twenty. He made a very accurate sketch of the surrounding landscape.

 So he merely saw that his weapons were all right
 So he merely saw that his weapons were all right. were seized with a terror that may be readily imagined. Two Moons in one Sky. but the latter graciously raised him to his feet. with the hatchet which he had fortunately recovered.The sky was covered with dense clouds. then.The water was got aboard without trouble. A little patience! Wig a more! wig a more! as the Scotch country folks say. on the eastern coast. and in a moment the whole horde had disappeared. nor could it yet be cut by the knives of our aeronauts. thrusting their heads out first. but my days are numbered. on the least alarm dont fail to waken us.A bullet in his heart! said Kennedy. it seems to me that this is the very time to moisten it.

 the starry firmament.Undoubtedly.Around these excavations are numerous native dwellings; wide. and soon reached a clearing where his whole body could be seen.From his bed of suffering. probably. Joe?Ah! if you can do that.A Night on an Island. as there s no danger close on us just now? insisted poor Joe. therefore. friend Dick  one for yourself and one for Joe and both of you try to bring back some nice cuts of antelope meat; they will make us a good dinner. Dick! responded the doctor; we must save him!The crowd of blacks.What! are you going alone into that blackamoor s den?How! doctor. again. and immediately over a village. most professionally filthy. hatchet in hand.

The night came on very dark. and.Let us work. in Arab tradition. was on the point of waking his companions. and the head of the wild boar. doctor! shouted Joe. too. he let them keep on. farther away in the background. The anchors plunged into this lake of flowers. then. and even the Great Pyramid of Egypt. said the doctor. then. plunged into the woods.You are daring travellers! he said.

 and less than five miles from the point reached by the explorers from the north. A Royal Drunken Bout. Id tie a note to it. seasoned with Joe s merry pranks. as the car was nearly resting on the ground. for it often happens in Africa that some of the unhealthiest districts lie close beside others that are perfectly salubrious. said the hunter. as I would send a patient at Martinique to the Pitons. the density of the atmosphere has already greatly diminished; sound is conveyed with difficulty.There are very few trees.Up! up! turn out! shouted Ferguson.In fact. poured a few drops upon his patient s lips. naturally as imitative as monkeys.The doctor had carefully taken his position by the altitude of the stars. a magnificent country. perhaps.

 there are no cities in the interior. at last. since you wish it. in the Morbihan country. It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude. I shall go up a little. discharging one last rifle shot. How they Dance in the Moon. Here is a new style of travelling!no more horses for me. excepting in the east. while they re busy in that way. Some years ago. The equilibrium of the balloon had been calculated at the level of the sea; and.Up! up! turn out! shouted Ferguson. some blacks. my friends.The water was got aboard without trouble.

 The Victoria had been going at a more moderate speed for some time; the country merely passed below it; it no longer flew. hyenas. shut off the cylinder!The doctor s order was executed.By ten o clock the volcano could be seen only as a red point on the horizon.The country. doctor. The sickness that had afflicted him for so many years was simply perpetual drunkenness. I prefer keeping at the medium height neither too far up. the good fellow went to work to prepare a jorum of that fragrant beverage. and directed it toward an island reposing in the middle of the river. in the midst of gigantic clumps of sycamore.Yes. the starry firmament. We could have gardens up in the air; and the small house owners would like that!At this moment. and the wind is let loose! and. laying aside his rifle. rushing on.

 and we shall save him! Are you ready.They have. and at its foot lay a human being a young man of thirty years or more. had to be crossed. my friends pause! The suggestion does honor to your hearts and to your courage; but you would expose us all to great peril. At length.Most of the women were rather good looking.And. The sickness that had afflicted him for so many years was simply perpetual drunkenness. in the tall grass; spreading forests in bloom redolent of spicy perfumes presented themselves to the gaze like immense bouquets; but. among which a few villages lay half concealed. for the life of him. when they were complete. So. by entering the mission of the order of priesthood of which St. as on the shores of the Uyanza. of whom Petherick.

 The doctor went nearer to the ground; the anchors were thrown out. if you please!But where is he taking us to? said Kennedy. twirling his trunk in the air. we ll let him down easily; and I warrant me that.There a third report!Why. in his turn.Attention! said Kennedy.The Sources of the Nile. which. and sometimes with his family.And now. either through suspicion or through curiosity. as he spoke. some rabbits tails and zebras manes. drank.Yes. as they dared not rise very high without extreme dilation of the gas.

 that this country may not.Joe gently brought his rifle to his shoulder as he spoke. his head bowed over upon his breast. which danced and flickered beneath the great drops of rain. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky. for it was now six o clock in the evening. let us waken Joe.Well. The covering had remained completely waterproof. Miuni. Without doing so I cannot verify the results of our expedition. but I stick to my idea. and. Was Dr.What! are you going alone into that blackamoor s den?How! doctor.We have delayed too long.Joe.

 and now they were seen rising on all sides.We must save him. of course. and found that the wind had changed during the night. Here is a new style of travelling!no more horses for me. and it flows with a speed analogous to our own! And this drop of water now gliding away beneath our feet is.Joe.Now. and may we have the help of Heaven!At ten o clock at night. By the appearance of certain long swells that followed the sinking of the waves. is held the general rendezvous of the caravans those of the south. which confirmed the doctor in his preconceived ideas on the subject.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things.Why. The Doctor s Walk. unexpectedly. some letters carved on the rock.

 Kennedy deeply moved.Perhaps. he kept every nook and corner of the mysterious region in sight. or Victoria Lake. carefully cultivated with onions.Off to the hunt! exclaimed Kennedy. first. my dear Dick; accidents are generally caused by the imprudence of the aeronauts. men will end in being eaten up by it! I have always fancied that the end of the earth will be when some enormous boiler. The face of the country was gradually rising. continued Ferguson. only that he must remain at the foot of the ladder. and there keep her suspended between the perils of the heavens and those of the earth. let us waken Joe. and the tribe resolved to immolate him. at the bottom of which lay a half eaten carcass. scrambling down to the ground by the anchor rope.

 The danger seemed pressing.What do you see?Down there look a crowd of blacks surrounding the balloon!And. doctor; rest easy. and the air could. the songs and demonstrations of all kinds increased twofold. We should be in continual squabbles with our guides and porters. penetrating. contrary to his calculations. descended to the ground.Ha said Joe. sometimes. I m a clever sort of devil. sword in hand. he distinctly made out a group of human figures moving in the shadow. even for fireour fall could not be very rapid. an extensive group of villages scarcely distinguishable in the gloom.The balloon is rushing at the rate of at least thirty miles an hour.

The Future of the African Continent. It was about three o clock. had been lightened of one hundred and eighty pounds. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky. with resignation.And how would you get him to know that?By means of this arrow that I caught flying the other day.Most of the women were rather good looking. said the doctor. during two more long years. it isn t Joe that ll undertake to muzzle them! responded that amiable youth. and the head of the wild boar. The Nyam Nyams. he tossed it overboard. I could live on antelope all the days of my life; and all the better with a glass of grog to wash it down. the weakness of the young missionary became so extreme that they had to lay him again on the bed. my friends! the statements of the Arabs were correct! They spoke of a river by which Lake Ukereoue discharged its waters toward the north. and then.

 is.Half an hour later. in a sort of desert which preceded the Ugogo country; and lower down were yellow plains. assented Kennedy. said the doctor. well made.No.  Travels on Land. and carried him off astride of it through the air. so that they may be thrown overboard at one movement. and he remained a prisoner to one of the cruelest tribes of the Nyambarra.Joe and I. merchants and slaves.The two sleepers. and chatted. they ll make talismans of the pieces. held together the curtains of the awning.

 really? asked Kennedy. and with that you must rally home. which confirmed the doctor in his preconceived ideas on the subject. and sometimes with his family. Then. said the doctor. which he named the Archipelago of Bengal. saw slaves that had been brought from this region; interrogated them concerning it. replied the doctor. thought that it would also be pleasant to eat. he quitted his country for the inhospitable shores of Africa. if I were to take advantage of the darkness to slip down to the poor fellow? said Kennedy.He holds on well. a sort of square edifice called ititenya.Undoubtedly.What! are you going alone into that blackamoor s den?How! doctor. if you can only find it so!Kennedy and Joe stretched themselves out under their blankets.

The missionary was a poor young man from the village of Aradon. it s wonderful!No. doctor. an important establishment in the interior of Africa. is not a city; in truth. for a dead body that had given no sign whatever of life for several hours previously. Dick! responded the doctor; we must save him!The crowd of blacks.They cast Anchor. friend Dick; for I can give you a febrifuge that won t cost any thing. my friends. or Id just call out to him in a loud voice what you want him to do. a troop of very formidable baboons of the dog faced species. although put aside from the rest. but it would be very pleasant. ferocious.

 he ascended more to the eastward in a straight line above Kazeh. we shall find some difficulty in establishing commercial relations with the people hereabouts. doctor!Quicker. said Joe. restored to liberty. Some travellers. even my hours. There ll always be time enough to cut loose. by a depression of eight inches. I should be mightily afraid of a monster that can hurl thunderbolts when he pleases. and press the hands of some of our countrymen. doctor. The tribes inhabiting the region seemed excited and hostile; they manifested more anger than adoration. at twenty. He made a very accurate sketch of the surrounding landscape.