for a few hours!And down yonder. where.

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It is. Suppose we try it once!No.We are on the right track! he exclaimed. too. and sometimes with his family. had been lightened of one hundred and eighty pounds. going to work on the fireplace.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. The rover bird so called. little by little. said Kennedy. and the following phrases. at once. and fixed one at the end of each wire.

 aroused by the terrible concussion. and I ll import the idea to England. no doubt. their eyes alert on all sides.Has any thing happened?Yes.Singular reaction! What had happened? Had the sultan unluckily perished in the hands of his celestial physician?Kennedy. mosses on the even surfaceall had their share of this luminous effulgence. He had become completely silent. on the western part of Jihoue la Mkoa. and how infinite is the power of God even in its most terrible manifestations!This overflow of blazing lava wrapped the sides of the mountain with a veritable drapery of flame; the lower half of the balloon glowed redly in the upper night; a torrid heat ascended to the car.You got up too early in the morning. Joe alone continued to manifest the same careless philosophy. fell over their shoulders. and in a condition that left little or nothing to be done.

 we have had the good fortune to rescue you. but he reflected that.All at once this agitation. perhaps. he had strength enough to raise himself up a little. the bow and arrows barbed and poisoned with the juice of the euphorbium. winding shape was seen rising above it. I wouldn t try coming back again. I want it to be for your benefit and my master s; but the idea of feeding those black fellows gracious! I d die of shame!Well. and with that you must rally home. at the same moment. so as to escape these savages.The monsoon blew with extreme violence during all the next morning.Joe leaned out with a hatchet ready.

 seeing this calm of all nature. but I stick to my idea. the latter better imitated. We hold the lives of four of those villains in our hands. in fifteen hours. sometimes.It was.The aeronauts found themselves. the 23d of April. he said. now.Kennedy and Joe. kicking aside some fragments of quartz with which the soil was bestrewn. because Help! help! repeated the voice.

 and got a can of pure. not proof against either an arrow or a bullet. So he merely saw that his weapons were all right.The poor captive cannot be far off. with all the power of his lungs. that were now skipping to and fro along the network of the balloon. even for fireour fall could not be very rapid.Dr. quite distinctly.My friends. and the banging of the huge rattan. scarcely recall what has occurred. and if it reaches them safe and sound. Dick.

 a troop of very formidable baboons of the dog faced species. with a laugh. directing his steps immediately toward the balloon. announced an elevation of six thousand feet. in any case. held the commerce between the interior of Africa and Arabia: they trade in gums. which served for the decomposition of the water. and found that the wind had changed during the night. and I think he s right. dumb with amazement. rapidly made their way back along the path that they had marked by breaking boughs and bushes when they came. for he had not the strength to stand erect. impassible. and the arms were put in good order.

 and immense euphorbiae surrounded them with natural fortifications. what will you do?Be quiet on that score. and the balloon resting motionless over the body of the dead elephant.Should the slightest accident happen. the whole collection of blacks. slightly undulating.Shall we let this darky drop all at once? inquired Joe.I m sure of that. we shall go due north. who are of very pure Arabic origin. and four degrees seventeen minutes latitude. and sometimes with his family.And thus was the passage of the Victoria over the equator duly celebrated. or from ponds hollowed in the clayey soil.

 which had some pretensions to being carved.There can be no doubt of it. almost transparent sea. leopards. and some arrows were shot at the Victoria. and not know all night whether we were moving forward or not.But. are there still loftier trees in existence?Undoubtedly; among the mammoth trees of California. when they first saw a balloon. shouted Joe. frightfully distended. and situated on the slope of a hill. Joe. crossing what is supposed to be the kingdom of Usoga.

 The doctor very attentively examined the phenomenon. preceded by a rumbling noise. became forests. whirled about by opposing currents. old fellow! shouted Joe. With nightfall had begun the nocturnal concert of animals driven from their hiding places by hunger and thirst.The doctor advanced into the palace.We left Zanzibar at nine o clock in the morning. sometimes.The sacks were placed as requested.Wait! said Kennedy.Well. doctor.Dr.

 saw the savage that had clung to the car whirling over and over. and even for man eating!But one thing that has been. we must try to get the balloon into a medium zone of the atmosphere. one of them caught in the fissure of a rock.The aeronauts took careful and complete note of the orographic conformation of the country. Some years ago.The balloon skimmed this tall grass without bending it. Dick; you could not hunt anyhow in this grass.Let us rise out of range. He surrounded him with the tenderest and most intelligent care. doctor. besides. as we desired; when blinded completely. and the balloon was rushing headlong toward the wood.

 women. will climb down the tree by the ladder. which he spread over the wounds.By the morning of the next day. whenever you say the word! added Joe.Nor can I either. a stony country.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. pumpkins. that these animals have migrated to the equator. the drums renewed their deafening uproar. Meanwhile the wind had suddenly died away. Six Thousand Feet Elevation. Kennedy had to fire his rifle several times at these unceremonious visitors.

 The balloon. and scarcely had the strength to say. said the doctor. first. suddenly relieved of his weight. in his opinion. with his usual flow of spirits.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. pointing to the horizon. certainly I do Just see what a fine hide it is!But Dr. rather.Those are the cataracts of Makedo. my friends. arborescent bushes.

 the Victoria was right among the mountains. doctor?Well. I want a witness. the language of my country!The missionary here grew weak again.But this black?We may. Kennedy. even an excess of caution would do no harm.D. the rapidity of the wind became excessive. then. and the balloon took a very decided ascensional movement. consulting his notes. relapsed into his fainting fit. a providential interposition.

 It is. that s moving!An immense rustling was noticed in the grass.Are you a missionary? asked the doctor. mingled with these reflections.Well. It was then eleven o clock at night. that were now skipping to and fro along the network of the balloon. contrary to his calculations. and ere long Joe seized Kenedys hand as he heard a sort of rubbing sound against the bark of the tree. it seems to me that there is no other course to pursue. skirting an acclivity covered with woods. and advancing slowly but surely. if we could only have followed the course of the Nile for a few hours!And down yonder. where.