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LOUISVItLE. JEFFERSON COUNTY. GA., SEPTEMBER 50, 1875.
CHILDREN IN THE CLOUDS.
The Terrible Vmjutjc of Two Baby Aercd
ncuUs—Their Extfriordinttry Deliv
erance from a Terrible Death.
One pleasant afternoon during the
comet’s appearance, teu years ago, an
aeronaut, after a prosperous voyage, de
scended upon a large farm in the neigh
borhood of a market town, in one Of the
western states. lie was soon surround
ed by a curious "roup of the tinner's
family and laborers, all asking eager
questions about the voyage and the
management of the balloon. That., se
curesfby an anchor and a rope in the
hands of an aeronaut, its car but a foot
or two above the ground, was swaying
lazily backward and forward in the even
ing breeze. It was a good deal out of
wind; and tfas a sleepy aud-innocent
monster ill the eyes of the farmer, who, j
with the owner's permission, led it tip to 1
his house. Where, as he said, he could
“hitch it ’to the fence. Brit befo’re he
thus secured it, his three children, aged
respectively ten, eight and three; begged
him to lift them in that big basket, that
they might sit on those pretty red cush-,
ions.
While the attention of the aeronaut
was diverted by more curious question
ers from a neighboring farm, this rash
father lifted the darlings, one by one, in
the car. Chubby little Johnny proved
the ounce too nlitch for the aerial camel,
and brought him to the ground; and
then, unluckily, lidt the baby, but the
eldest hope of the family was lifted out.
The relief was too great for the mon
ster; The volatile creature’s spirits
rose at once ; he jerked the halter out of
the old farmer’s hand, and With a bound
mounted into the air. Vain was the
seronaut's anchor; it caught for a mo
ment in the fence, but it tore away, and
was dangling uselessly after the runa
way' balloon winch so swiftly and stead
ily rose that m a few moments those two
little faces peering over the edge of the
car grew indistinct, and those piteous
cries of “Papa!” ‘Mamma!” grew
fainter up in the air.
W hen distance and pvilig’ut mist had
swallowed up voices/ and faces, and
nothing could be seen but that dark, cru
el suape, sailing criuiapuantiy away witu
. pr eidils booty, like an aerial prira
uier. cue poor 'amer/pa .a town helpless
ami speechless, orit the poor motner,
tVaiKw Willi grief, still stretched tier
yearning arnis towards the heavens, aud
e.uied wildly cp into tile uilau-wera
•je > oid
i'iie aeronaut strove to console tlte
wretched parents with the assurance
c.iiiu me balloon wufnd descend witum
thirty miles of tne town, aud tii.it ail
might be well with the children, pro
vide lic .li i id., vtiih,i down ia mo,
ter dr in cue woo.is. Iu tne event of .ts
descending in a favorable spot; there
was but one danger to be app,enettde l;
he thought that- tne elder mid ntight
step out, leaving the younger in ttie oal
loou. Then it lAigin. rise and continue
its voyage.
• An, no,” replied the i. titer; ’‘.jdtf.
me wOtfid never stir front tin car With
oim Jottnuy iu her anus,!’'
Tne balloon passed directly Twer t-he
market town, and the ciiadreti seeing
many people in the streets, stretched
out their hands and called loudly' for
help; but the villagers, though they:
saw the bright little heads, heard no
call. ' .
When siinlight all went away, find
the great cemet blazing Mt, little John
ny was apprehensive that the comet
might conte too near the airy craft and.
set it ou fire with a Whisk of its dread
ful tfiil. Hut when the sister assured
him that the (iery dragon was as tUnch
as 20 miles away and that God would
nOt let Mm hurt them, he was tranqnil
ized. but soon after said, ‘‘l wish he
would come a little nearer, so that 1
could warm myself—J feel so cold !”
Then Jennie took off her apron and
wrapped it about the child, saying ten
derly' t
“This is all sister has to make you
warm, darling, bat she’ll hng ytSu close
in her arms, and we will say our pray
ers and you shall go to sleep.”
“Why, how can I say' my prayers be
fore I have my supper?” asked little
Johnny.
“lister hasn’t any supper for yon or
herself, but We Must pray the harder,”
solemnly responded Jennie.
So the two baby wanderers, alone in
the wide heavens, unawed by darkness,,
immensity and silence, by the presence
of the great comet and the millions of
unpitying stars, 'lifted their little clasp
ed linhds aiid sobbed out their sorrowful
‘•Our Father,” ahd then that quaint lit
tle supplementary prayer:
“Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep ;
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord itiy soul to take-”
“There ! God heard that easy ; for
we are close to him up here,” said in-,
noceut little Johnny.
Doubtless divihe Frye Stooped to the
little ones, and folded them in perfect
peace, fbr sOOii the younger, sitting on
’the bottom car, with his head leaning
against his sister’s knees, slept as sound
-n • though he Were lying in his little bed
at home, while the elder watched qhiet
}y through the long, long hours, and the
car floated gently"onthe still night, air;
till it began to sway and rock on the
fresh morning wind.
At length r happy prb vide nee guided
'tlie littlfe girl’s Wandering hand to a
Ctjrd connecting tho valve*; something
tblrt her tb phll it. At once the balloon
began tb sink, >UiVly and gently, as
though lot down by gentle hands, or as
though some celestial pilot guided it
through the wild cut rents of the air, not
letting it drop into lakes or rivers, leafy
Wobd 0V impenetrable swairip, where
this; strange, uncUitdfike experience
might haVe been closed by a death of
Unspeakable horror; out esushig it to'
descend as scTtly risa oird alights, on a
spot where ears and mlman pity await
ed it.
Tuestin liaJ srityet riie.i, but the
morning twilight had come’ when the
little girl, looking over the eiige of the
car, sari tlfe de"> old eart h coming near
er—“rising toward theftf,” sht said;
Brit when the car stopped, to’ hl‘r great
disappointment, it was 'not on the
ground, but caught fast in the topmrist
branch of a tree. Yet she saw they
were near a house whence help might
soon come, so she awakened her broth
er and toTd him the good news, and to
gether they Watched for deliverance,
hugging each Other for joy and warmth,
for they Were very cold.
Farmer blixton who lived in a lohely
house oil the edge Of his own pirivate
pfririe, was a famous sleeper in general,
but on this particular morning lie awoke
Ueiore dawn, and though he tilrnh l and
turned again, he could not sleep nd
more, So at last he awOke his Wife and
said :
“It’s no use; I’ll just get rip arid
dress and have a look at the comet.”
The next she heard Was a frightened
summons at the door. It seems that no
sooner did lie step from the house than
his eyes fell on a strange shape hanging
in a large pear tree about twenty ytil'ds
distant, lie could see in it no likeiless
to anything earthly, and he half fancied
it might be the comet, who, having put
out his lights, iiad come down there to
perch. In his fright and perplexity lie
did what every' wise man would do in
like extremity. Reinforced by her, lie
drew near the tree, cautiously recon
noitering. Surely, never peartree bore
such fruit! Suddenly there descend
ed from tlie tiling a plaintive, trembling
little voice, ‘Please takb us down; we
are very cold ?’
Then a second little voice, “And
hungry; too ; please take us down !”
‘■Who are you?. Aiid where tire
you?”
Tne first little voice said; •It is us,
.ill's Harwood’s little hoy and girl, and
•>.! are to si, ui a balloon.”
'Tne second indie voice said ; ‘lt is
us, aud we runne l away in a balloon.
Please take us down.”
Dimly comnreuendiimLXke situation,
the tanner, getting hold of a dangling
rope, silce.eeded in pulling down the
balloon, lleiirst lifted out little John'-
ny, wiio ran rapidly' a few y ards toward
the House, then turned around and stood
tor a few moments cur iotiuy survey
tilgi.u ,i.lno.i. Ino lait-iuii iit.de sis-,
ter wa iso chilled and exhausted tiuit
sue lu.. to be carried into tie house,
waere, 'rumbling an i too h ... nc told
nor wddderful std , Before sunrise a*
mounted messen • was a soitched to
iue li.irwoo.i iwii>a w. i>, /gia iti lings
of great joy. He rc.iji id it in tne a .ter
ijO.j.i, an . . few n Airs later the chil
dren ttiemse ves urri’ . in state, wit.,
banners, and conveyed ,a a covered iiay'
wagon. J>y oeiU Were rung in the
neighboring town, and in tne farmer’s
brown House tne happiest family on the
continent thamted Goo that night.
[FVOni the H unity .'svutk.j ,
SCENES AT BADEN-BADEN.
UY MAT)AMU I,K VEItTE.
From her Unpublished Journal.
At Heidelberg, while we were await- 1
ing tliu departure of the train, two hand
some women came into our car, sup
porting in their arms a remarkable look
ing person.
Her age must have been eighty years
at least. She was dressed en gnwle
toilette, in an India muslin, superbly
embroidered and trimmed with costly :
lace. Around her neck and upon her
arms were glittering jewels, and white,
sattin slippers encased her delicate
feet.
Her Wonderful appearance soon riv
eted my attention. She looked precise- 1
ly like a mummy.
The yellow Skin, the hue of old parch
ment, citing to tlie bones of her face, and
but for her brilliant ayes l should have
declare l her a corpse.
Her attendants placed her tenderly'
upon a sofa, and directly' she began
talking in a most vivacious manner.—
In a short time I discovered from one
of her attendants that tiie aged invalid
was a Russian Princes, with an almost
unpronouncable name.
As we were tiie only otbfer bccupants
Of the cosy', parlor like car, we soon
glided into animated conversation.
The Princess was witty, intelligent,
and interesting. With great spirit
she related many amusing anecdotes bf*
her sojourn in the Court in St, Peters
burg, and incidents which had occurred
there some sixty years before.
"Ah!” she exclaimed, “in my young
er days I was a great traveler, and spent
years in the Courts of Europe. But
now 1 am bound and fettered by paraly
sis, brought on by exposure to the ih
tense cold Of Siberia. The dear Em
peror -permitted me to go there, that 1
might have the joy Of releasing my dear
est friend, who had beeh Unjustly sent a
prisoner tb 'that horrid country.
“I bravtstruggled against the hate
ful malady for years, but at last it con
quered my limbs, but not. my mind, and
I still enjoy life,”
And then she laugher! mrrriiy and
continued::
•T ih going to Baden-Baden tor a
game of ropge-et-noir. I usually make
it last all night until morning.”
An 1 then she inquired of me r
“Do you not like the excitement of
gambling.”
When I rejilied:
“W o'rWoti do' not gamble hr our coun
try.”
She quickly said.
“ Then begin at once; I assure yotr
that it is agiorious amusement, and often
profitable;
When I explained to her there were
uo gambling saloons in America, she l
cried out: “Boor creatures! what a
shame that they should be deprived of
so great a pleasure ! L know they are
prevented their tyrants of husbands
brothers, for by nature all women are
fond of gambling.”
W e reached Baden-Baden at twilight.
An elegant carriage, with ecfachmen aud
footmen, was awaiting the Friricesri ar
rival. She was lifted from the ears and
carefully placed in it,- aud then driven
away;
As there was a grand ball that night
at the “Conversation Mouse,” we at
tended ?t.
Tlse darietrig salddn was very large,
filled with splendid wrfmen arid hand
soirie meg.
I ceristaHtty , i ; ei#!arked that above
the miisic and the. voices tltrere arose a
ringing, metalic sound. After the
quadrille was over, my partrier jed me
into the' next; rodrn, and then I found
it was the clink of the gold and the sil
ver whic'H the eager gamblers were
throwing down upon the table
Two satute-like men, with features as
iniovable as though cast in bronze, were
seated at this table, coveredwith a green
cloth:
Many jiersons were standing around
while others were seated tit the table.
All were intently' engaged in betting.—
Not a word was spoken, save by the
dealers, who called out in a sharp tone:
"Faites votre jeu !” or else ' I;c jeu cst
fait.”
I looked around upon the throng, and
felt that a now page of existence was
opened to me. Never did I behold hu
man beings so entirely absorbed as these
were: Every hope of life seemed
merged in tlie turn of that terrible wheel,
which; Whirling rapidly for a few mo
ments: wdiiid suddenly cease, and then
the dealer's silver rake would draw in
the coin.
Oil! then What a ehamre war wrought
oh the crowd arourid ! Hew phi id grew
many 7 a cheek, an instant before flushed
with hope! While eyes, before sd
bright witli eager expectation, were dim
with dispatr
Beautiful women and fair young girls
appeared t > ;.* Wie most determined
gamblers.
The old Russian Princess, seated in
tin arm-chair, was Ueitirtg most energet
ically'. S' ■ wa • throwing down the
gold coin i a perfect, shower, and, at
thhngh her fare was like tiiat Of the
lead, her eves were glowing like globes
<h ’ ti - e.
Poihtirtg th M e gOld and silver, Which
she na l piled up before her in mimic
Alps, she cried out:
•Seel mada.ne.l What splendid Wok
1 ath hav'lg to-night! 1 shall break
tne bank before morning.”
At three o’clock, as I was p issing by'
the gambling room, 1 raised the velvet
curtains hanging before tlie door, and
there she Was seated in the same chair,
betting and winning still.
The next day was a gala time, for it
was Sunday, and tW>, valley of Baden-
Baden, which is in truth one of the love
liest spots on cartii, was like u grand
fancy-dress ball in the open air.
There were multitudes of people;—
several Russian Princes, superb stal
wart men, Germans, Austrians, and
Prussians of the highest rank; pictur
esque-looking Bohemian peasants, and
Spanish gypsies of a will-, glowing
beauty.
All appeurd to have met together for
mirth and merriment; stiff formality and
etiquette seemed both ignored, and
pleasure reigned supreme as tlie throng
promenaded beneath the grand old trees
or within the 'Conversation House.—
When night came, the valley was illu
minated, and in the Conversation House
the hazzard-tables were surrounded
twenty' deep. As I drew near several
made way' for me, for they supposed I
was ahxious to bet also. But my pur
pose was to reacli tlie chair of a lovely
G erman Baroness, to whom I had been
presented in Paris.
With a radiant smile she greeted the,
ahdtheh said:
“Stand behind iny chair and watch my
splendid game.”
I leant over her, and saw her win and.
lose immense sums. She pointed out
many remarkablepeople, and then relat
ed many laughable anecdotes concern
ing them. Her vis-a-vis was our me my of
the Railway Car. Whn she saw me
she called out most earnestly :
“Como, chere madame, join in the
game ! Let me give you a lesson;;”
As she spoke, iier skeleton fingers,
covered with glittering +iiigs, were
eagerly clutching the gold an 1 piling it
up into pyramids.
’I lingered by tne Baroness until A
had lost all the sinning coins befbre
her; then she proposei that wfe should
go in thie salbon, wuArb a splendid band
wasplaying. Sn H. I not appear an
noyed at ner losses, laying: "I’ll have
better luck next ttrti j.”
When I ex 'resse l surprise fet her
coiuposHrc Under such losses, she laugh
ingly replied:
“Whv. gamblin 'is the b'st.
greatest pleasures!”
I confess I was induced to heleive in
the truth of this assertion, after watch
ing them several evenings.
Tim agony of snspensc, the near ap
j proach of min, or the rapture of pos
j session appeared phases of existence
■ wild and ecstatic to them. They seem
ed to stir the dull current ef their lives
until it swelled into fierce waves, bear
ing away the stern realities of the Pres
ent, ra'ergirig the Past arid the Future
into the t umultuous waters, and proving
to them in truth
“I.IIE LETHE OF THE SOfL."
THE ROMANCE OF THE GRAND
LUKE ALEXIS.
The yoririfi #ife of the G rand I*nke
Alexis of Russia, son of the Czar, has
jusl been divorced by the Tribunal of
St Petersburg. Site was a IFessian, and
in that quality had been accepted by the
Empress Maria A lexaudrowna as a maid
of honor. Her majesty was rapidly cap
tivated tfy her young country woman,
Who' speedily became her favorite. An
other conquest of still greater impor
tance awaited the yofurig lady in the
Muscovite Empire. Not absolutely
pretty, but endowed with that gratae
which bewitches more than beauty, pos
sessing’; a charming figure and an incom
parable elegance, she inspired the
young Grarid Duke with an irresistible
passion. One, evening the Empress
saw enter her apartment, the maid of
honor bathed in tears, who throwing
herself, at her majesty's feet, avowed
her love, and besought the Czarina’s
consent to the marriage. That same
night the young lady was put into a
railway carriage, and. under good es ;
cort, edudneted to the frontier, w hile the
Grand Duke Alexis received orders to
rejoin his ship. But the Czar had reck
oned without determination of the two
love's. The,Prince escaped, rejoined
his fiancee beyond the Rhino', had mar
ried her in Gert.au territory, notwith
standing the paternal fiilminations;
and them loft with-her for America.
The romance ■ lusted, t.wo years, and
nothing conkl bond the determination
of the Emperor nor restore the son to
his favor, when the influence of the Em
press, being brought to bear on the son.
determined the latter to accept liis fat,lf
er.s conditions. It, was decided that
the Grand Duke should consent to a
divorce, resume his situation in the
Russian navy, and that an aiirtility
should be settled on the heroine of the
romance. It was immediately alter
that the Prince was in London with the
Czar. The formalities of the divorce
were completed last week.
UNDEN IA BLE FIGURES.
In a short editorial, the Cincinnati
Enquirer tells much to encourage tlie
Democracy'. It say's:
•‘Yignfes arfe eloquent.. More than
anything else, they are accurately ex
pressive. They never lie. Let them
tell the recent growth of Democratic
pOWer in the United States: In 1870,
four Democratic Governors ; In 1875,
twenty-four Democratic Governors. In
1870, four Democratic Legislatures; iu
1871, twenty-four Democratic Legisla
tures. Iti 1870, ninety Democratic mem
bers of the House of Representatives of
tlie United States; in 1870, one hun
dred and eighty’ members of that body.
In 1870, twelve Democratic members of
thC Senate of the United States; in
1875, twenty-eight members. Thus the
Democracy are progressing. Thfts they
are gravitating to the possession of tlie
I‘iower of tho Federal Government.
They will attain it in the Centennial
year.”
The result in Maine adds to tlie po
tency of the above tacts. Official and
reported returns from all the counties
of California bnttwo, in whieii the vote
•is very small, give Irwin, Democrat,
56,001; Phelps, Republican, 29,601,
ansi Bidwell, Independent, 27,430. Ir-
Wdifs plurality over Phelps, 26,910, and
his vote is witii 520 of the combined
vote of tlie Republicans and Indepen
dents. The Independents have been
complained Of by the organs for defeat
ing the Republicans, but as their vote
is within 2,264 of the Republican vote,
it is a question whether tlie Indepen
dents should not complain of tlie Re
publicans keeping the field.”
THE HURRICANE.
We know more of the winds than our
ancestors did. We can trace the line
of storms before they have traversed
it. We are weather-wise. Take the
disastrous hurricane that ravaged the
Texan coast, for example, It started
in the tropics, was violent in Cuba,
crossed tlie capes of Santa Crue and
Corrientes, moving from east to west.
It then thrned northwest, and in the
gulf of Mexico united with the gulf
stream in producing the destruction
that occurred along the coast of Texas.
The question with tlie signal service
then was, what will be its route from
the Texas coast? Will it follow in the
Mississippi and Ohio valleys, or will it
curve along the gulf to cross Florida
and follow the Atlantic coast? It pre
ferred the latter. To do this, it swept
■in a sharp semi-circle towards the east,
passed over Jacksonville, and instead
of following the coast, went to sea, mov
ing in a line parallel to the coast, but
from three to live hundred miles from
'it. Danger signals were flying all the
wav from Flo-ida' to Maine, hut the
jVi b'■ 'i
• \\ Ill'll \ rt ' StnHioW CV P
winds and storms thoroughly, p.
we will know why they wind and
like a wounded snake. Why
storm should face about at the flat c
of Texas, start across Florida,
when on the broad ocean take a
turn northward, seems strange to
now. It is one of the things the
■ tioiit observatipns by trained tnr
science may yet sncceil in making
At present we can only detect the
ing in time to prevent se- ere <'
and mark out their probable eo
A NIGIIT WITIIARATTLES .
While in Houston county in
a gentleman (informed us' trial m
early part of. last mouth a little <
four years old. daafiter of Mrs. Nan
Haskins, was sleeping on ape
spread on the floor, which was mad
prinelieons. During the night the <
was very uneasy, end called its mo
who was in ttie same room, freque;
Atone onetime the little,child t
that a rail had fallen on her linger :
mashed it- The mother, thinking
child Ufas dreaming, paid no attorn:
to it When daylight came a sight
Reared to Iter gaze that chilled
blctod. l*y the side of the pallet \ -
a rattlesnake'stmee three and a half f.
in length, and in the month of v.
#as the child’s thumb. The, noise ra
by the mother startled the snake, wt.
glided through the crack. Upon ex;;,
illation of the child’s thumb it v
found to be tern by the fangs of i
snake, the effect of Which was soon
ible on the child, and at, one iim -
was thought impossible to save its lih
but it was saved, we learn, by a rein.-i
of Dr. Nixon, of that county, which i
moss made into tea. and drank, am
used also as a poultice. The snaiv
was killed by some young men the sam
morning.— Doner, (Teun.) Record.
YEARLY VIE If OF TIIE CO TT OF
CROP.
I
I The New York Journo! of CWini’Ycc
presents its yearly review of the cotton
crop; beginning with tlie Ist of Septem
ber as the commercial year. The fig
ures show that 3.509.691 bales have
! been received at the ports, 191,604
bales sent overland. 126.550 consumed
i at the South, making a total crop up to
; the beginning of the month of 3.826.-
Bss bales. The exports lo foreign
j ports have been 2,674,448 I Miles, against
u 2 KfcLJHI last year—a fallingotfot 1
j 533. and 5.538 less; ilnto in In' 72- ~
'The total home consumption of cotton
I this year is estimated at 1.209173 bales
| against 1.321,098 last. year, in tlie
jyenj ending August 31. 1*74. the iiigii
u st.price si’middling upland in the New
i York market was idjj cents, ami the
i lowest I3|. For the year ending upon
tha same date of the present serfson the
extremes of price were and 14j.
which allowed les fluctuation in the
market. Of course the record of sales
and production, as here given, includes
much of the year’s crop and cannot be
taken as an exhibit of what the present
year's .production will be. Tne same
authority, however, makes tlie estimates
for tlie new year range from four to four
and a half million bales, the average of
exportation resting upon four and a
quartet millions, which will leave us ou
a basle of commercial security' as far as
cotton can do it.
Mn. J. T-. Cook dried tlie pea dies
of one tree on iiis place. The turnout
was forty-three pounds. lie sold them at
13 cents, thus realizing five dollars and
fifty-nine cents. Will our rea fes’s
think of this result and be profit? 1
thereby? By investigating the matter
it will be. found that over two hundred
trees will grow and prosper on one acre
of sand. Should each one turn out
this amount of fruit, it will be seen that
over one thousand dollars would In
realized from one acre of land eacl
year when there was a good crop an
price for dried peaches. One might
safely calculate on half a crop every
year. A similar result would grow ou
of having an orchard, a vineyard, am
other fruits. Let this one exanipl
point out what can be done, if we wil
but turn our attention to something els
than cotton. —Bttrnescllle Gazette.
TEXAN DISASTER. #
Houston, Mflpt, 2S.—Five houses at
left in Matagorda. No lives lost. Fi
teen families living in Matagorda p
ninsula are supposed to have perish;*
not a shred has been seen. Tlie loss i
the planters is estimated at two-third
picking backward ; sugar cane level l<
to tiie ground. The tide rose 12 to *
feet. It could be seen coming forwafl
in a plateau six feet deep on land liitH
erto untouched. Only two or thrH
houses left in Vilaseo and OuinbuH
The people saved nothing. Fifteß
families lived in Quirdaro and fifty H
Vilaseo. It cost one hundred
dollars to float the Australia'. OpH|
cotton all blown out over a large nnß
Kecly.the "Motor” man, is thus p
tographed by a World correspondei
An athlete, six feet to an inch, with I
loins of Hercules and the-shoulders
Atlas. Above Apollo's head, a Nil
ian's hair and a creole complex!
Eyes brown,.piercing and mischievc
A moustache and imperial asbltie-bl.
as his locks, which were matted on
broad forehead by the sweat of a i;
day walk. Diamonds Mazed on
shirt front and on las fingers. Ilis rl
hand 'n !“> the imoressiouol'a s
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