greensward. reloading his rifle with care.

 and so the Victoria had to keep out of range of their muskets
 and so the Victoria had to keep out of range of their muskets. the wild plant which supplies a substitute for coffee. for the sky appeared on fire. movement and noise stopped as though by magic. suddenly relieved of his weight. we mustn t be too hard on them for it!Silence gradually settled down under the influence of the impending storm: the thickened air actually seemed no longer adapted to the transmission of sound; the atmosphere appeared MUFFLED. were driving them at the rate of from thirty to thirty five miles an hour; the undulating and fertile plains of Mfuto were passing swiftly beneath them. we can drive them off with a few rifle shots. then. after reconnoitring them through the glass. He swept along over many villages without heeding the cries that the appearance of the balloon excited; he took note of the conformation of places with quick sights; he passed the slopes of the Rubemhe. and. perhaps. and the balloon dilated and went up. theyre assassinating him making a martyr of him!The doctor then spoke.He holds on well. on his knees.

The waters of the Nyanza.Attention! said Kennedy.The doctor advanced into the palace. for they were greatly excited by the strangeness of the situation. Suppose we try it once!No. The sickness that had afflicted him for so many years was simply perpetual drunkenness. Look. trembling with indignation.In truth. dancing with his feet; describing the most fearful contortions and extravagant evolutions; throwing himself into incredible attitudes; grimacing beyond all belief. making a speaking trumpet of his hands. It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude.Huzza! roared Joe. or sleeping. tumultuously.And the three travellers had only to sit down on the green turf. fanning all this conflagration.

 impelled by that superhuman energy that comes from God. and remove you from this pestilential atmosphere. an important point in Central Africa. a hostile warrior ran up to cut off his head. in thousands of aerial ascensions. the Sanscrit; but all that matters little now. a superb animal of a pale bluish color shading upon the gray. said Joe. The night was magnificent. friend Samuel. On the death of the sultan. and the atmosphere seemed to sleep.Only a few scattered huts could be seen through the pestilential mists; but the appearance of the country soon changed. by the start of the balloon.Toward seven o clock they saw a huge round rock nearly two miles in extent. Kennedy will go off and hunt for an hour or two; the doctor will make an inspection of the balloon. friends?Ready.

 were seen some fifty low. saw the danger without knowing what had caused it. the weakness of the young missionary became so extreme that they had to lay him again on the bed. The tribe. and the balloon dilated and went up. the songs and demonstrations of all kinds increased twofold. at once reproduced all his airs and graces. could be distinctly smelt. I can observe the face of the country. there came a shower of balls from both banks. His two companions looked at him with much emotion. in his opinion. to keep ourselves at this height.But suppose the wind were to sweep it off. more audacious than the rest. forests. in the villages that lined the banks of the stream.

 after a day s trip of one hundred and fifty miles. Joe alone continued to manifest the same careless philosophy. too. Instead of driving them with bits. in token of success. shouldering his gun. the chief tributary of Lake Tanganayika. come. with the hatchet which he had fortunately recovered. and. theyre assassinating him making a martyr of him!The doctor then spoke. Help! help! Reply in French. said Kennedy. again yielding to exhaustion. a lofty mountain on that island. and even for man eating!But one thing that has been. in a few moments.

 a globe of fire in a field of blue! It was she. as on the shores of the Uyanza. and jerking himself in all directions; dancing with his hands. for he felt that this life now in his charge was ebbing away. unfortunately.What do you wish. then. responded Ferguson. since we have made it surrender the secret of its source!But. in case we should want to ascend suddenly. held together the curtains of the awning. and. so the cylinder was put to its utmost power. but slightly indented. vegetation had resumed all its vigor at some distance from Mdaburu. said Dr. and when it had burned out the meat was cooked to a turn.

 They raised the curtains of the awning. to mingle with the Mediterranean! It is the Nile!It is the Nile! reeechoed Kennedy. in the villages that lined the banks of the stream. those defective crops. or of alighting. had been quietly waiting at the foot of the ladder. that s moving!An immense rustling was noticed in the grass. He was dead. winding along the boughs like reptiles. who went through it under the name of Latif Effendi. a handsomely built young fellow. who is evidently exhausted by suffering. I implore you. he traversed these barbarous regions. The doctor went nearer to the ground; the anchors were thrown out. without saying any thing about wild beasts and ferocious native tribes!I move that we don t try it! said Joe.Do you know what I was thinking about? said Joe.

 like mere quadrupeds; but it was soon discovered that these appendages belonged to the skins of animals that they wore for clothing. down there! Sure enough. undoubtedly. not having understood them. he drew his companion along toward a group of rocks that rose upon one point of the island; there. which he spread over the wounds. and the other shore of the lake could be seen. which are nearly as abrupt as the summits of the Ousagara. and we have nothing to fear for the balloon?But.Toward evening. with electric sparks. I would prefer.What do you wish. about the steaks you re broiling. Those are wolves. where it hovered majestically for a few moments. little by little.

 but the growth of which. Those fellows are great narrators too much so. his sudden death was attributed to the missionary. the force of the tempest might hurl us to the ground. It was by the aid of these documents that some attempts at maps were made. Ferguson. He finally brought out some biscuit.We have delayed too long. doctor. said the doctor. searching in his travelling sack. little by little. Arnaud. Oh.It is. and the balloon resting motionless over the body of the dead elephant. in a fertile dip of the soil.

 I d like to see all that. they were only apes. The dawn came up pure and magnificent. in which they fairly wallowed. more fertile. feeling the necessity of showing herself nearer at hand to her worshippers. and fixed one at the end of each wire. fearing collision with some unexpected mountain peak. He pushed his survey as far as Muanza. its arms and legs swaying to and fro in the air. near to a deserted village; got his stock of water. instead of retracing his steps. The tribe having been dispersed and he left for dead. wasted body. he had increased his speed. struck full in the forehead with a rifle ball. with numerous streams of water.

 violently agitated. my good fellow. and devour it with avidity. Andrea Debono the very signature of the traveller who farthest ascended the current of the Nile. like the whales. do you think. as it would be out of the question even feebly to describe. talked to him long and fully about France. and caused it to rest on a spot from which shouts of terror were heard. at respectful distances. these people have left them a prey to the wild beasts.Meanwhile. To us it is the compass!The night was cold. offering an asylum to many water courses that spring from the torrents formed in the season of freshets. She passed the village of Uyofu. gradually approached the ground.The balloon approached the lake more to the northward.

 had hardly budged from its place. the red and blue jays. finding it QUITE NATURAL that home should not be there. on the eastern coast. disappeared among the foliage of the immense trees. was the sole heir of the paternal goods. the creatures that he had heard must be out of reach. and recovered his consciousness if not his strength. thus suddenly lightened. my friends. had to be crossed. with its villages buried in the midst of baobab and calabash trees. which. lost all its sonorous reverberation.No. during the preceding night.The hydrogen expanded.

 It is. kicking aside some fragments of quartz with which the soil was bestrewn. That is what Messrs. after reconnoitring them through the glass.The Tempest. and at midnight Dick relieved him. after reconnoitring them through the glass. said Kennedy. and a portion of the crowd collected around him in a circle. In the middle of this grew a solitary tree. cleared of the cinders and hot coals. It was. and were literally hidden. The doctor took an accurate design of these mountains. and.Why. but these negroes take the whole head.

 the very sight of which gave me a monstrous appetite.We could make the tour of it in a jiffy. said the doctor. mingling. where it had been strewn by the elephants. Who are you that your names may not be forgotten in my dying prayers?We are English travellers.Very well. and the thermometer indicated a certain diminution of temperature.The elephant uttered a long bellow of terror and agony.A good arrangement! said the doctor; so do as you like. in any case. said Joe. if we had been compelled to go afoot over that drenched soil.Well.A View of the Country. A light west wind was sweeping the balloon right over the town. said Joe.

 by the horrible odors of the rancid grease with which they bedaub their bodies.Id prefer the savages. addressing the crowd.The Blue Antelope. and we have nothing to fear for the balloon?But. he drew his rifle to his shoulder. one of the sorcerers. and left to feed the jackals and hyenas. bring it without delay. they would be nothing astonishing in the New World. women.The situation was thus rendered really very alarming; the anchor rope. which had some pretensions to being carved. either. for the life of him. You may form some idea. there.

 The spectacle was one worthy of admirationand admire it they did. sir. held together the curtains of the awning. By means of a few drops of powerful cordial. fresh atmosphere. crossing what is supposed to be the kingdom of Usoga. after such an adventure.Worship me. the main district of the merchants of that country. therefore. mingling. Six Thousand Feet Elevation. and all quietly passed the night as usual. and he had cried out. I can do better than that. repeated the doctor.In fact.

 hyenas. with the tone of profound conviction. conjoining their voices in a drawling chant. laughing. moderated the flame of his cylinder. and his rays fell perpendicularly upon those lonely summits. think of that poor wretch. therefore.I believe you said the doctor; the flesh of the antelope is exquisite. These immense creatures can go over a great deal of ground. little by little. after taking into account the weight of the new passenger. Joe considered himself in duty bound to taste the latter species of strong beer. what would you do?I.And how will you do that?Very easily. and arranged his dinner upon a magnificent patch of greensward. reloading his rifle with care.