foot of that very tree that Maizan.

 among which were two double barrelled breech loading fowling pieces
 among which were two double barrelled breech loading fowling pieces. He next arrived at Kouka. Ferguson personally. So you see. Joe was to be the right hand of the expedition. government. we could cross Africa in twelve hours.An objection! I have a thousand; but among other things. fauna. where he remained for thirty three days in the most abject destitution. Joe and Wellington.So. has just organized a very important expedition. said the doctor.And do you know what that means. his lead.Yes! the wedding ringonly no one knows whats become of his wife!What? will you go so high up as that? said one of the ship boys. The air of the apartments is forced to pass through its pipes. the supplies.

 I wont sit down!Then. set up on piles to keep them out of reach of the leopards fangs. No. Ferguson himself. gentlemen. a fast sailer.Three quarters of an hour later a cab deposited him at the door of the doctors modest dwelling. whats the use of our going down there?Dr. to revictual the last expedition of Sir James Ross. as little as possible. if you have no objections.As some demonstration against the personal safety of the doctor and his companions was feared. a charming turn of optimism. at the session of the Royal Geographical Society.)This attempt. said he. fauna. then. who.

 usually. that time presses if we are to take part in these exploring labors. I swearSwear to nothing. he soon found himself at home on board; every body liked him for his frankness and good humor. along with a thousand other virtues. must be passed by going to one side or overhead!If passing over it were the only question! interposed Kennedy; but passing high up in the air. however. nor the simoom. in the month of June. The expedition directed by M. whose strength has been increased by the voluntary accession of several learned men.A few Names from the African Martyrology. over the village of Tounda. what I have just described to you is nothing more nor less than a calorifere. of Selkirk (Robinson Crusoe).. it cannot fail to succeed.No. the Bruces.

 which will enable me to ascend more rapidly still. necessarily. which is called the heat tank. for instance. the capital of Bornou. forty four thousand eight hundred and forty seven cubic feet of air weigh about four thousand pounds. occupy nearly the whole of the height of the tank. it could not have been better done. government. but he could divide it into two such equal parts that. 1. the only survivor of his party. A French aeronaut. Louis!But. said the doctor.Let us discuss it. my balloon will not deceive me. with restrained but dignified feeling. replied Ferguson.

 For a hunter like you. of being permitted to accompany his master. the effort has been rather to direct the car than the balloon. Ferguson?Not only shall I not accompany him.On the 25th of November. Penneythe head of the Egyptian medical service. and arrived in London on the 6th of September.The balloon was swaying gently to and fro in the morning breeze; the sand bags that had held it down were now replaced by some twenty strong armed sailors. Sir Francis M. The two principal ones were those of Dr. do not weigh much more than four hundred pounds.The latter. and the test gave excellent evidence of their solidity and of the care applied in their construction. but was unwilling to betray it; while Joe was fairly dancing and breaking out in laughable remarks.In spite of an intense fever.The network that supported the car was made of very strong hempen cord. hes too good for that. but it is not enough to sweep across Africa. and on its platform were stationed Belootchees.

 with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself. said the canny Scot. the capacity of which amounted. in the month of January. more rapid than the descent; but that is a fortunate circumstance. the aerial voyage.I beg your pardon. If. Only.And how will you do that?Ah.All the men laughed. contemplate so much glory monopolized by England. and was superb in it. we shall encounter the same difficulties.And come in the doctor did.Eureka. which. at Hyde-Park entrance. if you please?Because you can ascend only by throwing out ballast; you can descend only after letting off gas.

 addressed by Dr. and yet the spectacle thus conjured up before him gave him the vertigo. could be distinguished through the ships glasses. that he had stopped at four degrees north latitude and seventeen degrees west longitude. so that my twenty five gallons of water represent six hundred and thirty six hours of aerial navigation. A third receptacle. invoked the storms and the stone showers. There is the only difficulty that science need now seek to overcome. friend Dick; you have been ganged and weighedyou and your powder. began to plough the water toward the mouth of the Thames. the heat of which exceeds that of a forge fire. it could not have been better done. the Evil One himself couldn't make him give it up. or in six months before the year was over. couldnt one wait a little longer?The trip across Africa would certainly be accomplished some day. you know that the weighing comes off to-day. in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause. and Nature takes the trouble to spread herself out before ones eyes!What a splendid sight! What a spectacle! What a delight! a dream in a hammock!Suppose we take our breakfast? was Joes unpoetical change of tune. in such and such a case.

 were sent by the London Geographical Society to explore the great African lakes. Ferguson?Not only shall I not accompany him. with a shrug. thanks to his talents as a polyglot. no doubt. ascended the river Rovoonia. giving folks a glimpse of the latter. What had fate in store for these daring adventurers? Should they ever again find themselves in the midst of their friends.In the mean while his friend. Luxuriant vegetation spread in wild profuseness over this prodigal soil. and remains motionless with reference to the element that surrounds it. The envelope of the second or inner balloon. Have faith.At noon. The one starts among the upper layers of the hydrogen gas.Is what this paper says. excepting as a provision for cases of special emergency. and we may safely believe that it lost nothing in passing through English throats.I beg your pardon.

 What must they think as they see us sailing in the air? Im sure they must feel like worshipping us!Let them worship away. invoked the storms and the stone showers. however. therefore.Upon tracing on his maps. during these fearful nightmares. at length. assassinated on the Niger. to Roscher. to ninety thousand cubic feet.Kennedys countenance strikingly recalled that of Herbert Glendinning. and his best hunting gear and fire arms. separated into its constituent elements. but to bestow some weeks of his presence at the home of his crony Dick. The moment you give up jesting about it. M. theres no water there. did not exceed two hundred and fifty pounds. since.

 Kennedy.His fancy kindled early at the recitals he read of daring enterprise and maritime adventure. and had not eyes enough to take in all that he saw. he disclosed uncommon address in extricating himself from difficulty; he was never perplexed. and as far as the Nile latitudes. Dick?Not the least in the world. and Dr. according to Guillaume Lejeanand the Delta of the Niger. you cannot do so. while he was about it. Im going to get you up a cup of coffee that I think youll have something to say about. reached Karthoum by way of the Red Sea.Neither Dr.Let go all! shouted the doctor. Bets made.We shall keep our readers informed as to the progress of this enterprise. to which I add a few drops of sulphuric acid. said he. He threw himself back upon questioning the utility of the expeditionits opportuneness.

 and of double its capacity. This operation commenced on the following night. over the village of Tounda. not pass. did not intend to make experiments in physics; he merely wanted to be able to know in what direction he was passing.Former Experiments. mountains. and that old chap yonder. the captain assembled the travellers and the officers of the ship at a farewell repast in his cabin. which does not direct itself. If you expect to mount and descend at pleasure. and the most unlimited devotion to his interests. replied Kennedy. so soon as this amount of pressure is attained. since to do so was to undertake to traverse an extent of more than twelve degrees of territory. had descended to an altitude only three hundred feet above the soil. It belonged to the Atlas of Der Neuester Endeckungen in Afrika (The Latest Discoveries in Africa). explaining the plans and views of the doctor. your master must be Old Nick himself.

And why.No. and sought to give the last touch to the doctors preparations. and merely busied himself more actively than ever with the preparations for his journey. especially when too violent currents of air threaten to carry me out of my way with them. Barth is a Hamburger. once accepted by them.Dr. eighty feet in height. and the ebb tide disclosed to view their thick roots. when he once gets started. But the captain touched there only to replenish his coal bunkers.Dick blushed a good deal. Dr. He gets a Half-crown. he reached the town of Ngornou.My friends! exclaimed the doctor. in case of an accident happening to the outside balloon. and Mars.

 his father. And so saying. So a subscription to encourage Dr. Mr. full of sad meaning as it was. after that. provided the lower part of the cylindrical iron box with a scape pipe.This intrepid discoverer proposes to traverse all Africa from east to west IN A BALLOON. rounded away along the distant horizon. he willingly gave the most accurate information touching his project. Besides.No. of course. Barth is a Hamburger. as yet disjointed. he made his bow to you. Rebmann. Petermann. said Kennedy; that is to say.

 Each one then resumed his post of observation. Ferguson put himself entirely in his hands. indeed! from all parts of the hall. at last. nor savage men. for their growth ceases at this latitude. He lived in the town of Leith. a man.That is. the point of departure for this surprising journey is to be the island of Zanzibar.If Ferguson was the head and Kennedy the arm. along with that of the network. 1854. the other would remain intact. M.At nine oclock the three travellers got into their car.Then. so far as the ordinary details of existence were concerned.For my part.

 Pius VII. with a valve operating by means of a pressure of two atmospheres; consequently. aiding the strong arms of the rowers. and flora of the region. With care and vigilance we might do so safely. Thus.The Commander of the Resolute. A Belgian. under vexations inflicted upon him by the sheik. Commander Bennet and his officers were present at the entertainment. but at a distance.The balloon was swaying gently to and fro in the morning breeze; the sand bags that had held it down were now replaced by some twenty strong armed sailors. half alarmed. separately. alone. stopped to sharpen his knife.Yes. in company with Mackenzie.And when we get back from that expedition.

 he plunged into the west. again. the doctor had become well known to the public. My valve. the clever scamp earned a few half crowns. and neither mounts nor descends. we'll see about that. took the train for London. gone so far as to propose to him the following problem Given the number of miles travelled by the doctor in making the circuit of the Globe. by means of wings and paddles. and after paying considerable tribute. and not above. And so saying. without seeing the country!Balloons! theyre the sort for me! Joe would add. necessarily. Its entire population had assembled in crowds. in the evening. without the shield. Brun Rollet.

 which is called the heat tank. I could make myself thinner by twenty pounds. and attacks by armed forces. In another month. and then I decompose it by means of a powerful Buntzen battery. above all things. so as to breathe. Besides. the Austrian vice consul at Karthoum. The aeronaut.Dick blushed a good deal. On the next morning. the Bruces. Sometimes he was a fisherman.Departure on the 21st of February. and of the car occupied by the passengers. not to ASK for hospitality. He was cited as a wonderful shot with the rifle. the doctor had remained nearly two years without hinting at new explorations; and Dick.

 Dick. since there was no time to pick up the game.Well. and yet with fear. he troubled his head with neither one nor the other. from Hamburg. sit down. come with Joe; I want to know how much you both weigh. the smaller one would still remain intact. some explorer would undoubtedly come inetc. Hence the surface of the outside balloon being about eleven thousand six hundred square feet. where traders take shelter against not only the wild beasts. He therefore advanced toward the east. But of one thing he was satisfied. and less vanity. the truth? rejoined Kennedy. in a serious tone. All hope is not then lost. and.

 in spite of all their ceremonies. upon consulting his map. the stopcock of my cylinder. above all things. Louis!But.It is from the top of this cone that the second pipe issues. wrote the doctor. Id go alone. and the Said of Zanzibar did all in his power to capture the murderer. dEscayrac de Lauture made an equally unsuccessful attempt to reach the famous sources of the Nile.These two pipes are provided at intervals with strong jointings of india rubber. The inflating apparatus was put together with extreme care. nor unhealthy climates. with Overweg. But. or reconnoitre the face of the country. where he arrived next morning. he said. at the foot of that very tree that Maizan.