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| myself as the man who went down from Jerusalem 10
Jericho neither priest Leyite Samaritan could
| possibly pass my way. Yet the good Samaritan was
close at hand and Of my people rushed up at tho
top OF his speed. and, great excitement gasped OUT
! An Englisnan coming; see him p and of he darted
! to meet him.
An American fag the first ever in these parts,
at the head OF a caravan, told the nationality OF
| the stranger.
am as cold and non-demonstratiye VIC ISLANDERS
usually reputed to be; but your kindness made my
frame thrill IL was, indeed overwhelming, and said
in my soul, Let the richest blessings descend from the
| Highest you and yOursw
The news Mr. Stanley had to tell was thrilling Tie
mighty political changes the Continents thc success
OF the Atlantic cables the election Of Gen. Grant and
| many other topics riyeted my attention for days
together aud had an immediate and beneficial effect on
my health. / had been without news from home for
years, save what could CLEAN from few Saturday Re
cie'os and Punch Of 1863 Tae appetite revived and IN
week began to feel strong again.
Mr. Stanley brought most kind and encouraging dis
! patch from Lord Clarendon whose loss / sincerely
deplore the first have received from the Foreign Once
since 1896, and information that the British Government
had kindly sent 81 ooO sterling to my aid. Up TO his
arrival was not aware OF any pecuniary aid. came
unsalared but tins want is happily repaired, and
anxious that you and all my friends should know
that though unchcered by letter have stuck 10 the task
which my friend Sir Roderick Murchison set me with
John Bulsl" tenacty, DeiCYlDg tlat all would come
right at last
The watershed of south Central Africa ia over 700
miles in length The fountains thereon almost innu
merabe-that is it would take a mans lifetime 70 count
them. From the watershed they converge into four
large rivers and these again into two mighty streams Ia
the great Nile Valley which begins in 100 TO 10 south
latitude. 1t long light dawned on the ancient
problem and gave a clear idea Of the drainage. I
had to feel my way, and every step Of the way and
was generally cropping in the dark for who cared where
the rivers rant We drank Ill and let tho rest
run by.
The Portuguese who visited Cazembe asked for slaves
and ivory, and heard nothing else asked about tho
waters, questioned ana cross questioned, unul was
almost afraid being set down afflicted with hydro
cephalus.
Ny last work, in which have been greatly hindered
from want of suitable attendants, following the
trail line Of drainage down through the country OF the
cannibals, called Manyuema, OF, shortly, Manyema.
This line Of drainage has four large lakes in IT. The
fourth was when obliged to turn. 1t is from ono
TO three miles broad and DO reached at any
point at any time Of the year. Two western drains,
the LupTa, or Barte Freres River flow into it at Lake
Kamolondo. Then the great River domaine flows
through Lake Lincoln into it, too, and seems to form the
western arm OF the Nile, which PetheTick traded.
Now know about coo miles Of the watershed, and IN.
fortunately the seventh hundredis the most interesting
of the whole; for in it, If not mistaken, four foun-
tans arise from earthen mound and the last OF tho
four becomes, at great distance of, large river
Two OF these north to Egypt, Lupera and Lour-
aine and two south into inner Ethiopia, the LAM
ba or upper Zambezi and the Kefneare.
These not the sources Of the Nile mentioned by tho
Secretary OF Minerva ia the city OF sais, 10 Heodous
have heard Of them often, and at great distances
off, that cannot doubt their existence, and IN spite OF
the sore longing for home that seizes me every time
think Of my family, wish to finish up by their reds
cOvery.
Five hundred pounds sterling worth OF goods have
again unacccuntaby been ntrused 10 slaves and have
been over q year on the way, instead OF four months
must 90 where they lie at your expense ee can put
the natural completion TO my work
my disclosures regarding the terrible UJ1ian
slavery should lead to the suppression oi Tie east
slave trade, shall regard that as greater matter
by far than the discovery all the Nile together
Now that you have done with domestic slavery for
lend your powerful aid toward this great object.
This fine country is bighed with nom above,
in order the slavery privileges OF the petty Sultan
OF Zanzibar may be infrnged and the rights u tho
Crown of Portugal which are MYTHICAL, should be kept
in allegiance till future time when Africa will be-
come another India to Portuguese slave traders
l conclude by again thanking you most cordially for
your great generosity, and am, gratefully yours,
DAVID LIVINGSTONE.