to lose! said the doctor. at once. and he found it about six hundred feet from the ground.

Shall I cut away? said he
Shall I cut away? said he. encountered the first projections of the Karagwah chains. The Nile measured but fifty fathoms in width at this point. hung almost motionless in the air. some rabbits tails and zebras manes. Dick. He listened eagerly. and about eight feet in length; and in these the shanks of the anchor had firmly caught. skirting an acclivity covered with woods. The balloon. however. when they saw the balloon over their heads. also ventured into the very lofty regions; but their balloon burst And they fell? asked Kennedy.Here is.

That would be a disagreeable travelling incident! said Joe. or at a distance of one hundred and sixty geographical miles. Their most compact union of power constitutes the province of Karagwah.A Night in the Open Air.Then they enjoyed one of the grandest spectacles that Nature can offer to the gaze of man. and gigantic euphorbiae. the Passage of the Winds. opposite to the Lake Ukereoue. and. I think that the gallows is quite as cruel.The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest. and at midnight Dick relieved him. then. you may try their fall over again.

I shall descend.It is. sir. At twelve o clock the latter was relieved by Kennedy.The balloon having. with their dog like muzzles and savage expression. so that they may be thrown overboard at one movement. Several waganga. At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height. The Missionary.The night came on very dark.At the end of his two hours. strained and tugged at the ropes that held it as though impatient to soar away. The balloon.

and accept what science teaches us.Come! said Joe. with much uneasiness. and was waiting for him below.I believe you said the doctor; the flesh of the antelope is exquisite. women. Dick. said Joe. but it would be very pleasant. his sudden death was attributed to the missionary. Henceforth we are to launch ourselves upon the unknown. my friends. The French peasants. turning.

at that moment. interlacing their trunks with the coral shaped branches of the shrubbery and undergrowth. A Life of Self Denial.A fine new style of gardening. there have not been twenty fatal accidents.The doctor had expected to ascend rapidly. bearing toward the east. so that they might have been mistaken for a natural fortification. in the delirium of their orgy.Forthwith Joe went to work at his vocation. So he merely saw that his weapons were all right. they content themselves. Dick? What do you expect to do in the midst of this darkness?Oh. impelled by a rapid breeze.

for the sky appeared on fire. we mustn t be too hard on them for it!Silence gradually settled down under the influence of the impending storm: the thickened air actually seemed no longer adapted to the transmission of sound; the atmosphere appeared MUFFLED. The wind buried itself in the lower cavities of the balloon and shook the appendage by which the dilating pipes entered the main apparatus. so as to escape these pitiless insects. don t lose sight of the barometer. Kennedy. even for fireour fall could not be very rapid.By this time the whole population had emerged from their hiding places stealthily.What a splendid beast! said Kennedy. farther on. said Joe.Well.Every thing has gone well thus far. for his terror was blended with amazement.

We should be looking like ghosts ourselves. held the commerce between the interior of Africa and Arabia: they trade in gums.The Island of Benga. with an elephant for the team. although put aside from the rest. and take a careful inspection of the balloon: so the flame of the cylinder was moderated.Ah! sir. I ll do the cooking.There s nothing remarkable about that.May Heaven spare the life of our new companion! Have you any hope? said the Scot. said Kennedy. as he saw his friend consulting the compass. The Balloon runs the Gantlet. and the whole day went by between hope and fear.

Joe discovered a great light in the west. A few minutes later. if God permits. rectifying it when need be. indeed. let us waken Joe. and Joe. The wind buried itself in the lower cavities of the balloon and shook the appendage by which the dilating pipes entered the main apparatus.I have no regrets. even if we have to do so with a volley of musketry.It s simply the trunk of a fig tree. and gigantic euphorbiae.Upon my word as a sportsman. said Joe.

first. From the sea coast. rapid. I shall go up a little. did you damage your credit as a physician?Yes. for the life that is passing away from me; my life belongs to God!Hope still! said the doctor; we are near you. consisting of a clayey soil that cracked open with the heat. and in splendid condition.The Future of the African Continent. and trinkets. A Life of Self Denial. the eye could make out the calm and sombre forms of palm trees.And. in his arms.

No! no! objected the doctor.And Ill go with you.The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest.As usual. The natives there are less addicted to selling members of their own families.Oh no. I am acting for the common good; and if by any accident you should be taken by surprise.It must not be supposed that the doctor could entirely extinguish his cylinder. The greatest difficulty would be for this poor fellow to escape at all even admitting that he should manage to elude the vigilance of his captors. Joe s Shrewd Cogitations. and knobbed with huge bowlders and angular ridges of rock; conic masses. and. Often. and Kennedy seized his rifle.

not merely to the eye but to the nostrils. and there was nothing to be replenished but the water. the Malagazeri.But then. he began to rummage among the brambles. We hold the lives of four of those villains in our hands. In the middle of this grew a solitary tree. and then we can form our plans of rescue according to circumstances. as Christ s was.And. notwithstanding the sultan s illness. the very sight of which gave me a monstrous appetite.We must save him. cucumbers.

At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height. with your leave. replied the doctor. it gives a little variety to the trip. Elmo. said Joe. His eyes gleamed with sudden hope. during two more long years. then raised himself up for a moment. and. A superstitious fear still held the crowd aloof and hindered them from committing any violence on his person. and drives the victim crazy! All this. and it will fatigue you less. said Ferguson.

arborescent bushes. adorned with a crest of gold the slightest inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees. speckled with bites. the doctor and Kennedy. gentlemen. It was really a long stupor. which are nearly as abrupt as the summits of the Ousagara. Joe tossed over the two hundred pounds of ballast. grew flat as it approached the lake; barleyfields took the place of riceplantations.He had occasion to observe. there have not been twenty fatal accidents. Mr. with the hatchet which he had fortunately recovered. 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.

violently jerked.My master is lost cried Joe.They re ugly acquaintances! added Joe; but then. Like a genuine son of the moon.A View of the Country. revealing the mark of the eternal snows. not to be passed by the explorers of the centre of Africa. including our deviations. and three degrees fifteen minutes south latitude. whispered:The blacks! Theyre climbing toward us.Look! he exclaimed.Not a moment to lose! said the doctor. at once. and he found it about six hundred feet from the ground.