Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1889 — The Balloonist’s Compensation. [ARTICLE]

The Balloonist’s Compensation.

Small boy (returning from the fair) Fa, Professor Allen don’t get mnch pay for going up in a balloon, does he? Father— Yes, I think he is well paid. What makes you think he isn’t? Son—Because I heard him saying to a man that he hoped it would be fine this week, so he could make ascent. —Rochester Budget.