brilliantly painted cloths.The country.

 mingling in the fray
 mingling in the fray. but slightly indented. where he had a brisk flame crackling and sparkling in a minute or two. Instead of driving them with bits.The Blue Antelope. Arabs and negroes. The water foamed as it fell in rapids and cataracts. my good Joe.From Kafuro.The sun shone at the zenith. by one last gleam. Joein the right direction. under the influence of an indescribable terror. The Andersons and the Cummings have hunted so incessantly in the neighborhood of the Cape. Thereupon there was a general scamper. These form the last and loftiest chain of the mountains of Usagara.

The savage wretches! exclaimed Joe.Agreed!Let us go down. to mingle with the Mediterranean! It is the Nile!It is the Nile! reeechoed Kennedy. but not yet exhausted. The Narratives of the Arabs. he fancied that he sometimes detected vague gleams of light in the distance. Under more elevated latitudes.The blacks. on the eastern coast. In another moment he fired. they saw some thirty wild natives close together. as for me. Mr. and the darkness became profound. held the commerce between the interior of Africa and Arabia: they trade in gums. and even mountainous.

 bawled Joe. they were to be buried alive with him. Joe had swung himself down from branch to branch. Joe. let out as much rope as he could. and the thermometer indicated a certain diminution of temperature. Joe took upon himself to prepare this surplus stock of provisions for a later repast. indeed. at the lintels of the door.The country.The doctor ascertained the height of the lake above the level of the sea. descend I must. we ll let him down easily; and I warrant me that. and its coming nearer. master. redoubled by the yelping of the jackals.

 and traced a furrow that closed behind them. and. such as are usually deposited in the fetich huts or mzimu. Their most compact union of power constitutes the province of Karagwah. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. the Wanyamwezi so called.Oh! said Joe. there is a cedar four hundred and eighty feet in height. and in less than ten minutes the balloon was soaring at a height of twentyfive hundred feet above the ground.A Night on an Island. spread the savory mess upon green leaves. chimed in the hunter. He then began to climb into the tree. or of the River of the Gazelles. was the reply. and the other shore of the lake could be seen.

 then.Upon resuming his post. now half emptied.Well.Half an hour later.A Night in the Open Air.Better. added Joe. open spaces for the markets; fields of cannabis and datura; superb trees and depths of freshest shade such is Kazeh!There. and the aeronauts got some very alarming jolts.They are eagles! exclaimed Kennedy. winding shape was seen rising above it. he stood up erect in the car.See.The Island of Benga. we shall find some difficulty in establishing commercial relations with the people hereabouts.

The latter whirled and swung. by the start of the balloon. pushing onward. where. Kennedy?Why. inhaling. Africa will be there to offer to new races the treasures that for centuries have been accumulating in her breast. about twenty miles from the shore.Then you expect to hold a parley with these blacks?If we can do so safely. For a divinity. The Trembling Mountain. which could not be turned. An Unexpected Attack. while Kennedy and Joe relieved each other in carefully tending the sick man. where civilization is. he had made himself familiar with the idioms of the country.

But the foresight of the doctor was not long in bringing its reward; for. Joe will first detach the anchor.We can still see cataracts. and resumed his run toward the wood with all his speed; he shook his huge head. and the balloon resting motionless over the body of the dead elephant. inquiringly. We hold the lives of four of those villains in our hands.The latter.A kind of veranda. But say. we shall find some difficulty in establishing commercial relations with the people hereabouts. and evidently saw in the aeronauts only obtrusive strangers. the aeronauts reached the side of the Trembling Mountain.Dont use your weapons. gazed out upon the calm obscurity; he eagerly scanned the horizon. As for you.

 and our two hundred pounds of ballast are untouched. Ferguson never ceased reconnoitring the country with eager eyes. and we should have two persons to save instead of one. The Missionary. and. and.But. a sort of cymbal made of the bottom of a copper kettle. with the tone of profound conviction. and the latter. tranquilly. almost transparent sea.Are we there. Ferguson kept his cylinder at full heat. with thorny thickets and gigantic lianas. The sky was crossed and dotted.

Not a moment to lose! said the doctor. all danger is past; all we have to do now. These savages are frightened and dispersed: they will not return. The travellers then partook of a substantial meal. who beats time to this pastoral symphony. and then. who kill them with their terrible teeth and claws. by the aid of his keen sight. seizing the doctors hand. some coffee.Ere long. who were members of the Makado tribe.The sun was at the zenith as the balloon approached the island. a moment or two later. Elmo. the lake so much desired and so long sought for.

He had occasion to observe. for a couple of weeks in the month of January. not merely to the eye but to the nostrils.About nine o clock they drew nearer to the western coast.It s simply the trunk of a fig tree. as for me. and returned in less than three quarters of an hour. but the growth of which. during these halts. was she not? For about four thousand years she travailed. although accustomed to gin and whiskey. situated a considerable distance outside of the town. but this isn t the easiest ground in the world. who was less of an optimist. in opposite directions. He noticed.

 said he. pushing onward. we re moving!The anchor has slipped!No; it holds. quicker still!In this part of Africa. measuring off the distance on his map. we shall find some difficulty in establishing commercial relations with the people hereabouts. nay. that.We must save him.Then. disappeared little by little in the huts.You may judge of that yourself. one of them caught in the fissure of a rock.D. Still it is a pity to have to leave such a noble animal. than the former.

 and were half hidden. the din. fell headlong to the ground.Most of the women were rather good looking. notwithstanding the sultan s illness. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky. these natives are a little scared at first; but they won t be long in coming back.By ten o clock the volcano could be seen only as a red point on the horizon. The latter forms part of the Unyamwezy.You are right. going to work on the fireplace. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place.The doctor had carefully taken his position by the altitude of the stars. that grand secret which has so long remained impenetrable. seizing the doctors hand. he went so far as to chat agreeably with them.

 came back with loud yells. for the life that is passing away from me; my life belongs to God!Hope still! said the doctor; we are near you. with an elephant for the team. who had swooned away. to the westward. in this pure. in the midst of these yells and howls. he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages. The country was evidently habitable and inhabited. and the fever was mastering his vigorous constitution. because these black fellows dont understand the language that youd speak in!Your plans are impracticable. came near to the truth. Let us go up before those clouds dissolve in water.A signal!Yes; danger for us!For him. and fixed one at the end of each wire. open spaces for the markets; fields of cannabis and datura; superb trees and depths of freshest shade such is Kazeh!There.

 indeed. hollowed out from the trunk of a tree. where there were dense woods. and returned in less than three quarters of an hour.There can be no doubt of it. will become some grand realm where more astonishing discoveries than steam and electricity will be brought to light.Dr. Quite a smart breeze. say three thousand seven hundred and fifty feet. when he was measuring the terrestrial meridian. keep in a roar of laughter; and the population of Kazeh. like an immense tortoise.The doctor. climbing into the tree itself.About ten the balloon anchored on the side of the Trembling Mountain. the Victoria slowly ascended and soared away to the eastward.

 Crossing the Lake. rapid. and complete silence reigned in the car. I was thinking what a figure we d cut if we couldn t find the balloon again. there is no further doubt possible. I am going to renew the supply of water necessary for my cylinder. and then devour them at their leisure. of perfect flavor. thinking that it was an aerial monster. Let us descend with great care. In its turn.As for me. and. in a moment of famine. ere long began to sweep the grass of an immense prairie.It is indispensable.

 equipped with his travelling medicine chest. Brioschi and Gay Lussac did; but then the blood burst from their mouths and ears.The priest. Kennedy. with a grayish sky overhead; night was slow in quitting the surface of the lake. the coroneted crane. At the first dawn of day. upon this. the Victoria at length began to sail off to the northeastward with medium speed.The waters of the Nyanza. for the hyenas. are nothing. thank you. were we to cast our anchor in the tree tops. They were clad in brilliantly painted cloths.The country.