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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...I said to him, Hawley, I think I can name one place where you have never been. Very likely, he replied; but where is it? You have never made a balloon ascension, said I. There you are very much mistaken, he replied; for I went up three times with Wise in 1832 from the city of Louisville. One was the highest ascent he ever made. There was no use in disputing him, but I felt confident there was not a word of truth in his story. Our company performed in numerous places in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and disbanded in Nashville, May 1837. Vivalla went off on his own account, performed a few months in New York, and thence in the fall he sailed to Cuba, where I heard he died the year following. At a later period in my history, however, the little fellow turns up again. Hawley remained in Tennessee to take charge of our horses, which had been turned out to grass, and I returned to home, sweet home, to spend a few weeks with my dear family. Early in July I returned to the West, with a new company of performers, rejoined Hawley, and recommenced operations in Kentucky. We were not successful. One of our few employe's was incompetent--one was intemperate--both were dismissed; our negro-singer was drowned in the river at Frankfort. Funds were low--I was obliged to leave a horse in this town, a carriage in iliat, and my watch in another, as security for tavern bills. Though these articles were afterwards redeemed by better success, I felt for several weeks that the stars were unpropitious. Dissolving with Hawley in August, I formed a copartnership with Z. Graves, left him in charge of the establishment, and went to Ohio in quest of Pentland, to re-engage him. I mot him ...

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