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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1889)
aJja-lMii. .J1' i,'1f,,, V ' Jr I A THRILLING STORY. now Mr. McSwjrojf'i Friend Co.ioladad MraiK, Komautltt Tain. t "hpoHkinjr or flash uterutura r minds me of an .incident which oo- curriid some lime since in connection with a deceased friend of mino." wild Bryan McSwyny yesterday. "The por- Bon alluded to wan a man of peniua. ' will not mention his name, because of Ids family connections. Ho was en gaped in writing; a "serial story for a well-known weekly paper of the 'Snake-Eyed Bob. the Bully of the Woods' order. The Btory had run so lonjr that the publishers were petting tired of It, and they wrote to my friend telling him to bring the story to an end In the next installment. He did so in the following unique manner; " 'The balloon rose Blowly from the foot of the cliff, bumping along the face of the rook as it did so. Angelina, frightened at the prospect of the perilous journey ahead when the bal loon was one thousand feet from the ground, jumped recklessly out upon a ehelf of rock which projected from the face of the cliff. Frenzied with fear Algernon followed his love at the risk of breaking his neck, and the balloon sailed away and left them in their precarious situation. There the lovers were one thousand feet from the top of the cliff and an equal distance from the bottom.' At gernon seated himself beside the love ly maiden and clasped her to his heav ing bosom in a passionate embrace. Slowly the sun sank behind the west ern hills. Its expiring rays lit up the forms of the lovers, oblivious of their awful position. The shadows deep ened and night fell like a black pall upon the scene. "Will you always love me, Alger non?" said Angelina. ... death, darling," was the r ply - " THE END. "Well" continued Brvan, "letters began to arrive at the office of publica tion asking such fateful questions as these: 'What became of the lovers? Did they dry up and blow away? Did the buzzards feed upon the form of the lovely Angelina? Did they fall off the cliff aud smash into pieces at the foot? Did a bowlder roll over the edge of the cliff and crush them? Did the birds of the air bring food to the lovers? Did some one let a rope down from the top of the cliff and pull 'em up? For Heaven's sake, what became ot them?" "These letters accumulated so fast in the office that the publishers became alarmed and wrote to my friend, ask ing him to write another installment of the story, which he gladly did, the concluding sentences of the last chapter being as follows: " The long night passed slowly away with leaden tread. The eastern sky began tc flush with the first beams of morning light " "Are you awake, dearest?" whis pered Algernon in Angelina's shell-like ear. " 'The white curtains over the beaw- iiful eyes slowly lifted, and the musical voice replied in a faint whisper: ""Yes, darling, but fm very hun- frj-" " . the gods," replied Algernon, springing excitedly to his feet, "you shall have food' For see, dearest, the balloon approaches." "'It was indeed as Algernon had said. Outlined against the fleecy clouds, by straining those eyes of heavenly blue, Angelina could see a faint speck about as big as a door knob. The speck gradually grew larger as the two lovers gazed hungri ly upon it. now taking upon it the di mensions of an orange, then swelling out as large as acoeoanut, until it drew within their sight and assured them that they could not be mistaken; it was indeed their long-lost balloon. Then their fears wer excited anew by seeing the balloon sway as it was struck by a current of air. Clasping her hands around Algernon's neck, Ange lina exclaimed in agony: ""Oh, darling, the balloon is going away!" "'"Wait, love." said Algernon, soothingly; "another bhmt mav strike It" " 'It was indeed so. as Algernon had said. A favoring gale from Heaven, it seemed, directed the balloon toward the cliff again, and b a miraculous manner it was wafted against the face of the cliff. As it came nearer and nearer to their resting place Algernon said, in a husky whisper: "Jfow, Lena, my heart's love, jump when I jump." " 'They jumped and clung like spi ders to the netting until Algernon had descended to the car. Then, like the hero he was, Algernon rescued his dar ling one from ber perilous position and laid her upon the floor of the car. ihe was resuscitated by a drink of life-giv-inf brandy, which Algernon found in a hamper, and an hour later was pleasantly engaged in viewing the diversified landscape, over which the balloon sailed like ft swallow in its fight. . . , l ' 'Ai.frjuur una nigner uio tuuiotm rose until a band of Indians who were watching it saw it gradually fade away against the empyrean blue of the sky until it dwindled down to the size of an apple, then faded away until only a speck like the head of a pin re in lined, and then was lost in the shadowy reulms of space. ' THK END.' "Well, what did the publisher, say this time?" , "Oh." replied Bryan with a smile, "they simply discharged my friend, hat's alL" Chicago MuiL THE COLONEL'S STORY. Bow Il Made the Acquaintance of Texas Tarautala. Tm a-telling you," said the Col BneL as he removed his broad-brimmed hat to push his fingers through his hair "I'm a-telling you that the tar antula of Texas is no slouch. He is just about the wickedest, ugViost. dog goned critter that was ever set up on crooked legs, and the man who says be isn't afraid of 'em is a liar from East to West, and I know it! While their pizen is no worse than a rattle snake', the idea of being keeled over by sich a horrid-looking critter half kills you to start with." "Were you ever bitten. Colonel?" "Never, but I got it worse than be ing bitten. Dog-gone my buttons, but when I think of it I lose a foot in length and get a mouth as dry as last year's cotton!" "What was it?" "Well, one night last summer 1 camped down after a hard day's ride and slept the sleep of the just. When I opened my eyes in the morning I was lying on the broad of my back, head well up on the saddle and the blanket pulled up to my Chin. Right on my breast was one of the biggest, ugliest tarantulas evar produced. He was evidently waiting for me to wake up, for as soon as I opened my eyes he took a walk," "Walked away, eh?" "No, sir! He walked upwards and began to caress my chin. Then he took a saunter up my cheek and in spected my hat, stopping every now and then as if he had found a good place to Bting. In two minutes I was sweating like a horse after a ten mile gallop, and I was even too scared to pray. I know I tried to, and I'll be hanged if I didn't get off a paragraph of the Texas stock law in place of the Lord's prayer." "And the tarantula finally left?" "Yes. sorter, finally. It was along about ten o'clock, I believe. Mean while he was promenading up and down and enjoying the sunshine and sizing me up. I kept my eyes shut most of the time, but I could trace his movements by the sense of feeling. About nine o'clock a second spider put in an appearance and begged the honor of knifing me, but my old friend objected and they had a lively set-to on my stomach. The new comer wns knocked out in the third round and went off for repairs." "And you didn't spring up und dash the tarantula aside?" "Did you ever spring out of the way of a bullet, young man? I couldn't have gathered myself before he'd have popjKid it to me full figures. No, sir. I just laid thar1 and waited for him to get tired and go. He finally went, but I couldn't say how far, and I hadn't moved a finger when a couple of cow boys rode up. Then I jumped clear of the blanket and told my story, but tbey wouldn't believe it." "They wouldn't?" "No. sir; but while I was shooting one of them the other lifted my blanket, and that blamed tarantula, who was hidden away, stung his hand and he died in an hour. Had to have an in quest and bury both of 'em at my own expense, and I lost Ere days' time." Detroit Free Tress. A chimney in Middtesborougfc, England, was lately taken down brick by brick from the top downward. A long chute, one-half an inch longer and wider than a brick in its cross-sectional dimensions, was first erected within the due. It wus air-tight and rose from an air-tight box placed at the bottom of the chimney. The bricks were dropped one by one through this chute, and were cushioned by the air so that none were broken or injured. From time to time the box was opened and the bricks that had accumulated were numoved. As a possible theory of the origin of the Mississippi, it is suggested that its erosion was accomplished by means of a mighty cataract which began fur down the river near its original mouth, and by gradual retrocession dug out the valley-like gorge which is so marked a feature in the upper part of its course, and left the high bluff walls on either hand. 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