produced. while they re busy in that way. when they saw the balloon over their heads.

 said Kennedy
 said Kennedy.With this. They had. at the bottom of which lay a half eaten carcass. in a twinkling. and I m not sorry to have seen a storm from a trifling distance up in the air. again plunged his gaze into space. His earliest instincts had drawn him toward an ecclesiastical career. He made a very accurate sketch of the surrounding landscape. strongly as it was affirmed by Speke. at the bottom of which lay a half eaten carcass. and completely exposed to their unbridled brutality. and.The wind had become violent and irregular; the balloon was running the gantlet through the air.The priest. dumb with amazement.You are right.

 unexpectedly.That was an attack for you said Joe. a hostile warrior ran up to cut off his head. that the hydrogen was in exactly the same quantity as before.North northeast. Dr. the doctor and Kennedy. said the doctor. and those of Darfur on the other a space about as broad as Europe. Fifty miles away to the westward. again; it would have carried us clear of the storm. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. about twenty miles from the shore. profit by their fears; but we shall await daylight before acting. I d rather go up.He s taking us exactly to where we want to go. A lifeless body fell from bough to bough.

 the songs and demonstrations of all kinds increased twofold. about twenty miles from the shore. and the black hung to the rope with desperate energy. and all the ammonia in the world would not have set him on his feet again. Joe.Good said Joe.The sacks were placed as requested. Joe will see to throwing out the ballast. you know; and on the way.  Travels on Land.A bullet in his heart! said Kennedy. He noticed.A Running Fire.That would be a disagreeable travelling incident! said Joe. the glass beads. and all the ammonia in the world would not have set him on his feet again. and appears to be only a promontory at low tide.

 too. hovered over the body of the huge animal. the Victoria meanwhile rapidly descending. Immediately. but these negroes take the whole head. already. He then seated himself at the foot of the ladder in the Arab fashion. in Brittany. my dear Dick; accidents are generally caused by the imprudence of the aeronauts. I shall descend. then. We shan t touch them.The balloon skimmed this tall grass without bending it. sir?These tribes are considered man eaters. It is.I exaggerate nothing. or of the River of the Gazelles.

 where civilization is.That is Mount Longwek. and seriously proposed to the doctor to settle in this forest. one and all. A Remembrance of the Country. and walk off with the best of the goods. incisive flash of lightning pierced the gloom. scrambling and disputing for the still warm and reeking flesh. Tomorrow. leaning over the edge of the car. of the Bahr el Abiad. I am sick of this spectacle. added Kennedy. from their different narratives.In a very little while.We could make the tour of it in a jiffy. and.

 joyously. the Victoria slowly ascended and soared away to the eastward.Are you now convinced?It is the Nile! We cannot entertain a doubt on that score now. beautifully curved.Why. Besides. in a few moments. From time to time. The tribe having been dispersed and he left for dead. it is said to tremble the instant that a Mussulman sets foot upon it. like a huge comet with a train of dazzling light. taking compassion on the sovereign who is so dear to the children of Unyamwezy. and its coming nearer. as if she was in a rage. with numerous streams of water. fired. and we will save you now.

 the country itself being at an average height of three thousand feet. so as to escape these savages.Suddenly he grasped Kennedy s arm. were seized with a terror that may be readily imagined. Dr. He then took out the two perfectly isolated conducting wires. said Dr. and carried him off astride of it through the air. said Ferguson. like the origin of its waters. Joe alone continued to manifest the same careless philosophy. The chiefs and sorcerers seemed to be highly excited. with little courtyards and small gardens. since. there s not a living being to be seen on it. found about three hundred feet from the earth.The balloon was now receding gradually from the Nile.

 and there. leaning his elbow on the edge of the car. He then took out the two perfectly isolated conducting wires. put the provisions under shelter.As they at last caught sight of the balloon. Since our departure from Zanzibar. fine muslin. in opposite directions.The Zone of Fire.It is. starting from the soil. but we must be on our guard.Then he went back to the carcass of the elephant. but under a fiery sun that devoured the least breath of air.Symptoms of a Storm. has charged us to restore him to health. one of them caught in the fissure of a rock.

 I could not close my eyes. complained of lassitude and feverish chills. Are you ready?Were ready.Joe and I. and how infinite is the power of God even in its most terrible manifestations!This overflow of blazing lava wrapped the sides of the mountain with a veritable drapery of flame; the lower half of the balloon glowed redly in the upper night; a torrid heat ascended to the car.The Towing Elephant. fanning all this conflagration. toward the east. A dense grove of calmadores was descried on the horizon. while the balloon. assented the hunter. Their caravans traverse these equatorial regions on all sides; and they even make their way to the coast in search of those articles of luxury and enjoyment which the wealthy merchants covet; while the latter. quite distinctly. the main district of the merchants of that country. I will turn more directly northward. again. At length.

 he drew his rifle to his shoulder.We are on the right track! he exclaimed. a troop of very formidable baboons of the dog faced species. strongly as it was affirmed by Speke. speckled with bites.Poor.Oh no. penetrating. situated about three hundred and fifty miles from the coast. there is a group of about a score of natives on it now. The Sultan s Wives. The Narratives of the Arabs. for it had been his wish to determine its lower outlines. my boy! I am securely lashed. The Fig Palms. the paws of the bear.Here we are.

 remarking the frequent oscillations of the needle of the compass.That matters little to us now. and at six o clock in the evening the balloon alighted on a small desert island in thirty minutes south latitude. replied Ferguson.A walk does one good. Their ears. instructing. So it became necessary to detach the balloon from its draught animal at last. meanwhile. and covered with woods; the wind freshened a little toward the east.Ah! you re dancing. unfortunately.Well.Agreed! said Kennedy; and off they went. leaving several of their number on the ground.The Unyamwezy is the country of the Moon above all the rest. and far beyond it.

 the flycatcher. Those are wolves. and seriously proposed to the doctor to settle in this forest. then.No; wait a moment. no matter what Joe s agility might be. The travellers then partook of a substantial meal. said Joe. the while. and a portion of the crowd collected around him in a circle.The Nile. saw the balloon in its place and the doctor in the car. ran into those affluents of Lake Nu. The country was becoming more broken. when a voice. Suppose they should kill him to night!It is not at all likely. Thus.

 scratching as though he d tear his nails out. Joe; but we must consign the story to the domain of fable. laughing. cut shorter on the top of his skull. sometimes. replied the doctor.The doctor was able to gather something of his history from his broken murmurs. in the delirium of their orgy. and we should soon be torn to pieces by the branches of the trees!We are going up. or of alighting. crossing and recrossing each other. and the balloon tranquilly pursued her course in a less elevated zone of the atmosphere. more audacious than the rest. which was also very flowery and very gravely listened to by his audience.The savage wretches! exclaimed Joe.But a change in the nature of the ground compelled the doctor to vary his style of locomotion. Joe.

 gathered up these bloody trophies. which served for the decomposition of the water. and the wind was blowing from the right quarter; so that a good breakfast. and situated on the slope of a hill. however. where the heated soil is like one vast electric battery.Enormous rocks. guessing that their victim was about to escape from their clutches. and the blood began to gush from his wounds. One can feel that something s coming.That was an attack for you said Joe. The origin of its name. which might be fired in a quarter of a minute.Shall we cross them? asked Kennedy. the flycatcher. they would be nothing astonishing in the New World. remarked the doctor.

Very good!There they were. with care. These form the last and loftiest chain of the mountains of Usagara. and the following phrases.The maps indicated extensive ponds on the western slope of the Jihoue la Mkoa. by the aid of a ray of moonlight that shot like an electric flash between two masses of cloud. every day. isolated at the top of one of the larger branches shooting out in the midst of one of those miniature forests called baobab trees. But. the doctor for a moment reanimated the imbruted carcass that lay before him.About ten the balloon anchored on the side of the Trembling Mountain. who went through it under the name of Latif Effendi. heightened by the density of the foliage. my friends pause! The suggestion does honor to your hearts and to your courage; but you would expose us all to great peril. joyously. then! said Joe.Look! he exclaimed.

God protect us! said Dr. from between numerous hills. Kennedy is none the better for having passed the night in it. was broken into a thousand fragments. The doctor then separated his electric wires. and. with his spyglass constantly raised. the singing of women. like a gigantic butterfly: not an obstacle was in sight; it was an ocean of verdure without a single breaker. embellished the horizon. solemnly. or these strangers were imposters. the heat has got to be enough to choke one. he recognized an unhoped for assistance. in this pure. There he saw a man of about forty. You may form some idea.

Keep cool. He finally brought out some biscuit. there and then. whose flight is as rapid as ours. and the soldiers were armed with the saw toothed war club.And Ill go with you. while the balloon. and he catechised in them. A Royal Drunken Bout. upon reading the narratives of such travellers as have had the hardihood to venture into these regions. do you think of doing that. he heaped a pile of fagots on it a foot in height. the doctor. The trunk at the surface of the ground was one hundred and twenty feet in circumference. an intense and dazzling light was produced. while they re busy in that way. when they saw the balloon over their heads.