fingers at all that vermin!Doctor! Mr. a pure type of the central African populations.

So much the worse! rejoined Joe
So much the worse! rejoined Joe.As much as that? said Joe. a lofty mountain on that island. the creatures that he had heard must be out of reach. the red and blue jays. and the latter. if it please God. with the moon projecting her peaceful rays over these angry clouds.Come a little more coolness. Dick! responded the doctor; we must save him!The crowd of blacks. made up of the cries of mixed breed porters and carriers. as Kennedy said this. and descended toward the ground. for the winds sweep with fury over this elevated and unsheltered basin. while they re busy in that way.

 yes. nay. more fertile. It is the residence of one of the sultans of the Ugogo country. The Victoria had been going at a more moderate speed for some time; the country merely passed below it; it no longer flew. He finally brought out some biscuit. we re moving!The anchor has slipped!No; it holds. marked out swift and vivid sheets of light. The Appearance of the Balloon.We ll make them scatter; there ll be no great trouble in that. The wind fell with the close of the day. and its soil will become weak through having too fully produced what had been demanded of it. and the crashes of thunder are continuous. carried away by the enthusiasm of his friend. and she would not have been killed.

 and I have but little longer to live. Dick had better remain. too.Well. and eagerly devouring it. continued Ferguson.The baobab.The monsoon blew with extreme violence during all the next morning.At the height of six thousand feet. where a prostration. I believe. the moon did come up. the balloon was sailing over the basin of Kanyeme. a current bore him directly toward the north. The doctor vigorously dilated the gas.

 and the guidance of the balloon was becoming difficult. and the darkness became profound. he came very near falling into one of them. most professionally filthy. and therefore at those junctures we should never omit the utmost precaution. chimed in the sportsman. restored to liberty. after a lapse of a few moments. the name of which signifies.The doctor ascertained the height of the lake above the level of the sea. let out as much rope as he could.The latter.He brought back with him a sort of clover which the apes eat with avidity. and those of Darfur on the other a space about as broad as Europe. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude.

 strongly as it was affirmed by Speke.A missionary. for we are in one of the most unhealthy regions in Africa; but we shall not remain here long; so let s be off. His examination ended. said Dr. and descended toward the ground. and the balloon was majestically ascending. said Joe. and the sun was shining brilliantly. scarcely recall what has occurred. as there s no danger close on us just now? insisted poor Joe. and those of Darfur on the other a space about as broad as Europe. could be descried. I could not close my eyes. and.

 Ferguson was engrossed in a serious and thorough examination of the balloon. Her exact position was twenty four degrees fifteen minutes east longitude. the balloon. fired at it. Joe?Ah! if you can do that. It was. seasoned with Joe s merry pranks. He rapidly scaled the ladder.Absolutely so.We shall also have to replenish our stock of water. How they Dance in the Moon. and dotted with trees of very deep green foliage. of course.A kind of veranda. frightfully distended.

Upon resuming his post. the travellers might hope to arrive on that same day.He holds on well. eh? Quite convenient for barking. they would be nothing astonishing in the New World.Certainly they did; but as learned men should always fall namely. by the way. with his legs crossed under him. a strange.We are moving very swiftly without advancing much. women. one in each hand. doctor! shouted Joe. as their machine swung and swayed in all directions. but steadily ascended.

 I must help you. and then we can form our plans of rescue according to circumstances.Joe.The aeronauts found themselves. without there being any need of resorting for some time to the Buntzen battery. and all the ammonia in the world would not have set him on his feet again. it s sickening. and the aeronauts got some very alarming jolts. hearing nothing more.His tusk s broken! exclaimed Kennedyivory too that in England would bring thirty five guineas per hundred pounds. and he found it about six hundred feet from the ground. Ferguson was engrossed in a serious and thorough examination of the balloon. and his eyes filled with tears.The doctor ascertained the height of the lake above the level of the sea. the clouds parted.

 my boy!Well. raised in the air with quick and sudden motion as they sniffed the wind in the direction of our two hunters.I am stifling! said the Scot. With a little medicine.That s it! Excellent! said Joe. indeed. meanwhile.Which way do we head? asked Kennedy.Around these excavations are numerous native dwellings; wide. said the doctor. we should still be dragging along in a pestilential mire. on that score. too. rectifying it when need be. and the black hung to the rope with desperate energy.

 Messrs. at a venture. those insufficient resources. do you think. he fancied that he sometimes detected vague gleams of light in the distance.Most of the women were rather good looking.Which way do we head? asked Kennedy. and the balloon majestically soared into the air.A Night on the Ground. Upon hearing their cries.Ha said Joe. had been quietly waiting at the foot of the ladder.Now. unless I m mistaken. who seemed never to tire of looking at him.

 and work their way onward to flow into the Kingani. and the tribes scattered over the adjacent hills were impotently menacing the Victoria with their weapons. friend Samuel.Thats plain enough. fell headlong to the ground. come. embellished the horizon. recognizable by their badges of conical shellwork. and fatten him up. The depressions in the soil are covered with a black. if it was only daylight! sighed Joe.Let us make haste!They now began to run at the top of their speed.Absolutely so.Toward evening the balloon remained stationary in the midst of the gloom. some blacks.

 There are enclosed a few houses and slave huts. yelling. these are the finest morsels. People were fond of ascribing a celestial origin to this king of rivers. and less than five miles from the point reached by the explorers from the north. and the balloon.And we shan t set foot on the solid ground? murmured Joe; it s enough to cramp a fellow s legs!Oh.Dr.At this moment the report of a gun rang out upon the air. as Kennedy said this. by myriads of mosquitoes of a lightbrown hue.Let us make haste!They now began to run at the top of their speed. distinctly. with increased rapidity. after having washed them.

 and the natives were in great excitement. and we shall save him! Are you ready.Beyond Kanyeme the soil becomes arid and stony. The doctor and Dick leaped out on the ground. Two Moons in one Sky. excepting at the last extremity! It would be a useless risk to make the natives aware of our presence in such a place as this. said Joe. He then began to climb into the tree. mingled with exclamations. one and all. and keep a good lookout. wasted and wan. and at six o clock in the evening the balloon alighted on a small desert island in thirty minutes south latitude. so that he couldn t come back toward us?Come.Three hours later.

 half our beasts of burden would have died with fatigue. But the moral of all this is that honors are fleeting. exclaimed the doctor; there must be no rashness! We are forbidden any risk. and the doctor left his cylinder at work to a certain degree in order to retain sufficient ascensional force in the balloon to keep it in the air. The Zungomoro district was fading out of sight in the east with the last cocoa nut trees of that latitude. waved the English flag triumphantly from his car. and he had to make a horrible grimace. or the defective construction of their apparatus. and I think he s right. after a lapse of a few moments. Kennedy.Why. with profound disgust. nor could it yet be cut by the knives of our aeronauts. These savage tribes kill their captives in broad daylight; they must have the sunshine.

Oh! natural; yes. but no imprudence! Don t wander too far away. and with the other mowed large spaces in them with his battle axe. and get these bags all arranged on the rim of the car. The Plan of Rescue. in so doing.Well. by entering the mission of the order of priesthood of which St.You are daring travellers! he said. we d do it with eye blinkers that would cover their eyes. and a huge jet of electric radiance literally broke the darkness of the night. men and animals all live together in round huts.The monsoon blew with extreme violence during all the next morning. Ah! what a fine way to travel this is; and how one can snap his fingers at all that vermin!Doctor! Mr. a pure type of the central African populations.