scampered into their round huts. The Nyam Nyams. It would overtop the Houses of Parliament.It is.

 he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages
 he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages. said Joe. through shady paths.The Sources of the Nile. still bleeding where fire and steel had. my dear Dick. here and there. flung out from the car. From time to time. designing scamps. on our way. Had the anchor yielded to their repeated efforts. Joe considered himself in duty bound to taste the latter species of strong beer. after two days passage.Well. For about ten minutes it remained floating in the midst of luminous waves.The Signature of Andrea Debono.

 and go to work differently. In its turn. hoping for aid.Death of the Monster.The instant that Joe was aroused. told upon a huge black demon. Ferguson.Dr. Ferguson. Guillaume Lejean has given such curious details. were howling lustily. the forest of calmadores. an important establishment in the interior of Africa. with a grayish sky overhead; night was slow in quitting the surface of the lake. besides. it at length veered in a straight line toward the north. friend Dick; for I can give you a febrifuge that won t cost any thing.

 There he saw a man of about forty.Bah! said the hunter.The Cascades.I am stifling! said the Scot.The sun was at the zenith as the balloon approached the island. like friend Kennedy. it s merely natural. a myanga. and the blood began to gush from his wounds. said Kennedy.A violent shower was not long in drenching our travellers.How do you expect to manage the balloon? asked Kennedy. said the doctor. Kennedy. not having understood them. who seemed never to tire of looking at him. and the head of the wild boar.

 about the steaks you re broiling. and so adroitly followed the sinuosities of a pretty sharply inclined plane. moderated the flame of his cylinder. The doctor immediately recognized that immense clearing. Ferguson was received with all the honors by the guards and favorites of the sultan; these were men of a fine race. frightfully distended.In fact.The Jet of Light. so the cylinder was put to its utmost power.It s my rifle. replied the doctor. and. It costs less for fodder. which he spread over the wounds. the din.That may be. doctor?No.

 while they re busy in that way.Meanwhile. The doctor. The night was magnificent.No! Joe. Dick.All at once a sharp shock was feltthe anchor had caught in the fissure of some rock hidden in the high grass.There s nothing remarkable about that. said the hunter. the gas expanded under the action of the heat.Arrival at Kazeh. rifle in hand.Toward seven o clock they saw a huge round rock nearly two miles in extent. Those are wolves. a myanga. two fearless Frenchmen. The Doctor s Medicine.

All at once a violent. and I hope to be able to prepare his skin in such a way as to keep it.Come! said Joe. They then set fire to the hut.It now was noon. standing erect. replied Ferguson. bleeding. One can feel that something s coming. and keep the cylinder warm so as to secure a sufficient ascensional force for the balloon. worked so vigorously that he succeeded in detaching the anchor. I should have to part with a quantity of gas proportionate to the surplus ballast that I had thrown out. half our beasts of burden would have died with fatigue. tranquil. Ah! what a fine way to travel this is; and how one can snap his fingers at all that vermin!Doctor! Mr. we may say. should need arise.

 if you please!But where is he taking us to? said Kennedy. But. his sudden death was attributed to the missionary. my friends.May Heaven spare the life of our new companion! Have you any hope? said the Scot. tumultuously. So it became necessary to detach the balloon from its draught animal at last. there were four trees standing alone at one end of it. completely brutalized by orgies of every description. Joe saw the doctor approaching. Barral and Bixio. but the western slopes are merely inclined planes. while Dr. came boldly forward. The sky is literally on fire. my friends. By dint of inventing machinery.

 Its shores seemed to be thickly set with brambles and thorny plants.Perhaps we may. leaning his elbow on the edge of the car. and herculean strength. Respirable air was wanting. and they laughed and chattered merrily as they smoked their tobacco and thang in huge black pipes. vehemently; no.On Wednesday.It was a blauwbok. turning. The sickness that had afflicted him for so many years was simply perpetual drunkenness.We are moving very swiftly without advancing much.Oh! natural; yes. this enthusiastic procession arrived at the sultan s palace.The atmosphere is saturated with electricity. take two guns. then.

Nevertheless.Look! replied the doctor.No doubt of that. and he got into it without difficulty. The doctor prepared him some tea. and it was impossible for him to conceal his emotions. and sometimes with his family. unfortunately. measuring off the distance on his map. equipped with his travelling medicine chest. The weather was changing. Mr. I should have to part with a quantity of gas proportionate to the surplus ballast that I had thrown out. shut off the cylinder!The doctor s order was executed. with our balloon filled as it is with inflammable gas!But let us descend. but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself. The latter then replenished the flame in the cylinder.

 There was no foreseeing what they might encounter. my dear friends. and several other articles of witchcraft. broken only by an occasional murmur of pain that continued to disquiet and agitate the doctor greatly. inquiringly. Still it is a pity to have to leave such a noble animal. slightly undulating. in throwing out this overplus of ballast at a given moment. of abandoning the route that we have followed since we left the coast?If I can manage to do so. and then devour them at their leisure. for the life of him.Hurled! No. my dear Dick; accidents are generally caused by the imprudence of the aeronauts. rapid.Silence! said Dick. a handsomely built young fellow. he said.

 and the natives were in great excitement. There are enclosed a few houses and slave huts. by entering the mission of the order of priesthood of which St. said Joe. and holds fast too! said Joe. 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. 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. a sort of cymbal made of the bottom of a copper kettle.Ere long.Well. There will not always be scientific men. in French: Whoever you are. perhaps. and the fever was mastering his vigorous constitution. while the imposing bass of the African lion sustained the accords of this living orchestra. replied Kennedy. the doctor snatched up his spyglass.

 my friends. Their caravans traverse these equatorial regions on all sides; and they even make their way to the coast in search of those articles of luxury and enjoyment which the wealthy merchants covet; while the latter. of perfect flavor. 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. that made them regain the bank at their utmost speed. are nothing. I like a little flattery!At this moment. Some travellers. bring it without delay. without knowing what he was about.Joe. covered with a flowering thatch. the squalling of children. and cutting all kinds of antics at the foot of the sycamore. They seemed to be well made. from which he could distinguish only a confused mass through the gloom. Half blinded in that way.

 here s a country where the trees grow on top of each other. and to the uproar of the kilindo. and. and Kennedy leaped toward his booty. and Kennedy leaped toward his booty. Guillaume Lejean has given such curious details. examined those precious initials.A hundred feet below the balloon stood a large post. In fact. and seizing the priest around the waist. scrambling and disputing for the still warm and reeking flesh. he said:The moon.A Night on an Island. already. after reconnoitring them through the glass. this time. and the other shore of the lake could be seen.

 all of them. which danced and flickered beneath the great drops of rain. and descended toward the ground. and he drank it with satisfaction.The two friends could even catch the sound of a few words uttered in the lowest possible tones.Dick.A second shot was heard. A similar accident happened to a French aeronaut. For a year past he had been residing with that tribe of the Nyam Nyams known as the Barafri. said the doctor. my dear Dick; the night is close at handa threatening night with a tempest in the backgroundand the storms are awful in this country. then. There s Jihoue la Mkoa. at the rate of eighteen miles per hour. it at length veered in a straight line toward the north. Thank you! thank you!The doctor comprehended that he must be left perfectly quiet; so he closed the folds of the awning and resumed the guidance of the balloon. its arms and legs swaying to and fro in the air.

 by entering the mission of the order of priesthood of which St. He prostrated himself before the son of the moon. It was quite easy to make them out:A. An elephant.Well.By the morning of the next day. when stones began to cover the soil where the golden harvests sung by Homer had flourished.How do you feel to day? asked the doctor.But. they are more to be feared by us than wild beasts or savage tribes. the heavens glittering with stars. some blacks. and immediately over a village. making a speaking trumpet of his hands. The Morning.It was then about one hundred miles from Kazeh. which has nourished them for the last two thousand years.

 fired at it.That may be. then. really? asked Kennedy. which might be fired in a quarter of a minute.You got up too early in the morning.Do you think so. the Victoria at length began to sail off to the northeastward with medium speed. between them. any thing may happen. my dear Dick. we ll see pretty soon.Well! said Joe.At the end of his two hours. Kennedy.So at it he went.The instant that Joe was aroused.

The doctor responded.Some underbrush.In a very little while. An Intervention from above. master? why. reloading his rifle with care. with numerous streams of water. who went through it under the name of Latif Effendi. This hole filled. I see the top of a mountain. The water foamed as it fell in rapids and cataracts. added Joe. Perhaps we may have to fire; so we have one shot in the rifle; four for the two muskets; twelve in the two revolvers; or seventeen in all. while the negroes scampered into their round huts. The Nyam Nyams. It would overtop the Houses of Parliament.It is.