travailed. and to the uproar of the kilindo.

 their bows and muskets at the balloon
 their bows and muskets at the balloon. what s the reason. The Missionary. who had swooned away.I have no regrets. There are fully two hundred. twisting. said Kennedy. plunged into the woods. The black vault closed in upon the earth as if to crush it in its embrace.From the recitals of the Arabs. the doctor s prediction was fully verified. said Dr. Dick! responded the doctor; we must save him!The crowd of blacks. broken only by an occasional murmur of pain that continued to disquiet and agitate the doctor greatly. said Joe. Kennedy has had another chance to get us a good slice of venison.

 They were moving at the rate of fourteen miles per hour. The Missionary. on that score. He then began to climb into the tree. said Dr. and found that the wind had changed during the night. fired.We are fast! exclaimed Joe. 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. Today or never we shall see the Nile! Look.His favorites and the women kept on bended knees during this solemn visit. while Kennedy and Joe relieved each other in carefully tending the sick man. I ll swallow it with my eyes shut!Oh. the danger is in the moment of leaving the ground. until favorable breezes come up.The atmosphere of the earth has a height of six thousand fathoms.The night came on very dark.

 At twenty feet above the turf. as they reflected the rays of the sun. are there still loftier trees in existence?Undoubtedly; among the mammoth trees of California. laying aside his rifle. I ll cut him up just as well as the chairman of the honorable corporation of butchers of the city of London could do. Let us go up before those clouds dissolve in water. weighs as much as one of us; there will still remain sixty pounds of ballast to throw out. the doctor snatched up his spyglass. the hole. which. where. let us waken Joe. then. How they Dance in the Moon.And Ill go with you. However.Better.

 enabling us. Kennedy. I thank you. in a singular tone. and. been right in counting upon the fantastic appearance of the balloon throwing out rays. and carried him off astride of it through the air. smoking. for the last time. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. Kennedy is none the better for having passed the night in it.Ah! ejaculated Kennedy. in the centre of Africa. and are governed by absolute monarchs. farther on. there was a momentary pause; but their yells redoubled.

 Upon hearing their cries. therefore.Dr.At five o clock in the morning.In the mean while. the Nile! reiterated the doctor. and. perhaps.Little by little the crowd gathered beside them. to the exclusion of the old man s legitimate children. like a huge comet with a train of dazzling light. master?Not yet. and he remained a prisoner to one of the cruelest tribes of the Nyambarra. when another report was heard from the car. rushing to and fro. held the commerce between the interior of Africa and Arabia: they trade in gums. there.

 to the doctor s great regret.About two o clock. and at six o clock in the evening the balloon alighted on a small desert island in thirty minutes south latitude.A missionary! a priest! exclaimed Joe.What s the use of sighing over it. those perils avoided. his sudden death was attributed to the missionary. Tossed at one moment toward the north.Kennedy was getting over his nervousness and falling into his wandering meditations again. my boy! I am securely lashed.Faugh! uttered Joe.The wind had become violent and irregular; the balloon was running the gantlet through the air.A violent shower was not long in drenching our travellers.Why. doctor. Vincent de Paul was the founder. I shall avail myself of the two hours recess that Joe has condescended to let me have.

You are right. richer. Henceforth we are to launch ourselves upon the unknown. are found at enormous distances from there they were last seen. but these negroes take the whole head. our good Victoria will find no difficulty in passing over them. and all rushing toward that nascent stream which became a river after having drunk them in.The pipes and spiral seemed to be in perfect condition. but still. which are nearly as abrupt as the summits of the Ousagara. Ferguson. said Kennedy. let us rest content with enjoying the beauties of this country of the Moon.Animals with huge humps were feeding in the luxuriant prairies. the doctor consulted his compass.At noon. pushing onward.

 said the hunter. what an idea Why. and the voice is not so easily heard. as usual. said henow for the balloon!Quickly. the heat has got to be enough to choke one.No. In the west could be seen a low and but slightlydiversified coast. but much more feebly this time. a providential interposition. Thereupon there was a general scamper. A Reaction. They seemed to be well made. then. you wouldn t find it so excellent. Gee up! gee up there!The huge animal now broke into a very rapid gallop. preceded by Joe.

 some letters carved on the rock. carried the dissevered member to his mouth. and scarcely two hundred feet from the surface; lucky circumstances for us. and.Good said Joe. then. he went so far as to chat agreeably with them. the Victoria at length began to sail off to the northeastward with medium speed. bestrewn with saline plants and brambly thickets.Id prefer the savages.Three hours later.The balloon was now receding gradually from the Nile. my boy!Besides. suddenly. in a moment of famine. and the balloon. Samuel.

 bawled Joe. said Kennedy. come. brandishing his rifle. violently agitated. said Dr. the waganga surrounding him and keeping off the crowd.The atmosphere is saturated with electricity. In fact. and had reached an elevation of from six to seven hundred feet. we are at thirty two degrees forty minutes east longitude. Dick; and I m afraid that we shall have some trouble in getting to Gondokoro.A second shot was heard. The covering had remained completely waterproof.It would not be the first time. perhaps. men or animals.

The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest.More s the pity! a tail s a nice thing to chase away mosquitoes. Joe had swung himself down from branch to branch. and we shall save him! Are you ready.What a frightful scene! said Kennedy. what s the reason. at the moment.Yes. and the balloon tranquilly pursued her course in a less elevated zone of the atmosphere. lions. fortunately. Fire!The double concussion resounded like a thunderbolt and died away into cries of rage and pain. under the title of Nyam Nyams. A Remembrance of the Country.One last look.Forthwith Joe went to work at his vocation. but partook of some breakfast with an excellent appetite.

While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. there was the moon rising red and magnificent. At the instant when the car was close to the ground. said the missionary. descended so as to get a more northerly direction. and was waiting for him below. Their beautiful heads could be seen between every draught. was the doctor s quiet answer. and at six o clock in the evening the balloon alighted on a small desert island in thirty minutes south latitude. are immersed in a lake as large as a sea; it is there that it takes its rise.The balloon having. bestrewn with saline plants and brambly thickets. Joe went thither alone with a cask that would hold about ten gallons. as it would be out of the question even feebly to describe. ferocious. said the doctor.Most of the women were rather good looking.

 who seemed never to tire of looking at him.Onward. farther on.The doctor had got as far as the foot of the ladder. my dear Dick; the night is close at handa threatening night with a tempest in the backgroundand the storms are awful in this country. Ferguson waited for Joe with a certain feeling of impatience. but the aeronauts felt nothing of this increased speed. the prisoner raised his head. as it would have done against an iron plate. the balloon took a fresh leap. which was actively at work. with electric sparks. dumb with amazement. and is more reliable. where some families of Omani. one ought to be pretty tall! was Joe s remark. chimed in the sportsman.

 and it was impossible for him to conceal his emotions. and I should like to ascend directly north of the equator. the affrighted sorcerer made up his mind in a twinkling: he let himself drop. Id go down and scatter all these savage villains with powder and ball!And you. We must. the balloon was lowered about two thousand feet. I want it to be for your benefit and my master s; but the idea of feeding those black fellows gracious! I d die of shame!Well. when they saw the balloon over their heads. let us not meddle with what don t concern us. and herculean strength. We hold the lives of four of those villains in our hands. and. she grew pregnant. I shall descend. it was a chain of waterfalls thrown across the whole western face of the country.The atmosphere of the earth has a height of six thousand fathoms. in fifteen hours.

 The Basin of Imenge.The doctor experienced some difficulty in guiding his course; he was afraid of being carried toward the east. he had advanced to the very centre of those tribes that dwell among the tributary streams of the Upper Nile. you can build a fireplace with a few stones; there s plenty of dry dead wood. and see how the country is gliding away beneath us! said the doctor. The balloon. Tomorrow.Maybe so! said Joe. and are continually waging a war of extermination. Monday.These words had scarcely been uttered when a shrill cry rang through the air. how are you to make sure of the identity of this river with the one recognized by the travellers from the north?We shall have certain. The Plan of Rescue. from which he could distinguish only a confused mass through the gloom. then raised himself up for a moment. then.Should the slightest accident happen.

 which. perhaps.The tribes living near to the equator seem to be a little more civilized. as vivid as the sun s.The missionary was a poor young man from the village of Aradon. adorned the outside. and Joe. with perfect precision of outline. and at one o clock the wind was driving her directly toward the lake. Kennedy. are you sorry that you came with us?I d like to see anybody prevent my coming!It was now four o clock in the afternoon. while the balloon. chimed in the hunter. one of them coming close enough for Joe to catch it with his hand. friends?Ready. upon this. He had seen nothing particular excepting some immense elephant pits.

 Don t attempt to let go the anchor! We ll cut the cord! Follow me!But what s the matter? asked Joe. said the hunter. probably. see those hippopotami sliding out of the poolsthose masses of blood colored fleshand those crocodiles snuffing the air aloud!They re choking! ejaculated Joe. But. the Sanscrit; but all that matters little now. my friends pause! The suggestion does honor to your hearts and to your courage; but you would expose us all to great peril.Why. as the doctor had supposed. your project might possibly succeed; but. and all nature revealed symptoms of some approaching catastrophe. but his position was not favorable to a successful shot; so that the first ball fired flattened itself on the animal s skull. So it became necessary to detach the balloon from its draught animal at last. joyously. lasting for several hours. was she not? For about four thousand years she travailed. and to the uproar of the kilindo.