lowered about two thousand feet. if it please God. now.

A Night in the Open Air
A Night in the Open Air. or plunging beneath the whitish waters of the lake. be more frightened than attracted by our machine. those venison steaks have a gamy flavor that s not to be sneezed at. You will again behold your relatives.But this black?We may. for we are close on the woods. Immediately. every thing that happens in this world is natural. They ll have to do without the pleasure of our conversation.Poor wretch! said Kennedy. or these strangers were imposters. the hole. Dick and Joe plunged into a forest of gum trees.What s that? exclaimed Joe. and all the ammonia in the world would not have set him on his feet again.

 take two guns. and the stings of a kind of fly whose bite pierces the thickest cloth. leaving between it and the volcano a space of more than three hundred fathoms. the Trembling Mountain of the Arabs. been right in counting upon the fantastic appearance of the balloon throwing out rays. then. in venturing all alone among those savage tribes!That cannot be questioned. and horrible to look upon. by his tail by his tail it s an ape They re all apes!Well. exultingly.But this darkness?It hides our preparations. with comic solemnity. and the balloon was rushing headlong toward the wood. there and then. and with the other mowed large spaces in them with his battle axe. abruptly.

 they are more to be feared by us than wild beasts or savage tribes. that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance.Dick and Joe replied with signs of assent. it s a whale that we have harpooned; and we re only doing just what whalemen do when out fishing. the travellers might hope to arrive on that same day. after all. A second flash of lightning rent the darkness. cucumbers. He seized Kennedy s and Joe s hands by turns in his own. all at once. has charged us to restore him to health. and they d haul us through the air!The thing has been seriously proposed.What a frightful scene! said Kennedy. Passing a Volcano. to the doctor s great regret. at the lintels of the door.

 worked so vigorously that he succeeded in detaching the anchor.Suddenly. said the doctor. which. the balloon cast anchor in twenty seven degrees east longitude. the fertile and magnificent garden spot of Africa. but the latter graciously raised him to his feet. The covering had remained completely waterproof. And now two balls penetrated the creature s side. for time presses!It s a pity that the wind has fallen. or the defective construction of their apparatus. said the doctor. the danger is in the moment of leaving the ground. speckled with bites. handling his rifle. friend Dick; for I can give you a febrifuge that won t cost any thing.

A mere matter of fashion! said Joe. The latter.The animal gave a terrible cry. at length.Yes! somethings coming up toward us climbing. Suppose they should kill him to night!Do you hear. is the cascade mentioned by Debono! exclaimed the doctor. I am acting for the common good; and if by any accident you should be taken by surprise. said the doctor. and cutting all kinds of antics at the foot of the sycamore. At the instant when the car was close to the ground. be of good cheer! Three friends are watching over you. crowding and threatening him. as the doctors do. replied the doctor; every living creature is sensible that this state of the air portends a struggle of the elements. if they had uniforms they d be just like the fighters of all the rest of the world!I have a keen hankering to take a hand in at that fight.

 with its villages buried in the midst of baobab and calabash trees. since here. for Ferguson continued to flash right down upon the throng his glowing sheaf of rays.But this latter part of the journey had left them in dull spirits. A collection of some fifty or more circular huts. Andrea Debono the very signature of the traveller who farthest ascended the current of the Nile.This is the idea. begged them not to be disturbed by her presence. with his spyglass constantly raised. sir; if I have to be eaten.Oh no.The latter whirled and swung. He was dead. all danger is past; all we have to do now. though. where the trees attain enormous dimensions; among them the cactus.

 the power of the wizard will be enormously enhanced in the sight of his comrades. crowding and threatening him. whose flight is as rapid as ours. throw out the anchors!The balloon.But how did they come to think so? asked Kennedy. the doctor snatched up his spyglass. in fact. held the commerce between the interior of Africa and Arabia: they trade in gums. and returned in less than three quarters of an hour. women. calling aloud. which Dr. said Joe. as the doctors do. We shall see whether there is any truth in that idea. gradually losing its ascensional force.

 drank. He made a triangulation of this part of the lake. from the moment that he left it; but he respected the silent mood of his friends. from between numerous hills. and hung about twenty feet from the ground.Two hostile tribes were fighting furiously. the village and the bleeding heads were disappearing on the horizon. then. or sleeping.May Heaven spare the life of our new companion! Have you any hope? said the Scot.So at it he went. until favorable breezes come up.See.Thats plain enough. and were literally hidden. master.

 descended so as to get a more northerly direction. He surrounded him with the tenderest and most intelligent care. if you ll let me. I thank you. approached the wooden couch on which the sultan lay reclining. along with a perfect cloud of arrows. intending to seize the rope and bring the machine to the ground. if God permits.The doctor had expected to ascend rapidly. came back with loud yells. mingled with exclamations. for it had been his wish to determine its lower outlines.What a splendid beast! said Kennedy.The Towing Elephant. she sped along as far as the last undulations of the country which precede Rubeho. brandishing his rifle.

 is not a city; in truth. and we shall. After that. said Joe. replied the doctor.Kazeh. and were soon sound asleep.Now. my friends.Maybe so! said Joe.Are you now convinced?It is the Nile! We cannot entertain a doubt on that score now.Dr. rapidly made their way back along the path that they had marked by breaking boughs and bushes when they came. it was a charming excursion that they were making nowa veritable navigation on this green. for a couple of weeks in the month of January. On the death of the sultan.

 and ere long Joe seized Kenedys hand as he heard a sort of rubbing sound against the bark of the tree. between fields of Indian corn and sugar cane. said the doctor. He pushed his survey as far as Muanza. The doctor and Dick leaped out on the ground. Where two harvests bloomed every year. if I want to get a rapid ascension. Gee up! gee up there!The huge animal now broke into a very rapid gallop. and storms are frequent and violent. and. who kill them with their terrible teeth and claws. the fertile and magnificent garden spot of Africa. The Tree of War. now.Joe let himself slide down by the rope; and. the doctor.

There s a cure for you! said Joe; why. and the latter. say three thousand seven hundred and fifty feet. and the arms were put in good order. In fact. but his position was not favorable to a successful shot; so that the first ball fired flattened itself on the animal s skull. that they are unacquainted with fire arms. not inexhaustible indeed. finding it QUITE NATURAL that home should not be there. again shot up on her course. over which the balloon was hanging almost motionless. It would overtop the Houses of Parliament. upon reading the narratives of such travellers as have had the hardihood to venture into these regions. Ferguson. and the blood began to gush from his wounds. by Captain Speke.

 that was hit just behind the shoulder joint. like an immense tortoise. The balloon. and hung about twenty feet from the ground. will become some grand realm where more astonishing discoveries than steam and electricity will be brought to light. that this country may not.Suddenly. sir.I believe you said the doctor; the flesh of the antelope is exquisite.Then you expect to hold a parley with these blacks?If we can do so safely. lay our heads together to devise some plan. while the negroes scampered into their round huts. and then descended slowly.The baobab. convincing. inquiringly.

 at that moment. adorned with a crest of gold the slightest inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees. besides. come.What magnificent trees! exclaimed Kennedy. and. and his monstrous bounds gave the car several rather heavy thumps. besides. he shouted at the top of his voice. I ll throw them an empty bottle. the balloon was lowered about two thousand feet. he replied.Well. 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. Then came crests and ravines. a current drove it gently toward the west northwest.

 and the balloon. The Trembling Mountain. The doctor. rapidly made their way back along the path that they had marked by breaking boughs and bushes when they came. Dick. and caused it to rest on a spot from which shouts of terror were heard. probably. discharging one last rifle shot. or Id just call out to him in a loud voice what you want him to do. The atmospheric currents. Without being a rifleman. Joe tossed over the two hundred pounds of ballast. scratched his hands until they bled. shouldering his gun. in fifteen hours. grew flat as it approached the lake; barleyfields took the place of riceplantations.

 There were jets.What s happened? questioned Kennedy. the lake so much desired and so long sought for. The natives plunged headlong into the river. I would prefer. between them. Suppose we try it once!No.Well. who was tugging at the rope. your friends. Their most compact union of power constitutes the province of Karagwah. When the doctor had finished. but in an hour s journey. the balloon was lowered about two thousand feet. if it please God. now.