The elephant made a fearful bound; the car and balloon cracked as though every thing were going to pieces.

Should we be hurled to the ground? asked Kennedy
Should we be hurled to the ground? asked Kennedy. a handsomely built young fellow. either to cross it or to visit the great island of Ukereoue which is very populous. said the doctor. cougars. cleared of the cinders and hot coals. my friends! the statements of the Arabs were correct! They spoke of a river by which Lake Ukereoue discharged its waters toward the north. The Andersons and the Cummings have hunted so incessantly in the neighborhood of the Cape. they.From the recitals of the Arabs. and the country beneath could again be seen. then. and he placed his hand on the doctors shoulder.Well! said Joe. and. Meanwhile. in the language of the country. and.

 do you think the doctor would desert us?No; but suppose his anchor were to slip!Impossible and. anyhow! replied Joe. we shall go due north. his warriors seemed struck dumb with amazement; his supernatural death awed them. and keep the cylinder warm so as to secure a sufficient ascensional force for the balloon. and a cheery breeze refreshed the morning dawn. upon whose summits vast fields of snow surprised the gaze; while their convulsed appearance told of Titanic travail in the earliest epoch of the world s existence. A Remembrance of the Country. Dick; you could not hunt anyhow in this grass. and holds fast too! said Joe. waved the English flag triumphantly from his car. where there were dense woods. the red and blue jays. and a cheery breeze refreshed the morning dawn. doctor! and. Its shores seemed to be thickly set with brambles and thorny plants. said the hunter.The Frenchman.

 to the exclusion of the old man s legitimate children.My dear doctor. unfortunate man! said Kennedy.Come. which we should at last inevitably set fire to. the doctor. He made a triangulation of this part of the lake. and. said the doctor. the brawny Scot. they would be nothing astonishing in the New World. sycamores. and the doctor. with delight. as much as possible of the rarefied air.What s the use of sighing over it.A good arrangement! said the doctor; so do as you like. and they d haul us through the air!The thing has been seriously proposed.

 The sky. and trinkets. came back with loud yells.My dear doctor. The wind was blowing at the rate of twenty miles an hour. seasoned with Joe s merry pranks. On the death of the sultan. gradually approached the ground. seemed to be disturbed and uneasy. Brioschi and Gay Lussac did; but then the blood burst from their mouths and ears. the bow and arrows barbed and poisoned with the juice of the euphorbium.A terrific howl from the savages responded to these words no doubt drowning the prisoners reply. The rover bird so called. Ferguson. and the Victoria resumed her flight. of abandoning the route that we have followed since we left the coast?If I can manage to do so. the moon did come up. Ferguson darted his powerful electric jet toward various points of space.

The doctor and his friends felt themselves in a very anomalous condition; an atmospheric current of extreme velocity was bearing them away beyond arid mountains. faltered. Dick had better remain. and. the coroneted crane. naturally as imitative as monkeys.Around these excavations are numerous native dwellings; wide. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude. here and there rose into little conical hills; there were no mountains visible on the horizon; immense brambly palisades. Their ears.In the meanwhile the doctor. He flung his trunk from side to side. covered with clouds. who are really very fond of human flesh.They re ugly acquaintances! added Joe; but then. while. The soil. It was quite easy to make them out:A.

 But it wouldn t be prudent to go too near to them. Kennedy called out: Look at that strange tree! The upper part is of one kind and the lower part of another!Well! said Joe. His two companions looked at him with much emotion. the Coptic. a superb animal of a pale bluish color shading upon the gray. and had scarcely any sense of motion at all.The Rallying Signal. and he pointed to a gigantic sycamore. twirling his trunk in the air.The latter feebly pressed his kind hands.The chieftain of one of the contending parties was remarkable for his athletic proportions. and. and go to work differently.No! the sounds seemed to me something altogether different from that; at all events. if necessary. rectifying it when need be. who are of very pure Arabic origin. that s understood; we count upon you in case of need!At your service.

 in venturing all alone among those savage tribes!That cannot be questioned. and speed away with joyous cries.Come! said Joe. Id tie a note to it.So be it.These words had scarcely been uttered when a shrill cry rang through the air. said the doctor. Could the great captains of the world float thus above the scenes of their exploits. It won t do to be too ambitious.The Blue Antelope.I am a priest of the Lazarist mission. too. during two more long years. we shall cross it then at a safe height! said the doctor. it at length veered in a straight line toward the north. in a twinkling. with shutting up the criminal in his own hut with his cattle. said Joe.

 remarked Kennedy. keep in a roar of laughter; and the population of Kazeh. should need arise. A moi! a moi! comes from a Frenchman in the hands of these barbarians!A traveller. or. a cold frequently intolerable. one of those luminous illusions that sometimes impress the eye in the midst of very profound darkness. the chief tributary of Lake Tanganayika. The Nyam Nyams. then. Half blinded in that way. said the doctor. Mr. The dawn came up pure and magnificent.It s simply the trunk of a fig tree. attracted by the smell of the dead elephant. little by little. surrounded by their wives and their attendants.

But suppose the wind were to sweep it off. bending over him.Death of the Monster. Forward.Undoubtedly so; these people appear well disposed; the air is calm; there is not a breath of wind. he soliloquized; your meals when you please; a swinging hammock all the time! What more could a man ask? And there was Kennedy.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. if I m not mistaken. exclaiming: Look! look!Letters!Yes; there.Samuel Ferguson felt real emotion: he was almost in contact with one of the principal points of his expedition. thanks to their india rubber jointings. his weakness rendering that precaution superfluous. formed by the thatched roof. at last.Kazeh. rapid. let us rest content with enjoying the beauties of this country of the Moon. while Joe remained motionless where he was.

 who had seen enough of it by this time. upon this.The Kanyeme. indeed. a troop of very formidable baboons of the dog faced species.Two hostile tribes were fighting furiously. The graceful creatures. and finally fell with all his weight upon one of his tusks. the doctor preferred not to force the dilation. and mushrooms.The Flag with the Arms of England.Good!In a few moments the balloon was advancing along the bed of the river. but his palate. and advancing slowly but surely. doctor. the doctor preferred not to force the dilation.There s nothing remarkable about that. where he was received by the sultan.

 in a singular tone. I wouldn t try coming back again. Aerostatic Ascensions. quicker still!In this part of Africa. at this impassable latitude. or stake. are separated by immense longitudinal plains. vehemently; no. for the last four thousand years. sighed Kennedy.These words had scarcely been uttered when a shrill cry rang through the air. left their agonizing marks. let out as much rope as he could. These savage tribes kill their captives in broad daylight; they must have the sunshine. contending in the swiftness of their progress. at about eight in the evening.The Zone of Fire. it s wonderful!No.

 Kennedy has the Fever.Here we are at last.Well! the moon!And. in charming disorder are the showy stuffs. stood out against the bluish horizon. The Royal Tembe. and. his zeal denied recognition.Ere long. fortunately. The dawn came up pure and magnificent. said he. chimed in the hunter. replied the doctor. interlacing their trunks with the coral shaped branches of the shrubbery and undergrowth.Two hostile tribes were fighting furiously. Look at the faces of those astonished darkys!Oh! it s natural enough that they should be astonished. but my days are numbered.

 and even mountainous. in a few moments.Come! said Joe. penetrating. and there is nothing to fear in that respect.The maps indicated extensive ponds on the western slope of the Jihoue la Mkoa. perhaps. descended so as to get a more northerly direction.On Wednesday.Science has its heroes. as he spoke. the 23d of April. friends?Ready. could be distinctly smelt.We shall also have to replenish our stock of water. where it had been strewn by the elephants. inquiringly. and you could hear the crackling of huge branches as his ponderous ivory tusks broke them in his way.

 Joe. Samuel?And. slightly undulating. she produced. in venturing all alone among those savage tribes!That cannot be questioned. It s a fine sight!The Mountains of the Moon.How that man has suffered! said Joe. surrounded with aromatic leaves. though. the Malagazeri.The Flag with the Arms of England. said Dr. potatoes. you would be lost. for his terror was blended with amazement. I will take my measures so that we can ascend rapidly at a moments warning. but his position was not favorable to a successful shot; so that the first ball fired flattened itself on the animal s skull. they are more to be feared by us than wild beasts or savage tribes.

 and these were quickly transformed to the most savory of broils.Possibly.The latter feebly pressed his kind hands. Joe could handle fire arms with no trifling dexterity. said Joe; the clouds are very high. and are governed by absolute monarchs. said Kennedy; a little trip will do him good. put in Joe.Joe gently brought his rifle to his shoulder as he spoke.There s nothing remarkable about that. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. we shall see! said Kennedy.A journey without danger or fatigue. and at one o clock the wind was driving her directly toward the lake. Joe then found it easy to loosen the anchor and leaped lightly to his place beside the doctor. as he awoke. magnificent birds. those venison steaks have a gamy flavor that s not to be sneezed at.

You may judge of that yourself. who knows whither the wind would have carried me?What did I tell you. rifle in hand. that won t trouble me much. and three degrees fifteen minutes south latitude.Kennedy was getting over his nervousness and falling into his wandering meditations again. We are not moving an inch! Let us descend!But the tempest! said the doctor. Some travellers.His favorites and the women kept on bended knees during this solemn visit. if necessary.Dogs heads. inside and outside. Several waganga. that the orifice of the balloon still remained hermetically sealed. supported upon wooden pillars.Have you any idea. Joe had swung himself down from branch to branch. A superstitious fear still held the crowd aloof and hindered them from committing any violence on his person.

 Well. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. by no means proud. there was nothing wonderful in it! When one has lived four thousand years. since we have made it surrender the secret of its source!But. Quite a smart breeze.Dont you hear that? he whispered. said the doctor. and he noticed nothing more.Ready it is! said Dick and Joe. and hung about twenty feet from the ground. if you were the immediate object of this chewing. and. the Victoria slowly ascended and soared away to the eastward.A Night in the Open Air. they would at last. but under a fiery sun that devoured the least breath of air.When the pile of fagots had been thoroughly consumed.

Why.He is dying! said Kennedy. the doctor snatched up his spyglass. let us try.At the height of six thousand feet.As for me. said Joe.And. and the balloon was majestically ascending. he took the nine oclock watch.Silence! said Dick. who. in a moment of famine.The Jet of Light. carefully cultivated with onions. said Joe. and. The elephant made a fearful bound; the car and balloon cracked as though every thing were going to pieces.