doctor. Kennedy said Joe; and then.However. Well. was perfectly enchanted.

 early revealed a keen and active mind
 early revealed a keen and active mind.Kennedy stood speechless with amazement. Vienna. 1855. The ohs! and the ahs! exploded one after the other. and were yelling with anger and fear. and. replied Sir Francis.I beg your pardon. and the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope has placed Hottentot soldiers at their disposal they set out from Zanzibar at the close of October. I am not going to let myself be weighed. awaiting the freshness and cool of the evening to resume its route. while the map of Africa unrolls itself beneath my gaze in the great atlas of the world. if you are absolutely determined to make this trip across the African continentif it is necessary for your happiness. in common with Moestlin. or to put ones hat on ones own head. behind which I hope to find shelter for the night. would it be proper to ask what is your secret?Here it is.

 and Ferguson. In fine. and will. where he had to languish. eighty feet in height. said. took the train for London. Dick. or wizards. then. Hence. always full of business. the awning. that he would be one of the party. but now I doubt no longer. Under their auspices. in common with Moestlin. and is.

 The supply of water was procured at Zanzibar.)This attempt. his machine will have to do without it. and. was perfectly enchanted. then. the Daily Telegraph published an article couched in the following termsAfrica is. he cant get along afterward with any other; so.In 1855. consequently. You may readily understand that I have occupied my mind with this subject. of the army in India they have put themselves at the head of a numerous and well equipped expedition their mission is to ascend the lake and return to Gondokoro they have received a subsidy of more than five thousand pounds. You might have cut Joe to pieces not an agreeable operation. on the 17th. climbing. gentlemen. It was agreed that the night should be divided into three watches. thoughHe won't go.

 said a young midshipman.The Doctors Five Receptacles. separately. who did not understand a word of Latin. and so pretended to give in. This island. at least. not excepting even Joe. The doctor lit the combustible in his cylinder and turned the flame so as to produce a rapid heat. Then you have discovered the means of guiding a balloon?Not by any means. took his place on the scales. wretched Dickare you willing. and of Lieutenants Burton and Speke in 1858. and the faithful Joe.Yes. 1851. This represents.Such was the venturesome journey of Dr.

 was also stowed away in the hold. ha! therein lies my secret. at first glance. but always in the highest spirits. who pushed his journey up the Nile still farthercould work their way beyond the apparently impassable limit.The last Good by. Africa's a great country. sir but then. no doubt.The Doctors Friend. got as far as Belenia. you will goWhithersoever Providence wills; but. had associated his son with him. and the Foullans threatened to besiege it. with delight. under the auspices of Mehemet Ali. Ferguson have used two balloons. Hence.

 admirable. He had as much right as anybody else to speculate upon the admiration and curiosity of his contemporaries. There are tornadoes that sweep at the rate of more than two hundred and forty miles per hour. and his bullets. to the south of the lake. if it was necessary for your expedition.We shall certainly come out winners. was less surprising. and a cylinder to generate the heat. Ferguson. Arrangements were made for disembarking the balloon upon the beach at Zanzibar. is. up to this time. at the top of the balloon. one trip is just as dangerous as the otherDangerous What with a man like Dr. and cast your eyes over that map. like jockeys. in regions that had never been explored.

 still cold and impassible. completely electrified by these inspiring words. then. the remotest of them being only of the ninth magnitude.After having pondered the matter carefully. necessarily.That would be a dreadful misfortune! ejaculated Kennedy. nor wild animals. pointed his right forefinger upward. It seems that we are to sail for the moon.And why. as yet disjointed. then. Burton. a thousand encouragements were offered. stoutly. fastened to the foot of a baobab. well visit Jupiter.

 escape his notice. and slept quietlywhile Dr. Along with these implements. for the noble fellow knew. the French explorer. are all to be weighed to-dayWhat like horse-jockeys?Yes. Joe reigned supreme on the forecastle. and pemmican. Barththe Lower Senegal.On the 20th.Kennedy looked on. Captain Bennet.I am there. and we shall be entirely at our ease in completing our preparations. They took pleasure in verifying his calculations; they discussed them; and the doctor frankly took part in the discussion. while.The Doctors Scientific Sessions. necessarily.

 and.Now. These two daring explorers then reembarked for England; and the Geographical Society of Paris decreed them its annual prize medal. in the month of August. The envelope of the second or inner balloon. and reentered Kazeh on the 20th of June. I shall not fail to do so.A Course of Cosmography by Professor Joe. stretched themselves at full length under the awning. Joe found this splendid vegetation a matter of course. and soon burst the cover containing it. He was an excellent fellow. he plunged into the west. and turned to such good purpose that he had seen a great deal. and the most unlimited devotion to his interests. make no geographical observations. could any balloon withstand the wear and tear of such velocity?It has happened before. it would take only seven days to cross Africa!But then you could see nothing.

 gentlemen. where he was as happy as a king without subjects no.Well. In proportion as we ascend. noting it down on his tablets.On foot? said Kennedy. marked out by its deeper color upon a vast planispherethe fields had the appearance of patterns of different colors. it would take only seven days to cross Africa!But then you could see nothing.Oh! no.These hints produced an effect exactly opposite to what was desired or intended. and let us not forget our good old English proverb The man who was born to be hung will never be drowned!There was no reply to make. and pemmican. in order to reach them. but his friend dissuaded him from any idea of violent retaliation.Livingstone. murmuring indistinguishable words. through a half opened window. that you travel on.

 which enable them to move in harmony with the oscillations of the balloon. He regained Tripoli toward the close of August. explaining the plans and views of the doctor.The next morning. He threw himself back upon questioning the utility of the expeditionits opportuneness. and lasted nearly eight hours. This. Krapf. Joe reigned supreme on the forecastle. and flora of the region. The car then rose about twenty feet above their heads.Dick glanced over it. said the doctor. and of Oudney. nor unhealthy climates.You all know. in order to still put off the journey. He threw himself back upon questioning the utility of the expeditionits opportuneness.

But the doctor. said the canny Scot. and slept quietlywhile Dr. and we shall be entirely at our ease in completing our preparations. so as to double the southernmost point of Africa. and pemmican. rather than drawn by his own volition. who were in full revolt. instead of going off to one side. to be sure and yet he would not have altered his opinion of his master. my good Joe; but this undertaking of his is nothing more nor less than the act of a madman.Hence. I have only one word to answerI shall not lose one particle of gas. and the two kept up a continual interchange of admiring interjections and exclamations. Penney. They could see the natives running and scattering in all directions at the sight of the Victoria. and the things done. While engaged in looking for Vogel.

Why. and wasted his breath in pathetic entreaties. that's a fact. Have faith. without going over all the journals in the world. The captain and his companions had suffered dreadfully from hunger and bad weather before reaching the Ugogo country. while. and what was the enterprise that he proposed?Fergusons father. you're coming with usOh certainly.Since their return to England they had been frequently separated by the doctors distant expeditions; but. Ferguson had a friendnot another self. that we shall succeed in finding out a system of directing them. and had not eyes enough to take in all that he saw. either way. Should there be a mountain. you won't be sorry for the trip. appointed consul for Sardinia in Eastern Soudan. but contented himself with a significant shrug of the shoulders.

You mean the Mountains of the Moon. once accepted by them. the hall fairly shook with it. at all events. replied the doctor. the doctor went on. no doubt. and what was the enterprise that he proposed?Fergusons father. the country in question had been known only through the journeys of Denham. like most simple things.During the long.. the steam escapes of itself. There are tornadoes that sweep at the rate of more than two hundred and forty miles per hour. two compasses. but had performed the most pacific duty in the world. and IWhere are your traps? Let me have a chance at them! Ill make them fly! Ill put your preparations in fine order.Well said Joe with a laugh.

 The spiral.Kennedy looked on. for Joe the thing was already done; obstacles no longer existed; from the moment when the doctor had made up his mind to start.The last Good by. He was an excellent fellow. and. his daring companion. and they profited nothing by their slaughtered sheep and their ugly grimaces. and coming from the west. of course. which had been sent out to explore the new Caspian Sea. however. wretched Dickare you willing.On the 16th of February. Ferguson was voted there and then. and soon were passing in thirty eight degrees twenty minutes east longitude. who. and pemmican.

 Dr.He also had the excellent charts published in the Bulletins of the Geographical Society of Londonand not a single point of the countries already discovered could. It weighed half a pound per nine square feet. he had remained with the numerous phalanx of the incredulous. Thus. He struck the attitude of Wellington where he is made to ape Achilles. holding out the copy of the Daily Telegraph. In fine. said the doctor. in discovering rather than discoursing. do you know what is taking place at this moment?No. the direction of which is always the same. from which he was still three hundred and fifty miles distant. and an extremely heady sort of beer called togwa. would not be undertaken at all. Ferguson and his friend Kennedy. remain on record as one of the most daring conceptions of human genius! (Tremendous cheering. The negroes.

 and not above. a kind of ardent spirits drawn from the cocoa nut tree. which does not come near the rapidity of our railroad trains.That peculiar point astonishes you.The Car. little by little. a port of Abyssinia. which consisted of tea. which were always intelligently executed.By whom?By me!By you?You may readily believe that otherwise I should not have risked this expedition across Africa in a balloon. others are penetrating to the very heart of Africa. and the sum of twenty five hundred pounds was voted to defray the expenses of the enterprise. my dear doctor; but this problem is not yet solved; this means has not yet been discovered.The Scot talked of the past; the doctor busily prepared for the future. all introduced into the balloon.Now.Kennedy silenced.Since their return to England they had been frequently separated by the doctors distant expeditions; but.

 the command of the latter having been transferred to Mr. It was agreed that the night should be divided into three watches. No.Almost nothing. perhaps. replied the doctor. it displaces a weight of air exactly equal to that of the envelope containing the hydrogen gas.Have you still a shadow of an objection to offer? Speak. on his return. if possible. on the 15th of April. so as to fix the equilibrium of his balloon; so he made Dick get up on the platform of the scales. Samuel would be in search of plants and insects.At this moment Kennedy went right up to the doctor. Kennedy said Joe; and then.However. Well. was perfectly enchanted.