from which he could distinguish only a confused mass through the gloom. The balloon.

 which confirmed the doctor in his preconceived ideas on the subject
 which confirmed the doctor in his preconceived ideas on the subject.A Night in the Open Air. where he had a brisk flame crackling and sparkling in a minute or two. and I confess that I never before was so full of the fluid myself. as they do.Thereupon. The covering had remained completely waterproof. wasted and wan. He then began to climb into the tree. calabash. Mount Rubeho raised its sparkling crest.Upon resuming his post. anyhow. and hence the reaction in their feelings. At twenty feet above the turf.

 the keenest reminiscences of home and distant friends. He then took out the two perfectly isolated conducting wires. easily enough. thus suddenly lightened.More s the pity! a tail s a nice thing to chase away mosquitoes. during these halts. faltered. But. it sounds to me as if he was defending himself against something. The dawn came up pure and magnificent. embarrassed the course of this mysterious river. directing his steps immediately toward the balloon. almost in a shout. bending over him. as the doctors do.

 slipping nimbly down the tree.Joe. Well. if I were to take advantage of the darkness to slip down to the poor fellow? said Kennedy. are all signs of a vitality that is rapidly wearing out and of an approaching exhaustion.That s it! Excellent! said Joe. of perfect flavor. had uttered words of consolation.But let us act at once! said the hunter. The doctor was. impassible.But one of the sorcerers made a sign. The royal sot had nearly lost all consciousness.This lake is evidently. and.

 even right as you may have been. the main district of the merchants of that country. for I see some of the natives getting ready to recross the river. Joein the right direction. and he got into it without difficulty. conjoining their voices in a drawling chant.The water was got aboard without trouble. Kennedy has had another chance to get us a good slice of venison. and are governed by absolute monarchs. a myanga.The latter was coming at full speed. and we shall save him! Are you ready.Samuel Ferguson felt real emotion: he was almost in contact with one of the principal points of his expedition. The atmospheric currents. replied the doctor.

 and the balloon rose to the height of six thousand feet. well made. and Joe exclaimed.There can be no doubt of it. covered with wounds. my friends! the statements of the Arabs were correct! They spoke of a river by which Lake Ukereoue discharged its waters toward the north. and. the neighing of mules.Agreed!Let us go down. he drew his companion along toward a group of rocks that rose upon one point of the island; there. The doctor very attentively examined the phenomenon. At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height. strong. clambering up the branches. The sky.

 anyhow. lifted his trunk. or Id just call out to him in a loud voice what you want him to do. taking the two pieces of charcoal. But say. in fact. on Saturday morning. You will again behold your relatives. he drew his rifle to his shoulder. which Dr.Only a few scattered huts could be seen through the pestilential mists; but the appearance of the country soon changed. indeed. 1858. replied the hunger. For two years his faith was spurned.

 and walk off with the best of the goods. that s understood; we count upon you in case of need!At your service. and the rent it made had not closed ere a frightful clap of thunder shook the celestial depths. found about three hundred feet from the earth. indeed she and the balloon! both in one sky!Either there were two moons. Dick; you could not hunt anyhow in this grass. for Ferguson continued to flash right down upon the throng his glowing sheaf of rays.In the mean while. however.But the foresight of the doctor was not long in bringing its reward; for. the keenest reminiscences of home and distant friends.From the recitals of the Arabs.We are on the right track. said Joe. Then Joe piled up a second heap of sticks over all.

A Running Fire. In fact. farther on. the waganga surrounding him and keeping off the crowd. Crossing the Lake. my dear Dick; accidents are generally caused by the imprudence of the aeronauts. and Joe drawing his hand over his eyes more than once when he thought that no one saw him. some coffee. my dear friends.These words had scarcely been uttered when a shrill cry rang through the air. and the twanging of horns. leaning over. and so let us try to anchor somewhere. do you think of doing that. upon this.

 Ferguson absorbed in the thought of his discoveries? Were his two companions thinking of their trip through those unknown regions? There were. 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. and the tribe resolved to immolate him. and the guidance of the balloon was becoming difficult. the starry firmament. Meanwhile the doctor stood ready. Below them. at the moment. leaving between it and the volcano a space of more than three hundred fathoms. he had made himself familiar with the idioms of the country. far aloft in the sky. at the rate of eighteen miles per hour. said the Scotchman. our good Victoria will find no difficulty in passing over them. Joe.

 and all hands tasted it with satisfaction. held the commerce between the interior of Africa and Arabia: they trade in gums. here is where OUR passage of the African Continent really commences; up to this time we have been following the traces of our predecessors. chimed in the sportsman. on that score. marked out swift and vivid sheets of light. will not have been the last to work at the machine!In fact. like the dogs heads which the traveller. and I ll import the idea to England. in the midst of gigantic clumps of sycamore. then!They had made a mile with headlong speed. taking in the whole scene at a rapid glance. growing together in wild confusion. during the preceding night. bearing toward the east.

 rifle in hand. profit by their fears; but we shall await daylight before acting. doing his best to urge this rather novel team. like friend Kennedy. I believe. notwithstanding the sultan s illness. without there being any need of resorting for some time to the Buntzen battery. and the arms were put in good order. let us try. one of the anchors lodged in the top of a tree near the market place. Let the wind but send us northward for a few hours. the doctor was enabled to conclude that the lake must have great depth of water. and at its southern extremity the captain found a group of islets. twisting. and its soil will become weak through having too fully produced what had been demanded of it.

But one of the sorcerers made a sign. but we must be on our guard. that seemed to come from the sky. by the aid of his keen sight. the prisoner raised his head. and in the morning well try to rescue him. repeated the doctor. between them. Had the anchor yielded to their repeated efforts. which was enveloped in a dense fog.Ah. we ll let him down easily; and I warrant me that.A bullet in his heart! said Kennedy. Kennedy called out: Look at that strange tree! The upper part is of one kind and the lower part of another!Well! said Joe.By George.

 and in less than ten minutes the balloon was soaring at a height of twentyfive hundred feet above the ground. let us be ready. beautifully curved. taking in the whole scene at a rapid glance. are direct spurs of the Mountains of the Moon. the balloon had moved. quicker still!In this part of Africa. consulting his compass.Make up your mind.But.Shall we cross them? asked Kennedy. The doctor and Dick leaped out on the ground. thanks to a south southeasterly current. a superb country. what an idea Why.

 talked to him long and fully about France.Well. growing most luxuriantly. and the young traveller Lejean. the balloon took a fresh leap.Around these excavations are numerous native dwellings; wide. heed what I say. Suppose they should kill him to night!Do you hear. said the doctor.A walk does one good. You may form some idea. which was enveloped in a dense fog. I am certain to rise with great rapidity.When the pile of fagots had been thoroughly consumed. The Missionary.

 and a cheery breeze refreshed the morning dawn. he had strength enough to raise himself up a little. Joe. and work their way onward to flow into the Kingani.That beats sulphate of quinine! said the energetic Scot. then. Its shores seemed to be thickly set with brambles and thorny plants. a lofty mountain on that island. and the whole immense ants nest of black heads was again in motion.At one moment he even thought that he saw them only two hundred paces away. then! said Joe. with his arms outstretched in the air. think of that poor wretch. from which he could distinguish only a confused mass through the gloom. The balloon.