Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-15
DR.. Livingstone Described.

- Mr.. Stanley, IN his newly published
work, . How | Found Dr. Livingstone, :
gives a graz his and pleasant DESCRIPTION OF
the great missionary explorer lie saws
" lived with DR.. L!vingst lie from the lOth
Of November. 1871, to the l4th of March.
1872; witnessed hIs conduct IN the camu
and on the march, and my feelings fjr him
are those OF unqualified admiration. He -
about sixty years old, though after he was
restored II health lie appeared more like a
man who haU not passed his ti.teth wear.
| His hair Las q broWnIsh color vet, but il
here and there streakt with gray Inns over
the temples; his beard and moustache are
very gray. His eyes, which are hazel. are
remarkably bright; he has sight keen as
hawks. IiJs teeth alone Indicate tie weak
ness OF age; tie hard are OF Lunda has
made havoc Ia their lines. His form which
soon assumed st0utlsh appearance, is a
little over the ordinary height, with the
slightest possible bow IN the shoulders
hen walking, be has firm but heavy
tread. like that OF an Overworked or fatigued
man. He is accustomed to wear naval cap
with Il semi-cIrcular peak, by which he has
been identified throughout Africa HIS
dr., IS, when | saw hlm, exhibited traces of
patching aud repairing, but was scrupulous-
ly clean.
was led to believe that Livingstone pos
sessed spienetIc, mlsanthropc temper
Some have said that he is garrul3us. that be
IS demented that he has utterly changed
from the David Livingstone whom people
knew as the reverend missionary; that he
takes no notes or observations bat such as
those which no other person could read but
himself and 1t was reported, before | pro-
cpp1pd th Central A friol ho bo
ried to an African princess. | respectfully
beg to differ with all and each OF the above
statements. During the four months | was
with him, | noticed him every evening max
ing most careful notes; and large tin box
that he has with him contains plumbers of
field notebooks, the contents of which,
dare say, will see light some time. HIS
maps, also, evince great care and industry
As to the report of his African marriage. 1t
is unnecessary TO say more than it is untrue
and 1t is utterly beneath Il gentleman even
to hiht az such thing in connection with
the name of Livingstone.
In Livingstone have seen many amiabc
traits. HIS gentleness never iorsakes him ::
his hopefulness never deserts him. No har-
assing anxleti6s, distraction Of mind, long
separation from home and kindred, can make
him complain. He THINKS all will come
out right at iast;' he has such faith in The
goodness of Providence
There is a good natured abandon about
Livingstone which was not lost on me.
Whenever he began to laugh, there was
contaglon about it tnat compelled me to in
itate him. If be told story. he
related it such way as to convince one of
its truthfulness his face was so lit up by
the sly fun it contained, that l was sure
the story was worth relating, and worth
listening to.
The wan features which had shocked me
at first meeting, the heavy step " hich told
of age and hard travel, the gray beard and
bowed shoulders, bel ed the man. Under
meath the well-worn exterior lay an endless
fund of high spirits and inexhanstihle hn.