National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-08-16
Stanley and DR.. Livingstone.

. patches stated, he met DIR. Livingston,
ut UIlJi, on the eastern shore of LAX,
. Tanganyika, on the 10th of November
, 1871, when the dry and formal core
monial previously described wns observed
in pres ance of the Arabs. "But," sal,
Mr.. Stanley, "thc Arabs knew we mus
have something very important to com
muncate to each other, and, nltbouel
their principal men wanted to put II mu
tltude OF questions to me, they volun
farlly withdrew in order to give us tn,
opportunity of conversing freely. The
chief man Of the place had lost a son in
the battle in which we were engaged on
my way up the country so sent my
head man, Bombay-who was Burton :
celebrated tendant, but who none the
less on one occasion tried to play me
false--to tell the mournful news" Mr.
Stanley describes with the greatest ami
nation the mutual Joy of DR.. Living.
stone and himself when at last they
found themselves alone and at liberty to
give unrestrained flow to their feelings
He is most enthusiastic in praise of the
personal character of this great ex
plorer, whom he holds to he zone of the
bravest and noblest gentlemen and tru,
est Christians living"
"When we were alone, says Mr.. Stan
ley, 81 handed him packet of letters
from home, and said that after he had
! finished reading them he should next be
| told all the news from the civilized
world, so far as | myself knew them
| NO, no. said Livingstone for three
years | have been waiting for letters
, from home, and / can afford to wait n
few hours longer give me the news of
the world y So ! reported to him all /
could think of ; the striking events of
the Franco-German war, the capture of
Napoleon. the flight of the Empress and
declaration of the republic the fall of
Queen Isabella of Spain the election
of General Grant in America the open
ing Of the Pacific Railroad, and whatever
else / thought likely to be interesting to
one who had lived so long at such re-
moteness from the movem Is OF civil
zation. One of the very first questions
which he put with view of supplement-
ing my budget of intelligence, was about
the welfare of his dear old friend Sir
Roderick Murchison. / answered that
at my latest advices he was quite well
for it was only on my return to the coast
that learnt of his death. which | since
knew had happened only about three
weeks before | saw the traveller in whose
ever tual safety the veteran President
so stanchly believed. Although DR..
Livingstone had been absent from his
native country so long he spoke English
perfectly, both in phrase and in ac.
cent"
after / had told Livingstone every
thing" continues Mr.. Stanley, che mar
rated to me in return all tlat bad hap
pened to himself first recounGing the
latest and, in some ways, the most i'm
portant facts, and afterward going back
over the whole period of his voluntary
and toilsome banishment, to give com
plete and connected history of his wan
derings from the time when he Quilted
Zanzibar in the fall of 1865. This mar
rative was not the occupation of single I
evening, as you may suppose for it
lasted with explanations and amplifica- !
tioLs necessary for one who had been t
among the scenes themselves, during all {
.he four months | remained with Living
stone, from the 10th of November, 1871,
70 the 14th of March, 1872 The cx- |
)lorer had countless and wonderful hair {
breath escapes to relate in one single S
lay he had narrowly saved his life three i
imes-twice by avoiding spears that
we're thrown at him, but fortunately
without inficting wound and the
bird time by man pulling him aside, :
when a large tree was falling, just in i
ime to evade the blow, though he was II
overed and blinded with the dust. One u
f DR.. Livingstone's men, being wit . o
ess to these three almost miraculous II
scapes on a single day, said to MIN, n
Never mind, Bana! pluck up your 9
cart believe in Allah You will get !.
trough all this trouble yet You will II
We to see your home and friends y
gam =" u
Mr.. Stanley affirms that DIR. Living i
tone positively does not know what /,
'ar is. At Lake Tanganyika both of -
lie two gentlemen were in instant appre- E,
ension of fatal attac from the hostile a,
'ibe of Mur1lndi, who had surrounded Il
hem at night and this instance, among a.
hundred others, will illustrate LIVING re-
ones humanity and courage While 4
lie travellers were engaged in eating ~
leir supper, Stanley called the atten- Il
on of his companion to the fact that a,
ley were actually surrounded by the n
ealthy enemy. care yon sure of that?' ~
ked the Doctor. Eyes, :" said Stanley W
some are behind you at this moment. ~ h;
livingstone turned and saw them, and ii
'dered one of his men 10 hail them. ~,
> soon as the Murundi perceived that ~
! 4 i 4 4.
anded to know who were there. The II,
avellers answered they were white men,
ID asked them what they wanted. The
ltives replied that they would come 4,
lck and see the white men in the eve oh
ng. When they had gone Livingstone We
ID Stanley thought, on due considera- :.
On of all the circumstances, that it or
)uld be better to quit the vicinity at an
zee. Accordingly, they got into their wv
,ats, and Stanley had Just pushed off mn
ON the lake shore when the tribe sud mi
My made new appearance in great nj,
rec and with much fury, attacking an
EN- with stones and arrows. Mr.. 81,
anIey cooked his gun and said, Doc in,
r, give me permission to punish these er,
lows" But DR., Livingstone answered, or
10, no we have got ont OF danger it III,
not necessary to shed blood now" fo,
he attack, however, was, by Mr., Stan IN,
rs account, of an exceedingly danger in
S character, despite the humane and
d conduct of the great explorer in face
it.
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