, 1875-02-20
FAMILIAR TALK.


THE CENTRAL AFRICAN sLAvE.TRApE.
II "onld ncnm, from the stories told by DR..
L'MnRssons. thst many Of tho slaves kidnapped
m eootral Africa actually die OF broken heart
ater 10" days Of captivity. II IL tho man who
nAso ',ol'. rebroctahlc position. snd who hare
mover beidfo had their liberty restricted, who sre
anoss 1laoie to EtccnmD 10 tic Iincase They
WILL pefiaps' enutiEo tsleir chairs railontly until
soin' circumstance fcmIt'ds them forcihIy of
Aon4a, .na 'oen ss'ei osaFpowera item, and thoy
a.ies!y o's' "hen fneAtlonca about thoIr NAL
wy ."eS P'~ee their hanu orer t.ie heart. and
say tho paln Is only thero. Una finn latt of u
DYING OF the diseaac, when about to exp;rc W..
laid down by tho path aud hit dug to reco m II,
body. lfe like tho rent. raid potl,tu s,loa hin,
hu. the rain nj lIa heart. Ont Of . p.rtv NJ
young men captured Ii, Midnight assaul., olsht
diod III three days of maiolte ii. pays or luoken-
heartedaesB.
1t ia rented Of kidnapped children that ,,,ey
will keep up for q time with wonderful endurance.
Then, porct,ancc, tue sound Of daacinr or tha
merry lolse Of tho small drums comes to tAcif
aars from SONG village tlloy arc papsiug, and tho
n'cmory Of llcsne and harry daYs bIlrs!s atrsal,
o;l their naiaas., Tiny fall 10 crying nuI sob.
rapidly rink under It.
Many adnlt can.res giro way beucatl, tho
hczsT turleuH ehoy ARC forced to carry. WLcp
caught, heavr "tsning-stick or roko, Weigh
NE from 10 10 40 puunla IL fastened about their
Of timb0r. with 4 fork at ono end, inciositIc tho
neck, aud secured With cross.Eiecc. The on
pohlte end Of tho yoke projects seyeral feet IN
itoi!t aS 2! the prisoner aud Is pretty e1sctual
obstacio III tho way Of eacapo or Of tapid prog
rcns. When other burdens are added to tIo
Toght OF tue roie, tho Slaves osten Else out,
sud ato left by the way. In this caae tic slare-
driver frequently vents hls spleen At ,losing
slaye oy ssabblns Or shooting him. or BY tying
Of hunger. DR.. Livingstone Was 10 affected by
the distressing ctuclttcs vhtcil l,e continually
sas. practiccd upon tue Victims Of the sIaYc-
t!adcrs that his dreams were haunted With
thcm, aud l.o would wa1e In tho nicht aud suffer
anew from tue horrible scenes lle nsd Witnessed
p day. Which wetn reproduced b. hin tolturcd
itnaGtnattou.
While Sir Samuel DtlIer wss travelling along
tho Upper Nile, dnriug hls lato expedition for
Africa, he held al interview with one Of tho
bheiks Of the Shit tribe. Tho man waa toud in
hia lnrccsiyes against the slaYe-hnnters, and
madn bitter complaints Of the cnormitscs prac-
kidnapped mauy Of their wlyes and children.
h'r Samuel fels that he had here promising sub.
1sct to work upon, and therefore exhausted his
powcrs Of persuaalon In q sasnlon Oh tLe eYils Of
slavery.
liz ta.tcsed himself that his discoursc VA.
most effective, mud would touch the lnncr,uost
heart Of the heathcn 6llelk. Tho latter listened
attcntt1eT, ~ though deeply impressed viii, ti,c
!Futla ees 6ofora him. l!o a.emed mos: affected
bS Sir sanlnels Picture Of tho til.trees occaaoucd
~ the forcbc Hepashtiou OF children from their
parents aud e.serlE bFoto in Nth .le question,
P" Hnyo you 6On ~
MY sons are, unfortunately, dead" ropl,cd
Glr Samuel ~
"ludecd!'" exclaimed tho sLeil. "1hsye a
son,-an oAty son. He In 4 nico buy,-n yerv
good boy, --atxmt 90 high {showing ila Ieustk
ppon she handle ofl.ia spe.F!; should like you
should remain with yoa, hc would soon rct ,a,.
ile's :, really 2 niee boy, aud aI'cays kunary.
till night aud still ho'!l be hungry. You'll l.ko
linn amazingly; holl give you 70 trouble II yo,l
ousy give him plenty to cat, He'll lio down Ind
20 to sleep, aud he'll wake up hungry again.
!!a's . good boy, indeed; and hos mY nn}y non,
III seN him 10 yon for mo!Gts tna.iyc iron
spado1,"
Tho result Of Ills sermon on tho stavo-trado
Rldreshed 70 IN anccticnato father, was, to uss
Sit samnesa own words, "qnt.o appalling. /
was offered hts ouly con in exchange Tor a
Tnrranted to remain aILcaYs 1.!,.1tu."