The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-18
LIVINGSTONE.
Tie Last Days of the Great Explorer.

To-day, IHe Aflu Ol AtlTli, 1910, ue
seems to be almost dying. No entry at
all was made In his diary after that
which follows, and it must have taxed
him to the uttermost to write: "Knock-
ed up quite, and remain-recover-se
to buy mich goats. We are on the
banks Of the Molilamo" They are the
last works that David Livingstone wrote.
From this point we have to trust entire
~ to the narrative of the men. They
explain the above sentence as follows:
f'Salimane, Amisi, Hamsani and Laede,
accompanied by a guide, were sent off
to endeaver, if possible, to buy some
mich goats on the upper part of the
Molilamo. They could not, however,
succeed; it was always the same story
the Mazi5u had taken everything. The
chief, nevertheless sent substantial
present of kid and three baskets of
ground nuts, and the people were will
ling enough to exchange food for beads.
Thinking he could eat some Mapira
corn pounded up with ground nuts, and
the doctor gave instructions to the two
women, M'sozi and M'toweka, to pre-
pare it for him, but he was not able to
take it when they brought it to him.
2Sth April-Men were now dispatch
ed in an opposite direction, that is, to
visit the villages on the right bank of
the Molilamo as it flows to the lake
unfortunately they met with no better
result, and returned empty handed.
On the Goth April, Kalunganiova and
most of his people came early to the
village. The chief wished to assist his
guests to the utmost, and stated that as
he could not be sure that sufficient
number of canoes would be forthcoming
unless he took charge of matters him
self, he should accompany the caravan
to the crossing place, which was about
an hours march from the spot. ''Every-
thing should be done for his friend" he
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 en-
trance was too narrow to admit it, and
in this manner 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 fol-
lowed it till they came to reach where
the current was uninterrupted by the
numerous little islands which stood
partly in the river and partly in the
flood on the upper waters. Kalungan-
iovu was seated on knoll, and actively
superintended the embarkation, while
Or. Livingstone told his bearers to take
him to tree at little distance off, that
he might rest IN the shade till most of
the men were on the other side. A
good deal of care was required, for the
river by no means large one in ordin-
AIRY times, spread its waters in all direc-
tons, SO that false step or stumble
in any unseen hole would have drench-
ed the invalid and the bed also on
which he was carried. The passage oc-
cupled some time, and then came the
difficult task of conveying the doctor
across for the canoes were not wide
enough to allow the kitanda to be de-
posted in the bottom of either of them.
Hitherto, no matter how weak, Living
stone had always been able to sit In the
various canoes they had used on like oc-
casions, but now he had no power to dc
so. Taking his bed off the kitanda,
they laid it in the bottom of the strong
est canoe and tried to lift him, but he
could not bear the pain of hand being
Chumah in faint voice, he asked him
to stoop down over him as low as posi-
BILE, so that he might clasp his hands
together behind his head, directing him
at the same time how to avoid putting
any pressure on the lumbar region of
the back. In this way he was deposited
inNthe bottom of the canoe, and quickly
ferried across the Mulilame by Chow
pere, Susi, Farijala and Chumah. The
same precautions were used on the other
side; the kitanda was brought close to
the canoe, so as to prevent any unneces-
sary pain in disembarking. Susi was
now hurried on ahead to reach Chitam-
bos village, and superintend the build
ing 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. 1t would seem that his strength
was at its very lowest ebb. Chumah,
one of his bearers on these, the last