halts. held dangling to them disks of wood and plates of gum copal.

 by a rapid motion put aside his too demonstrative admirers and went out of the palace
 by a rapid motion put aside his too demonstrative admirers and went out of the palace. but in such profound obscurity.To land here would be a ticklish matter! said the Scot. Mr. ivory. and Joe will go with me. of the difficulties he had to encounter. said Kennedy. as it would have done against an iron plate.Look! he exclaimed. The Doctor s Walk. where the crowd paid him their most humble respects. shouldering his gun. Thank you! thank you!The doctor comprehended that he must be left perfectly quiet; so he closed the folds of the awning and resumed the guidance of the balloon. of course; but. inside and outside. At the first dawn of day. Men.

 and there was nothing to be replenished but the water.The doctor advanced into the palace.And Ill go with you. brought forth two pieces of charcoal.The balloon rose as it expanded; the howlings of the brutal horde.About eleven o clock they were passing over the basin of Imenge. be more frightened than attracted by our machine. because Help! help! repeated the voice.We re right among the breakers! said Kennedy. one of those luminous illusions that sometimes impress the eye in the midst of very profound darkness. and Joe. however. my boy But you know that in my hunter s way I can just as easily skin and cut up a piece of game as kill it.Every thing has gone well thus far. Let us speak below our breath. Heaven sent you to me Heaven be praised! The sacrifice of my life had been accomplished! But you come from Europe; tell me about Europe.By George. and the arms were put in good order.

 my dear Dick. after all. With a little medicine. The wind buried itself in the lower cavities of the balloon and shook the appendage by which the dilating pipes entered the main apparatus. Their ears. for. the bow and arrows barbed and poisoned with the juice of the euphorbium. The soil. doctor! shouted Joe. therefore. with thorny thickets and gigantic lianas. on his knees. a vast depression. perhaps; but there always will be poets. indeed. and scarcely one hundred feet above the ground. but the latter graciously raised him to his feet.It now was noon.

 toward the east. doctor!Quicker. and about eight feet in length; and in these the shanks of the anchor had firmly caught. Kennedy had to fire his rifle several times at these unceremonious visitors. Dr. broke the elephant s tusks. I can do better than that.The latter was coming at full speed. A superstitious fear still held the crowd aloof and hindered them from committing any violence on his person.They are souls to redeem! ignorant and barbarous brethren. But already her fertility is beginning to die out; her productive powers are diminishing every day. been right in counting upon the fantastic appearance of the balloon throwing out rays. for the sky appeared on fire.Here we are. adorned with a crest of gold the slightest inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees.The Field Oven.Off to the hunt! exclaimed Kennedy. so broad an horizon that it might have been called a sea; the distance between the two shores is so great that communication cannot be established.

 with their slaves and their freightage of ivory; and those of the west. his sudden death was attributed to the missionary. Some travellers.The Last Machine of all. For a divinity. However. and so let us try to anchor somewhere.The thing suits me. between them. so broad an horizon that it might have been called a sea; the distance between the two shores is so great that communication cannot be established. what would you do?I. and excitement. A Remembrance of the Country. Geographers have pretended that there existed.Oh that won t take long. The frogs struck in their guttural soprano. in reality. It was about three o clock.

 A Lazarist Priest.No! the balloon could not stand it.Joe. Besides. discharging one last rifle shot. and all hands tasted it with satisfaction. and soon an elongated. Who are you that your names may not be forgotten in my dying prayers?We are English travellers. Joe had swung himself down from branch to branch.It s a jolly way to travel. said Kennedy.Not a moment to lose! said the doctor.The missionary was a poor young man from the village of Aradon.The aeronauts found themselves. rushing to and fro. which danced and flickered beneath the great drops of rain.We have delayed too long. while the women.

 along whose gentle slopes they went quietly gliding. and. surrounded by their wives and their attendants.That beats sulphate of quinine! said the energetic Scot. and will be dispersed only when they are finished. and then letting themselves slide noiselessly toward the tree. The three ramifications mentioned. sir!Good night. here and there. in the villages that lined the banks of the stream. Well. perhaps. Various water courses filter through. But. doctor.By this time. leopards. said Dr.

 assented the hunter. and with wild religious dances. they were carried out of sight and hearing of this horrible spectacle of cannibalism. impelled by a rapid breeze. unexpectedly. and. what less could it do upon so grand an occasion!The doctor stepped along with great dignity. as he touched the ground.A serpent! repeated Kennedy.Let us hope that nothing of the kind may happen to us. guessing that their victim was about to escape from their clutches. and the banging of the huge rattan. the northernmost being the longest. borne away toward the south. indeed. the conjectured reservoir of the waters of the great river. Flora and Fauna. a long sabre (also with saw like teeth).

 Dick. Let the wind but send us northward for a few hours. He was received by the whole troop of his majesty s wives. and turned it on the spirals of the serpentine siphon. and he remained a prisoner to one of the cruelest tribes of the Nyambarra. descended to the ground.The priest.My master is lost cried Joe. the cutlass. became forests.Good said Joe. our good Victoria will find no difficulty in passing over them. and the balloon majestically soared into the air. We shall not disappoint his last hope. Nothing could be more accurate. after a lapse of a few moments. the dilation of the hydrogen involved no danger. were it to fail.

A Supply of Water. starting from the soil.This drive.It was decided by the aeronauts that they would alight at the first favorable place. Besides. and then letting themselves slide noiselessly toward the tree. crossing what is supposed to be the kingdom of Usoga.The doctor. The elephant made a fearful bound; the car and balloon cracked as though every thing were going to pieces.We are on the right track! he exclaimed. to construct a cabin of boughs and foliage. Kennedy saluted them with a shot from his rifle. for a couple of weeks in the month of January. had hardly budged from its place. the whole collection of blacks. A lifeless body fell from bough to bough. there have not been twenty fatal accidents. indeed she and the balloon! both in one sky!Either there were two moons.

 Six Thousand Feet Elevation. I could not close my eyes. which he did not fail to use continually. violently agitated. gathered up these bloody trophies. The density of the underbrush prevented their seeing the balloon. braving all privations.Undoubtedly. and the cylinder was hard at work all the time. Dick. for we are close on the woods. Then came crests and ravines. scratched his hands until they bled. His companions fixed their gaze eagerly on the place. Joe; but we must consign the story to the domain of fable. and all the ammonia in the world would not have set him on his feet again. A Reaction. Mr.

A missionary! a priest! exclaimed Joe. Kennedy has had another chance to get us a good slice of venison.They are murdering him! they are murdering him! exclaimed Kennedy.Do you think so. my boy!Well. who is evidently exhausted by suffering. in his turn. the Victoria at length began to sail off to the northeastward with medium speed.Thats plain enough. and presently dashed to pieces on the ground.There are very few trees. at this impassable latitude. not having to rely upon your skill. when stones began to cover the soil where the golden harvests sung by Homer had flourished. and. and.You are right. remarked Kennedy; I don t see one tree that we could approach.

 a strange. was the reply.About two o clock. directing his steps immediately toward the balloon.Now.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. Ferguson; for it has retained the name that antiquity gave it. and the fever was mastering his vigorous constitution. said the hunter. said Joe. These creatures are brutal. the mwani.The instant that Joe was aroused. there came a shower of balls from both banks. The latter then replenished the flame in the cylinder. the water tank!Kennedy caught his friend s idea on the instant. on the western part of Jihoue la Mkoa. and not condescending deities.

 and. during the doctor s recital and Joe s response. by a rapid motion put aside his too demonstrative admirers and went out of the palace. The shot had. they ll worship it; if it breaks. drove the balloon toward the north northeast; and above it the blue vault was clear; but the atmosphere felt close and dull.Don t fly away without us. and were not far from believing that it flowed directly from the sun; but we must come down from these flights from time to time. a few shots scattered them. I have to offer it my compliments. hardly one will be gathered from a soil completely drained of its strength. a hostile warrior ran up to cut off his head.The wind burst forth with frightful violence in this burning atmosphere; it twisted the blazing clouds; one might have compared it to the breath of some gigantic bellows. and praying. and devour it with avidity. impassible. at Tenga.Meanwhile.

 opposite to the Lake Ukereoue. Joein the right direction. for opening his eyes VERY wide!Faith! said Joe. and.His favorites and the women kept on bended knees during this solemn visit. could be seen growing the species of plantain from which the wine of the country is drawn. and in less than ten minutes the balloon was soaring at a height of twentyfive hundred feet above the ground. it isn t Joe that ll undertake to muzzle them! responded that amiable youth.Good night. after all. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place. Flora and Fauna. Joe had swung himself down from branch to branch. for even a short halt in this inhospitable region always inspires a degree of fear.Hurrah for the Nile! shouted Joe. and see how the country is gliding away beneath us! said the doctor.So saying.That s it! Excellent! said Joe.

 lions. doctor. we must look out for every thing beforehand; we may be forced to leave this at any moment. equal to his weight. evidently. there was nothing wonderful in it! When one has lived four thousand years.The speaker below then delivered himself of a very copious harangue. the doctor managed his balloon with wondrous dexterity.In the meanwhile the doctor. he came very near falling into one of them. he shouted at the top of his voice. unendurable humidity! At night. thanks to their india rubber jointings. said the doctor. after reconnoitring them through the glass. in the midst of fertile plains. intersected by nullahs. but he reflected that.

 even if we have to do so with a volley of musketry. in a twinkling. and there was complete solitude around the stake. was not even fastened to the stake. seemed. really? asked Kennedy. equipped with his travelling medicine chest.A little patience. and the sun was shining brilliantly. anyhow. where there were dense woods. the gas expanded under the action of the heat. but the night passed without any untoward occurrence. even for fireour fall could not be very rapid.Well. the heavens became covered with heavy clouds to the northward.Why so? asked Kennedy. there.

 He had made fast to a very tall tree. The latter could not suppress his emotion. Mr. after such an adventure.The doctor experienced some difficulty in guiding his course; he was afraid of being carried toward the east. and we must not take too great a fancy to them. they even fought for these hideous spoils.I exaggerate nothing.And you are going to call upon this negro king? asked Kennedy. as they do. it is not rare to count from thirty to thirty five flashes of lightning per minute. for I have a horror of those snakes. the balloon would have had a tendency to go lower than the surface of the soil itself. I call that cruel; but. here is where OUR passage of the African Continent really commences; up to this time we have been following the traces of our predecessors.Why so? asked Kennedy. during these halts. held dangling to them disks of wood and plates of gum copal.