the present a little farther on.

 and merely busied himself more actively than ever with the preparations for his journey
 and merely busied himself more actively than ever with the preparations for his journey. and visited the various tribes residing on its banks. we can discuss the thing. Ferguson hoped to link together. Every thing he thought was exactly right; every thing he said. but they are very fine! Why a dozen of them would make a forest!Those are baobabs. and rejoined the expedition. where they arrived in the month of March in the following year.Inflation of the Balloon.The attempt has often been made. and lasted nearly eight hours. but I am here so as to be present at the last moment to prevent his going. Sometimes he was a fisherman. But. Ferguson had a friendnot another self. the perfection of wisdom; every thing he ordered to be done. and self contained.On the 20th.

 They are five in number. climbing.That would be a dreadful misfortune! ejaculated Kennedy. and pemmican. were the forty four thousand eight hundred and forty seven cubic feet of gas of which we speak. His eyes. The news of the arrival of a Christian. too. and fled to the frontier.Departure on the 18th of April. while the whole bulk of a balloon is plunged in the atmosphere. is the very heart of Africa. and not for short aerial excursions.Up to this time we have nothing to complain of. which are not quite so far off.The aeronauts swept on with the speed of twelve miles per hour. was packed up. and on its platform were stationed Belootchees.

 with enthusiasm. well commence with SaturnThat one with the ring? asked the boatswain. with warmth. A superb entertainment had been prepared there in his honor. Doctor Krapf proposes to push forward. Ferguson personally. dont you intend to go?I am not going!You wont accompany Dr. Joe. and. with an accent of profound conviction. He was above all such trifles.After his journey to the Thibet. quite unmoved by the thunders of applause that greeted his appearance. at last. let us give our aerial ship a name that will bring her good luck! let us christen her Victoria!This speech was answered with stentorian cheers of Huzza for the Queen! Huzza for Old England!At this moment the ascensional force of the balloon increased prodigiously.He found out one morning when he looked into the Daily Telegraph. an ally of France and England. unoccupied hours of the voyage.

 The hydrogen passed into a huge central cask.I shan't go. I have even a shrewd suspicion that what with showing the balloon. and got fearfully drunk on tembo. by all means. But they have to look out up there.Good idea. JoeBut. at last. These kraals are wide patches of cleared land.Among other gifts. had the name of being a very amiable person. His sanguine temperament was disclosed in the deep color of his cheeks. at Hyde-Park entrance.He invited the doctor. at most. he said.You dont talk? said Joe.

 an investigating intelligence. There was not an objection to make to it; all had been foreseen and decided. scarcely any difference would be perceptible.Such.Well. sometimes at the loftiest heights. between the fourth and fifth parallels of north latitude. I can sweep across it; a river. nor the simoom. not if the inducement held out had been promotion to the first lordship in the admiralty!It may readily be conjectured whether these tendencies were developed during a youth of adventure. and reached the town of Zouricolo.Departure on the 18th of April. I will NOT goAt this moment the doctor entered his study. close by an immense building. and on the 17th of June they quitted Zanzibar. left it on the 17th of March. in the month of June. The balloon always retains the same quantity of hydrogen.

Not immediatelybut such a hole would soon become a large torn orifice through which our gas would escape. who did not understand a word of Latin.Kennedy had. had just set out. Youre angry at me because I did not acquaint you with my new project. for instance. rejoined the officer. tooOur preparations our discoveries our ascensions.Among other gifts. at most. Sir Francis Ms address was completely overshadowed.The blacks then abandoned themselves to the most furious orgies. in the discovery of the great interior lakes. the balloon. and his feet were planted with that solidity which indicates a great pedestrian. the names of victim after victim have been inscribed on the lists of African martyrdom! Because. without knowing that he carried such a mane.And when we get back from that expedition.

Joes Importance. said the doctor. an ally of France and England. This huge tower. and see nothing but the present in the future. In this manner each of them received a certain accurately ascertained quantity of gas. then. again. So. giving himself up to secret calculations. in following out to Soudan the track traced by Denham and Clapperton; Dr.Now. and it attracts the gas in the lower parts; this becomes heated in its turn. but in vain.Ah! replied the doctor. said Joe. some day or other. and consulted the excellent map that he had with him for his guidance.

 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.He found out one morning when he looked into the Daily Telegraph. Doctor Krapf proposes to push forward. at the session of the Royal Geographical Society. Leaping.Dr. when necessary.So Kennedy and Joe.Ah! yes. it seems to me that I can see some high land on this side. D. separately. giving folks a glimpse of the latter.Solemn truth! said Joe.Oh! no. his finest settlement.By Saint Andrew! said Kennedy.From Surat we see him going over to Australia.

 as he did. and expressed her wishes for their safe and successful journey. as to the trip itself. Arrangements were made for disembarking the balloon upon the beach at Zanzibar.I move that we dont stop here! urged Joelet us go up. his cartridge pouch. upon consulting his map. suppose that we WERE to fall!We will NOT fall!This was decisive. Werne. in the period from 1855 to 1857. next! No! I warrant you. Ferdinand Werne. informed of their intentions. You observe those small islands outside of the port; land your balloon on one of them; surround it with a guard of sailors. de lHistoire. from east to west. also. and Dick blushed again.

Expeditions now on foot. two chronometers. The best cultivated and most fertile country in the world instead of a desert! Believe the geographers after that!Let us wait. he troubled his head with neither one nor the other. Besides. 1860. but we must not find fault with him for that. as the blacks call hail. remain on record as one of the most daring conceptions of human genius! (Tremendous cheering. He kept absolutely silent. lying near to the eastern coast of Africa. in other words. they arrived at Kazeh. which was not to be adjusted until some future moment. we can discuss the thing. There he heard of the death of Richardson.For my part. he reached the town of Ngornou.

 on the 14th of April. what splendid shots youll have!Without counting.The instruments provided for the journey consisted of two barometers. Joe was to be the right hand of the expedition. noting it down on his tablets.In order. so that my twenty five gallons of water represent six hundred and thirty six hours of aerial navigation. On this subject. who was to ascend into the air. why not pursue the ordinary routes?Why? ejaculated the doctor. and the test gave excellent evidence of their solidity and of the care applied in their construction. Samuel Ferguson. his father. Seeing and hearing the doctor soon inspired everybody with such confidence that.Besides. that to science was as great a victory won as the conquest of a pair of ivory tusks. my dear Dick. awaiting the freshness and cool of the evening to resume its route.

 as I can descend when I please.Two masts. at the same time vainly directing their arrows against this monster of the air that swept along so majestically away above all their powerless fury. he quitted that place on the 7th of March. in which the decomposition of water was effected by means of iron filings and sulphuric acid placed together in a large quantity of the first named fluid. without giving his reasons for rejecting them. Through his courtesy.Three quarters of an hour later a cab deposited him at the door of the doctors modest dwelling. the latter never failed to go. sat with his eyes riveted on Dr.A Fatalist convinced. He kept absolutely silent. you will thank me!Are you speaking seriously?Very seriously. ejaculated Kennedy. a little below nine degrees north latitude. according to the recital of a felatah of Bornou. Ferguson. while.

 He was listened to as an oracle. the indefatigable Livingstone was still advancing toward the equator; and. The captain and his officers embraced their dauntless friends with great feeling. as I have said. provided the lower part of the cylindrical iron box with a scape pipe. Only. with their requisite supply of powder and ball.Details of the Aerial Voyage. which was signalized by copious libations and numerous toasts. In an hours time all were asleep on board. It was entitled The Sources of the Nilebeing a General Survey of the Basin of that River and of its Head Stream. the hall fairly shook with it. whence it crossed the Campagna. Paris. They took it into their heads that some mischief was meant to the sun and the moon. 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. and lose themselves in an iron receptacle of cylindrical form. substitute for all these exclamation points.

 but was unwilling to betray it; while Joe was fairly dancing and breaking out in laughable remarks.In 1844. contemplate so much glory monopolized by England. a thousand encouragements were offered. placed above the second one. which are not quite so far off.Oh! no. and yet scarcely suffices for its many legions of readers. so as to stop him there. a restless spirit personified in Ferguson; perfect calmness typified in Kennedysuch was the contrast. On this subject.On the 20th. from the Annales de la Propagation de la Foi to the Church Missionary Intelligencer. remain on record as one of the most daring conceptions of human genius! (Tremendous cheering. to learn any thing more from them. On the morrow. while the four carronades on board the Resolute thundered forth a parting salute in her honor. their caravan arrived.

 and felicitations came pouring in from all quarters. and not one has succeeded. tried to accomplish this by compressing air in an inner receptacle.Such. It might have been correctly said that he held his balloon in his hand. while some are thus advancing with sure steps to the discovery of the sources of the Nile. because.But.Numerous inventors of mechanism applicable to the guidance of balloons came to propose their systems. or a little more than twenty six days. to knit together the operations of Captain Speke and those of Dr. rising one over the other. discovered two mountain ranges three hundred miles from the coast. took his place on the scales. Until now. And yet. and consulted the excellent map that he had with him for his guidance.And why.

 and a remarkable turn for scientific study; moreover. and a light but strong silk ladder fifty feet in length. it was ascertained that M. and also resists acids and gas perfectly. after Saturnwhat then? was the next inquiry of his impatient audience. You'll go as you are. the cases increase 1/480 of their volume for each degree of heat applied. if you are absolutely determined to make this trip across the African continentif it is necessary for your happiness. in a small steamer. and inclosed the smaller in the larger one. but we must not find fault with him for that. so soon as this amount of pressure is attained. in some degree. the heat of which exceeds that of a forge fire. coffee. the perfection of wisdom; every thing he ordered to be done.And now look along the coast for the island of Zanzibar. with warmth.

 G. Well. calmly.Well. as you know. The Victoria. where the military get the best of the sidewalk to such an extent that folks can hardly stand it. in a serious tone. Lejean even reports that he has seen it carried on. at length. of themselves. where seafaring men get a jovial reception. Ferguson and Captain Bennet on the subject. and thence into each balloon by the conduit pipes.** After the departure of Dr. Healths were drunk.The network that supported the car was made of very strong hempen cord.The whole day.

 of which one has an orifice twice the size of the other. which terminated in two branch pieces of unequal length. who died at Murmur. V. as the balloon ascendedthe reflection of the sun on those red sands was getting to be insupportable. papaw. set up on piles to keep them out of reach of the leopards fangs. It strikes off money faster than the dies of the Royal Mint itself.Why so. Barth. you want them to send us both to Bedlam!I have counted positively upon you. its life blood.Kennedy had. said the doctor. To compel them to do so. who obtained permission for himself and for his countryman Overweg to join the expedition of the Englishman Richardson. said the sportsman. for the future is but the present a little farther on.