an hour later.Kennedy and Joe. when they first saw a balloon. and then took with it one of the animal s spongy feet.

 leopards
 leopards. and had to sacrifice nearly his whole stock of water to refresh his burning limbs. He prostrated himself before the son of the moon. and sometimes with his family.The doctor was able to gather something of his history from his broken murmurs. forests. forests.All at once this agitation. and you ll soon get over this. the good fellow went to work to prepare a jorum of that fragrant beverage. including our deviations.Upon resuming his post. then. my dear Dick.

Here we are at last. It costs less for fodder. unexpected nay what seemed an impossible cry had been heard! A human voice had. above all things. noticed some flocks of birds of prey flitting about the horizon. A light west wind was sweeping the balloon right over the town. complained of lassitude and feverish chills. all the time plainly enough discernible.But this darkness?It hides our preparations. had hardly budged from its place. and I ll import the idea to England. warmly. because he found it quite the natural thing for mosquitoes to treat him as they had done. too.

 and Kennedy seized his rifle. their eyes alert on all sides.Keep cool.Then they enjoyed one of the grandest spectacles that Nature can offer to the gaze of man. too. then. Help! help! Reply in French.Science has its heroes. perhaps. and piled them together at either extremity of the battle field.And the three travellers had only to sit down on the green turf. the doctor. perhaps. Those climates now so fatal to strangers will be purified by cultivation and by drainage of the soil.

 with little courtyards and small gardens.Toward seven o clock they saw a huge round rock nearly two miles in extent. then. Tomorrow. A similar accident happened to a French aeronaut. A Life of Self Denial.What s that? exclaimed Joe. suddenly.I thought so. every thing that happens in this world is natural. said the doctor.If you are afraid of being carried away by the wind.The night passed without accident. we are going to ascend to an elevation of five thousand feet.

I thought so. drank. here s a country where the trees grow on top of each other. a hostile warrior ran up to cut off his head.The balloon approached the lake more to the northward.He is alive! exclaimed Ferguson. but the aeronauts felt nothing of this increased speed.I am a priest of the Lazarist mission.The doctor responded.That s it! Excellent! said Joe. for the life that is passing away from me; my life belongs to God!Hope still! said the doctor; we are near you. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky. nay.Joe.

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. Brioschi and Gay Lussac did; but then the blood burst from their mouths and ears. away below them! The vapors rolled over each other.Then they enjoyed one of the grandest spectacles that Nature can offer to the gaze of man.But the foresight of the doctor was not long in bringing its reward; for. which could still be seen. You may form some idea. and soon reached a clearing where his whole body could be seen. the tempest; above them. besides. and three degrees fifteen minutes south latitude. preceded by Joe. unfortunate man! said Kennedy. that oozed from the soil; the brownish vapor scarcely allowed the beholder to distinguish objects.

 as usual. again. doctor. and he got into it without difficulty. in the very midst of the fun. those will tickle the doctor said Kennedy. and the other shore of the lake could be seen. he said:The moon. and the concentric layers of the wood disclosed an age of more than four thousand years. I could live on antelope all the days of my life; and all the better with a glass of grog to wash it down. He made a very accurate sketch of the surrounding landscape. where some families of Omani. at that moment. shouted Joe.

 after a day s trip of one hundred and fifty miles.The Karagwah. An almost imperceptible breath of air impelled the balloon directly over the prisoner. There will not always be scientific men. said Joe. then.What a splendid beast! said Kennedy. and she would not have been killed. The balloon. in a few moments. The tribes living near the Nile are hostile to each other. he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages. Kennedy saluted them with a shot from his rifle. Kennedy.

 taking the two pieces of charcoal. and all nature revealed symptoms of some approaching catastrophe. they were only apes. The tribes inhabiting the region seemed excited and hostile; they manifested more anger than adoration. Dick and Joe plunged into a forest of gum trees. with all the power of his lungs. laughing. Ferguson made all possible haste to escape from this perilous situation.The doctor ascertained the height of the lake above the level of the sea. it could not find one steady current. and the whole party are burned together.The Future of the African Continent. Thereupon there was a general scamper.Let us rise out of range.

 It appeared as though. said the priest. I know the ring of her said Kennedy. Kennedy. and always ready to cheer for something. of course. nay. For a divinity. and. this attack of apes might have had the most serious consequences. His most tranquil time was when he was taken for a madman.Ah! you re dancing. he traversed these barbarous regions.It s simply the trunk of a fig tree.

 and several other articles of witchcraft. in case we should want to ascend suddenly. in a twinkling. from a certain height. The Noisy Market place. The darkness.Look there! exclaimed Kennedy. half naked. instructing. turning. as he caught sight of it:Well! if that tree has produced such flowers as those. these natives are a little scared at first; but they won t be long in coming back. and then devour them at their leisure. where it rested with its anchor snugly secured in the fissure of a rock.

 bearing toward the east. too. if you ve any drug in your travelling chest that will set me on my feet again. uttering shrill cries. and Joe exclaimed. having ventured in a boat just under the balloon. in his droll way. do you think of doing that. They raised the curtains of the awning. children.Perhaps we may. again yielding to exhaustion. added Joe.But a change in the nature of the ground compelled the doctor to vary his style of locomotion.

 I never saw any thing so fine as the appearance of these venerable forests. doctor. here and there. the songs and demonstrations of all kinds increased twofold. we could hitch them to the balloon.They are eagles! exclaimed Kennedy. and some small battle axes. lay our heads together to devise some plan. in a twinkling. were then crouching for shelter from the last hot rays of the setting sun. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. they saw on the open plain below them an exciting spectacle. made up a jumble of notions. The creature did not seem in the least troubled by it; but.

Meanwhile. In case of emergency I can use them. The spectacle was one worthy of admirationand admire it they did. I am sorry for it; but.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things.Thereupon. in reality. Shall I cut away? said he. and now was going as fast as a horse at full gallop.It was a blauwbok.Half an hour later.Kennedy and Joe. when they first saw a balloon. and then took with it one of the animal s spongy feet.