Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-28
The Person and Charaoter Of DIR. Living
.a. stone, the Great African RxplorAr.

Thf fereon ana Chnruotcr OF DIR. living
a stone, the Great African Explorer.
An Eastern exchange gives this result Of
an interviewl between a contributor to the
| paper and Mr. Gabrielle I'D ,
"Dr. Livingstone" said his friend, Mr.
Gabrielle, us most unprepossessing IN ap.
pearance, Little about him indicating the
man within. The uncomfortable will alone
| show itself In his looks. There is his arnbro.
| type hanging on the WALL that shows you
somewhat Of the man; he sent 1t TO me after
his arrival in England. Judge Of him by IT,"
The likeness to which my attention was
thus directed, was evidently that Of a man
whose will was stern; but the countenance
was very far from handsome.
Mr.. Gabrielle proceeded: "His will was law
among his Makalolo; any dispute, any con-
tentlon, which arose was hushed by his voice.
which was to them almost 0mnipotent. II
needed no second bidding to quiet their out
bursts OF passion. Grouped around him, like
a family Of dutiful children, they bent their
necks TO his yoke as il he was a being of a
higher order. In fact il might almost be
said that he was an object of worship with
them; One of the beauties of Dr. Living
stones character, said Mr.. Gabrielle, twas
his excessive modesty--I remember a strik-
ing instance of this. He was in my house
nearly three months before became aware
OF the fact that one Of his arms was disabled.
One day, at dinner, Iobserved an awkward
ness of movement which led me to suspect
the truth. 4 said, Doctor, what is the mat
ter with your arm-it seems lame2" His
reply was, it had sustained an injury while
he was in the interior. 1t needed series of
questions on my part to draw from him the
TACT that he had had an encounter with o lion,
and that the beast had crushed his arm in its
jaws Had this adventure happened to such
men as Gordon Cumming it would have
been made the most Of found It necessary
afterward to instruct my numerous visit
ors-British naval officers and others--in the
manner OF drawing him out, and then Dr..
Livingstone would use the pronoun We in
stead of l."
Never" Mr.. Gabrielle continued, twas
man better fitted for travel than Livingstone
He possessed exactly the qualities of mind
ana neart necessary to carry out his great
work. His perfect knowledge of the
Bechanna dialect was Of incalculable assist
anee in exploring the interior of Southern
Africa; Besides this, he was an accomplished
physician and surgeon. His knowledge of
the natural sciences was also of great service
to him"
The encounter with lion, from which DR..
Livingstone escaped with serious injury to
his arm, was one of many such incidents OF
his eyentful life, which he stored up ''for the
amusement of his children" as he expressed
IL. a circumstance which Mr.. Gabrielle mar
rated, in the course of our conversation, gave
additional proof that DIR. Livingstone was
more man of action than Of words. He had
never signifedto others that be pfofessed any
special skill in surgery; but one day, in Mr.
Gabrielle's house, he quietly performed a
most difficult surgical operation upon one of
his Makaloloes, By removing large tumor.
This gave him professional reputation with
the Faculty at Loando, as well as with the
men-of-war in the harbor. ts H.t -i
Every one who has read DR.. Livingstone's
works must feel satisfied that deep-seatsd
religious feelings 10 the moving principle of
his life. A private note which Mr.. Gabrielle
had recently received, and which had the
pleasure of hearing read, was striking Illus
tration of this fact. sea-. hs.Silc aA II
Loando is chiefly interesting to me on ac-
count Of the connection which DR.. Living
stone had with it. Even among the mongre
Portuguese inhabitants find that his name
is held in high esteem, and that he is regarded
as great and good man. This was unex-
pected testimony to his worth, for the Portu-
guese population of the Western Coast has
but few redeeming characteristics. Yet, DR..
Livingstone gained their esteem, as he did
that of the savages with whom he came in
contact. --' y