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MfISCEIL.ArIY.
Doctor LiviriCston the Traveller

DR.. Livingston WAS born in the village Of
Blantyre, Scotland. He wrought in the
mills as piecer-hov, ana before he left as
spinner attending the classes in Glas-
gov during the winter months, and rcsun-
ing his work rs Il spinner i'll the mills du-
ring the summer vacations. lie left Bran
tryc Works in 1910, about the time he
was engaged by the London Missionary
Society to 90 out to South Africa, and has
only recently returned to England, from
his seventeen years wanderngs.
Dr.. Livingston is nearly forty years OF
nge ;-hs face is turrowcd through hard
ships and is almost black with exposure to
burning sun. IL hesitates in speaking,
has peculiar accent. is at II loss sometimes
for word, and ;hc words OF lis sentences are
occasionally inverted. His language is,
however, good, and he has an immense
fund Of most valuable and interesting in
formation, which he communicates most free.
ly. Lie is in good health and spirits. lie
has scarcely spoken the English language
tor the last sixteen years.
The last news that DR.. Livingston heard
from Europe, while far away from tn
coast, was when he was near Loando. lie
then read Of the battle Of Balaclava 1t
was a twelve month before he heard furtl-
ther news.
The wife Of DIR. Livingston i; the daueh-
ter Of Mr.. Moifatt. civilizcr of the Bcchua.
ma nation. Mr.. Moffattt had lost sight of
his son-inlaw for some time, and attempted
penetrate into the interior to see what WAS
become of him. lie failed to reach him,
however, but he sent by friendly tribes a
apackaSe of books newspapers, and letters.
This package was brought to the southern
bank of the river Which separated two hos
tile tribes. DR.. Livingston was then living
far to the North Of the river. Southrons
called to the Mortimer, andtold them that
they had some property belonging to the
Doctor, who was held in great respect by
both. tribes. The Mortimer refused 10
cross over for it; saying that tile books and
papers contained witchcratt.mcdicinc.
''Very WE'LL said ''the Southrons, 1--WE
leave them here, and if they are. lost. on
your heads the blame will fall, They then
retired. ~.
The Northmen thought better of it. cross
ed over, placed the parcel on an island in
the river, and bnit hut over it, Twelve
: months afterwards DR.. Livingston found the
parcel there, safe. The Doctor has been
struck down by African fever upwardst4o
thirty times. Hs,ha constantly slept ia
the most unwholesome climates, and he has
travelled over "sapdk and shores and des-
ert Wilderness" with no earthly defence, he
says save his own right arm, but under the
protection, Of the Almighty, az
He found large portion of the space
that's represented by.-a, blank in South AZ
ricap maps, to consist offeftile countries, iu-
l,abited by populous tribes; and interspeised
by large riyers. Hsspeaks ofnegro nations
in the interior ruled by polite laws and hu
name customs. some OF which might be cop
iedswiths advantage gbNy commpnitieEe
higher preten sions to civilization and refine
mentsf The iDhabi tants of ille interior Aar
Iet kind, especially the wopen-as Nun
60 Park has already Told lis. .:, ..,.-Y,
Sahe woinensafe he Id in high estimatidns
add many Of them become cLiets..,,r = s.i' \.
SHE,Ka'wife beats her husbapd--swhich9s5i
sesiHs she sometimes does, thus feyerssn;
Tie customs Of more civilized communities
!-z7H is punish ed by being taken 70, st6
markstsRlacs, aDda compelIed to take he
husband home on hef back, amid the cheer
Of the people. On these occasions tfDswo
:. men 0eDeraIly<cry out