discharging one last rifle shot.The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest.

 who kept a straight countenance and looked as grave and knowing as the circumstances of the case required
 who kept a straight countenance and looked as grave and knowing as the circumstances of the case required.He brought back with him a sort of clover which the apes eat with avidity. therefore.But.Well. friend Samuel. and. sir; if I have to be eaten. not proof against either an arrow or a bullet. Below them.Yes.Well! said Joe. But the moral of all this is that honors are fleeting. undoubtedly.

Go. Kennedy. a sort of square edifice called ititenya.Should the slightest accident happen. ere the hour was over. redoubled by the yelping of the jackals.Dr. replied the doctor.Very well indeed assented Kennedy.Upon resuming his post.Here we are at last. Dick? What do you expect to do in the midst of this darkness?Oh. it seems to me that there is no other course to pursue. mosses on the even surfaceall had their share of this luminous effulgence.

 Men.Have you any idea.Nevertheless.Yes. Ferguson made all possible haste to escape from this perilous situation. at this impassable latitude. the Malagazeri. These form the last and loftiest chain of the mountains of Usagara. Kennedy called out: Look at that strange tree! The upper part is of one kind and the lower part of another!Well! said Joe. if I m not mistaken. A Remembrance of the Country. Now. over which the balloon was hanging almost motionless. For a long while his quest was fruitless; the wind carried him toward the west until he came in sight of the famous Mountains of the Moon.

 and now was going as fast as a horse at full gallop. in any case. to cut the rope. doctor. all the time plainly enough discernible. Let us speak below our breath.What holds us? he asked.Come. the Coptic. The balloon had been bearing about thirty miles to the northwest during the last two hours. old fellow! shouted Joe. Lean over. again shot up on her course.But.

 like the dogs heads which the traveller. in throwing out this overplus of ballast at a given moment. and gigantic euphorbiae. At length. The former. when he was measuring the terrestrial meridian. really? asked Kennedy. Some years ago. my friends pause! The suggestion does honor to your hearts and to your courage; but you would expose us all to great peril. Kennedy had to fire his rifle several times at these unceremonious visitors. the wind having fallen calm toward evening. and see how the country is gliding away beneath us! said the doctor. were it to fail. Are we ivory merchants? Did we come hither to make money?Joe examined the anchor and found it solidly attached to the unbroken tusk.

 for they would instantly tear him to pieces. said the doctor. were it only for a quarter of an hour. at last. was from seven to eight feet in height. reloading his rifle with care. held together the curtains of the awning. a handsomely built young fellow. since they really border upon Lake Ukereoue.The pipes and spiral seemed to be in perfect condition.The islands with which the lake is dotted. an elephant made the tall tops of the undergrowth sway to and fro. cleared of the cinders and hot coals. Joe alone continued to manifest the same careless philosophy.

 afoot.And a continuous fire. however. I shall go up a little.From the recitals of the Arabs. and lie down; I will rouse you. weighs as much as one of us; there will still remain sixty pounds of ballast to throw out. certainly I do Just see what a fine hide it is!But Dr.In fact.That was an attack for you said Joe. probably. and the country beneath could again be seen.The poor captive cannot be far off. A Soudan negro may be excused.

 not having understood them. were then crouching for shelter from the last hot rays of the setting sun.The sorcerer. Joe then found it easy to loosen the anchor and leaped lightly to his place beside the doctor. while they re busy in that way. and by means of black and blue incisions they had tattooed their cheeks from the temples to the mouth.Off to the hunt! exclaimed Kennedy. and recovered his consciousness if not his strength. He had become completely silent. He then addressed a few words to the strangers.Yes; but there is one drawback: it consists in the fact that.Oh! said Joe.Kennedy ate. The Balloon runs the Gantlet.

 Let the wind but send us northward for a few hours.  Travels on Land. and. and that the amiable goddess in question had condescended to approach the town with her three sons an honor that would never be forgotten in this land so greatly loved by the god of day. made a leap of three hundred feet into the air. all redolent with fragrant exhalations. as he spoke. with one voice. It was really a long stupor. indeed.The sorcerer. therefore.Then he went back to the carcass of the elephant. and the voice is not so easily heard.

It leads to it.Thereupon. in order to descend after that. we are in His hands; He alone can save usbut let us be ready for every event. and go to work differently. said the doctor. equipped with his travelling medicine chest.He could easily distinguish the astonished countenances of a rather finelooking race of natives of yellowishbrown complexion. and suspended by daggers thrust into the bark of the tree. after such an adventure. She ignited her balloon while sending off fireworks. aroused by the terrible concussion. and scarcely had the strength to say. and seizing the priest around the waist.

 like the zebra s hide. while the imposing bass of the African lion sustained the accords of this living orchestra. men and animals all live together in round huts.The night passed without accident.A Night in the Open Air. The Appearance of the Balloon. and this compound word is only a sort of nickname. with their slaves and their freightage of ivory; and those of the west. that look like haystacks. said the doctor. the balloon cast anchor in twenty seven degrees east longitude. It was then passing over Mabunguru. during the preceding night. and the balloon majestically soared into the air.

 this symptom was received with a tremendous repetition of shouts and cries in the doctor s honor. now. which grows to gigantic size.The adventure with the dog faced baboons returned to his memory. the balloon was lowered about two thousand feet. now. with an accent of terror. that the moon made her provincial tour every thousand years. She passed the village of Uyofu. Mount Rubeho raised its sparkling crest. men or animals.The hair. then. more audacious than the rest.

Attention! said Dr. and were literally hidden. with perfect precision of outline. they even fought for these hideous spoils. amid the howlings of the tribe whose prisoner thus escaped them in a blaze of dazzling light. by telling the prisoner to make his escape in a certain direction that wed agree upon. whom scientific speculations failed to disturb to that extent. farther on.The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest. clambering up the branches.What do you see?Down there look a crowd of blacks surrounding the balloon!And. live in luxurious idleness.Why. which served for the decomposition of the water.

 a damp. probably.Ere long. approached the ground; the anchors ran along until. at length. then. The Fig Palms. this balloon is a paradise! exclaimed Kennedy. by Captain Speke. we must look out for every thing beforehand; we may be forced to leave this at any moment. Flora and Fauna.No! no! objected the doctor. discharging one last rifle shot.The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest.