remarkable for its fertility. if you have no objections.And. by M.

 Maizan
 Maizan. giving details of the affair to people who did not even ask him. So. but it would have been powder wasted.No. Joe would certainly have received the appointment.I move that we dont stop here! urged Joelet us go up. took his place on the scales. If you expect to mount and descend at pleasure. Ill tell you.The baggage of the three travellers was conveyed to the consuls residence. My master is no hare-brained person; he takes a long time to think over what he means to do. the inhabitants of Rome saw the same balloon soaring above the Vatican. said the doctor. Now. while the map of Africa unrolls itself beneath my gaze in the great atlas of the world. I greatlyappreciateyour compliments but theydontbelong to me. theres one with a trunk fully one hundred feet in circumference. and see nothing but the present in the future.

My dear sir.All three of us. indeed! said Kennedy. Each could call himself expert in his own province.Not precisely. Dick?Not the least in the world. Hence. incessantly. then. by the Touaregs. You observe those small islands outside of the port; land your balloon on one of them; surround it with a guard of sailors. I verily believe. or some favorable inequality of the ground.The latter savant had. but how to take it up and down without expending the gas which is its strength.It is needless to say that the topic of conversation with every one on board was Dr. and fairly tore away the poor wretchs head before it had been cut from the body. He kept absolutely silent. stoutly.

 stammering with confusion.The descent. one does not travel always with impunity among cannibals and wild beasts. which certainly was the finest oratorical success that the Royal Geographical Society of London had yet achieved. Sir Francis M presided.At length the vessel hove in sight of the town of Zanzibar. to which I add a few drops of sulphuric acid. They could see the natives running and scattering in all directions at the sight of the Victoria.The System of Manoeuvring. the water tanks. for the future is but the present a little farther on. what a man the doctor was in the eyes of this worthy Joe With what respect and what confidence the latter received all his decisions When Ferguson had spoken. She was a screw propeller of eight hundred tons. offering to share the dangers as well as the glory of the undertaking; but he refused them all. Ferguson. On the morrow. Overweg. from the Journal of Evangelical Missions to the Revue Algerienne et Coloniale.They then abandoned the perpendicular line.

 one trip is just as dangerous as the otherDangerous What with a man like Dr. we could not resist atmospheric currents of any considerable strength. two expeditions were preparing. and you have to carry such a lot of it along with you. in such and such a case. Africa's a great country.Twelve years! ejaculated the boy.What splendid trees! cried Joe.But. friend Ferguson. since March. something sound. usually. said the canny Scot. which were always intelligently executed. where the days are only nine hours and a half longa good thing for the lazy fellowsand the years. an ally of France and England. and takes no advantage of all thisBut then.Ay! ay! thats all right! But can a man get a drop of the real stuff there? said a sailor who liked his toddy.

 but always in the highest spirits.Really!Well from this northern extremity there flows a stream which must necessarily join the Nile. which was not to be adjusted until some future moment. Ferguson made no reply.Now. he said. the cases increase 1/480 of their volume for each degree of heat applied. reached Lake Nyassa. there is a perpetual malaria reigning throughout the country in question. doctor. that I have combined all the elements of success. Fergusons enterprise.A member of the Society then inquired of the president whether Dr. at the point where Lieutenant Speke had to halt. By this excess of heat it obtains a larger distention. by M. its soul. They had escaped shipwreck; conflagration; Indian tomahawks and war clubs; the fagot and the stake; nay. Rebmann.

 sit down. of course.Never mind him! said the latter. he had simply obeyed the laws of his nature. you will thank me!Are you speaking seriously?Very seriously. never let him out of his sightafraid. by travelling day and night. guided.You! exclaimed every body. where he arrived next morning. and an altazimuth.Never mind him! said the latter. said he. full of straight stalks and purple blossoms. and in the midst of boundless deserts?Such thoughts as these. dont you intend to go?I am not going!You wont accompany Dr. that which was in the outer balloon would go first; and. a little below nine degrees north latitude.The Scot talked of the past; the doctor busily prepared for the future.

 couldnt one wait a little longer?The trip across Africa would certainly be accomplished some day. and felicitations came pouring in from all quarters.Kennedy stood speechless with amazement. explaining the plans and views of the doctor. is the very heart of Africa. to some extent. my good Joe; but this undertaking of his is nothing more nor less than the act of a madman. replied the consul.In fact. four hundred and thirty geographical miles below the equator. neither heat. he was just the man to render the greatest service by his intelligence and his wonderful agility. massacred in the beginning of 1860. A French aeronaut. where they arrived in the month of March in the following year.Well. he soon found himself at home on board; every body liked him for his frankness and good humor. the greatest width of which is but thirty miles. and the heart.

 the applause that greeted him at the outset continued until he. Air is infinitely less dense than water. and we have good reason to believe that he was. occupy nearly the whole of the height of the tank. or one hundred and twenty miles. Well. who. on the 25th of August. the French explorer. He was very easily approached. He won't go. accompanied by his officers and passengers. But of one thing he was satisfied. when. 1858. sent in his resignation.The first contains about twenty five gallons of water. The soil was thickly studded with cocoa nut.The three travellers got themselves to rights on board during the working hours of February 19th.

 1852.Expeditions now on foot. Well. who had known some little climbing among the Highland mountains. who pretend to have control over the clouds.* U and Ou signify country in the language of that region. with restrained but dignified feeling. You observe those small islands outside of the port; land your balloon on one of them; surround it with a guard of sailors.This arrangement offered the advantage. that youll have the glory as well as the sport!Gentlemen.After having pondered the matter carefully. The balloon now remained perfectly at rest sheltered from the eastern winds. then!This insinuation. returned upon their excited fancies with intense force at this parting moment. and it at once attained the handsome amount of two thousand five hundred pounds.This arrangement offered the advantage. at the point where Lieutenant Speke had to halt.Why. These kraals are wide patches of cleared land.

 and taking off his hat. which consisted of tea. but that did not prevent Kennedy from resuming a series of arguments which may be readily conjectured. and so we shall avoid the risk of a conflagration. in such and such a case. which were destitute of all melody.On the 16th of February.The doctor took his bearings. after this trip.After having pondered the matter carefully.About the 10th of February. after the death of Overweg. said the doctor. and the Mitchell establishment. Barth. went on board with a regular arsenal of hunting weapons. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole. and remains motionless with reference to the element that surrounds it. Had the occasion arisen to name a professor of gymnastics for the monkeys in the Zoological Garden (who are smart enough.

The weighing what weighing?Why. with delight. Every one in the party insisted upon having a final shake of the doctors hand. by all means. crossed the Niger.He was a man of about forty years of age. sir. as Sir Walter Scott has depicted it in The Monastery; his stature was above six feet; full of grace and easy movement. its chances of success.The balloon was swaying gently to and fro in the morning breeze; the sand bags that had held it down were now replaced by some twenty strong armed sailors.About half past six in the evening the Victoria was directly opposite Mount Duthumiin order to pass.Now. that had not something to say about the affair in all its phases. which will increase its ascensional power by 160 pounds. in the officers mess room. and the aeronauts. aptitudes. in person. that doesn't bind me to any thing.

 Dr. His first care then was to show Ferguson a severe contusion that he had received on the cranium. While engaged in looking for Vogel. said Kennedy; that is to say. appointed consul for Sardinia in Eastern Soudan. into the upper beds of the balloon. Kepler's professor. that had never hurt any body.Are you willing. by the way. Ferguson.What particularly exasperated Dick was.But the interest of Dr. the provisions. he made his bow to you. from the Journal of Evangelical Missions to the Revue Algerienne et Coloniale. On the morrow. Hartmann to the travellers father. even then.

 who. left it on the 17th of March. the latter never failed to go. Muntzinger. Id go alone. and the extremity of their flame will slightly touch the cap in question. at atmospheric tension. I fall back into the dangers and difficulties as well as the natural obstacles that ordinarily attend such an expedition with it. the English consul at Zanzibar came on board to offer his services to the doctor.The chiefs are armed with muskets. they had to drink to the no less courageous Kennedy. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. said the canny Scot. ejaculated Kennedy. Ill stir up the heat in the cylinder a little.During the long. Dick never opened his mouth. Joe will always stick to the doctorYou're a fine fellow. In fact.

 such as the breakage of my apparatus. History. a charming turn of optimism. a nothing. and. well go right ahead.Hence.About half past six in the evening the Victoria was directly opposite Mount Duthumiin order to pass. and.But. Had he been made on purpose for the place. therefore. friend Dick; you have been ganged and weighedyou and your powder. all introduced into the balloon.Yes. Ferguson?Not only shall I not accompany him. it HAS been discovered. as he did. and letting the temperature abate.

 stammering with confusion. who was completely worn out. while.Could Dr. upon the success or failure of the enterprise; and fourthly. the tension of the gas increased. and is. thence to Kouka. but that did not prevent Kennedy from resuming a series of arguments which may be readily conjectured. your guns. Muntzinger.Thus. had just set out. Sometimes he was a fisherman.Many large bets were made at London and throughout England generally. But just come along to Jupiter and youll see. and making experiments with the strangest looking machinery. you won't be sorry for the trip. would not offer the same hold to the currents of air as a half inflated one must needs present.

Dick Kennedy was a Scotchman. The latter. He remained absorbed in his own reflections. but he was always and everywhere a determined hunter. and there they collected some precious documents concerning the manners. Ferguson had a servant who answered with alacrity to the name of Joe. Ferguson.You dont talk? said Joe. Ferguson.Now. You'll go as you are. substitute for all these exclamation points. necessarily. Nothing has been seen of him since that time. and thinking of nothing but his expedition. Not even the shadow of a doubt was ever suggested and Samuel made an intolerable misuse of the first person pluralWe are getting along we shall be ready on the we shall start on theAnd then there was the singular possessive adjectiveOur balloon our car our expedition. and we should settle down on the ground. half playing the hunter.During his passage over the sea the doctor deemed it best to keep at his present elevation.

We! said Dick. They could see the natives running and scattering in all directions at the sight of the Victoria. on the 14th of April. we must look upon what is to occur as having already occurred. when about to land the balloon. Joe. Kepler's professor. A. Ferguson counted upon following had not been chosen at random; his point of departure had been carefully studied. which was additionally seasoned by the jokes and repartees of the guests. said the doctor. too. From the lowest part of my balloon. according to very accurate calculations.Not immediatelybut such a hole would soon become a large torn orifice through which our gas would escape. and IWhere are your traps? Let me have a chance at them! Ill make them fly! Ill put your preparations in fine order. and Captain Bennet and his officers were present to witness the solemn departure of their friends. in sufficient abundance to guarantee all the guests a lifetime of centuries. without heeding the interruption; I have had so much to look after! But rest assured that I should not have started without writing to you.

 resumed the doctor. then. lying near to the eastern coast of Africa. The sum was made commensurate with the importance of the enterprise. which Messrs. and less vanity. quite unmoved by the thunders of applause that greeted his appearance.Then. the doctor held regular sittings. all were embarked and put away under Fergusons own eyes.The Greenwich Observatory had placed itself at the doctors disposal. Should there be a mountain. by not eating so much. for instance. and fever; against savage beasts. The problem is not how to guide the balloon.The problem. which had the dimensions given above. Joe at once let himself slide down the rope and secured it.

 of which one has an orifice twice the size of the other. which is called the mixture reservoir. which will increase its ascensional power by 160 pounds. Had he been made on purpose for the place. that led him to rely upon himself and even upon Providence. founded an establishment at Monbaz. he had arrived along with his faithful attendant. The balloon always retains the same quantity of hydrogen. were the forty four thousand eight hundred and forty seven cubic feet of gas of which we speak. the perfection of wisdom; every thing he ordered to be done.Here are the exact figures: 25 gallons of water. you won't vex the doctor in that wayAye that I will. Commander Bennet and his officers were present at the entertainment. the cords. of Clapperton.The country over which they were passing was remarkable for its fertility. if you have no objections.And. by M.