The New York herald., 1877-10-10
WEDNESDAY

is only about fourteen marches; from Nyangwe he
Is desrous u continuing his journey and OF following
the Lualaba, but he has no means OF purchasing
canoes neither is following the Lualaba practicable,
because 1t is frequently interrupted by falls and
rapids and TO follow it by land he has no men;
while on the very first days attempt to do 1t his
people are driven back by overwhelming numbers
lie Ii then compelled to come TO long
halt In Nyangwe, for he cannot 90 any
where. His men are unwilling to ID
the hes: they can ior him. but they and his Arab
and native friends tell him that he is not strong
encagh TO force his way that he should have $50
or 200 guns to escort him, ana abundance OF beads
and shells to paclfy and make friends of those who
could be induced to be friendly. 1t all ends by
Livingstone sitting down at Nyangwe, waiting for
an eastward-bound caravan, with which he finally
departs on the road to Ujiji, o sorely tried and
disappointed traveller.
BUT NO RETREAT
Indeed, from my own experience OF his terrible
determination, know how useless it would be to
advise him. 1 syly suggested several times to him
that he should return home, to build his strength
up, that he might recommence his work under
better auspices. "No, no. mol '.See home, friends,
countrys" mo- no, no, no ' ITO be knighted by the
Queen and welcomed by thousands OF admirers p
eyes, but impossible Must not, cannot, Will not ~
Then how could such determined nah be per-
suaded or advised by his servants and his Arab
fricnds9
am astonished to perceive that have written
at great length about Livingstone, but the words
Nyangwe, Manyema, Lualaba. cannot be dissoci-
ated from his name. Besides am daily told some
thing about him by my friend Abed bin Sallm, and
the ruins Of his residence here are about thirty
feet IRON the front door OF my burzah.
REAARKABLE REGION
In his conversation with me at Ujiji Livingstone
ascribed much just praise almost all OF the region
west OF the Coma Mountains II is most remark.
able regon-more remarkable than any thing l
have seen in Africa Its woods or forests or
term to designate the crowded, tall. straight trees
rising from an impenetrable underground OF bush
creepers, thorns, gums, palms, fronds Of all forms
canes and grass-are sublime, even terrible. In
deed, nature here liz either remarkably or savagely
beautiful. At . distance everything looks charm
ing Take your stand on any eminence or cogne OF
vantage for viewseeing you may please, be 1t the
crest Of ridge, the summit OF hill, the crown OF
rock and If you look around you will ind yourself
delighted, fascinated hundred or q thousand
n
ranges, peaks and cones, the boldly waving
or softly rolling Of gradual or abrupt slope,
Of mounds, little patches OF levels, OF the
grand and the picturesque, in bewildering diver
spendor Of the tropics-that you have caught Na
ture rejoicing and happy. Over all she has flung
robe Of varying green; the hills and ridges are
blooming; the valleys and basins cxhale perfume;
the rocks wear garlands OF creepers; the stems OF
the clothed with moss; thousand stream
let's OF pure cool water stray, now langud, now
quick, toward the north and south and west The
whole makes pleasing, charming illustration OF
the bounteousness and wild beauty Of tropical Ma
turc.
DEcEPTIvE BEAUTY. y
Look closer and analyze all this, that you may
find how deceptive is distance. The grasses are
coarse ana high and thick. They form miniature
copy Of an African forest. Their spear-like blades
wound like knives and their points like needles;
the reeds are tall and tough as bamboo; in those
pretty looking bushes are thorns-truly the thorns
are hooks Of steel; the crown Of that yonder low
hill with such gentle slope is all but inaccessible.
See that glorious crop Of crimson flowers on that
low bush in the middle OF the lawn green. Pause,
my friend before you venture to pluck them. First,
that lawn is deception 1t is forest OF tall trees
you see, and that beautiful, gorgeous poison bush
is nearly thirty feet high and those green banks Of
vegetation in those hoows are almost impenetrabls
forest belts
THE FOREST DEPTHS.
Let me show you specimen of forest In Man.
yema. You will, no doubt, remember that our
friend Livingstone was enthusiastic about the
woods OF Manyema. You would fear to be alone
in those mighty solitudes at night. / made ram
ble-a very short one-into forest once In search
OF rice cane. There are plenty OF canes in these
woods, just like Malacca. l crawed first through
something like hazel copse, then though a brake,
wherein thorns and palmettas were very conspicu,
GUS, then through a strip OF morass out OF which
shot upward dense growth OF tall grasses
and stiff water cane. Crushing my way
through this obstacle came to the edge OF the
forest, where lines OF tall, straight young
giants stood foremost, extended Ike skirmishes
in front Of the dense masses OF Titans, which
solemnly stood behind. The young giants offered
no impediment, and proceeded further in, feeling
my eyes open wider and wider with astonIshment
at sight Of the enormous thickness height, number
and close array Of the forest monarchs.
ETERNAL STIFFNESS
But went to look for canes. and after q quarter