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ms I, AST If AI LOOS AM ESSIOS.It »» 1 ile in Ute afternoon, and the ray* of I be aettn g nun streamed through the open aiuduws Into the »tl ting-[■ -. m of a Mila',! cottage ou the outskuts of the Uwu of Concord. N II. Tina room contained two occu-t jtils, a gent It iii.iii and a lady, foil; -[lie summer* bad U acwl a few wrm-U*s on tin? geul'ematt’s brow, and placed a few silver Sineads In Ills hair, but lie nan sl.d in the pmw of tii.in-hood, robust and lira lliy. Tie lady wtghl have been several J ears younger, arid upon )n?r lialid tints had scarcely left an impress. The sprightly fresh* ness of youth Itad givi a place to a kind of tranquil dignity, which pervaded all her movements, well becoming a person of her years, lktli seesned absorbed in deep r. iWtion, the lady, with her clltow test tig upon the arm of her chair, her bead supported by her hand, seeuted lost in reveries of the past, never once rant tig her eyes from the .at|*l. The gei.t'einau with folded arms, Untied back in hi* cbn r.Tor some I .me neither ajKike; the lady b .sy with the jmst; tin- gentleman with the future.At length n sound struck their earswhich earned Ibetn both to stall; it w as the cburc U-beil tolling the hour of eight,‘Eight oVWk: to-morrow will lie the fourth of July, the anniversary of our country’* independence, and also mir marriage anuiv* rsary, which I ehaJI celebrate by taking a trip into toe skies.’It was the gentleman who spoke, an t the lady turned to him, with a half-su i prised expression on her countenance.‘A t.ipto the sku-s; what do you mean i.y UiatV*‘t.’anT you guest. Didn’t you know t! ere w a* so I e a balloon ascension t* • -tuorro a ?’‘To be sure 1 d.d, but there are only iwo persons going up; Pr . f. Croller, and Mr. Siuiih. the man who came Hum Huston with hint, so you cannot Is* one of the patty.’•There's where you are mistaken, Mary, Mr, Smith relinlt;|iudfd Ins privilege to me, I r llw consideration■ f twenty-five dollars, winch I luive imid. 1 ..iso saw tin* professor at the laVarn, al*mt four o'clock this arier-iioou, all I ill nlc ad necessary airaug. -luents with i* in for the aerial voyage, and pteci-eh at leu o’clock to-wortu * for* noon I shall shah- hands wnheuch of my III uds as happen U be standing by, step into the car, and up we go, wav mg our hals I*. the *- *v!u a crowd Ui.it will all a in their ejebilla aft-*r us till we are lust in the cloud*. Won t it be grand? Ju.sl like stalling ou a trip to another world.’*Vts*, ami so l may prove; what if llie win-, should -lull and carry yon out to sea? how would you like a salt waler hath in the Atlantic ocean, several leagues fri tu land'?’Mr, Thorn laughed.‘At present, my deal',’ tie said, ’there is every pro ject of a pleasant voyage. However, if the wed shifts a ter we have uiiiigled with the stars, we shall alight iijHitt the neatest planet and wait till the b ow is over; after which we may condescend to «io-ceud to our former dwelling place.'*1 see you ate in a muol for joking; fan’, really, i.e-ta. 1 dislike to have you lii.del Lake rids voyage. 1 feel a piesentimen of evil, which I cannot shake off. I met Pr.deasor lt;'roller on the street yesletda , and I experienced a sudden instinct of dread. It struck me that he v*as my enemy, and if 1 am i.ot very much mistaken. 1 heard h.m III Liter these wotm: Mi r accounts will soon be equate, my laij; me glass is ue«st run ouh’ What do you think of that, George?’*1 think yon me b c miug very nervous. my deai. ,.nd you ate eviden ly mistaken atioul the Words you thins yon heard him utter. There Is not ihe slightest cause ul alarm. What possible gri dge could Mr, Crozier have against two pel subs he never saw before?’‘That is what I am not so aure of, teeorgo, 1 think lie must be some one w ho knew me years a;o, for certainly, when I met him yesterday, something i.ke a llash of recognition pasted over us face, though, I* r the life of me, 1 oiuld not leeatl on* faun lar feature m tu* face. You may think lightly of what 1 have said, hut 1 fed positive that he is not wli.it be s CUis.’Well, we,I, Mat}, we won’t discuss this subject any mure to-night; I am _** lllitg r.ti her sle* p over such nonsense, and av 1 intend to rise earlier thano-ual to-morrow, 1 believe I will retire.Hood-night.1Mr. Thorn lighted a lamp, and passed through a door leading from tliesittiug-,»im. Mrs, Thorn sat till the last ireak or daylight 3 ss .;»;**aied in the west, and then followed her husband.The sun rose bnght and unclouded, the citizen* of Concord *, re all astir, did all the air resounded with the explosions of torpedoes and lire-cracker s, by eight o'clock quite a crowd had ougregaled around the inclosur* where me balloon was Is-lug inflated, Mr, .horn was there, watching Its growiag •ytnnretry with ml the enthusiasm of : laiy, as it swayed to and fro, as it impatient to shoot up ard. ilra. Thorn ■tood by his side tiying to appear cheer■ ul, though a close obsei ver couH setat he: face w as pule and care-worn, « if wiue shadow of evil oppress,-.j her. Tire aeionant was also there, with t -ati?fled expression lingering around■ is heavily bearded mouth, and seem-ugly i in conscious of the presence ol dr. and Mis. Thorn.By the time the clock in the church t.-epla opposite indicated the hour ot eii, the balloon was t ill to its utmost .p.city, with not a wrinkle upon in .. i rat*;The aeronaut turned to Mr. Thom, and said:■We are All ready, Mr. Thorn; our .i rd is watting, and very impatient L* be c.lL Take an affectionate leave olyour wife, for there is always danger .trending a, rial navigation.*He turned toward the car of the bal-loon as he spoke, witn a good-natt:red suite on Ii s face, hula close ob-ei Vci would have not i.e. I a strange git am in i, Is eyes.Mr. Thorn bad* Uts wife adieu. and then took a a,at In (he car. A* the last line was about to be cast off. the aeronaut glanced luwaril Mrs, Tlmrn, who stood several paces distant. She caught his eye, and tier face grew as white as rn.ubh), her eyes seemed to dilate with horror. Halving her baud as if about to 'peak, she sunk in a vwuon ii;ion the ground.-Sinuillaneouvly, ihe billoou shot upward like a rochet, amid Die chee*a of the populace, ant in a few minutes was aomeltitng .ike a m.le high, drift-ug a vruy in a noi tht-asteriy direction.When Mrs. Tlmrn recovered .on-sciolism-**, Mia found several sy input hiz-ing friends Iwrulii.g over her. chafing tier hands and coo mg her temple*.Wi Ii .ill heed ug tlieir J lead •us, she sprang to her feel and g.iZed upward. The luilouu wav just discern! hh*. far away in the iKjril*e.c*f. It momentarily became smaller, and finally disappeared from v.ew.*1 shall never see my husband again! The recognition catne loo late! May Heaven have mercy on Inseout!*Mrs. Thorn utteied llie-e words in a tone that seemed to come from the very depths of despair; and, without noticing the wondering looks of those around her. she turned her face homeward.At the lime the balloon was being released from bondage, Mr. Thorn w,..-leaning over the car, conversing with a friend, and knew tu-thing of his wife’? swooning. Grasping the side ru;ies as the batioou shot upward, he had all he could do tu maintain Ins equilibrium, without paying any attention to the shouting cro * d beneath.With the aeioi.aut, however, the case was differeut. iaeanlug lar out over the side of the car, h - waved his hat to the shouting multitude; and although at that distance he could not distinguish faces, he saw tiiat some one iiad fainted, lie co turned waving hi* ha' until several htmdiei feet high, and then turned his atieiitiOhtu Mr, Tiiuru.‘VI by. bless me, Mr. Tiiuru, where are your eyes? Iciok towariI the east there, and von w ill s e we are beginning to get x hue glnup « of tlie Allan tic ocean. The wind is fresh ruing, and if you want to take a good view of old Sew Hampshire, you will have to use I your eyes, for by two o'clock we shall be hovering over the 'late of Maine.’ *A!1 right, Mr. Crozier; 1 shah see Ml that ei worth seeing, never fear, unless, * In* added, ‘we gel ?o far from earth that seeing will lie impossible.’ *Oh, no danger o:' that,’ said the aeronaut, us he emptied a hag of **nd over the side of the car; ‘we haven’t begun to get out of the impure air yet, ’ and as he sjoke, over went another bag.The tialloon, relieved of so much weight, tost* rapidly, and was soon two ‘ or three lures high, sweeping through space at the rate of ten or flrteeo mi.- -an hour, toward the nortliea t iiouti lary of tlie 'tate. fly four o’clock 1*. M. tlin aeronaut and Mr Thom got a lino 1 view or the city of Portland, Me., a* they tiavM-d it several miles to Ihe w. » , j and a few minutes after sunset they were sailing illieclly over Augusta, the capital o. Maine.Pur some time Mr. Thorn had noticed that the aeronaut apilt;e.. i 1 re-tlesv, a ,d seemed di-tuclmed io c»-. .er-e, at timesi-astfiig his eyes upward, and theu Iw..-7?ti!ally, as tf absorbed In stain tnetital calculation of mi [torUm e. At aboii* ten o'clock in the evening be glanced at his barometer, and said:‘We have settled considerably during the last half-hour, Mr. Thom. We ai.-IIot over half » mile from the grouti f, and must be somewhere in the vtidmiv of Bangor. Yes, there is the light ot t now, away to Hie right there, and there goesa skj-ri eket, in half an hour w*e shall be over a howling wilderness, unless We succeed 111 lauding before Hint time. By l ieorge, I must lie quick!'As lie and tins, he reached up to the valve and permitted some of the gas to es-ape. In a few minutes the bath*u began to settle rap II v, and the aei * naul again Look ins seat in the car waii Mr. Thorn, i’mteully a change in the atmosphere was perceptible. Mr. Thorn, who had been shivering with cold for two or thiee hours, began to regain ids won'ei spin la, and, as ins teeth ceased to chat ■ ter, his tongue was iei loose.‘Mr. t.'rori r, how far are w from the ground now?* said he, trying to Ieer Into Lhe darkness.‘Nearly a tlmusaud feet, I should 1 say. Objects W ill soon be distlugu; .-! able. *‘There seems to be no wind down here. Do you think we cau laud safely.’ *th. certainty; there is not the lea-t danger In land ug when them is n-r 1 wind. If a smart brt-exe was blowing, | we should have some trouble in managing our bud. But here we are!’As the aeronaut spike, the lo er |kirl of the car brushed through the lop or a wild cherry tree, scaring several birds from their ruort. The no. t n.o- i tnent the aeronaut and Mr. Thorn were 1 hold mg fast to a rail fence that ran parallel to a country road. In a few minutes they had the balloon secured, so that it could not rise without taking the fence with it, after which they began to look a* out tlie in.A few steps brought them into the middle of a turnpike road, wtiich rail nearly north and south. On the west side of this road was a little brown school-ho use, several paces to the we-1 of which was a dense growth of spruce and tlr busl.es. U-» the east side of the road and nearly opposite tlie schooi-hnuse, waft a piece of low, marshy ground, covered w ith a growth of young lumper trees, interspersed here ami Lher* with birch, asti, and maple.Tor some time Mr. Thom and. the aeienaut stood looking up and down the road, trying to discover some signs t Ilf a fa mi-ho life in which to sock shelter for Die night. At length Mr. Thorn fjerke:‘Have you any idea as to our locality. Mr. Grower?’‘Yes, 1 have an opinion, though it may nut be correct. 1 think we are in the town of orono, and in the vietutty of I’ushaw Bake. I have been in tint part of the couulry before, though in J Ihts darkness it is difficult to determine our whereabouts with certainly. We may as well enter tlds school-house an I pass t e ntght; it will save ffs som ■ trouble, and we can sleep just as welt on a hire floor, this warm night, at in i feather-bed. In tlie morning, ii w wish, we can throw out what ballast there is left In the car and navigate the -kies again.’Tlie aerouaut turned toward th-sehool-house. Mr. Thorn following re- ’ jutUnU/. T .e door facing the road 1was kicked, and they turned ttteir al-teniiou to the row of windows on the south side, one of vbtch was easily openeii. The aeronaut removed ids boots and tossed them through the window, then he hUns-if entered, and stood holding the sash for Mr. Thom to jtass in.A feeling of dread |«is'i-d through His frame, as he placed his hand ou the window-ledge and began to climb tiirough the oj»emng. He was crawl mginto Egyjitian darkness, and it was Impossible for him to distinguish the motions of the aeronaut, though every movement of his own was olea-rvable tlt; the latter, as he was defined against tlie light outside.Suddenly a rustling m i was heard, and tlie heel or one lt;the aeronaut's 1 wots came down up ui Ins head with crushing force, and with a groan he sank backward upon the ground.Springing out if ter him, the aeronaut re|*-ale*l his blows till tlie blood l*-aau b oura front the mo ith and ears of bis victim.‘So far so good,’ he ejaculated, as he dragged the body into the road. ‘My precious scheme is draw-trig tu a close, and here is to the health of George Thorn. Esq.’As he said this lie drew a poniard from under his coat and plunge! it up to the hilt in the neck of his Victim. Aft be d ew it forth, he jumped back several teet, barely escaping contact with tlie stream of blood that spurted from tin? wound.'H i. ha, you me throwing ldood nt me, Mr. Thorn. A very ungenUemauly act, to be sure. Wlml would your wife say to this breach of politeness?’As tlie a-aas'in ultt-re*l tic -*: mocking words, he drew front los Vcat-IHK-ket a small vial, and sl-ioping beside the eurp-c, he tilled it with tlie warm blood lli.tt was still outing from the poniard ttirus ; then corking it liaht, and placing it i i hit p icket he again sjioke:■My dear friend, allow lire to thank you for your geueroiity m furnishing me with o bittlc of r nr ilt;est bit*.si; I shall repay this km tue by writing to your wil*-. giving her a detailed account of our jfleaami voyage, and also its icsuit. As a kind of dry juke, lu writing the letter I shall use your blood for UiK, which »ill give her a correct idea of my fr midship for you. 'V hat do you Hay to that? Will it bo agreeable lo you? You deign me no reply, you’re aft silent as a statue. It u pos slide that I have been inills.- rei-t in nn-ping you? Zuuni'! I begin to think that 1 have drawn more blood than is necessary for writing a lei ter to an anx ions woman. But accidents wdi happen, and tile best of us are liable Lo them.'As the assassin tltdHhtsil tins mo. kmg speech, he scried his victim by the Shoulders, and dragged turn to the sp it where the balloon was secure 1. Emptying the two remaining h.ign of -in 1 lr*tu Ihe car, h« next jdacisl the corpse in it, securing it firmly, then drawing tuft poniard he severed the lines that tie! I the balloon to the fence. Tor some tune the wind had been ftesiiening, and datk cloud* were swoo; lug in fioin the south. As the balloon sl ut upw.trd into the dnrkneft. ti e munlerer inut-terelt;l: *A plcasaul vorage, my fticul. And now for the consiitniualluu of Hi iaai s’roke.’Saving tins he cliuil d the fen e on the east aid*- of tin- mad, and disip-jieared iti the eojew ol jiuiqiers befvr-aliudctl Lo,Throe days later Mr*. Thorn nisei red a letter post-matkdi id.down. Me. E was written in blood, and ran us follows:MJkau Mlts, Tttoitv — JJouldlc syou will lie aurprl-ed l• hhwive a lettet Horn mo ineioadof • r husband, but as he met ii .il a slight :wc dent on thlt;-u'gtit of tlie-ith instju’, 1 feel myself In duty bound to I'orw.ud you tin-pleasant Information, which I know you art* anxious to receive. On th -night inquest ion we reached thegnmud in safety, ami as a school-honse w.i-near at hand, 1 propose I tb.it w,- (fit old enter nod jia-is the nigiit. As Sir Thorn was climbing thiougb the window he was struck with a ?trange do-. ■ [i'-s*. and fell to the ground. 1 uimn -d lately drugged him into I lie ton i Ida-ran near the school-)aol «*, whcte I.- i was plenty of fresh air. Nosouver tiad I done this than he vv.ts sc,re 1 with a strangling tit. which ended in tin* bursting of a blood-vessel. As metical ui could not lie had for love or money, 1 concluded to sen ! him home lu the balloon. Tenderly placing him in the car,I secured him in eu*.h a manner that n would b« impossible for huo to fall out in ca * Knot her fain! dig fit overtook him. And If he is nut safety home In the time this letter reacbei you. do not blame your old friend, Ja-ou Tucker, for ids non-appearance.*1*. S —Mr. Thorn klmlly gave me permtsslon bi use ills bio**! In wilt ug this letter, and, though It is paler than most inks, 1 know you will npprcc!.*--Ii ft motive In furnishing me with proo. -wtiich will convince you that these line are graced w ith Lruth. Yours Irulv,j. r.’Mrs. Thorn read tbri le ter tiiroug.i with a cheek that never blare1 lied !i had expected it, and wa* iirejmrctl for the worst, - Seating herself at a siua. table, she hastily wrote a nub*, direct mg it to » detective of Considerable celebrity, who lived in Concord, n -questing bis Immediate presence. Dis-p itching this by a servant, she seated herself, and waitt'i anxiously for a re ply. Half an I lour later the doorbell sounded, and the detective was u?Ucre I into the room. lie was a tu!'l lie aged man, with a cteiui shaven face, au ! projecting brows, beneath which guttered a pair of eyes that seemed to loo:. Hire ugh an object, in lead of being contented with a moderate examination of the surface.Taking the seatpioffered him by Mrs. Thorn, lie drew a small bole-book (rum his pocket, and sharpening a pencil. said:*1 am ready for business, Mrs. Thorn, Your letter stated that murder had been committed, p’easc give me a statement of the case, and be as brief as i*o -slide.’The detective delivered these wor Is in a quick, energetic manner, running his eyes restlessly round the apai tmeoi as he spoke.Mrs, Thorn remained silent for som time, collecting her thoughts, and the commenced:•Twenty year* ago a man named Jaaou Tucker was paying hta regards i me. 1 favored his suit, till I discov- re i he was no gent !e man, and uuwwtii the esteem of any virtuous lady; then I ditun bras! him, telling him never I darken my doors again. He wen away, vowing vengeance an I declaring that if I ever married, his reveng-si ouhi be swift and terrible. The nex ’ year I was married to Mr. Thorn, a-.d whenever I spoke to him about ththreat* of Jason Tucker be would always lung1, and tell tie not b* think *« the ravings -il a madman, who woulc never dait* to c.irry out his lineals Twenty years p.i-eed aw»y, ami I h.v nearly fotc ! ten Ui.it such a;t-isn a* Jason Tucker ever existed. 1 inagua my horror when I recognized him, ir(be person ot Mr. I 'iorder, the aeronaut with whom mv iisba.n l ascended in (Ik balloon ou independence Hay. Th* shock cau-ed me to swoon, aud when J recover*'i myself it was too late to warr my liusiian 1 of ins danger. The bul loon was nearly out of sight lu Hu ‘ northeastero skies, and soon entirely disappeared from view. For three day? i have had a strange presentiment trial 1 should soon receive inU-lllgerice ot my husban i. To-day i eatne -a letter from Hie aeronaut. Here it in’Mrs. Thorn handed Um letter to the defective, who soon mastered its con ten Eft, and [In u sard:•Is lids all you know of tlie affair Mrs. Thorn?’‘Yes, and all 1 ever expect to know, unless Vou, Mr, Gales, possess the Saga city tor hunting down criminals aim I ha** lets aUit'*ul**d to y. u ’The •leteclive siu.led,‘i’ertiaps, Mrs, Thorn, you wouK lika to hear some additional newsof Hi* aeronaut and your husband. If ho, I can gratify your wish.*■GjoI inavens! Mr. Gate-*, if you j know anything of my husband, speak out.’■On my way hare.’ said Mr. (mica, r ‘I stop|*-d at tin* telecr.ipli station, and tla-re 1 lea bed that Mr. 1'iozler‘s Iml-louu had hinted in ITlnceton, Maine, the day ln-lore Yesterday. Mr. Tlmri • was in the car, funny lashed with stoul ' rojics, and tlioiig i badly wounded ii. lt;tlie neck and head, wn.s found to la Still living. lie w.n Immediately conveyed to comfortable quarters, and the best medical assistance procured, an-; • he will, without doubt, recover from Ihe effects of the wounds, which Hurt , notorious villain Intended should fa . fatal. \Mrs. Thorn listened to tlie com in tin - ; cation, with a countenance on which surprise and jiy were plainly deplete?!. , and as the deteclivw closed the last sentence, she sa d;‘Thank lleaven for showing me tf*is n et } ’ Ami thank you, Mr, Gat**, ' for this information. I had no iiojs lt;that mi im-n.ind was living. I had in • doubt but that the assas-un would b-5 ii re of Ida work, but It has been Ordered olhi-i k ise. Yet there is a duty to liim and tu man that remains to lie -done. The would lie murderer must lie brought to jostl e. He must be hunted down; he must learn that crime , Ini* its pumshin-nt. And you, Mr. ; li.ites, si« jusL Hie man to effect (Ins . object. It was for this puipo-e that I • sent fur you. Hunt lino down, ami you shall mime your own rew.nd; foi 1 i shall never feel safe while Jason Tucker Is at large.’• Uest easy cn that point, Mrs, Thom. . The justice ul an all-seeing 1‘fuvideuce has already ov.-itaken linn. H- was arrested in Old to on, on the same night ! the hajoou lau-le?i in I'riiua-ton. lie » an old iiff-udei'. Two noted detectives trulu Bo-toli liavt- U.H-U on Ins tiack ! ■lt; the last twt in nth, am) succct-d*-d several day* a?o in I racking h m to ill ? pl.i. e. But n ml mg they w? re too late ui effect tneir object, which was tu ar-l«4 hint oil ihe »i*nt, they uuuicJlately started for llangur, Maine, is-lie* mg 1 that ttie balloon was iikeiy to Ian I I somewhere in I'iat vicinity. Next d i. I tivy started for OSdtown, by a louud-i■ hjiiI road, and Providence iitu.sl have i been on their side, for they passed the ' Very scle-ol-iioine vriiich tile villain I s;eaks of in this letter, and saw tin- ■ -[mis of blood which ran from Mi.Ehorn's wound*. Stepping to examine the adjacent ground with a juolessioind . eye, one of the detectives discovered a t small imte-Wtk lying on the gre**! , s * ar?l by tlie Hide of the road,‘Picking this up, he found, tu b I - •surprise, the name uf J isun Tucker, written oa liie fly-leaf. Turning ow. ( rite leaves, with increasing asloui*. , bieut, lie fouul Some inure »riling, , winch proved lobes plan, written by . fucker, on the third of July, la win* h lie slated Ii- vvouM nintdcr Mr I ! u t!ie next day, if tin* balloon land? I In u ii: piace I ? .iccuniphsti Hie deed. A I. furthermore, Hut lie should ttien pt ■-•■! to OUimwn and there mail a k-tt ■:I * Mrs, Thorn, in which he should I i 1 her about her murdered bush.ind, and addt-il: ‘Thl* w,11 tie Afit Oonsuiuiii it.oii of Hie vow I made t.. tlie contempt*!** ft little maid gouiethiug like twviit, yea ''‘There was sonie more writing in the book.’ conlinued Mr. Gates, 'but it Iiure no relaLion to the can** In question. Six hours later tin.* detectives had * traced their game to 1m lair. Theyfound him in a low druiklHg--.il ..... iHi ver St., in Oidbiwn. One of Hie ofdeers, slapping hnu ou tlie shoulder, i in formed him that he was his prisoner. I'll' Villain, supiKi'ing he was ai ie-:e I t.r the murder of M. . Thorn, sud'teid* drew a jioniard, aud slaltbed hi'nself t lie heart, an l as he was fading lie --bricked out: ‘My vu* is fulfilled, bul Mrs. Tlmrn shall never have lliesali-:action of seeing me dangle altfieroja* -end.’*ile died believing hiniftfelf a mutder-•t. Tim*, Mrs. Thorn, is evil reward***'.V jnr fiushand will soon be well, an ' you will again be united, never to la* troubled more by Jason Tucker.’Next day Mrs. Thorn started fur j Princeton, Maine, where she soon ai ■ , lived, to find her husband rapidly re . cevcring under the treatment of a killfut surgeon. In less than one month lie was able to accompany his wife ininie. That was his last ha’lotin ascension.A Kite as a ktfe-Savina Annaratus.Twenty years ago a Dutch carpenter, named Siuik and living at Harlingen, I Netherlands. Invented a sort of kit.*, t Intended to verve as means nf common i- I cation with Hi * shore lu case of shipwreck.This kite, consisting of canvas an J . stretched out on a euujile of latiis, is ‘ lield bv a strong rope. At same fattmnift distance from the kite is a loop to which I a belt is Attache 1 and in which a man places himself when jumping Into the water, and then by veering out the kite the man Is carried to tlie shore.Sotne time ago a man was experimented with, and with the l-e-t result s. Op Monday morning, March lo, 18‘. while a strong breeze ».u blowln? I from the southwest, another expet- | ment was perfo*m»l in the presence o. some taplai is of (he merc.tiilile fle* • This time, howev.-r, a h.ig tilled, will draw and sand, and having tlie aha;** I t a man, was put m lie- bell.Wlthlu five minutes this oblect wa* 1 carried from the oue pier of the ‘new I harbor,' at Harlingen, to the other, a i istanre of 200 m teis. The kite held the supposed mail very well above teewater.—Scstntyic Auwivcan,
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