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)! FIRST PlftSOl SIKGULAtMtkti a Trip to BMd'i La** Coda*Adverb* CmmmmnwiPBE1TT CIKLSC1S ALI ITSCET SLITSItUM M Ifc* tlx lilt Uaa-«M■ mmi rwau Aaay *M t***■#•* Oal •• kki btaaa1 itartod I* |» oul to Kaod's Uklt; ifMiilt; about lo o'clock in Ui* morning. 1 banc e/uuod to* i«row of l.yoa and Canal *to about two houre weiUn« (or near wtiicb an* not crowded to such no citoot tbnt 1 would t« ooto palled to bnng on the *Mtc. 1 lingered, but Itio cor tbnt I loogsd (or nsver com*. Then I thought I would goto lb* railroad depot and Ink* lb* train out. I want and found uivsrif ia a «ww posilioa. A train nod juu left. In boll an hour another uut would Uav«. U; pntieoc* would not allow me to wn.t that long. I then draggwd uiysr II back to trie Marting point ol Hie electric road A tram waiiu*t oonung down Uiu Mnr.ro* »t lull, made up my in.ml tbai I would cnu b it if it took a leg It VM i.i-aij threw o'clock in tli* alu moon and I wa* no nearer *eeinr Hie lalnuu oaoensioa Hi an I wa* id the morning. I wind* a rush for the vehicle. but T wa* not Ilia only one who ru»lu-d Then were about 9000 people ou tin corner, and all of tbem Wanted to get on a couple of care which wan.g not lu.id more than lie) people at the outonlr People made frantic rfioits to ge t aboard. The etrouger men id the crowd pushed their w»y through, throwing laities end children right and left. 1 hey all aecured seat*-that .lt; the strong men did. The lodu-e and children walked around the car and gsrwd wistfully at the seal* occupied by the ruore mueculer onee. The wiaiued ruen beckoned tbeir wives from the curie ttouus and gave up tin- i srau to Itieru. The tingle men glanced around for the prettiest tamale face and protlereu in* m el to har. I woe distaim-d in the race and did not get a position I finally cork-screwed my arm in among three or four persons, grasped a handle with the tips of my nngers, wedged one of my I set betwixt the |sdal rxtrwnntie* of a big faiworusn, and placed tbs toe of my shoe on the step*. It was my only show. If 1 did not take advan tag* of It I would have been c.,nii» l ed to stay at home. In this position I rode all Ui* way out to liie lake. Two young lediee sat in the seat opjmsila to which I clung. «ne had ou a steel gray drees, cut according to the latest l'en»-ian fashion, trimmed with gold. The other was dressed in black. Itolh wer* very pretty and that is the reason why they bad seata Tbeir brad* weis adorned with itiff-rimmed hats with low crowns. Tile rims rxlwudod esverai inches to the front and back, and w« r* constantly coming iu oollision with the prop is who packed Ibanistives between the seaU. causing them to (all ofl. The girls showed tbeir displeasure at this by the little pontt which now and tbeu disfigured their focea. A short distance further on a woman lainled away. Ihe car slopped long enough to allow bar Inends to carry hoi to ■ grassy spit by the ruads.de, where slis wa* fanned lack to life- At la*t (he lake wa* reached, end a greet feeling ol relief took possession i f me. I III ngled with the crowd end floated in the direction of Uie pavilion. Preparations were he mg made U inflate the balloon and I was just in lime to see the tun I glanced in the direction of Huber’s aud then inquired bow long l would be before me air snip would sail away. About bve minute*. I would have to wail. Mia* Nellie l.aimmi. under the direction of l“rof. \V. VT. McEweu, aos the lodv who went up. Mrc-d.d not appear to mind it any more than *ome girls do chewing gum. The pear-s.ltaped bag was soon luflated, and at Ilia rrjs.it of a pistol was allowed U rise. Alter a height of *,000 fret had l*wn reached the pistol was sgain tired a* a signal lor the daring lady m drop with the iwra-lt; hute. I he latter dropped about 4U0 feel before it opeued. and the multitude held tbeu bteati- Ah sevmed pleased when the 'chute spread out and allowed Ibe lady to descend with cutely. Prof. MrKwen said that one of the paper* had stated that Miss Nellie l.emoul had made the aaconsi-u at North I'ark on the Fourth I hi* was wrong. Mrs. I asset• was in* woman who went up. Mi* lament has nevei been w.th I Vol. Bartholomew, and wdl I** sewn only at Heed's l.ak« 1 ha aw-eiiaion gave great MliafactvMi There wer# about Mi.npg people at the lake *nd everything wa* done that could be to make the v.adore gn;-y Ihemerlve*. I he base lie,I game ws# r another eonroe ol attraction Kvsrv »J Irmly ward# to go to Itrwd * lake Monti day, fait the trahsportat on far I t.e* i ar'- inadequate to arci.inniudat* lire throng Tli* struggle in getting out inthe lake has tlir-.fl— t of puling fie in•ad Iranis of mind Ttt* completion of toe nsw power h'-nee » ans:ut»iy I awaited1 a ha
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Grand Rapids Telegram Herald
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Mon, Jul 06, 1891
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