piece of woods
a short distance ahead. I called out always on
pacing a house, and was invariably answered
by ihe bark or howl of a dog.
THE DA W.N.
At til,s time day light made its appearance,
heralded nv a faint glimmering in the East,
quickly fol.W'ed by the most beautiful auroral
phenomena, in.,' a brilliant illumination of the
whole vista of tin* space in which we were
moving. Again the veil seemed to drop over
us, hung fur a short time between the balloon
and the earth, and tbpn disappeared, as ii its
particles had decomposed and floated away.—
A if by magic, all was glowing in vernal beau
ty, and a splendid panorama Jay spread out be
neath us, the yellow fields of grain, the woodod
patches, and the tortuous windings ot the
streams, being clearly distinguishable. The
rising of the sun clothed all these in glorious
robes of living, sparkling light. it seemed as
il every tree top bore a coronal, and every
field ol grain was headed with a. cabinet of
gems, while tlie surface of the waters shone
with an untold magnificence, I could not re
frain Irom exclaiming aloud in wondering ad
miration of Ihe glory of nature's God. Mv
companions, who were awake by this time,
joined with me in feasting upon the ravishing
splendoi of the \iew.
We passed over, or nearly over Fort Wayne. >
as the sunlight first reached us. The noticea
ble feature here was the perfectly level appear
ance of the country. As the warm beams iel.
upon our globe, the gas expanded considerably,
giving us an increased buoyancy that sent us
up to a considerable altitude. Pursuing our
northeasterly course, we struck the Maumee
at Defiance, passed a mile and three quarters
over it, and preceeded across Defiance and
Henry counties. In a few minutes we left the
Maumee, our altitude giving us a more easterly
direction.
LAKE ERIE.
Lake Erie, which was over sixty miles dis
tant, now berarn- vi-ible, at first looking near
J;'
Freedom of Thought and Opinion.
the earth. As we approached, however, its
islaids became visible,and enabled us to deter
mue that we were fast coming upon this great
iniind sea. We went at quite a rapid pace
over Henry, Ward and Ottawa counties. We
could see men and women below, going into
fields to attend to their stock or milk cows.—
We threw out a few papers to inform the peo
ple of our whereabouts. We also shouted loudly
io (hem, but got no answer, and probably were
no seen. As we sallied on, we had ascended
to a considerable height—so much as to expand
our bailoon and endanger its bursting. We
wire therefore obliged to let out gas and come
down, which we did on a gradual incline,
posing to and upon the Lake at a point far
fHi Sandusky Hay. This was'the test on which
I bad telt important questions depended. We
had ben fold that our gas would condense
over the water, that we should fall into the first
like we attempted to ]cross, and all that sort of
thing. I believed nothing of thp sort, but of course
felt somj anxiety as to the determination about
to be made. At 7 '2O as we struck the lake
over Cedar Point, I shouted to persons below,
a-king them "Is this Lake Erie 1" "Yes," was
the answer, "and you had better look out." A I
small propeller in the bay gave us chase, and j
we had a good laugh at those on board over the j
facility with which we left them out of sight
behind. The effect of water did not condense
oui gas a particle. On the contrary, as I had
checked the descent just as we touched the lake,
a very small discbarge of ballast sent us up
again to a very considerable altitude. We
descended again, however, to within a few
hiji; ''fed feet of the wafer, crossing the entire:
lake v. ithout any peculiar incident. We passed
eight two propellers, one paddle steamer ;
ind five sails, saluting and receiving salutes 1
from all. We were for s few minutes out of :
sight of land, but soon obtained glimpses of the j
Canadian shore. This we struck at half-past
ekven, at a spot which J pronounced the famous j
Long Point, of pugilistic notoriety, though my :
'ompanions insisted we were south of Buffalo. :
The result proved I was correct. During the
ntire passage but three pounds of ballast were
brown out.
We first came over what is called Sandv
ISiuff, about fifteen miles west of the Welland
anal, bearing northeast. We passed very
juickly over thejine stretch of provincial Cono
rs near enough to frighten horses, lowls and
ilVn—several of the latter, who were at work |
n the fields, leaving their implements and run- J
img off shouting in evident frigot. There was j
; general stampede in the country. We first
ri,' "j;' 1 ,. , - --'iihen the Welland canal, j
Desjardins bridge, famous for the ternuw u.rAw
er by which it was once marked.
NIAGARA TROM ALOFT.
At 11:15 we passed Niagara river, and
■rtered New York State at an altitude of two j
ind a half miles, having gained the upper cur
'ert and bearing east by norlh. How insignifi-
Tnt here seemed the greatest natural wonder'
) the world .' Niagara river was a mill stream,
i>d the {mint where i; went roaring over the '
ivful piecipice of the Falls was barely dis- •
hguishable by a line of white foam, much as i
u industrious housewife would make the water j
iok in a wash tub. For sixty miles on either j
Hethe view was magnificent. Between Lake '
trie and Lake Ontario there seemed to be 1
i>ly distance enough lor an agreeable morning j
nlk. Plainly insight were Niagara, Fort
liagara, Queenstown —with Brook's monument I
eming like a white skewer stuck in a piece
green cloth—Lewistown, Sf. Catharines,
ispension Bridge—which be the
insiest and most unsubstantial spider web
liippewa, Gravel, Port Dalhousie, Cattaraugus,
ckport, Medina, Albion and Buffalo. It was
ivv agreed to come down and land Mr. Gager,
r. Hyde, the machinery and the boat near
vchester, leaving Wise and myself, relieved
550 pounds o! ballast, to proceed to the sea
ast, which I calculated we should strike in
e northern portion of the State of Maine.
THE DESCENT.
Accordingly we commenced a descent. As
e came within about 1,000 feet of the earth
e were suddenly seized by a tremendously j
iwerlul gale, between two currents of air
owing in opposite directions, and carrying
i along with tremendous velocity. Below
lis, we had noticed, as an effect of the storm
pon us, a loss oI ascending power caused by
it* condensation ol gas. We were then at a
jM>t southeast of Lock port, about 10 or 15
iles. Instantly every pound of ordinary
iilast on board was thrown over to check our
•scent, and notwithstanding this fact, going at
e awful rate of two miles a minute, and
•rtain to be dashed to pieces if we struck the
irth, and went below the tops of the trees.
A HURRICANE.
The wind howled with a power like that of
ie great tails themselves, aud the trees, as we
vept closely over and brushed them, bent
'fore the rushing tornado like blades of grass,
hings began to wear a threatening aspect. Mr.
ager, who had been in the boat until this
me. climbed, up the stays into the basket
illi Mr. Wise—Mr. Hyde remained with me,
n interested but by no means frightened man.
bearing the woods, we commenced ascending
tarn, so as to get clear of the tornado, but the
iiper current—two miles and a half above the
><rth—was blowing in the same direction.—
ji looking at my watch, I found it was half
mat twelve o'clock. Unfortunately we had no
nwns of regulating our descent, and having
gee up until we lost our ascensive power,
wjlingly descended, passing over the edge of
Lite Ontario, twenty-five miles west ol Roches
ter it the mouth of Sandy creek, and near
Ekvl's Nose. Leaving Rochester to the south
we truck boldly across the lake, and when
aboi twenty-five miles from the New-York
shoi, from loss and condensation of the gas
byte effect of the storm, again struck the
awl gate, at fifteen minutes before one, at a
point north west of Big Sodus. Again the
balloon shook, trembled and vibrated much as
a ship will in passing from smooth into vera
rough sea. We were then tour thousand feet
, above the water, and descending very rapidlv.
j I could only hope to check the descent by cut
i ting away the machinery, and this was a forlorn
■ chance. Hyde looked up at me sorrowfully.
I His courage, which bad lasted in a remarkable
manner before this, gave out ; but such a scene
| was enough to frighten any green hand. Above,
| the clouds were as black as ink—around, the
wind was howling as if alive with demons—
and below, the waters, capped with foam, and
lashed by the contending air currents, swept up
in swells fifteen feet high, that ran in every
conceivable direction. Mr. Hyde said to me,
"I guess we are gone," and with a despairing
countenance climbed up with Wiae and Gager
into the basket, leaving me alone in the boat, ft
was a desperate time, but I cannot say I was
disconcerted. I had sepn worse perils of the
same sort before. My only thought was, that
at a point on the shore dimly visible from
where I stood, my mother lay buried. Wise
looked over the basket and shouted, "For God's
sake, La Mountain, throw overboard anything
you can lay your fingers on." i knew Mr-
W. was excited, and did not care to vvate my
ballast so high above the water.
THE TALI, ON LAKE ONTARIO.
Down we came at the rate ola mile and
three quarters a minute, or three times the
velocity of an express train, and plump we
went upon the water. The effect of striking
the wave crest was the same as would have
been a descent upon a sharp pointed rock. I
was holding on by the ropes when the shock
came. Itsfoice was so terrible as to dash in
three planks on one side ot the boat, —but the
water was prevented from coming in by the
strong canvas on the outside. After the con
cussion, we bounded up fifty or sixty feet, like
a rocket shot. I was jerked by the shock so
that my head hung over the water. My bea
ver fell off, and my watchguard was broken
square in two. Recovering myself, I seized
a hatchet, and proceeded to cut away the
lining, &.C., and threw them overboard. My
companions above were excitedly calling out
to me on all sorts of subjects, but I paid as little
attention as pessible to them. After we esca
ped the first shock, I felt perfectly confident
that we would come out safely, and told them
so, but they hardly seemed to believe me.
PROPOSITION TO SWAMP THE BALLOON;
Mr. Wise proposed here to descend into
the lake and swamp the balloon—in other
words, to leave us at the mercy of waves
shore. nd miles to
thoughtlessly ; but, of course, I peremptorily
declined it. I called to my companions to hand
me down their carpet bags, valise, mail bag,
and other articles, which I successively threw
into the lake,and thus kept above the water
alternately by cutting away parts of the boat.
I knew it I climbed into the basket with the
others, we should all be drowned together. 1
hoped that by clinging lo the boat and cutting
it up piecemeal, we might be saved. At all
events, I was determined not to be drowned if
I could help it—though, thinking such a result
not impossible, I pinned my watch in my
pantaloons pocket, thinking that if we were
drowned, iny body might' be washed ashore,
when my wife would get the keepsake. The
result verified my anticipations. The balloon
did not strike water again, but varied fiorn six
to fifty feet above it, as I threw uu t the pieces
of the boat I cut avvav.
END OF THE VOYAGE;
We soon came in sight of land, forty miles
to the leeward, I took out my watch, and saw
lhat it was ten minutes past one. This was
the most delightful sight during the voyage.
I was now confident that we could keep the j
balloon up during the remaining distance. 1
When within twelve miles ol land, at twenty- j
five minutes past one, we passed the propeller 1
Oswego, and I saluted her by swinging a piece '
ol board and then throwing it over. As we
neared shore, we saw that we were tending io- j
ward a vacant field near a piece of woods, and
determined if possible to have the boat car
merely skim this field, and let the balloon go to
pieces against the trees. At twenty-seven
miuutes to two we swept on to shore, "and as
my mission in the boat was accomplished I
climbed up into the car, where I was warmly
received by my companions. As the gale took
the shore, it caught up about fifty feet, carry
ing us that height, and leaving us on the tops
of the trees without car and anchor, dragging
through them. On we went, the balloon bul
ging, heaving, and literally mowing its way,
sweeping off the tops of branches, tearing up
trees, swinging some times almost vertically,
and leaving a clear path through the woods bv
our course. At last, just as we were about
despairing, the balloon caught in the last tree
in the woods—a monstrous elm —the silk gave
way, swung backward and forward at a tremen
dous rate several limes, then dropped at
successive stages fifty feet down the branches
and we were safe. .Need I say we felt thank
ful ? I was too sick and weary to express my
gratitude, besides being somewhat hurt; but
my companions displayed their pleasure forci
bly. Mr. Hyde threw hia cap in the air and
made the woods ring with his shout 9.
****#
Yesterday I left for Troy, and here I am,
fully satisfied with the results of the trip, and
more determined than ever to go forward with
the enterpise. JOHN LA MOUNTAIN.
TROY, July 7, 1559.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH A MOWING MA
CHINE. —Mr. Geoige Shelmire, proprietor of
the Spread Eagle Hotel, at Huntingdon,
Montgomery county, Pa., whilst driving a
mowing machine, on Friday last, leaned for
ward to strike one of his horses, and was pre
cipitated before the machine, the scvthe of
which cut off his two bands at the vrist.
WHOLE M VXER QB&9.
Hour# IN PARl?. —"Belie Britain" write?
from Paris, in March test, that erinolrneia sub
siding, The haul ton of Paris have never wort*
hoops of such vast rotundity as we have teen
in New York ; and without being too curious
on the subject, I have come to the conclusion
lhat the Parisian skirt, as now worn, is made of
some more flexible material steel. At all
events it yields more easily and gracefully in a
crowd. Tne bonnets are becoming larger and
tbe grisettes (who wear caps only) are the only
bareheaded people in the streets of Paris. Trail
ing dresses ire worn only in carriages and draw
ing rooms, and in cut and color they are mors
subdued than in Broadway.
THE EGO IN TOE BOTTLE. —The London Field
explains the mystery of an egg in a bottle,
which has often puzzled people. This is how
rt got there ;
j "Take a good sound egg, place it in strong
vinegar, and allow it to remain twelve hours.
It will then become soft and elastic. In this
state it can be squeezed into a tolerably wide
mouthed bottle; wben in it must be covered
with water having some soda in it. In a few
hours this preparation will restore the egg near
i ly to it 3 original solidity, after which the li
quid should be poured off and the bottle dri
ed."
You need not tell any one that the ben laid it
there while in a soft state. Leave the puzzled
to guess that.
STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. —The next
annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State
Teachers' Association will be held in West
Chester, commencing on Tuesday, the 2d of
August. A large number of Teachers from
different parts of the State will be present.
Domestic Economy.—
Said Simpson to his wife one day,
"We've nothing left to eat ;
If things go on in this queer way,
We shan't make both endsVseef."
The dame replied in words discreet,
"We're not so badly fed ;
If we can make but one end mmeatt t
And make the other bread!"
Lawyers. —"A Lawyer," said Lord Brough
am, in a facetious mood, "is a learned gentlemen
who rescues your estate from your enemies, and
keeps it himself."
country would now be in a deplo
rable condition, if it were not for the God-send
of the frequent and large receipts of gold
California." So say all the Opposition
Very well ! Through what instrmnentaiiir
was it that the United States acquired Califor
nia ? THAT OF THE DEMOCR AT 1 C
PARTY, and they were opposed at every step
that led to the acquisition by those who now
constitute the Opposition. The Democrats
were for the annexation of Texas, the Opposi
tion against it. The Democrats were for the
war with Mexico, the Opposition against it, and
some of their leaders desired that our army
should be welcomed "with bloodv hands to hos
pitable graves !" That annexation of Texas led
to the war with Mexico, consequent upon which
was the acquisition of California. Truly do tha •
results of all Democratic measure* come upon
the country like "God sends !" Where would
the country now be, if the Opposition to the
Democratic party had accomplished its pur
pose I
IT IS A Chinese maxim, that for every man
who does not work, and every woman who is
idle, somebody must suffer cold or hunger.
Loafers please notice.
A BOY was asked whet meekness was. He
thought a moment, and said : "Meekness gives
smooth answers to rough questions."
HE WHO cannot feel friendship is alike inca
ble of love. Let a woman beware of the man
who owns that he loves no one but himself.
!TF*Do good to him who does you evil, and
by this means you will gain the victory over
him.
IGfThe greatest advantage that a man can
procure tor his children is to have them well
educated.
CP'lfyotir wite runs away, don't you run
after her, for if you do, there will be two fools
in the chase.
[TP'The poor should get learning in order to
become rich ; and the rich should require it for
their ornament.
THEY who "pine" in their you'h can never
look "spruce" in old age*
A LITTLE girl describes a snake as "a thing 1
that's tail all the way up to the head."
TIME is the only commodity or gift of which
evpry man that lives has an equal share.
CP"The worst feature on a man's face is his
nose—when stuck in other people's business.
ttP"On Saturday night a week, the wife of
the Hon. Edward Everett died in Boston.
OTF"Be quick in conceiving, and bold and de
termined in executing.
ffF'Hewhohas lost shame may bury his
heart.
Discretion in speech is more than elo
quence. •
[TP*Do not trifle with your cwn character.
m. 2, NO. 51.