, 1875-02-20

fist titno, thankful that Lad como bafeiy
thlthcr." But shero Ia no o1ultation ovnr tho
event. Ills Spirit llas hccn too dooply chastcncd
by sickness and suffering to fcel more t4an
Bublucd satisfaction io any pleec 0f good for-
tuno.
The yoar 1869 begins with = dangerous i'lncas,
that reduced Ltvingssono to u condition OF help
loasncBs. jan. 7, llo writes: ''Canisot walk
puclln,ouia OF right lung, and cough al day
atnl ail night; sp1lta ltist Of Iron and bloody;
distressing weakness. 1dcas dow through tho
groups Of twon and th1ces: II look at any
piece OF wood. tho barx sce.na covered over
with figures anu facos OF men. aud they romain
though look awny and turn 10 tho same spot
UtIi, aud all the lotters expected there use-
lesa: Wisen think Of my children and friends,
tho lines ring through my lead pcrpetially:
And liatcn 10 Whist yon say,
An; esn s oftsn 4n ,fr{ .f1y mr. a: fsr yr1
Tho records arc inoBt1y rery brief through tho
ensuing tHolyemoIkI,, and botokon lttle prog
reeH nado In the continual cuuteht with sickness
@ana @ tho obstrgstlous Ha in tho path Of advance;
thanksgiving ring their wny aluft: "May tho
Almighty help mo to ilniali tlso wort In hand,
mud retire through the DaBnngo before tho yoar
Ia out, hanks for all last ycar's loving klud.
ness" ,f,e tired traYeior longs for tue end Of
His trias. got dues not forget to DO grateful.
Livingstone tondly cs,erirlied tbs hope Of dis
covering aomo monumental records Of slosoo,
tic city Which Moses founded IN Innor Ethiopia,
IN honor Of 5Gerr, tho propllo.s foster-notlor
and, whils suffering from ihtractabla ulceIa that
werc eating his fcct to the bono AMI weakening
him by periodical discharged Of bloody ichor, lo
writes, Aug. e5 III anything contirnasory of
sacrol history doca reInain. pray to bo guided
thcrcniso. II the sacrod chronology would
thereby bs confirmed, would not GrudEe tho
toll aud lardsAirs, hunger aud pa!n, l hnye en-.
aaea tho irritable ulcers wo9la Gniy b q ,cl IT,
cherished hops waB noyer realized.
It waA tlulng this long and painful illness tilat
1.iyingslono put, In q pocket Of tic noto-boolt
ho VA nsng little Zip Of printed paper
pings OF ono Of bis parcels. The SCRAP waa
tabon from 4 list Of bookn advcsttscd nt the olld
of como yplume; aul on ono sido llo had writ
ten: Turn over md 500 drop. Of comfort
Gers M the fcct, in 'Manyuema+ August, 1870"
Tho "drop Of comfort" was tho following ax-
tract from review OF IA Narrative OF tho Ex-
petition to the Zambesi aud Its Tributaries y:
impression than that Of tic edvensnrous missionary
whU, uua!dcd, crossed tie Continent R Equatorial
ssas: Hs IL H. as ss.s s yss ssa; 9s
purpose, form combination Of quatt!rB ra1nly found
In u's man " sem3noo eonhest ID d. ~: LIVINGSTONE
ab1e travellers OF Ills oWu or Of any other sEeDrlfish
Quarterly Rtriev.
Little did tho kindly 1eyicwer dream, when 10
bo like cup Of cold wator to the llpn of tho
woary traveller, elowly perishipg in tho Wilder
ncss OF Africa.
In October, 1871, tho darkest hours Of alt Ily-
lngatone'H experience closed iu about him: and
then, like tile sunsh!ns piercing tho canopy OF
1 midnight, or like q nieasonEor direct frnni
Heaven. catan Stanley, Of tho Now York Herald,
bringing Unexpected alccor aud comfort. All
l,lvo Tc1a tic story Of how American generosity
and American hesoep1 rescued the veteran
explorer In Ills dire extremity; and, much III NO
aro tompted, va cannnk repeat II hero. Tho
following alny, Livingstone wrote letter to
wi,cl, had bofrcude.l him, to aid III tbs sup
preston OF tho East Coast Btaro.tratlo. It via
dated exactly year before hin death, and cotod
with thoso words, wLicl. may now bc road tlle
Westminster Abbey! "All / can add, ln my
loncncHs, il. may hcaveu's rich blessing come
down on every one, American, English, or Turk,
who will help to heal tho open OF tho world.
tho assistance AMI sympathy Bent TO hlln TIL ouyh
Stanley, tho Htout.hcnrtod missionary kept in
through sixteen moro month"; Of fatlgninR ex-
pl0rattor, aud thcn exhausted nature coulu Gil
| lifo no moro. Tho prooaBB OF gradual wasting
away. which hts system suiEcrod from, hardship
| aud disease may le Imagined. Ne ATTEMPT no
detail: dragging himself along, from day to
day. though too feeble At last to sit on his DOB
men in d litter. Livingstone did no
omit tho regular cNtry In Lis Journal, tilough
finally IT was limited TO the nero dato. April a.
lie h3}Q tho non for tho last t!uls and wrote i
;.Knocked m quito, and ro.usinWrocoy.r" Gov "
IN in,r n,i1,i,t tonst. w. .rn ~ n, I, ~ '
,Lu55 1Ju5 "s aso VI 'ao paHRa Oh sho
u4,.'".ao' 4Ia .n
i1 "ah no" emaciatdq to tho !aAt dagreo, ard
80 III, uld sore. and wcak. that ho could scarcely
endure to bo lifted from bis bed to tlla litter
Yos throe t]ays lonper hin fsthfni aary.nia tr"r.
sled with tLo dylng man 10 re.oI Mass uhsro
~ IT.. ~. n!s ~. ~ tuo uousinlnhs OF
I,aauly Chlel. Ioo "oaK 70 HpeAk, AID msct
OF Tue tamn 1usenEtbEo, Ito loft ITO parting 1nea-
BAgcR for A ftienda NoycF w4B Ieea peel 1T s,lpll
| communications Iita Ilfa Wnuia sneak with ain,
| ounnt tonpuo IN ali whc kuaw lin rr ,youfa
csr ~ lin IL, Tina - no,,a on ~, o ,io So" "oo
| ~ ~ " oi., - ~ ..e M ~ 1'.i9. w tno aiteinooa
" snu 1'!,'! ae was 'ala heip'oss upon ths bed.
! IN nus that had been bullk for hiM. On tho
30tE,, he apoko two or thrco tmos to Lii attend
ants, and
" iook 10 hcir his wIa nSors a.. .,s Mtx :, ,.
y ra., w.tch sas srnmI s, . W m Maty y Maa W.
~ i rHtnI no H. ~ ~ i'a . n' ~ ae9ltnH 1nAl eo
. wss cnss ,~ ~ VA H., r. W. Z: H.. ans Mhnss
,n. ~ .ns.a vcr Iii unnt H. y s sass' a. e
ent..,Mg nr iayu"stono iii ~ ~ or a o.
st ~: - :. H. " rs,t L., IT pAf Meh aanH
| ti'at ht'ho t'"s 'efneA Hns@ CAA mar, IRON