Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-02
LIVINGSTONE.


follows, and it must have taxed him 70 the
utmost to write: KNOCKED up quite, and
remain-recoVer-sen to buy mich goats.
We are on the banks Of the holIlamO."
They are the last words that David Liv-
ingstone wrote. From this point We have
to trust entirely to the narrative Of the men.
They explain the above sentence as follows:
Salimane, Amisi, Hamsani and.Laede ac-
companied by a guide, were sent or to en-
deaYor, If possible, TO buy some mich goats
on the upper part Of the MOlilamO. They
could not, however, succeed; it was always
everything. The chief, nevertheless,
kid and three baskets Of ground
willing enough to exchange food for beads.
Thinking be could eat some Mapira corn
pounded up with ground nuts, the Doctor
gave instructions to the two women, M'sozi
and Mtoweka, to prepare it for him, buthe
was no. able 70 take il when they brought
it to him.
April 28.-Men were now dispatched in
an opposite direction, that is, 10 visit the
villages on the right bank Of the MOlilamO
as it flows to the lake; unfortunately, they
met with no better result, ana returned
empty handed. On the 10Th of April, Ka-
lunganjoVu and most Of his people came
early to The village. The chief wished to
assist his guests to the utmost, and stated
that as be could not be sure that q sufficient
number Of canoes would be forthcoming
unless he took charge of matters himself,
he should accompany the caravan to the
crossing place, which was about an hours
march from the spot. tsEyerything should
be done for his friend, be said. They were
ready TO set out. On Susi's going to the
hut, DR.. Livingstone told him that he was
quite unable to walk to the door to reach
the kitanda, and he wished the men to
break down one side Of the little
house, as the entrance was too mar
row to admit it, and in this man
ner to bring It to him where he was;
this was done, and he was gently placed
upon it, and borne out of the village. Their
course was in the direction OF the stream,
and they followed it till they came to a
reach where the current was uninterrupted
by the numerous little islands which stood
partly in the river and partly in the food
on the upper waters. KalunganiOvu was
seated on a knoll, and actively superin-
tended the embarkatiOn, while DR.. Living
stone told bis bearers to take him 10 tree
at a little distance of, that he might rest in
the shade till most of the men were on the
other side. A good deal Of care was re-
quired, for the river, by no means large
one in ordinary times, spread its waters in
an directions, so that false step or STUN
bic in any unseen hole would have dreneh-
ed the invalid and the bed also on which
he was carried. The passage occupied
some time, and then came the difficult task
Of conveying the Doctor across; for the Ca
noes were not wide enough 20 allow the
kitanda 10 be deposited in the bottom Of
either Of them. Hitherto, no mstter how
weak, Livingstone had always been able
TO sit in the various canoes they had
used on like occasions, but now be had
no power to do so. Taking his bed off the
kitanda, they laid it in the bottom of the
strongest canoe, and tried to lift him, but
he could not bear the pain Of hand being
passed under his back. Reckoning to
Chumah in a faint voice, he asked him TO
stOOp down over him as low as possible, so
that he might clasp his hands together be
hind his head, directing him at the same
time how 10 avoid putting any pressure on
the lumbar region Of the back; in this
" AN AlC " - 4DoAEE4 III NLAE DIlllAA VI lAAI
canoe, and quickly ferried across the MOli-
IamO, by ChOwpere, Susi, Farijala and
Chumak. The same precautions were
used on the other side; the kitanda was
brought close to the canoe, so as to prevent /
any unnecessary pain in disembarking. |
Susi was now hurried on ahead to reach |
Chitambo's village, and superintend the
building Of another house. For the first
mile or two they had to carry the Doctor
through the swamps and FLASHES, glad to
reach something like a dry plain at last.
Il would seem that his strength was here
at its very lowest ebb. Chulnah, one of
his bearers on these, the last weary miles
the great traveller was destined 10 accom-
Dlish, saws that they were every
now and then implOred to stop and
place their burden on the ground. So
great were the pangs Of his disease during
his day that he could make no attempt to
stand, aud if lifted for few words drOws-
mess came over him, which alarmed them
all excessively. This vas specially the
Ease at one spot where a tree stood in the
path. Here one of his attendants was
called to him, and, on stOopiRg down, he
found him unable to speak from fainLness.
They repalced him in the kitanda, and
made the best Of their way on the journey.
Some distance further on, great thirst op-
pressed him; he asked them if they had any
water, but, unfortunately, for once, not a
drop was to be procured. fastening on
for fear Of getting too far separated from
the party in advance, to their great comfort
they now saw Farijala approaching with
some, which Susi had thOughtfully sent of
from ChitambO's village. Still vending
their way on, it seemed as if they would
not complete their task, for again az a clear
ING the sick man entreated them to place
him on the ground, and TO let him stay
where he was. Fortunately, al this mo-
ment some Of the outlying huts of the viii
lage came in sight, and they tried
10 rally him by telling him that he
would quickly be in the house that the
others had gone to build, but they were
Obliged, as Il was, 10 allow him to remain for
an hour in the native garden outside the
town. On reaching their companions II
was found that the work was not quite fin
ished, and it became necessary, therefore,
to Law him under the bread caves Of a ma
tive hut till things were Teady. ChitamDos
village at tins time was almost empty.
When the crops ara growing il IS the CHS
tom 10 erect little tenn orary houses In the
fields. and the inhabitants, leaving their
more substantial nuts, 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
ready to their hand. Many Of the
people approached the spot where he lay,
whose praises had reached them in pre-
yious 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. In |
side it the bed was raised from the floor by |
sticks and grass, Occupying position across |
and near 10 the bay-shaped end Of the hut; |
in the bay itself bales and boxes were de- |
posted, one Of the latter doing duty !
for a table, in which the medicine |
chest and sundTy other things were placed. !
4 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 50th Of April, 1878, |
Chitambo came early to pay avisit Of cOur- |
tesv, and was shown into the Doctors |
but he was obliged to send him |
away, telling him to come again Oh the |
morrow, when he hoped to have more |
strength TO talk TO him, and be was not |
again disturbed. In the afternoon he asked |
Susi to bring his watch to the bedside, and |
explained TO him the position in which TO |
hold bis hand that It might lie in the palm |
while he slowly turned the KEY. So the |