Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-24

uCiCl All'i uOuutot, 1hu "hou plhCo
wrote the account of his travels and oh
soryations it was seventeen years before
he dared to publish it. Paul Du Chaillu
was doubted also when he came from
Africa aud told about the gorillas. But
when any one doubted that he had found
Livingstone, he simply rspIied, Don't
make = fool OF yourself" for Livingstone
himself was coming in abou. 4 year.
Mr.. Stanley then told the story pf receiy-
sng the telegram from Mr. Bennett which
called him from Spain to Paris by the
mcasre. though imperative message,
Come l0 Paris at once on important
business" lie then described the inter-
view with his chief and the little incident.
al Jobs be gave him TO report by the way,
such rs 10 interview B~&or and find out
why he wus going up the Milo; the OPEN
ing OF the Suoz Canal; write up the ex-
cayalons at Jcrusalom; get-an account
o! the explorations at Ephesus and
sketches from the Ural Mountains, the
Caspian Sea and tho Crimoa. Without
saeDching what he saw ut all these points
OF interest, he took the audience with
him to Zanzibar as starting point, and
told them somc of the difficulties ho had
in procuring n suitable outfit and getting
used to the unpronounceable names
which formed the commercial vocabulary
OF the native African. Aftor four weeks
OF preparation at Zanzibar they embarked
in tour native ships and dropped anchor
after ten hour voyage Mt Bagamoyo, al
the point Of their departure where they
were received with the customary native
salutations and embraces. In six weeks
THEN caravan WAS prepared with l62 men,
% donkcys : horses and / dog, and with
the stars and stripes, the white mans
flag. the journey was commenced. Ey-
crylhtug seemed joyous and promising.
Little Inconvenience and difficulties Of
course arose, and in the first mile and q
halt he lo-t one donkey, bag OF clothes,
a coil ol wire stolen, and good deal oil
damage done TO the crockery. But with
such siish, troubles fourteen days march
brought them to Kisemo, where he got
packages OF newspapers hall year old.
Tioy !ci. Kisemo on the fifteenth day,
4ud on the seventeenth day they came to
the wonderful town OF Simbonewenni,
the Fion city, which had 4 population Of
i've thousand souls, TO which the name OF
white mau had ~ much charm as the
music OF The pied piper had to tho rate Of
IIamolin. Crossing the-iivcr Ungeren
gc,i they saw before them the terrible
swamp Mokata, an awful wasle Of turtid
wa,cis through which his caravan splash.
ed uut! lacy usge .emiuiiy domofaizsd.
Aucy emerging iron Tie swamp, they
asceudel the mountains which separated
them..om Lgogo After passing that
point they passed through wild forest,
and on the 23j OF last July arrived al
Unyuyembe Alr Stanley here gave
some graphic congregations with the na-
,iyc5 aoou, tle white man, n,and llc stories
iacy told him cl his death, of his being
gorcd by buffalo, and that ho had eaten
butter until ha va SO TAT no c)uid not
move. Stanley remained at Unyanycmbc
three months, aud it was here that the
hoy Kalulu Became attached to his
caravan.
On tho 23l of September last year, lie
marched south from UnyanYembc. -Four
days march out his white man, Shrw, lett
him and returned TO Unyanycmbo, and
died, the second white man that had died
on his expedition With his caravan he
tull proceeded on his way southwark, and
/ by circuitoUs route. As he nearcd Uji.
! ii. hc tlegan to hear stories OF white men
who had been trayersing the wilds in that
vicinity. On his way he was called upon
so often to pay tribute to the native rulers
that he was compelled to take the to jun
Gle and steered straight for Ujiji the place
in which their hopes and anticipations
conferred. On the ninth OF November
they were only six hours from U)iji, and
he told his servant 10 get oul his best
robes for the great tomorrow that would
end all Very little sleep that night and
when The morning came and the bugle
sounded, there was not one reluctant foot
belonging to the caravan, and two hours
after, they stood on The same spot where
Burton and Spekc had stood sixteen years
ago, (on the borders of the Tanganika).
At noon they stood on top of the eleva'
ton, and looked down on the huts of Uji-
il, with The wildest anticipation Flags
were uniurled, muskels sounded like q
battery of young cannon, and hundred
came rushing ont of the huts, until from
the crowd there came sweet good morn
ing from the servant of DR.. Livingstone.
He then described the formal meeting
with Dr.. Livingstone. and the converse
ton with the old man on the voranda of
his cottage.
IN conclusion Mr.. Stanley said This
day, like all others, though big with hap
pinos5 to me, at last was lading away
We, sitting with our face. looking to the
east, a3 Livingstone had been sitting Tor
days preceding my arrival, noted the
dark shadows which crept up above The
grove OF palms beyond the village and
! nhnan tho ramnart OF mountains VIC had