The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18

for fear OF getting too far separated
from the party in advance, to their great
comfort they now saw Farijala approach
ing with some, which Susi had thought
fully sent off from Chitambo's village.
Still vending their way on, it seemed as
if they would not complete their task.
for again at clearing the sick man en-
treated them to place him on the ground
and to let him stay where he was
Fortunately at this moment some of the
outlying huts Of the village came in
sight, and they tried to rally him by
telling him that he would quickly be in
the house that the others had gone on
to build, but they were obliged, as it
was, to allow him to remain for an hour
In the native gardens outside the town.
On reaching their companions it was
found that the work was not quite
finished, and it became necessary,
therefore, to lay him under the broad
caves of native hut till things were
ready. Chitambo's village at this time
was almost empty. When the crops are
growing it is the custom to erect little
temporary houses in the fields, and the
inhabitants, leaving their more substan-
tial huts, pass the time in watching
their crops, which are scarcely more
safe by day than by night ; thus it was
that the men found plenty of room and
shelter ready to their hand. Many of
the people approached the spot where
he lay whose praise had reached them
in previous years, and in silent wonder
they stood round him, resting on their
bows. Slight, drilling showers were
falling, and as soon as possible his house
was made ready and banked round with
earth. Inside it the bed was raised
from the floor by sticks and grass, oc-
cupying position across and near to
the bay shaped end of the hut in the
bay itself bales and boxes were deposit
ed, one of the latter dong duty for a
table, in which the medicine chest and
sundry other things were placed A
fire was lighted outside, nearly opposite
the door, while the boy Majwara slept
just within to attend to his masters
wants in the night. On the 30th of
April, 1873 Chitambo came early to pay
a visit of courtesy, and was shown into
the doctors presence, but he was
obliged to send him away, telling hum
to come again on the morrow, when he
hoped to have more strength to talk to
him, and he was not again disturbed.
In the afternoon he asked Susi to bring
him his watch to the bedside, and ex-
planned to him the position in which to
hold his hand, that it might lie in the
palm while he slowly turned the key.
So the hours stole on till nightfall. The
men silently took to their huts, while
others, whose duty it was to keep watch
sat round the fires, all feeling that the
end could not be far off. About II P.
NJ. Susi, whose hut was close by, was
told to go to his master. At the time
there was loud shouts IN the distance,
and, on entering, DR.. Livingstone SAID !:
care your men making that noise %
enc" replied Susi. II can hear from
the cries that the people are soaring
away Buffalo from their dura fields. :"
A few minutes afterward he said slowly,
and evidently wandering, els this the
Luapula % Susi told him they were in
Chitambo's village, near the Mulilamo,
when he was silent for while. Again,
speaking to Susi, in Suaheh this time,
he said, 'sSikum gapi kuenda Luapula?"
(How many days is it to the Luapula p
INA zani zikutatu, Bwana" q think it
is three days, mastery, replied Susi. A
few seconds after, as if in great pain, he
half sighed, half said, ooh! dear, dearl"
and then dozed off again. It was about
an hour later that Susi heard Maia-
wara again outside the door, s'I wanna
want you, Susi.'' On reaching the bed
the doctor told him he wished him to
boil some water, and for this purpose
he went to the fire outside, and soon re-
turned with the copper kettle full.
Calling him close, he asked him to bring
his medicine chest, and to hold the han
die near him, for the man noticed he
could hardly see. With great difficulty
DR.. Livingstone selected the cg.lomel,
which he told him to place by his side !;
then directing him to pour little water
into cup, and to put another empty
one by it, he said in low, feeble voice,
"All right you can go now" These
were the last words he was ever heard
to speak.
''MT daughter keeps my farm accounts,
sir; and she is as systematic and partic-
MAR as ever nv son was who kent them