Show the long wait at burlington included in my list of acquaintances Is a gentle gentleman nian who promotes sporting events drigin originally ally he promoted toot foot races later lie he conducted balloon as Veni lofts and parachute drops nt at county fairs and carnivals still later keeping abrelat of the march of progress he turned aviator film himself self and bought an early model airplane with which in the period when flying was more of a novelty than it Is nt at present he gave exhibitions aloft the members of ft a catholic congregation gre gation in a suburb of new york city alty were striving to raise funds fund a for a new rectory in pursuance of this ambition they rented itin an old driving park and gave a fair which lasted for an entire week for tho the crowning attraction on the final afternoon my friend wits was engaged to make a flight now NOV the weather wits was lowering end and the winds were capricious feeling a natural reluctance to trusting hl himself amsel aloft under such auch circumstances stances tile the piri performer ormer had recourse to an expedient he had employed employ pd on similar occasions in other parts of the country ile he sparred for time la in the hope that darkness would como come and no BO save him film from taking the risk ao hei tinkered with tile his engine lie fiddled with tile the plane lie ile unscrewed tills this bolt and he be screwed up that I 1 one th abd tbd assembled crowd which rag baj large grew impatient over the u t lay ay finally tile the parish priest who was waa acting as master of ceremonies felt 1 JF incumbent upon himself to urge 4 A tant tt t the hired entertainer make good on hla his contract ile he approached the nero aeronaut and to him bo be said my ily son bon cant you yet go ahead and give 13 the exhibition yuu you promised usand us and for which we already have paid you in advance these people havo hav already been waiting more than a althour an li hour thour finda half for you to to go UP father said bald my friend theres therell a bunch of folks out in iowa that have been waiting woren eighteen iteen months for me to go 90 up upa |