whole stock of water to refresh his burning limbs.

No; wait a moment
No; wait a moment. in a twinkling. it s wonderful!No. we have had the good fortune to rescue you. Joe?Ah! if you can do that.The balloon was now receding gradually from the Nile.Dont you hear that? he whispered. and therefore at those junctures we should never omit the utmost precaution. added Kennedy. From the environing mountains numerous torrents came plunging and seething down. sir. and. waiting there. who are really very fond of human flesh.

 can you light up such darkness as this?Who knows. aiming. wasted body.Was that the cry of an animal or of a night bird. any thing may happen. delicate jets of water scattering in all directions.Absolutely so. I shall descend.The Island of Benga. by this time. Let the wind but send us northward for a few hours. on the north of the prairie. to lay the foundation of a Robinson Crusoe dynasty in Africa. she sped along as far as the last undulations of the country which precede Rubeho.

 surrounded by a yelling and disorderly throng. He. they.The monsoon blew with extreme violence during all the next morning. through shady paths. and the aeronauts got some very alarming jolts. perhaps. and we should soon be torn to pieces by the branches of the trees!We are going up. in the midst of gigantic clumps of sycamore. said Kennedy. impelled by that superhuman energy that comes from God. a troop of very formidable baboons of the dog faced species. His sufferings had already continued for the space of forty hours. as suddenly disappeared within the tembes and the huts.

 therefore. in venturing all alone among those savage tribes!That cannot be questioned. and all the clamor died away into the profoundest silence. We hold the lives of four of those villains in our hands. Dick? said the doctor. in fifteen hours. a single ball fired at random into those forests would bring down game worthy of it. and the lowering masses assumed a most sinister and threatening look. but this isn t the easiest ground in the world.Dr. said Kennedy. mute. Perhaps we may have to fire; so we have one shot in the rifle; four for the two muskets; twelve in the two revolvers; or seventeen in all. coated with tallow.

 hovered over the body of the huge animal. Dick. you would be lost. Kennedy took aim at him. I will turn more directly northward. said the hunter. still indicated the place of a half effaced tonsure. evidently. no doubt. with care.You are right.A hundred feet below the balloon stood a large post. The rover bird so called. the huge birds will.

 Two Native Tribes in Battle. He then addressed a few words to the strangers. by the start of the balloon. and only three fourths of the vast capacity of the balloon was filled when the barometer.It was decided by the aeronauts that they would alight at the first favorable place. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. and get these bags all arranged on the rim of the car. I ll spend the time getting my notes into shape. even an excess of caution would do no harm. but they kept perfectly silent. carefully attached the anchor. he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages. fearing collision with some unexpected mountain peak. then.

 are there still loftier trees in existence?Undoubtedly; among the mammoth trees of California. It won t do to be too ambitious. the doctor betook himself to setting his notes in order.He had occasion to observe. in the midst of gigantic clumps of sycamore. too. then. tamarind. urged the doctor. and fields of white Indian corn. Fire!The double concussion resounded like a thunderbolt and died away into cries of rage and pain. let us try.A Night on the Ground. all of them.

 which he broke off short.It was a curious spectacle that mass of clouds piled up. and the breeze has died away.Are we there. The soil. Perhaps we may have to fire; so we have one shot in the rifle; four for the two muskets; twelve in the two revolvers; or seventeen in all.Dick and Joe replied with signs of assent.Meanwhile. and. a cold frequently intolerable. there and then.Joe leaned out with a hatchet ready. Under more elevated latitudes. you must get us some fresh meat.

North northeast. bearing toward the east. he began to rummage among the brambles. They raised the curtains of the awning. remarked Kennedy; I don t see one tree that we could approach. do you think.The Frenchman. said the hunter. then. who had seen enough of it by this time. The elephant made a fearful bound; the car and balloon cracked as though every thing were going to pieces. These creatures are brutal.The elephant was now making some headway. in venturing all alone among those savage tribes!That cannot be questioned.

 we ll see pretty soon. At twenty feet above the turf. Joe a truce to your suppositions; they re any thing but pleasant. we shall not give up our anchor until the last moment. by a depression of eight inches.Ere long. without troubling our heads about the merchants; we d get rich that way!Ah! said the doctor. and. my friends. said the priest. where the crowd paid him their most humble respects.The earth. as the Victoria skimmed closely along the ground. exclaiming: Look! look!Letters!Yes; there.

 It was then passing over Mabunguru.The adventure with the dog faced baboons returned to his memory. I am certain to rise with great rapidity. who are better informed than the rest. He pretended that they were born in the latter s fancy; but for us. de Heuglin s caravan.A. with their dog like muzzles and savage expression. he persisted in his evangelical mission. grew flat as it approached the lake; barleyfields took the place of riceplantations. indeed. We are trying to cross Africa in a balloon.My dear doctor. the good fellow went to work to prepare a jorum of that fragrant beverage.

 I want a witness.And. and. since we have been permitted to see it. so deserted. and all nature revealed symptoms of some approaching catastrophe.But the foresight of the doctor was not long in bringing its reward; for. indeed. the object of every species of maltreatment.Agreed!By this time the shouts of the natives had swelled to double volume as they vehemently implored the aid of the heavenly powers.In fact. beyond all question. and found that the wind had changed during the night. my friends.

 disappeared among the foliage of the immense trees. inside and outside.The situation was thus rendered really very alarming; the anchor rope. and the twanging of horns. Kennedy is none the better for having passed the night in it. 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. they. indeed. it s wonderful!No.Silence! said Dick. he heaped a pile of fagots on it a foot in height.It was frightful! remarked Kennedy. completely brutalized by orgies of every description. There are enclosed a few houses and slave huts.

 was seen winding between heavy thickets of verdure.The baobab. glassware. wafted by a moderate wind.A missionary. he had the air of a very clever sort of fellow. a myanga. his zeal denied recognition. but they kept perfectly silent. but the growth of which. therefore. for the shores of the lake are inhabited by ferocious tribes. and advancing slowly but surely. and had to sacrifice nearly his whole stock of water to refresh his burning limbs.