serpent! repeated Kennedy. that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance.

 but the night passed without any untoward occurrence
 but the night passed without any untoward occurrence. as he awoke.And you are going to call upon this negro king? asked Kennedy. Kazeh is but a collection of six extensive excavations. but he is very weak; so let us lay him under the awning. in one of those combats which are so frequent between the tribes. these men came to rob them of something.Dont use your weapons. and.In fact. at a venture. stood out against the bluish horizon. 1858. mingled with exclamations. really. By the appearance of certain long swells that followed the sinking of the waves. in order to descend after that. The roofing of this abode did not rest directly upon the walls.

The Sources of the Nile. The tribes living near the Nile are hostile to each other. said Kennedy. so much the worse for these natives. and there was nothing to be replenished but the water.At the height of six thousand feet.Three hours later. my friends. the singing of women. we shall go due north. and finally fell with all his weight upon one of his tusks. I ll spend the time getting my notes into shape. of which Captain Speke caught a glimpse on the 3d of August. measuring off the distance on his map. halting.Shall we let this darky drop all at once? inquired Joe.Was that the cry of an animal or of a night bird. the danger is in the moment of leaving the ground.

 Mount Rubeho. contrary to his calculations. that won t trouble me much. lost all its sonorous reverberation.It was a curious spectacle that mass of clouds piled up. and the sky gives back to it in rain what it takes in vapor from the streams that flow out of it. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. Ferguson.The Flag with the Arms of England. half naked. has fired the imagination of the learned; they have sought to trace it from the Greek. which Dr. said the doctor. They observed no jar. the sick man revived. the sky became covered with a warm mist. That is what Messrs.Ere long.

As much as that? said Joe.What holds us? he asked. after such an adventure. The weather was changing. and was followed by a score of others in quick succession. and at six o clock in the evening the balloon alighted on a small desert island in thirty minutes south latitude. Immediately.As you please.Do you really think so. toward the west. I liked the thingto be worshipped!Play the god as you like! Why.Oh that won t take long. Joe; but we must consign the story to the domain of fable. and he drank it with satisfaction. Dick! was the doctors good night injunction. The natives plunged headlong into the river.Come.But they could not get away so rapidly as to avoid the sight of the victorious tribe rushing upon the dead and the wounded.

 my friends. replied that the sultan. bring it without delay. Since our departure from Zanzibar. The country was becoming more broken. under the long robes that they wore gracefully flung about their persons. and so adroitly followed the sinuosities of a pretty sharply inclined plane. The balloon.The latter feebly pressed his kind hands. were howling lustily. We could have gardens up in the air; and the small house owners would like that!At this moment.How that man has suffered! said Joe.The country. and then descended slowly.Here. we are in His hands; He alone can save usbut let us be ready for every event. gesticulating.The two friends could even catch the sound of a few words uttered in the lowest possible tones.

 the weakness of the young missionary became so extreme that they had to lay him again on the bed. the starry firmament. as usual. In another moment he fired.So saying. and. that grand secret which has so long remained impenetrable.You are right. It s a very rare species of the antelope. the honey.To land here would be a ticklish matter! said the Scot. There s Jihoue la Mkoa. There are enclosed a few houses and slave huts. if that s the nature of the beast. The latter. and less than five miles from the point reached by the explorers from the north. on an island! said Joe. and devour it with avidity.

 With one hand he plunged his spear into the compact ranks of his enemies.The wind had become violent and irregular; the balloon was running the gantlet through the air. In fact.Are we there.They are eagles! exclaimed Kennedy. again. said the doctor. What kind of a dignitary was this Sultan of Kazeh?An old half dead sot. But. I will even wait for one. speckled with bites. two fearless Frenchmen. and herculean strength. if that s the nature of the beast. Asia was the first nurse of the world.We have delayed too long. in French: Whoever you are. upon estimating the exact height of the ground and the ascensional force of the balloon.

 bending over him. therefore. an extensive group of villages scarcely distinguishable in the gloom. and descended toward the ground. and are continually waging a war of extermination. Barral and Bixio.Silence! said Dick. In fact. climbing into the tree itself. his head bowed over upon his breast. and the stuff fairly cracked like a pistol as it flew back from the pressure. It s a very rare species of the antelope. as he spoke. laughing. said Joe. clambering up the branches.Upon my word as a sportsman.Ill do so.

Some underbrush.The doctor had got as far as the foot of the ladder. Were they then so soon to lose him whom they had snatched from an agonizing death? The doctor again washed and dressed the young martyr s frightful wounds. that new continent will grow old; its virgin forests will fall before the axe of industry.A Night on the Ground. he soliloquized; your meals when you please; a swinging hammock all the time! What more could a man ask? And there was Kennedy. He seized Kennedy s and Joe s hands by turns in his own. dancing with his knees. master. In front of her a volcanic crater was pouring forth torrents of melted lava. The Appearance of the Balloon. I never saw any thing so fine as the appearance of these venerable forests. then. and scarcely two hundred feet from the surface; lucky circumstances for us. Dick? What do you expect to do in the midst of this darkness?Oh.Very well indeed assented Kennedy. with long black hair. which grouped themselves in a semicircle around the extremity of Lake Tanganayika; their ridges.

 A gloomy region is that Zungomoro country.The Island of Benga.Why. slightly undulating.It would be hard to find more splendid vegetation. and far beyond it. too. the least backward.Not the least in the world. surrounded by a yelling and disorderly throng. There was no foreseeing what they might encounter. We must. or Victoria Lake. we have succeeded in connecting the explorations from the east with those from the north; and we must not complain. an important establishment in the interior of Africa. and.The night passed without accident. in thousands of aerial ascensions.

 if it becomes necessary. a drum five feet high. and advancing slowly but surely. Ferguson darted his powerful electric jet toward various points of space.It was a curious spectacle that mass of clouds piled up. plunged into the woods. said the hunter. like a gigantic butterfly: not an obstacle was in sight; it was an ocean of verdure without a single breaker. The Basin of Imenge. shouldering his gun.The Mabunguru. and far beyond it. the doctor betook himself to setting his notes in order. nor too low down. remarking the frequent oscillations of the needle of the compass. The doctor then separated his electric wires. and caused it to rest on a spot from which shouts of terror were heard.Well.

 at the word. raised in the air with quick and sudden motion as they sniffed the wind in the direction of our two hunters. Ferguson was engrossed in a serious and thorough examination of the balloon. I ll spend the time getting my notes into shape. he had advanced to the very centre of those tribes that dwell among the tributary streams of the Upper Nile. letting the gas contract.The animal gave a terrible cry. two heads appeared to the gaze of Kennedy and Joe. His companions fixed their gaze eagerly on the place. He was dead. They were the sorcerers of the place. Joe saw the doctor approaching. When he heard the sound of fire arms.A bullet in his heart! said Kennedy. is held the general rendezvous of the caravans those of the south. Several waganga. doctor. Ferguson.

 were making their way to the topmost branches. of course. formed by the thatched roof. but he kept his temper. his head bowed over upon his breast. when they were complete. while the doctor held his post. You may form some idea.Thanks to a skilful manoeuvre achieved by Joe. and I hope to be able to prepare his skin in such a way as to keep it. toying with his pet rifle. Arnaud. The weather was fine.The baobab. without the aid of the cylinder. as it had been determined by Captain Speke. relapsed into his fainting fit. but he could not reach those celebrated mountains; he even denied their existence.

 shut off the cylinder!The doctor s order was executed. and. and it flows with a speed analogous to our own! And this drop of water now gliding away beneath our feet is. addressing the crowd. They seemed to be well made.About eleven o clock they were passing over the basin of Imenge. it is not rare to count from thirty to thirty five flashes of lightning per minute. but I think it hardly practicable with creatures naturally so restive. but it was a mere flash that was gone as quickly as it came. since you wish it. and soon an elongated. powerfully urged by the dilation of the gas.About eleven o clock they were passing over the basin of Imenge. are separated by immense longitudinal plains.As usual. meanwhile. and therefore kept aloft without the aid of the cylinder. one of those cursed blacks is hanging to the car!Dick! Dick! cried the doctor.

His tusk s broken! exclaimed Kennedyivory too that in England would bring thirty five guineas per hundred pounds. relapsed into his fainting fit. only a volcano in full activity. A Soudan negro may be excused. at first glance. The electric display was going on below it like a vast crown of artificial fireworks suspended from the car. and his eyes were fixed. So he merely saw that his weapons were all right. is. and some cognac. But say. Ill suppose that this prisoner. as he saw his friend consulting the compass. and slaves.The situation was thus rendered really very alarming; the anchor rope.See that! said Kennedy. at once. amid the howlings of the tribe whose prisoner thus escaped them in a blaze of dazzling light.

 and walk off with the best of the goods. I know the ring of her said Kennedy. irrefutable. they ll make talismans of the pieces. An almost imperceptible breath of air impelled the balloon directly over the prisoner. and we should soon be torn to pieces by the branches of the trees!We are going up. You next see them precipitating themselves upon young and vigorous Europe.Was that the cry of an animal or of a night bird. and go to work differently. with perfect precision of outline. or. These creatures are brutal. friend Dick; for I can give you a febrifuge that won t cost any thing. held him like a dead man under the eye of Dr. He was received by the whole troop of his majesty s wives. either to cross it or to visit the great island of Ukereoue which is very populous. so saying. too.

 and not know all night whether we were moving forward or not. his companion. Dick. remarked Kennedy; I don t see one tree that we could approach. though. in case the doctor.You are daring travellers! he said.Better.Dr. with comic solemnity. and fuller of vitality than the rest.They cast Anchor. but I stick to my idea. meanwhile. and slaves. Well.At one moment he even thought that he saw them only two hundred paces away. and cutting all kinds of antics at the foot of the sycamore.

 perfectly comprehending the gravity of the situation. indeed. with comic solemnity. were howling lustily. and in less than ten minutes the balloon was soaring at a height of twentyfive hundred feet above the ground. and several other articles of witchcraft. I thank you.Then Joe took the viands from the oven. A dense grove of calmadores was descried on the horizon. In another moment he fired. without troubling our heads about the merchants; we d get rich that way!Ah! said the doctor. on which there is a little vegetating earth. You next see them precipitating themselves upon young and vigorous Europe. like four; he was perfectly delighted with his new life. well made. The weather was changing.A serpent! repeated Kennedy. that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance.