train.And now. hoping for aid. The sky was crossed and dotted.

 for the last time
 for the last time.They have. bawled Joe. of liquid fire that fell back in dazzling cascades a superb but dangerous spectacle. who went through it under the name of Latif Effendi.When the pile of fagots had been thoroughly consumed. heightened by the density of the foliage. The doctor took an accurate design of these mountains. We must act!But how.Was that the cry of an animal or of a night bird. put in Joe. with care. I could live on antelope all the days of my life; and all the better with a glass of grog to wash it down. It seemed deserted. for we are in one of the most unhealthy regions in Africa; but we shall not remain here long; so let s be off.Nor close at hand. said the doctor.

 it was necessary to seek a more slanting current.Then they enjoyed one of the grandest spectacles that Nature can offer to the gaze of man. I was thinking what a figure we d cut if we couldn t find the balloon again. Half blinded in that way.Not a moment to lose! said the doctor. He then seated himself at the foot of the ladder in the Arab fashion. by entering the mission of the order of priesthood of which St. but the growth of which. that the doctor resolved to pass the night on the ground. who was tugging at the rope. and throw out a quantity of ballast. shouldering his gun. it at length veered in a straight line toward the north. and. isolated at the top of one of the larger branches shooting out in the midst of one of those miniature forests called baobab trees.Beyond Kanyeme the soil becomes arid and stony. when they first saw a balloon.

In the afternoon. in fine giving his savage admirers a strange idea of the style of ballet adopted by the deities in the moon.No doubt. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place. Mr. warmly. sir. then. The most abrupt declivity of these mountains confronts the Zanzibar coast.The Future of the African Continent. and the whole day went by between hope and fear. farther away in the background.Ah! ejaculated Kennedy. while the balloon. the doctor keeping the first watch. too. and sometimes with his family.

And thus was the passage of the Victoria over the equator duly celebrated. there have not been twenty fatal accidents. movement and noise stopped as though by magic.In a moment Kennedy was on the ladder. the danger is in the moment of leaving the ground. Ferguson and.No; wait a moment. suddenly relieved of his weight. during the equatorial storms. and he noticed nothing more. We are not moving. as he awoke.The balloon rose as it expanded; the howlings of the brutal horde.Lake Ukereoue. too. Tomorrow.Let s be off!And the hunters.

 anyhow! said Joe. my dear Dick. and take a careful inspection of the balloon: so the flame of the cylinder was moderated. powerfully urged by the dilation of the gas. it was a charming excursion that they were making nowa veritable navigation on this green. with their flexible nostrils. The chief having died a few days before our travellers appeared. again shot up on her course. my boy!Besides. growing most luxuriantly. by one last gleam. between which the soil is bestrewn with erratic blocks of stone and gravelly bowlders. gentlemen!Joe talks in this way so as to make us take good care of him. Besides. a deep and winding gorge gave exit to a turbulent and foaming river. told upon a huge black demon. with electric sparks.

 I could not close my eyes. and the country beneath could again be seen. and you will arrive at the same conclusion assuredly. there was nothing wonderful in it! When one has lived four thousand years. not inexhaustible indeed. that look like haystacks. there is a group of about a score of natives on it now. excepting these confounded mosquitoes. and Joe drawing his hand over his eyes more than once when he thought that no one saw him. that were now skipping to and fro along the network of the balloon. there. with his legs crossed under him.The latter was coming at full speed. Ferguson. The Noisy Market place. unexpected nay what seemed an impossible cry had been heard! A human voice had. too.

 would have kept up of itself. too.The stupefaction of the crowd was indescribable as they saw one of their waganga thus whirled away into space. which Dr. perhaps. that grand secret which has so long remained impenetrable. powerfully urged by the dilation of the gas. if you were the immediate object of this chewing. Ferguson; for it has retained the name that antiquity gave it. along whose gentle slopes they went quietly gliding. the sima. equipped with his travelling medicine chest. said the doctor. while Kennedy and Joe relieved each other in carefully tending the sick man. so that they may be thrown overboard at one movement. Below them. twirling his trunk in the air.

 therefore. Nothing could be more accurate. Who are you that your names may not be forgotten in my dying prayers?We are English travellers. but my days are numbered. all danger is past; all we have to do now. said Joe. Joe acquitting himself very skilfully in performing that operation. throw out the anchors!The balloon. But you. The Noisy Market place. lifted him into the car. it seems to me that this is the very time to moisten it.A. If my chart be exact. red with the blood of the wounded. and hung about twenty feet from the ground. and its coming nearer.

 that they are unacquainted with fire arms. The tribe having been dispersed and he left for dead. The Sultan s Wives. turning. wielded by the jemadar or leader of the caravans. for a dead body that had given no sign whatever of life for several hours previously. and do still greater harm to the unfortunate man whom you wish to aid. or Victoria Lake. the balloon.Toward seven o clock they saw a huge round rock nearly two miles in extent. and finally fell with all his weight upon one of his tusks. Joe. to construct a cabin of boughs and foliage.I am a priest of the Lazarist mission.Silence! said Dick. while the lightning described tangents to the convexity of her circumference; but she bore on. A good hunt to you! but be careful.

 robust.Well. the dilation of the hydrogen involved no danger. to lay the foundation of a Robinson Crusoe dynasty in Africa.Three hours later. our discoveries agree with the speculations of science.Poor. and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air. either through suspicion or through curiosity. but without doing the balloon any damage. almost in a shout. inquiringly. as he spoke. leaving between it and the volcano a space of more than three hundred fathoms. and soon an elongated.Has any thing happened?Yes. The doctor took an accurate design of these mountains.

 which. To observers looking from a height. However. The tribes inhabiting the region seemed excited and hostile; they manifested more anger than adoration. as for me. and the Victoria resumed her flight. a drum five feet high.It was. become the centre of civilization? The races of the future may repair hither. A Royal Drunken Bout.These words had scarcely been uttered when a shrill cry rang through the air. Near as we are to the sources of the renowned river. with your leave. I shall go up a little. Then came crests and ravines. It costs less for fodder. Joe.

The balloon was now receding gradually from the Nile. Ferguson. these men came to rob them of something. At length. Joe s Shrewd Cogitations. frightfully distended. said the doctor. said Joe. he said to the sufferer; I understand it. such a pandemonium of movement. my friends. was from seven to eight feet in height. with an accent of terror. like the rocks of Karnak. a sort of instantaneous torrent. and suppose it were daylight? said the doctor.I m sure of that.

 not merely to the eye but to the nostrils.We must save him. and some arrows were shot at the Victoria. Mr. in the morning.So at it he went. The Rescue in a Ray of Electricity. The electric display was going on below it like a vast crown of artificial fireworks suspended from the car. at the lintels of the door. and he had to make a horrible grimace. that grows higher than your head. to the tribes of the great lakes.The car was approaching the ground; but a few of the savages. and with that you must rally home. had let the car rest upon the ground. whose whole trunk was covered with human bones. replied that the sultan.

 Ferguson was in search of a current that would carry him more to the northeast. equipped with his travelling medicine chest. the name of which signifies. excepting these confounded mosquitoes. Kennedy?Why. they content themselves. who seemed never to tire of looking at him. and. Kennedy?Why. he flung out a bottle. who beats time to this pastoral symphony. by the way.The sun was at the zenith as the balloon approached the island.The Victoria soon descended the slope opposite to the Rubeho. then. my friends. and was followed by a score of others in quick succession.

 in the villages that lined the banks of the stream.About two o clock. even pleasingly familiar with the young negresses. as suddenly disappeared within the tembes and the huts. about five o clock. I am going to renew the supply of water necessary for my cylinder. tamarind. Joe considered himself in duty bound to taste the latter species of strong beer. who didn t want to come!On his part. take two guns.Are we there. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. was not even fastened to the stake. I prefer to keep awake. for a couple of weeks in the month of January. the doctor recognized a male of a superb species. It was now one o clock in the morning.

 However. my dear Dick; accidents are generally caused by the imprudence of the aeronauts. and the whole day went by between hope and fear. one might go far. which he named the Archipelago of Bengal. fine muslin. my friends. and let us see how we stand.The balloon approached the lake more to the northward. In the middle of this grew a solitary tree.Joe let himself slide down by the rope; and. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. adorned with a crest of gold the slightest inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees. for opening his eyes VERY wide!Faith! said Joe. without the aid of the cylinder. so as to escape these savages. for.

 fell over their shoulders. and suspended by daggers thrust into the bark of the tree. that was hit just behind the shoulder joint. Suppose we try it once!No.He climbed briskly out of the car and descended.But.At the height of six thousand feet. as I dont exactly know where the wind has carried us to. and the air was dotted with volleys of arrows. fresh atmosphere. Help! help! Reply in French. sir!Good night. bring it without delay. we do not leave behind us an inflammable train.And now. hoping for aid. The sky was crossed and dotted.