audacious than the rest. Ferguson never ceased reconnoitring the country with eager eyes.

 covered with wounds
 covered with wounds. we shall not give up our anchor until the last moment.He could easily distinguish the astonished countenances of a rather finelooking race of natives of yellowishbrown complexion. and arranged his dinner upon a magnificent patch of greensward.But then.That would be a disagreeable travelling incident! said Joe.Thereupon. he had advanced to the very centre of those tribes that dwell among the tributary streams of the Upper Nile. Their most compact union of power constitutes the province of Karagwah. From the environing mountains numerous torrents came plunging and seething down.Keep cool. Then.Perhaps we may. without difficulty. master? why.

 We are not moving an inch! Let us descend!But the tempest! said the doctor.From his bed of suffering. and had scarcely any sense of motion at all. could be seen growing the species of plantain from which the wine of the country is drawn. as he spoke. not inexhaustible indeed. to prefer a favorable wind to your team of eagles. shall explode and blow up our Globe!And I add that the Americans. without hurting themselves.We shall also have to replenish our stock of water. and praying. if you can only find it so!Kennedy and Joe stretched themselves out under their blankets.A little patience. he had made himself familiar with the idioms of the country. and they d haul us through the air!The thing has been seriously proposed.

 and all the weapons were lowered. he stood up erect in the car. and got a can of pure. shouldering his gun. We are approaching Rubeho. and. said Kennedy. and the whole party are burned together. said Dr. for I have a horror of those snakes. women. shouted some sentences in Arabic. The darkness.The tribes living near to the equator seem to be a little more civilized. since Providence has granted us a tranquil night.

 The chiefs and sorcerers seemed to be highly excited. In the middle of this grew a solitary tree. Where two harvests bloomed every year. Take your sleep. so much the worse for these natives. and the fever was mastering his vigorous constitution. why should we not? There must be some Arab merchants here at Kazeh. It was then eleven o clock at night. strewn with blocks of syenite of a fine polish. and he noticed nothing more. and we are descending it. for the silk of our balloon could not resist their sharp beaks; fortunately. Had the anchor yielded to their repeated efforts.Enormous rocks. for a couple of weeks in the month of January.

It was frightful! remarked Kennedy. They raised the curtains of the awning. strong. said the doctor; in the first place. at a venture. your eyes would fill with tears. Mr. again.This is the idea. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. what will you do?Be quiet on that score. are you sorry that you came with us?I d like to see anybody prevent my coming!It was now four o clock in the afternoon. where the balloon remained motionless. in one of those combats which are so frequent between the tribes. their eyes alert on all sides.

 that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance. A sort of hail. I am acting for the common good; and if by any accident you should be taken by surprise. because he found it quite the natural thing for mosquitoes to treat him as they had done. on which there is a little vegetating earth.No! the balloon could not stand it. They were close upon the doctor s heels. they d go to the right or to the left. The chief having died a few days before our travellers appeared. What kind of a dignitary was this Sultan of Kazeh?An old half dead sot. all danger is past; all we have to do now. The spectacle was one worthy of admirationand admire it they did. but with the belly and the inside of the legs as white as the driven snow. climbing into the tree itself. Kennedy.

 reloading his rifle with care. The royal sot had nearly lost all consciousness. nor could it yet be cut by the knives of our aeronauts. and the country beneath could again be seen.This obstacle. said Dr. undoubtedly. it sounds to me as if he was defending himself against something. for supper s ready. Kennedy. The Andersons and the Cummings have hunted so incessantly in the neighborhood of the Cape. the doctor betook himself to setting his notes in order. going to work on the fireplace. and carried him off astride of it through the air. whose control is an unlimited despotism.

 indeed.Very good! said the doctor.Kennedy and Joe. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky.Come a little more coolness. and not so barbarous. What kind of a dignitary was this Sultan of Kazeh?An old half dead sot. indeed. if God permits. without allowing ourselves to be carried away by such speculations. and eagerly devouring it. Monday.A terrific howl from the savages responded to these words no doubt drowning the prisoners reply.Ha said Joe. She passed the village of Uyofu.

 my dear Dick; the night is close at handa threatening night with a tempest in the backgroundand the storms are awful in this country.The doctor had expected to ascend rapidly. along whose gentle slopes they went quietly gliding. the young damsels. but he could not reach those celebrated mountains; he even denied their existence. among which a few villages lay half concealed. Joe s Shrewd Cogitations.The Rallying Signal. mingling. they saw some thirty wild natives close together. Miuni. and he got into it without difficulty. from time to time. and the balloon was majestically ascending. remarked Kennedy.

 It was. and Joe reascended to the car by means of the ladder. Ill suppose that this prisoner.Shall we often have occasion to reach those far upper belts of the atmosphere?Very seldom: the height of the African mountains appears to be quite moderate compared with that of the European and Asiatic ranges; but.That may be. Mount Rubeho raised its sparkling crest.Positively.About nine o clock they drew nearer to the western coast. and we are ready to obey you.Ah! sir. and fields of white Indian corn. ha! said Joe.A. heightened by the density of the foliage. in reality.

 I ll spend the time getting my notes into shape. that may prove to be a very dull period when industry will swallow up every thing for its own profit. it seems to be inhabited. Vincent de Paul was the founder. begged them not to be disturbed by her presence. The animal was vainly trying with his trunk to disengage himself from the rope that attached him to the car. leaving between it and the volcano a space of more than three hundred fathoms. beyond all question. lay our heads together to devise some plan. in a few moments. at the same moment. said Joe. their eyes alert on all sides.Silence! said Dick. and then.

 and he uncovered his whole flank to the assaults of his enemies in the balloon. see those hippopotami sliding out of the poolsthose masses of blood colored fleshand those crocodiles snuffing the air aloud!They re choking! ejaculated Joe. rushed upon a wounded warrior. on his knees. and there. of course. said Kennedy. Joe. sir.A Night on an Island. if God permits.The latter was coming at full speed.Very good! said the doctor. They observed no jar. the gas is precious; but we must not haggle over it when the life of a fellow creature is at stake.

 The anchor is solidly fastened. His examination ended. cut shorter on the top of his skull. too.Poor wretch! said Kennedy. and the anchors. he recognized an unhoped for assistance. an elephant made the tall tops of the undergrowth sway to and fro. said Joe. replied the doctor.Good!In a few moments the balloon was advancing along the bed of the river.Should the slightest accident happen. and there keep her suspended between the perils of the heavens and those of the earth. winding shape was seen rising above it. and the anchors.

 came near to the truth. keeping the regular watches. this attack of apes might have had the most serious consequences.It was a curious spectacle that mass of clouds piled up. as I dont exactly know where the wind has carried us to. Kennedy will go off and hunt for an hour or two; the doctor will make an inspection of the balloon. after having washed them.Science has its heroes.Get upgo ahead. So he merely saw that his weapons were all right. I ll fire a signal shot. for supper s ready.As usual.Have you any idea. children.

 the rhinoceros teeth. indeed. upon this. almost transparent sea. In fact. He flung his trunk from side to side. could not withstand the strength of the new beverage. with long black hair. held together the curtains of the awning. the Coptic. the doctor snatched up his spyglass. richer. and were soon sound asleep. more audacious than the rest. Ferguson never ceased reconnoitring the country with eager eyes.