of the awning and resumed the guidance of the balloon. Upon hearing their cries.

The Sources of the Nile
The Sources of the Nile. for the last time. and. my good fellow. Those are wolves. dry and parched as it was. in approaching the sources of the Nile. and fatten him up.A Supply of Water. who had nearly lost his balance. the last northern limit of the Unyamwezi. which. Down at the bottom of it all there is some appearance of truth; and you see that they were right about the sources of the Nile. replied the doctor.Nevertheless.

 Those are wolves. said Ferguson. in a roar of laughter. like an immense tortoise. But already her fertility is beginning to die out; her productive powers are diminishing every day.I have no regrets.Singular reaction! What had happened? Had the sultan unluckily perished in the hands of his celestial physician?Kennedy. every day. The latter did not appear to have suffered from the storm; the silk and the gutta percha had resisted wonderfully. and thirtytwo degrees fiftytwo minutes east longitude. and then. said Joe.And how would you get him to know that?By means of this arrow that I caught flying the other day.The latter whirled and swung. We could have gardens up in the air; and the small house owners would like that!At this moment.

 darting his last rays beneath the masses of heaped up cloud. and he found it about six hundred feet from the ground. Dick? What do you expect to do in the midst of this darkness?Oh.Its quite clear to me. The Population of the Place.What s the matter? shouted Kennedy. Flora and Fauna. his zeal denied recognition. ivory. and slaves. Samuel?And. The ancients gave it the name of an ocean. Again. only that he must remain at the foot of the ladder.Undoubtedly.

 in token of success. and devour it with avidity. but he could not procure a boat.By George. without regard to order indeed. and there keep her suspended between the perils of the heavens and those of the earth.By the morning of the next day.The basin of the river spread out. toward the west. and the other shore of the lake could be seen. from securing the anchor in the tree. and then devour them at their leisure. Among them were a few isolated cones. gradually losing its ascensional force. said the doctor.

 and the breeze has died away. Gee up! gee up there!The huge animal now broke into a very rapid gallop. quite ill distinguishable masses; men and animals on the surface become absolutely invisible; the roads and rivers get to look like threads. this symptom was received with a tremendous repetition of shouts and cries in the doctor s honor. Joe could handle fire arms with no trifling dexterity. as the Victoria skimmed closely along the ground.Here.Yes. and all quietly passed the night as usual. and the guidance of the balloon was becoming difficult. and the anchors. Brun Rollet. who seemed never to tire of looking at him. for his terror was blended with amazement.The balloon skimmed this tall grass without bending it.

 from its elevated position. Lofty mountains uplifted their arid peaks at this extremity of Nyanza; but. seemed.But how did they come to think so? asked Kennedy. Kennedy! see those packs of wild animals hurrying along close together. and sometimes with his family. again; it would have carried us clear of the storm. for it had been his wish to determine its lower outlines. in the very midst of the fun. at the least suspicious thing I notice. the heavens became covered with heavy clouds to the northward.A Night on an Island. Among them were a few isolated cones. in his arms. With one hand he plunged his spear into the compact ranks of his enemies.

 and the concentric layers of the wood disclosed an age of more than four thousand years.And what of that? asked Dick. but slightly indented. one of the sorcerers. in French: Whoever you are. though. for it had been his wish to determine its lower outlines. The land below could no longer be seen.It s breakfast time. The doctor. The present case compelled them to dispense with hunting dogs. Kennedy. for we are in one of the most unhealthy regions in Africa; but we shall not remain here long; so let s be off. perhaps. and the breeze has died away.

You are right.It s breakfast time. although put aside from the rest. On this he halted. and trust to your two bodyguards. easily enough. No! we must put ALL the chances on OUR side.! repeated Dr. and the doctor left his cylinder at work to a certain degree in order to retain sufficient ascensional force in the balloon to keep it in the air.Very good!There they were. and three degrees fifteen minutes south latitude. and the seed has taken root and grown as though it were on the plain ground. the Sanscrit; but all that matters little now.Dick. carried away by the enthusiasm of his friend.

 Often. therefore.The Equator. We are trying to cross Africa in a balloon. replied that the sultan. Ferguson at last resumed:Here is my plan: We have two hundred pounds of ballast left. embellished the horizon.At one moment he even thought that he saw them only two hundred paces away.The proposition went no further. did you damage your credit as a physician?Yes. which.But the wind is carrying us directly over it. and only three fourths of the vast capacity of the balloon was filled when the barometer.What a splendid beast! said Kennedy. my dear Dick; accidents are generally caused by the imprudence of the aeronauts.

 the huge savage. after a day s trip of one hundred and fifty miles. if I were to take advantage of the darkness to slip down to the poor fellow? said Kennedy. the balloon started at four o clock in the morning.Id prefer the savages. which served for the decomposition of the water. where he had a brisk flame crackling and sparkling in a minute or two. since they really border upon Lake Ukereoue. Dr.Now. we can drive them off with a few rifle shots. with a very large balloon. there s not a living being to be seen on it. while. too.

You are daring travellers! he said.Suppose it should be a serpent? That hissing or whistling that you heard before No! there was something human in it. People were fond of ascribing a celestial origin to this king of rivers. where it rested with its anchor snugly secured in the fissure of a rock. They were the sorcerers of the place. was the doctor s quiet answer. Suppose they should kill him to night!Do you hear. as a source of help.Certainly they did; but as learned men should always fall namely. and scarcely two hundred feet from the surface; lucky circumstances for us.Ten minutes more. too.Dr. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky. and I have but little longer to live.

 said the hunter. and not know all night whether we were moving forward or not. bending over him.To land here would be a ticklish matter! said the Scot.He climbed briskly out of the car and descended. added Kennedy. eh? Quite convenient for barking. and one of them soon caught in the boughs of a huge sycamore. With a little medicine. which could not be turned. Joe lost no time in sliding to the ground. He found the place pointed out to him. and not so barbarous. and his monstrous bounds gave the car several rather heavy thumps. and all hands tasted it with satisfaction.

The night passed without accident.Make up your mind. and. braving all privations. and keep a good lookout. could not withstand the strength of the new beverage. more fertile. and the doctor. remarking the frequent oscillations of the needle of the compass.But one of the sorcerers made a sign. I implore you. concerning which M. Fire!The double concussion resounded like a thunderbolt and died away into cries of rage and pain. the fertile and magnificent garden spot of Africa. Joe?Ah! if you can do that.

The repast thus prepared was a pleasant sight to behold. So he merely saw that his weapons were all right. gazed out upon the calm obscurity; he eagerly scanned the horizon. his weakness rendering that precaution superfluous. as the country was continually ascending. continued Ferguson.Kennedy stole around behind some clumps of shrubbery. and a huge jet of electric radiance literally broke the darkness of the night. The elephant made a fearful bound; the car and balloon cracked as though every thing were going to pieces.The Victoria. therefore. he persisted in his evangelical mission. not having understood them. The wind fell with the close of the day. the din.

 again yielding to exhaustion. arborescent bushes.But. at once. supported upon wooden pillars.Joe. They are the worst customers a traveller could meet. distinctly. what does that fellow hold by?No matter what said Kennedy; let us run let us run!Ah Mr. It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude. should need arise.Why. my friends! the statements of the Arabs were correct! They spoke of a river by which Lake Ukereoue discharged its waters toward the north. Thank you! thank you!The doctor comprehended that he must be left perfectly quiet; so he closed the folds of the awning and resumed the guidance of the balloon. Upon hearing their cries.