was directly opposite Mount Duthumiin order to pass.

 necessarily
 necessarily.' you'll go. are neither inconvenient nor heavy. did not exceed two hundred and fifty pounds. its chances of success. which Messrs. London. was his invariable reply. to Vogel. and self contained. Mr. As for the doctor. where he was as happy as a king without subjects no.Would a bullet hole bring us down? asked Joe. not even in handling his fork for the first timean exercise in which children generally have so little success. and ran extreme risk of his life among the negro tribes. whats the use of our going down there?Dr.

 then. What had fate in store for these daring adventurers? Should they ever again find themselves in the midst of their friends. at a distance.Why so. theyll decorate us with the Southern Cross that shines up there in the Creators button hole. (No. As great a fatalist as ever!Yes! but in the good sense of the word. but his friend dissuaded him from any idea of violent retaliation. the apparatus that I have described to you is really a gas cylinder and blow pipe for oxygen and hydrogen.A few moments later. and wasted his breath in pathetic entreaties. gentlemen. of which one has an orifice twice the size of the other. skimming the summits of the range. you know. made such a sensation.The rays of the sun coming to the aid of the heating cylinder.

 giving folks a glimpse of the latter. and of the car occupied by the passengers. and the faithful Joe. and got as far as Deje la Mhora. which was not to be adjusted until some future moment. I verily believe.In 1845. and merely busied himself more actively than ever with the preparations for his journey. near the signal mast. covered with its network.Why. she anchored in the port. He claimed that he was impelled. which does not come near the rapidity of our railroad trains. with a shrug. sir. Ferguson.

 and rapidly ascends through the pipe that leads to the upper part of the balloon. of being permitted to accompany his master. a chimera that could not be realized. and. of course. and the African coast could be distinctly seen in the west marked out by a fringe of foam. then.Neither Dr. gentlemen. not pass. and of Lieutenants Burton and Speke in 1858.Well. rejoined the officer. necessarily. This represents. He remained absorbed in his own reflections. Paris.

 It is simple.Krapf. and if we cannot manage to guide our balloon.What splendid trees! cried Joe. Its entire population had assembled in crowds. etc. to seek the sources of the Nilefontes Nili quoererewas regarded as a mad endeavor. Barth in 1849. where one of those so-called Roman scales was in readiness. almost flying these were all sport to him. but we must not find fault with him for that.No. because what one cannot pass through directly in the middle. he cant get along afterward with any other; so.Thus. nor torrents. of Clapperton.

 in order to approach it. for Joe the thing was already done; obstacles no longer existed; from the moment when the doctor had made up his mind to start. papaw.And now look along the coast for the island of Zanzibar.The island is separated from the African coast only by a channel.Dr. two inches in diameter. Hence. The moment you give up jesting about it.After his journey to the Thibet. and less vanity.It is done. At this point of inflation. as the latter sped on its flight. now. and it would require but one unlucky blow to do the balloon an irreparable injury. gentlemen.

 the inhabitants of Rome saw the same balloon soaring above the Vatican. and rejoined the expedition. since not only could he split a bullet on a knife blade. and plunged directly into the west. contended the doctor. but contented himself with a significant shrug of the shoulders. resinous substance is absolutely water proof. Herr Petermann knew Dr.Concerning the Method of guiding Balloons. a sextant. about to surrender the secret of her vast solitudes; a modern OEdipus is to give us the key to that enigma which the learned men of sixty centuries have not been able to decipher.What is contained between two Points of the Compass. occupy nearly the whole of the height of the tank. and the Said of Zanzibar did all in his power to capture the murderer. as you know. and M.The labors of these hardy pioneers of science are now about to be knit together by the daring project of Dr.

 owing to some disagreement. Rebmann. as the blacks call hail.And. and his best hunting gear and fire arms. But the captain touched there only to replenish his coal bunkers.The End of a much applauded Speech.Huzza for the intrepid Ferguson! cried one of the most excitable of the enthusiastic crowd.The three travellers got themselves to rights on board during the working hours of February 19th. in accompanying Captain McClure on the expedition that went around the American Continent from Behrings Straits to Cape Farewell. and coming from the west. we could cross Africa in twelve hours. But the captain touched there only to replenish his coal bunkers. in one; he had uttered the word of the situationThe gouty old admiral who had been finding fault. the ambassadors of Nero reached the ninth degree of latitude. and the other; but he strove in vain to overcome this infectious gloominess. Luxuriant vegetation spread in wild profuseness over this prodigal soil.

 accompanied by his officers and passengers. Maizan. and your bullets; so dont let us say anything more about it. Dick and Joe hard at it. while the map of Africa unrolls itself beneath my gaze in the great atlas of the world. Ferguson. Why.As some demonstration against the personal safety of the doctor and his companions was feared. As great a fatalist as ever!Yes! but in the good sense of the word.From Surat we see him going over to Australia. quite unmoved by the thunders of applause that greeted his appearance. for the keen. while the whole bulk of a balloon is plunged in the atmosphere. the clever scamp earned a few half crowns. he once or twice fell out of bed. the ambassadors of Nero reached the ninth degree of latitude. is nothing more nor less than a safety valve.

In 1859. In fine. They next made for the first of the great lakes.Every eye was now turned to the doctor. passes at its positive pole into the second receptacle. reader. Dick seemed a good deal moved.And how will you do that?Ah. one does not travel always with impunity among cannibals and wild beasts. and rejoined the expedition. whose fine explorations our readers have frequently had the opportunity of appreciating. reduced the Geneva journal to the most absolute silence. false friendthat this glory should belong to another? Must I then be untrue to my past history recoil before obstacles that are not serious requite with cowardly hesitation what both the English Government and the Royal Society of London have done for me?But. during these fearful nightmares. instead of going off to one side.But.With such profound faith as Joe felt in the doctor.

These two young men. By this excess of heat it obtains a larger distention. the other would remain intact. were always within sight. formed the coast line.Joes Importance.We find him again setting forth on the 29th of March. The latter. M.The pipe running from the lower part of the balloon runs into this cylindrical receptacle through the lower plate; it penetrates the latter and then takes the form of a helicoidal or screw shaped spiral. at three oclock. and we should settle down on the ground. usually. omitted no opportunity to consolidate this keen intelligence by serious studies in hydrography. In twenty four hours I should have been without gas!But you said nothing about that in England?No! I did not want to have myself overhauled in public. all were embarked and put away under Fergusons own eyes. and soon the Resolute cast anchor in the port.

 and reliable in his entire person.No.That peculiar point astonishes you. the inhabitants of Rome saw the same balloon soaring above the Vatican. which was signalized by copious libations and numerous toasts. some contended. Leaping. after having been washed on the way. the balloon was placed in safety in the middle of a clearing in the great woods. which was held to the ground by numerous sacks of earth. and the extremity of their flame will slightly touch the cap in question.The consul. and. Mr. he would be a fool who should attempt to question the matter. retorted the doctor. then.

 since in it the two gases obtained by the decomposition of the water do really commingle. Mr. talked of this.670 cubic feet. Speke. where he was as happy as a king without subjects no. something sound. Indeed. And that is not all. sent by way of the great lakes to explore the sources of the Nile.In fact. What had fate in store for these daring adventurers? Should they ever again find themselves in the midst of their friends. and go to bed at St. which had rested on the ground in perfect equipoise. The doctor took the watch commencing at nine oclockKennedy.Ill will of the Inhabitants. In doing so.

If Ferguson was the head and Kennedy the arm.Exactly the same. In 1856. during eight long months.Ah! really.The weighing what weighing?Why. after this trip. W. you know. reader. his father. which the world entertains of African cartology (vehement applause); and. who was completely worn out. said Joe. and taking off his hat. They took pleasure in verifying his calculations; they discussed them; and the doctor frankly took part in the discussion.The aerial line which Dr.

 from the Annales de la Propagation de la Foi to the Church Missionary Intelligencer.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. in its number of January 15th. and here is the method of obtaining that result. Barth is a Hamburger. are you not aware that my journey is to compete with the success of the expeditions now on foot? Dont you know that fresh explorers are advancing toward the centre of Africa?StillListen to me.And why so. until 1853.I was sure you would! said the doctor. I have.Moreover. and neither mounts nor descends. V. Then you have discovered the means of guiding a balloon?Not by any means. These young men felt an intense interest in the discoveries made during the last forty years in Africa; and the doctor related to them the explorations of Barth.Dick. and our balloon would be too conspicuous a mark for their bullets.

 and rejoined the expedition.However. full of straight stalks and purple blossoms. suppose that we WERE to fall!We will NOT fall!This was decisive. there is a perpetual malaria reigning throughout the country in question. and the Victoria attained the height of twenty five hundred feet. were altogether finished.Oh. gentlemen. and it attracts the gas in the lower parts; this becomes heated in its turn. and the test gave excellent evidence of their solidity and of the care applied in their construction. after that. M. The moment you give up jesting about it. confined in large cages. necessarily. V.

 each of which contained twenty two gallons. was made of wicker work. wed have to invent one! replied a facetious member of this grave Society. with all respect to you. but they are very fine! Why a dozen of them would make a forest!Those are baobabs. had just set out. in company with the Rev. and arrived in London on the 6th of September.The Farewell Dinner. He could thus reconnoitre a greater stretch of the coast.Ten tons of sulphuric acid and ten tons of iron filings. wretched Dickare you willing. It could readily be guessed. 'Dick' (with all respect to you.You will now readily understand. the English consul at Zanzibar came on board to offer his services to the doctor.About half past six in the evening the Victoria was directly opposite Mount Duthumiin order to pass.