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Updated: May 10, 2025
The famous ascent of the Abbes Miolan and Janninet, at the Luxembourg, may be cited as among the failures which suffered most from the satire of the time. Their immense balloon, constructed at great expense at the observatory, was expected to rise beyond the clouds, and a multitude, each of whom had paid dearly for his ticket, had assembled at the Luxembourg.
The Abbe Miolan was represented as a cat with a band round its neck, while Janninet appeared as a donkey; and in a coloured print the cat and the ass are shown arriving in triumph upon their famous balloon at the Academy of Montmartre, and are received at the hill of Moulins-a-Vent by a solemn assembly of turkey-cocks and geese in different attitudes.
It was to be feared, nevertheless, that he would notice that rushing sound, like a waterfall, which the gas produces in escaping. "How many jests at the expense of the Abbé Miolan! He was about to ascend with Janninet and Bredin. During the operation, their balloon took fire, and an ignorant populace tore it to pieces.
I feared, however, that he might hear the hissing noise, like a water-course, which the gas makes in escaping. "How many jokes were made about the Abbé Miolan!" said he. "He was to go up with Janninet and Bredin. During the filling their balloon caught fire, and the ignorant populace tore it in pieces! Then this caricature of 'curious animals' appeared, giving each of them a punning nickname."
We then pressed out the hot air, folded up the envelope, placed it upon a small cart drawn by two oxen, and drove off with it." Serio-Comic Aspect of the Subject The Public Duped The Abbes Miolan and Janninet at the Luxembourg Caricatures The "Minerva" of Robertson, and its Voyage Round the World.
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