Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15
The Last Days OF Dr.. Livingstone.
THE FINAL JOURNEY AND ITS SAD CoNcLU
sloN-IIFE DYING OFT sLowIy-us SOIL
TART DEATH IN TIE NATIVE hut.

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r,ry nm, ~ M .'y' r-..,' - -.
TN the 29th OF Aprl, 1913, he seems t.
nave been almost dying. No entry at all
was made IN hls diary after that which fol-
lows. and II must have taxed him 10 the
utmost 10 write " knocked up quite, and
remain -recoveT-sent TO buy mich goats.
We are an the banks of the MOl!lamo.
They are the last words that David Living
stone wrote. From this point we have to
trust entirely TO the narrative OF the men.
They explain the above sentence as follows ::
oaIinane, Amisi, Ilamsani, and L2ede, ac-
conn anied by guide, Were sent oil TO en-
deayor, Il possible, to bay some mich goats
on the upper part Of the Moliamo. They
could not, however, succeed; II was always
the same story-the Mazitu lad taken every
thlns' 1ne chiel, nevertheless, sent a sub
stantal present OF KID and three baskets
oil ground nuts. and the people were wiling
enough 10 exchange l"oI lor neads. lnInk-
ing he eouId eat some MapiTa corn pounded
u win ground nuts, the Doctor gave IN
S,ructiohs to the two women, VI soz and
" 'o"eAu 10 prepare ior him' plt ne WIS
~ "''e u ''~e II N-'eH lhey lorousHt 10 10
I'm ~,
-" \ pm men Were nov Iespatcned IN
IN an opposite direction, taa' Is, TO VISIT 'Ae
,liiiscs On the right bank Si the M0lamo
n2"7 10 'Ne lake u"''''~,a'eiy tAcJ
my WIN no net'er result ana returned
T-nft! Aah'ea- IN inc 1y'h oil April
1"i l''u ana hloSl dl ms people came
any 10 l"e village. AAc ehicI wished TO
"SS'>' ms guests To the utmost, ana -ia'ei
'lia' as ne could not be sure that Saihcient
huinner oil canoes WJald he lorthcamIng un-
lGSN ne look charge oi matters himself he
sAo14I accompany the caravan To the cross
li7 pace NAicn Wa about an hour march
rom 'Ae .lot- Every th!nS should he done
.'I MS H'eAd' ne si-d. lAey We're ready
u, 10 Ne' od'' On SIsi gong to tAc MAJ. pr.
Eins-'ohe ", to4d MN he was quite unable to
walk To the door TO reach the kl@nda, and
ne wished ,ii tie men to break down one side OF
the little house, as the entrance was too mar
10" 10 aaihit IL, anu IN tins manner 10 bring
IL % am were he was tins wa- done, ana
Ac was sehhy placed upon II, and borne out
u' t.e Nniase. IAcr course was in the u.-
TtG'l9h re-, oi the stream, anu tlcy followed 1t
tII tLeY came 70 reach where the current
was uninterrupted hy the numerous little
Islands which stood partly in the riser ana
ilIuy IN the Hood on the upper waters.
ha.unsauJ3Yu was seated on knoll, and
actively SnIerintcndc4 the cm1arkau1n, I
"aAe Dr. Livingstone told lis bearers 70 .
take hln to a tree at Little distance of,
that he might rest IN the shade TIL most oi (
the men were on The other side. 4 good .
deal OF care was required, for the river, hy T.
no means large one in ordinary tme~- F
spread Its waters IN al! directions 50 that q F..
ia-~e step or stumble in any unseen A.-e F
Would have drcneaed the inla.id AMI tie .
orl also on which be wa- carried. i-e la-- I
Sase occupied some time, and t-en came TIE F.
dihcult task OF conveying tac doctor aerg'-
i9r the canoes were not wide enough t'a.-D" .
the kitanda To b" deposited in the bottom OF .
either Of them.
Hitherto, no matter Low weak, Living .