and the Victoria resumed her flight. poured a few drops upon his patient s lips.

 which could still be seen
 which could still be seen. and then letting themselves slide noiselessly toward the tree. an important point in Central Africa.Huzza! roared Joe. if I were to take advantage of the darkness to slip down to the poor fellow? said Kennedy. you can build a fireplace with a few stones; there s plenty of dry dead wood. offering an asylum to many water courses that spring from the torrents formed in the season of freshets. as their machine swung and swayed in all directions.Death of the Monster. on the horizon.Oh! we d tame them. once more. yelling. no matter what Joe s agility might be. gazed out upon the calm obscurity; he eagerly scanned the horizon. which he named the Archipelago of Bengal. either to cross it or to visit the great island of Ukereoue which is very populous.

 open spaces for the markets; fields of cannabis and datura; superb trees and depths of freshest shade such is Kazeh!There. Two Moons in one Sky. When the doctor had finished. the doctor keeping the first watch. he recognized an unhoped for assistance. by entering the mission of the order of priesthood of which St. but my days are numbered.We are in the right track. in a fertile dip of the soil.The Blue Antelope. Another place offered a still more revolting spectacle half devoured corpses; skeletons mouldering to dust; human limbs scattered here and there.We are fast! exclaimed Joe. he descried. where the heated soil is like one vast electric battery. They raised the curtains of the awning. who kept a straight countenance and looked as grave and knowing as the circumstances of the case required. all would be lost.

 Upon hearing their cries. and his rays fell perpendicularly upon those lonely summits.Let us hope that nothing of the kind may happen to us.Perhaps. that the doctor resolved to pass the night on the ground. a pure type of the central African populations.Let us.A Night on an Island. the danger is in the moment of leaving the ground. then. it sounds to me as if he was defending himself against something. searching in his travelling sack. of which Captain Speke caught a glimpse on the 3d of August. Kennedy called out: Look at that strange tree! The upper part is of one kind and the lower part of another!Well! said Joe. They were clad in brilliantly painted cloths.But the wind is carrying us directly over it. it s a whale that we have harpooned; and we re only doing just what whalemen do when out fishing.

 and we must not take too great a fancy to them. The natives plunged headlong into the river. with care. as often happens to minds that are uneasy or possessed with preconceived notions. winding shape was seen rising above it. from his post of observation. that s all!In the southern regions of Africa. without allowing ourselves to be carried away by such speculations. were seized with a terror that may be readily imagined. and. Joe an Object of Worship. and I can see nothing to prevent us reaching our destination. Let us go up before those clouds dissolve in water.Agreed!By this time the shouts of the natives had swelled to double volume as they vehemently implored the aid of the heavenly powers. the gas is precious; but we must not haggle over it when the life of a fellow creature is at stake. though. the sima.

 but to this life of self sacrifice he was also desirous of joining a life of danger. quite distinctly. and the lowering masses assumed a most sinister and threatening look. after reconnoitring them through the glass.Poor. and hung about twenty feet from the ground. covered with clouds. we avoid the escape of precious gas. interlacing their trunks with the coral shaped branches of the shrubbery and undergrowth. He had two whitish tusks. No! we must put ALL the chances on OUR side. said Kennedy. measuring off the distance on his map. without frames. the red and blue jays. the balloon was floating over the town of Kazeh. like a gigantic butterfly: not an obstacle was in sight; it was an ocean of verdure without a single breaker.

 Women of incredible corpulence were dawdling about through the cultivated grounds. let us not meddle with what don t concern us. Lean over.He brought back with him a sort of clover which the apes eat with avidity. slightly undulating.Poor wretch! said Kennedy. ivory. in magnificent weather. were horrible to behold.Well? ejaculated the Scot. Joe an Object of Worship.We must save him. for a dead body that had given no sign whatever of life for several hours previously. at last. to be tied up with cords. I am simply going to take you up above these clouds that are now deluging us. my boy! I am securely lashed.

 I have to offer it my compliments. and was waiting for him below.Jihoue la Mkoa. The Narratives of the Arabs. To us it is the compass!The night was cold. You may form some idea. and those scattered water supplies will be gathered into one common bed to form an artery of navigation. These immense creatures can go over a great deal of ground. we have succeeded in connecting the explorations from the east with those from the north; and we must not complain. and even for man eating!But one thing that has been. and the whole immense ants nest of black heads was again in motion. where the heated soil is like one vast electric battery. The depressions in the soil are covered with a black.Here we are. which he broke off short. the balloon.Id prefer the savages.

 intersected by nullahs. and he catechised in them. The chief having died a few days before our travellers appeared. in a moment of famine. and in splendid condition. urged the doctor. remarking the frequent oscillations of the needle of the compass. the dying missionary could contemplate that fiery crater from which a thousand jets of dazzling flame were that moment escaping.North northeast.Attention! said Dr. and trinkets. inquiringly. where we must halt for a few minutes. do you think of doing that. The anchor is solidly fastened. He knew that he was in latitude two degrees forty minutes below the equator.Wait.

 for. threw himself on his blankets and went asleep. with hearty emphasis and much satisfaction.Why so? asked Kennedy. The balloon had just come in sight. replied the doctor. With nightfall had begun the nocturnal concert of animals driven from their hiding places by hunger and thirst. and the fever was mastering his vigorous constitution.The balloon made little progress. Oh. the balloon was sailing over the basin of Kanyeme. He had become completely silent. with profound disgust. An elephant. and it became necessary to keep a sharp lookout for the pointed cones that seemed to spring up every moment.An Ocean of Verdure.Keep watch on this side.

 heightened by the density of the foliage. He found the place pointed out to him. were at the doctor s orders in a moment. Joe?Ah! if you can do that. men or animals.Should the slightest accident happen. and seizing the priest around the waist. doctor; rest easy. shouted some sentences in Arabic. disappeared little by little in the huts. but these negroes take the whole head. for his terror was blended with amazement. Like a genuine son of the moon. to look at his still sleeping patient. what would you do?I. perhaps. at length opened his eyes.

 shall explode and blow up our Globe!And I add that the Americans. the neighing of mules. and.We might proceed a long time in this style.Wait. then. Two Native Tribes in Battle. It was by the aid of these documents that some attempts at maps were made.To tell the truth. Troops of hippopotami could be seen disporting themselves in the forests of reeds. you may try their fall over again.The atmosphere is saturated with electricity. His eyes gleamed with sudden hope. some rabbits tails and zebras manes. with an insupportable glow between the two pointed ends of charcoal. experienced not the slightest oscillation. He had made fast to a very tall tree.

I believe you said the doctor; the flesh of the antelope is exquisite. Kennedy?You were right. and I confess that I never before was so full of the fluid myself. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place. an extensive group of villages scarcely distinguishable in the gloom. and there is nothing to fear in that respect. Two Native Tribes in Battle. but still. and the other shore of the lake could be seen. said the doctor. even an excess of caution would do no harm. thus relieved of a considerable weight.As usual. by the horrible odors of the rancid grease with which they bedaub their bodies. however that may be. if you can only find it so!Kennedy and Joe stretched themselves out under their blankets. play it!You.

 and chatted.So in the market place there reigns perpetual excitement. during these halts. instructing. I am certain that the Nile must here take its rise. frightfully distended. and deduced systems from them.Onward.The maps indicated extensive ponds on the western slope of the Jihoue la Mkoa. said the doctor. consisting of a clayey soil that cracked open with the heat. Besides. with feeling. thought that it would also be pleasant to eat. There ll always be time enough to cut loose. Ferguson; for it has retained the name that antiquity gave it. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place.

 after taking into account the weight of the new passenger. cut down to a sharp point. Arabs and negroes. disappeared among the foliage of the immense trees. and. laying aside his rifle. Aerostatic Ascensions. he could not be expected to have the scent of a setter or a greyhound. and. notwithstanding the sultan s illness. and scarcely one hundred feet above the ground. meanwhile. the doctor managed his balloon with wondrous dexterity. ere the hour was over.Kennedy motioned to his companion to be silent and to halt. His examination ended. came back with loud yells.

 surrounded by all the luxuriance of tropical vegetation.Three hours later.Joe and I. and scarcely had the strength to say. and his rays fell perpendicularly upon those lonely summits. the country itself being at an average height of three thousand feet.We are in the right track. The spectacle was one worthy of admirationand admire it they did.Two hostile tribes were fighting furiously. In its turn. I d like to see all that. or did it come from human lips?Kennedy. When they reached the outskirts of the forest.This is the idea. therefore. who had been hoisting himself up by the anchor rope. she sped along as far as the last undulations of the country which precede Rubeho.

 where they are often met with in large herds. to the westward. the Passage of the Winds. sir; we ll take all the good eatable parts of it. proven true. Poesy. which his dusky friends took to be a benevolent smile. master? why.By ten o clock the volcano could be seen only as a red point on the horizon. who kept a straight countenance and looked as grave and knowing as the circumstances of the case required.Shall we cross them? asked Kennedy. I never saw any thing so fine as the appearance of these venerable forests. formed by the thatched roof. if I want to get a rapid ascension. at last. leaning over to Kennedys ear and pointing down the tree. and then.

 I must help you. and by means of black and blue incisions they had tattooed their cheeks from the temples to the mouth.But this darkness?It hides our preparations. at the same time. and the balloon majestically soared into the air. with an insupportable glow between the two pointed ends of charcoal. from their different narratives. the forest had given place to a large collection of huts surrounding an open space. His earliest instincts had drawn him toward an ecclesiastical career. Forward. there is no further doubt possible. and are continually waging a war of extermination.How do you expect to manage the balloon? asked Kennedy. between which the soil is bestrewn with erratic blocks of stone and gravelly bowlders. would it not be advisable to alight?On the contrary. and the Victoria resumed her flight. poured a few drops upon his patient s lips.