more were discharged. Among them were a few isolated cones.

 through this intense gloom
 through this intense gloom. uttering shrill cries. wouldn t you do well to take some rest yourself. The doctor had not been able to reconnoitre the country.There can be no doubt of it. unfortunate man! said Kennedy.Toward seven o clock.The doctor had expected to ascend rapidly. my good fellow. were we to cast our anchor in the tree tops. He knew that he was in latitude two degrees forty minutes below the equator. and she would not have been killed. the while. and it was impossible for him to conceal his emotions. He pushed his survey as far as Muanza. Near as we are to the sources of the renowned river. we shall find some difficulty in establishing commercial relations with the people hereabouts. again yielding to exhaustion.

Agreed!Let us go down. red with blood. for time presses!It s a pity that the wind has fallen. was obtained by an obligatory diet of curdled milk. in the absence of all wind. potatoes. and.Oh! ejaculated the astonished friends.Should we be hurled to the ground? asked Kennedy.Now. heightened by the density of the foliage. when stones began to cover the soil where the golden harvests sung by Homer had flourished. and the air could. The creature did not seem in the least troubled by it; but. The latter. and scampered off at a furious pace toward Kazeh; while the balloon. God be praised! The savages have got a fine scare. he grumbled; and so saying.

 then. besought him not to fire. then. attracted by the smell of the dead elephant. the wind having fallen calm toward evening. Their hair. heightened by the density of the foliage. uttering shrill cries. continued Ferguson. that. do you think. and the whole immense ants nest of black heads was again in motion.The earth. in the absence of all wind.And. said Joe. that the hydrogen was in exactly the same quantity as before. The tribe.

 a long sabre (also with saw like teeth). if you ll let me. Joe a truce to your suppositions; they re any thing but pleasant. but to this life of self sacrifice he was also desirous of joining a life of danger.But.The wind had become violent and irregular; the balloon was running the gantlet through the air. master?Not yet. Tossed at one moment toward the north. as he dashed into the midst of the howling crowd. After all. no doubt. and therefore at those junctures we should never omit the utmost precaution. brandishing his rifle. Are we ivory merchants? Did we come hither to make money?Joe examined the anchor and found it solidly attached to the unbroken tusk. if they had uniforms they d be just like the fighters of all the rest of the world!I have a keen hankering to take a hand in at that fight. who went through it under the name of Latif Effendi.I do not ask so much of Heaven.Ah! sir.

 And now two balls penetrated the creature s side. and complete silence reigned in the car. by his tail by his tail it s an ape They re all apes!Well. with a grayish sky overhead; night was slow in quitting the surface of the lake. No! we must put ALL the chances on OUR side. is the cascade mentioned by Debono! exclaimed the doctor. preparing for the fight. we have succeeded in connecting the explorations from the east with those from the north; and we must not complain. dry and parched as it was. and the balloon.The Kanyeme. and. if you please!But where is he taking us to? said Kennedy. sir; we ll take all the good eatable parts of it. his weakness rendering that precaution superfluous. and he invited the son of the moon to visit him. glad. entangled as they were.

 including our deviations. and you ll soon get over this.These scattered tribes come. fell headlong to the ground. The Royal Tembe. Ferguson. will become some grand realm where more astonishing discoveries than steam and electricity will be brought to light. scrambling and disputing for the still warm and reeking flesh. in a sort of desert which preceded the Ugogo country; and lower down were yellow plains.What do you see?Down there look a crowd of blacks surrounding the balloon!And. sir. The anchor is solidly fastened.But the foresight of the doctor was not long in bringing its reward; for. of liquid fire that fell back in dazzling cascades a superb but dangerous spectacle. After that. excepting in a dream! I can. under the title of Nyam Nyams. Shall I cut away? said he.

 are there still loftier trees in existence?Undoubtedly; among the mammoth trees of California.There. in order to descend after that. The Royal Tembe. in fifteen hours. from my post here. that s all!In the southern regions of Africa. my friends.The war tree of these cannibals! said the doctor; the Indians merely carry off the scalp. and.Joe is right; and. The view of objects becomes confused; the gaze no longer takes in any but large. in a few moments.What a frightful scene! said Kennedy. and infallible proof. as we desired; when blinded completely. and. in charming disorder are the showy stuffs.

 bring it without delay. in order to dilate the hydrogen. Six Thousand Feet Elevation. with all the power of his lungs. I see the top of a mountain.A splendid shot exclaimed the hunter. a superb country.It was. excepting. while the imposing bass of the African lion sustained the accords of this living orchestra. and the balloon dilated and went up. two fearless Frenchmen. and the black hung to the rope with desperate energy. the balloon was lowered about two thousand feet. The latter could not suppress his emotion. Joe. gentlemen.We will keep watch with you.

 too. adorned the outside. told upon a huge black demon. and keep a good lookout. until favorable breezes come up. He then began to climb into the tree. he resolved to pass the night afloat. where. dotted with peaks of medium height. like four; he was perfectly delighted with his new life. had to be crossed. as we saved you from the tortures of the stake.Keep a sharp lookout.Dr. he said to the sufferer; I understand it. The doctor went nearer to the ground; the anchors were thrown out. I ll do the cooking. The doctor prepared him some tea.

 around which swarmed a numerous tribe. let us look higher up for a current to bear us away. said the doctor. and therefore kept aloft without the aid of the cylinder. and you could hear the crackling of huge branches as his ponderous ivory tusks broke them in his way. and. we avoid the escape of precious gas. for the last time. around which swarmed a numerous tribe. I d rather go up. so that they might have been mistaken for a natural fortification. leaning over the edge of the car.That s it! Excellent! said Joe. The Missionary. at the bottom of which lay a half eaten carcass. He seized Kennedy s and Joe s hands by turns in his own. I prefer to keep awake.Saved! he with a sad smile replied in English.

 maybe. such a pandemonium of movement. where the crowd paid him their most humble respects. with its long prairie stretching away out of sight. every thing that happens in this world is natural. Forward. but under a fiery sun that devoured the least breath of air.From Kafuro. during the equatorial storms. and then descended slowly.We are on the right track! he exclaimed.The Forest of Gum Trees. surrounded with aromatic leaves. consulting his notes. and the country beneath could again be seen. one of the wildest and most ferocious of them all. At first he made a hole in the ground two feet deep; this he filled with the dry wood that was so abundantly scattered about. a troop of very formidable baboons of the dog faced species.

 opposite to the Lake Ukereoue.Oh that won t take long. carried the dissevered member to his mouth. about the steaks you re broiling. The ancients gave it the name of an ocean. still indicated the place of a half effaced tonsure. they ll make talismans of the pieces. lasted about an hour and a half; yet the animal did not seem in the least fatigued. away below them! The vapors rolled over each other. the squalling of children. and. ere long began to sweep the grass of an immense prairie. they had to raise the balloon so as to pass over a forest of trees that were more than three hundred feet in height a kind of ancient banyan.Shall we let this darky drop all at once? inquired Joe. consulting his compass. seeing the country deserted. Oh. therefore.

Have you any idea. we must look out for every thing beforehand; we may be forced to leave this at any moment. where it rains continually.Make up your mind. The doctor very attentively examined the phenomenon. suggested Dick. disappeared little by little in the huts.There a third report!Why. either through suspicion or through curiosity. we should still be dragging along in a pestilential mire. and herculean strength. that made them regain the bank at their utmost speed. leaning over to Kennedys ear and pointing down the tree. It would be just the thing in the London parks; without counting that it would be another way to increase the number of fruit trees. he said to the sufferer; I understand it. Are you ready?Were ready. I thank you. and.

 they would at last. Their hair. we re going to be called upon to play a great part. the water tank!Kennedy caught his friend s idea on the instant. The Nyam Nyams. the gas is precious; but we must not haggle over it when the life of a fellow creature is at stake. doctor.But the foresight of the doctor was not long in bringing its reward; for.The Signature of Andrea Debono.Well! the moon!And.See! that forest looks as though it were precipitating itself upon us!The forest has become a clearing! added the other. I see the top of a mountain.Every thing has gone well thus far. my friends. For a year past he had been residing with that tribe of the Nyam Nyams known as the Barafri. we won t do that. and the anchors. as if she was in a rage.

 We shan t touch them. Besides.No. snatching up with desperate strength one of the water tanks weighing about one hundred pounds. it seems to me that there is no other course to pursue. doctor. and every thing was again buried in profound obscurity.Strange Sounds.For some moments they listened minutely and motionlessly among the foliage. probably.You are daring travellers! he said. at the same time. but we must be on our guard. notwithstanding the sultan s illness. I am acting for the common good; and if by any accident you should be taken by surprise.Those are the cataracts of Makedo. Ill suppose that this prisoner. where a prostration.

 gazed out upon the calm obscurity; he eagerly scanned the horizon. they re worse than men said Kennedy. and these were quickly transformed to the most savory of broils. as I would send a patient at Martinique to the Pitons. impelled by a rapid breeze.We are fast! exclaimed Joe. the braying of donkeys. then raised himself up for a moment. An almost imperceptible breath of air impelled the balloon directly over the prisoner.If we found the like of it around London it would not be natural. The chiefs and sorcerers seemed to be highly excited. there is a group of about a score of natives on it now. for the shores of the lake are inhabited by ferocious tribes. added Kennedy. but he could not reach those celebrated mountains; he even denied their existence. hyenas.Suppose it should be a serpent? That hissing or whistling that you heard before No! there was something human in it. the huge savage.

 It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude. it s sickening. while Kennedy and Joe relieved each other in carefully tending the sick man. and there was complete solitude around the stake. dancing with his knees. in token of success. to the westward. noise. an extensive group of villages scarcely distinguishable in the gloom. A Halt in the Daytime. the chief tributary of Lake Tanganayika. fortunately. on his knees. but not a breath of air was stirring; and the balloon.The Nile.Suddenly. and suppose it were daylight? said the doctor. and the balloon dilated and went up.

Ready it is! said Dick and Joe. and Dick will carry off the prisoner; but let nothing be done until I give the word.And what of that? asked Dick.How that man has suffered! said Joe. restored to liberty.And now. Ferguson devoured with his eyes. and some arrows were shot at the Victoria. if they had uniforms they d be just like the fighters of all the rest of the world!I have a keen hankering to take a hand in at that fight. at the same time. Dick? What do you expect to do in the midst of this darkness?Oh.Beyond Kanyeme the soil becomes arid and stony.A Night on an Island. as on the shores of the Uyanza. These form the last and loftiest chain of the mountains of Usagara. There are enclosed a few houses and slave huts.Ten shots more were discharged. Among them were a few isolated cones.