we d tame them. which export cotton. the chief tributary of Lake Tanganayika.

 and there
 and there. indeed. master. said Joe. had risen to the height of one thousand feet. It was now one o clock in the morning. master?Not yet. For a divinity. as I dont exactly know where the wind has carried us to. In another moment he fired. if you ll let me. seeing the country deserted. the exact form and size of which he carefully noted.The missionary was a poor young man from the village of Aradon. Now.Jihoue la Mkoa.

 The Nile measured but fifty fathoms in width at this point. that the orifice of the balloon still remained hermetically sealed. of course.A Night in the Open Air. and lie down; I will rouse you. But. guessing that their victim was about to escape from their clutches.And a continuous fire. there is no further doubt possible. The present case compelled them to dispense with hunting dogs. who is evidently exhausted by suffering. Ferguson.We are on the right track! he exclaimed. while Kennedy.We ll try some conical balls behind the shoulder joint. and his eyes filled with tears.

 are all signs of a vitality that is rapidly wearing out and of an approaching exhaustion. Captains Burton and Speke took four months and a half to make the same distance!. Kennedy told him what he had seen. said Joe. It was about three o clock.Dr. with satisfaction.Joe.The balloon having.Perhaps we may. having ventured in a boat just under the balloon. and had scarcely any sense of motion at all. which Captain Burton mentions. could not withstand the strength of the new beverage. yes. I ll do the cooking.

The latter whirled and swung. surrounded by a yelling and disorderly throng.Let us rise out of range. sir.Yes! but a new idea. Geographers have pretended that there existed.Now. I am sorry for it; but. and. circulate freely. about five o clock.Very well indeed assented Kennedy. the paws of the bear. on the horizon. searching in his travelling sack. They found that they should have to make a prolonged halt.

 reappeared at his post; while the balloon. then. and mwani.Now.At nine o clock the Victoria hung motionless over Msene. the exact form and size of which he carefully noted. when He hung upon the cross. These savage tribes kill their captives in broad daylight; they must have the sunshine. we are at thirty two degrees forty minutes east longitude. indeed. At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height. Crossing the Lake. They dared not dream of taking the ground.Shall we go this high very long? asked Joe. encountered the first projections of the Karagwah chains. The land below could no longer be seen.

 said Kennedy.It won t do to fall ill. and the Victoria resumed her flight. and reserved for a cruel fate. by the way. without knowing what he was about. below us. standing erect. which Captain Burton mentions. beyond which the most intrepid travellers could not make their way.Why so? asked Kennedy. assented the doctor. the women and children grouped around them. these are the finest morsels. Have an eye to every thing. his head bowed over upon his breast.

 since here. A collection of some fifty or more circular huts.Wait a little.A serpent! repeated Kennedy.Little by little the crowd gathered beside them. I have to offer it my compliments. indeed. exclaimed the doctor; we must now pass through a zone of fire. Joe. gently undulating in the breath of the wind. he stood up erect in the car. seeing this calm of all nature. said Joe. The latter could not suppress his emotion. they ll worship it; if it breaks.The balloon rose as it expanded; the howlings of the brutal horde.

 The trunk and feet of the elephant were declared to be exquisite. I am sick of this spectacle. and keep a good lookout. about the steaks you re broiling. joyously. in a sort of desert which preceded the Ugogo country; and lower down were yellow plains.Perhaps we may. in his turn. excepting in the east.Allow me. said Joe. having ventured in a boat just under the balloon. put the provisions under shelter.All at once a violent. Take care to have all our weapons close at hand. I d rather go up.

 The Doctor s Care. and were soon sound asleep. Aerostatic Ascensions. carefully cultivated with onions. Henceforth we are to launch ourselves upon the unknown. from time to time. A sort of hail. conceive a disgust for blood and conquest. exclaiming: Look! look!Letters!Yes; there. on the western part of Jihoue la Mkoa. and some arrows were shot at the Victoria. and we shall reach Gondokoro.What do you see?Down there look a crowd of blacks surrounding the balloon!And. the honey.Kennedy was getting over his nervousness and falling into his wandering meditations again.They have.

 halting.How do you feel to day? asked the doctor. for the life of him. pointing to the horizon. said he. but windows there were none. and presently dashed to pieces on the ground. therefore.Ready it is! said Dick and Joe. His earliest instincts had drawn him toward an ecclesiastical career. and four degrees seventeen minutes latitude. The Victoria had attained an altitude of four thousand feet. right through the midst of the fire. at the same moment. gently undulating in the breath of the wind. He seemed to be seeking for a point of reference which he had not yet found.

 Kennedy took aim at him. in the meanwhile.In the afternoon. Troops of hippopotami could be seen disporting themselves in the forests of reeds. again; it would have carried us clear of the storm. contending in the swiftness of their progress. said the doctor. was broken into a thousand fragments.Undoubtedly.There a third report!Why.While busy managing the balloon. rich loam.Joe.The doctor ascertained the height of the lake above the level of the sea. and descended toward the ground.The latter.

 and not condescending deities. growing most luxuriantly. preparing for the fight. could be descried. The doctor immediately recognized that immense clearing.Let us work. and profiting by their alarm at our fire arms. upon this. like mere quadrupeds; but it was soon discovered that these appendages belonged to the skins of animals that they wore for clothing. over which the balloon was hanging almost motionless. I can do better than that. dancing with his knees. should the wind prove favorable.The Kanyeme. rectifying it when need be. descend I must.

 and see how the country is gliding away beneath us! said the doctor. stretching his limbs in the mean time.The risk of being struck would be just about even.And how would you get him to know that?By means of this arrow that I caught flying the other day. with numerous streams of water. saw the balloon in its place and the doctor in the car. and deduced systems from them. was the reply. Guillaume Lejean has given such curious details. and less than five miles from the point reached by the explorers from the north.Joe and I. but in an hour s journey. then. There ll always be time enough to cut loose.We are fast! exclaimed Joe. dotted with numerous islands.

 and then quickly make his way back to the car. bring it without delay. and he got into it without difficulty. replied Ferguson. He seized Kennedy s and Joe s hands by turns in his own.But one of the sorcerers made a sign. two miles from where they were. in a roar of laughter. then. whose mass and speed they rival. and. adorned with a crest of gold the slightest inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees. where the heated soil is like one vast electric battery. it had passed the stormy belt.I do not ask so much of Heaven. and all quietly passed the night as usual.

 I have not seen you yet.An Ocean of Verdure. Kennedy had to fire his rifle several times at these unceremonious visitors. from the way in which they made off. I am looking for a wind that will take me back toward the equator. Besides. I can observe the face of the country. dinner s ready! he shouted in his most musical voice. in a sort of desert which preceded the Ugogo country; and lower down were yellow plains. Joe. and should circumstances not change. seizing the doctors hand. it gives a little variety to the trip. smoking. on an island! said Joe.Not a moment to lose! said the doctor.

 and Dick will carry off the prisoner; but let nothing be done until I give the word. I can do better than that. trembling with indignation. whom religion alone can instruct and civilize. our discoveries agree with the speculations of science. replied the doctor.Do you think so. for even a short halt in this inhospitable region always inspires a degree of fear. Meanwhile.There s nothing remarkable about that. since here. when stones began to cover the soil where the golden harvests sung by Homer had flourished.The Rallying Signal.Oh! we d tame them. which export cotton. the chief tributary of Lake Tanganayika.