The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-15
AURI SACRA F A MES.
How Arab Cupidity De-
feats Itself
Once the Natives Are Armed with MuSktts
the Slave Trade Ceases.
Resolve to Visit the Head Of
Tanganyika.
BUNDER UJIJI, on Lake Tanganyika,

BUNDER UJIJI, on Lake Tanganyika,l
Dec. 70, 1871.
The goal was won. Ffnis coronat opus. l might
here stop very well-for Livingstone was found
only the HERALD know win not be satisfied with
one story so will SIT down to another; q story 30
interesting, because he the great traveller the hero
Livingstone, tells most Of 1t himself.
ON HIS DIGNITY.
We were met at last The HERALD's special cor
respondent had seen Dr. Livingstone, whom more
than ree-fourths OF all who had ever heard of him
believed to be dead. Yet at noon on the 10th OF
November Of this year first shook hands with him,
and said to him, doctor thank God have been
permitted to shake hands with your said it all
very soberly and with due dignity, because there
were 80 many Arabs about us, and the crcum-
stances under which appeared did not warrant
me to do anything else. was as much a stranger
to Livingstone as was to any Arab there. And, II
Arabs do not like to see any irreguarity, indeed
think that Englshmen must be placed in the same
category.
ENGLISH MPERruRBABILTY.
But what does all this preface ana what may this
prolixity mean2 Well 1t means this, that / looked
upon Livingstone as an Englishman and feared
. that II showed any unusual JOY at meeting with
him he might conduct himself very much like an
other Englishman did once whom met In the In
terror Of another foreign and strange land wherein
we tWO were tIe ouiy EuBisu-spedkng people 10
be found within the area Of two hundred miles
square, and who, upon my greeting him with
cordial "Good morning." would not answer me,
but screwed on large eye-glass In a manner which
must have been as painful to him as 1t was to me,
and then deliberately viewed my horse and myself
for the space Of about thirty seconds and passed
his way with as much fsouct0nce as II he had seen
me q thousand times and there was nothing at all
in the meeting to justify him coming out Of that
shell OF imperturbabity with which he had covered
himself
REPORTED xIsASTHRoPE.
Besides, had heard all sorts OF things from n
quondam companion OF his about him. He was
eccentric, was told; nay, almost misanthrope,
who hated the sight OF Europeans; who II Burton
Spoke, Grant or anybody Of that kind were coming
to see him, would make haste to put many miles
as possible between himself and such a person.
He was man also whom no one could get along
with-t was almost impossible to please him he was
o man who kept no Journal whose discoveries would
certainly perish with him unless he himself came
back This was the man was shaking hands with
whom had done my utmost to surprise, lest he
should run away. Consequently you may know
why did not dare manifest any extraordinary JOY
upon my success. But, really, had there been no
one present-none Of those cynical-minded Arabs
] meant think should have betrayed the emo
tions which possessed me, instead OF which only
said, doctor, thank God have been permitted
20 shake hands with you" Which he returned
with grateful and welcome smile.
LIvNGsToNEs MANSION.
Together we turned our faces towards his tembe.
He pointed to the veranda Of his house, which was
an unraed platform, built Of mud, covered BY
wide overhanging caves. He pointed to his own
particular seat, on a carpet Of goatskins spread
over thick mat OF palm leaf ] protested against
taking this seat, but he insisted, and / yielded.
We were seated the Doctor and ], with our backs
TO the wall, the Arabs to our right and left and in
front, the natives forming q dark perspective
beyond Then began conversations; forget what
about; possibly about the road took from Unyan-
yembe, but I am not sure. know the Doctor was
talking, and was answering mechanically. was
coming the indomitable, energetic, patient and
persevertpg traveller. at whose side now sat In