The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-10-09
Difficulties Encountered by Stanley.

Stanley's narrative gives us d vivid idea
Of travel in Africa under its best con-
ditions; that IS to say, through q country
fairly known, which has,been visited by
White men. and is now traversed by fire.
quent caravans. Sometimes they crossed
broad and bleak plains, where food was
scarce and cloth vanished fast, land some
INES they came to hilly countries, where
B. ne people were civil and hospitable.
sometimes they We're in troublesome dis
rricts, where there were warring tribes
where the people were treache,ous or
hostile, and Their Stanley could ONLY sleep
with his hand on his rifle. There were
furious tenpests, land some days Nature
and man:ahke warred against us, while
on others both seemed combined TO bless
as" Other troubles came to tie intrepid
commander and his small army, more
especially that potent and 1Dtiring enemy
If al African travel-Typhus. This was
The enemy who menaccd Stanley at Fan
zibar, and never lett his footsteps until be
embarked at Loanda; who followed him
night and day, doing his awful will on the
expedition. And so from these mis-
tortunes--from famine and fatigue, from
fever aad massacre, from mufiny and
death-the little army dwindied away;
and it is a wonder that it did not return,
or at least content itself with visiting
Livingstone's country and exploring Vie
toria N'yanza, and return with the report
which has been brought for 80 many
GESTURES that Africa c. ntinued hostile
to those whoeealne to WOO her, and would
net be won. @
Nor does it surprise us that amid alB
these discouragements, the heart of
Stanley should have taltered 1.-THE eg-
e,edition seemed doomed. Promises of
reWard, kindness, threats, punishment had
no etfect.' But at the same time the
spirit OF the leader was felt in the COM
inand. 1.-THE white men, he saws, sal
though selected OUT of the ordinary class
Of Englishmen, did their work bra7ely.
heriocally, Though suffering from fever
and dYsentery7 insulted by natives, march
ing under the heat and equatorial rain.
storms, they at all times proved them
selves OF noble, manly natures, stout
hearted, brave, and better than all, true
Christians" These are the men by whom
empires are made. but for them there was
no empire bur the memory Of duty we'll
done; no trophy, no reward, unless what
ls to come rs the reward for well-.aolng
N the final day of account. Two Of them
we're to sleep near the banks of Victoria
N'yaDza victims OF disease; the other was
70 be whirled into eternity over the ranids
Of the Congo, when his journey was AZ
most at an end. +
Sometimes Stanley was in the wilder
less without guides. This, however,
oeemed happiness compared to bis pos
ltion when he did have guides who be-
trayed him, as happened early in his ex-
petition In Ukiln5u, near the elephant
country, In Ukimhu the guides ran away
end Stanley found himself on the edge
OF wilderness " TIA but ten DAYS pro-
visions. He had trusted his guide. and
purchased a small quantity of food He
endeavoring to pierce the wilderness but
lis track was lost in q maze CT elephant
b ssnd rhinoceros trails. He could oniv de-
: pend upon his compass. The second day
found jungle OF acacia and eureorbia,
through which the men hai to crawl and
scramble along the ground, s'under ma
tural tunnels Cd embracing shrubbery.
cutting the convoIyuii and creepsrs.
Trusting aside stout thorny bushes, and
by various detours taking advantage of
very slight 0 .,ening the Jungle afforded y
There was no water. Overcome with
isunger and thirst the command began to
sraggle and faint. Some managed to
reach camp, where medicine and restora-
lives brought them strength. Five never
returned. Ore oil them was found dcad
"a the woods, and Of the other four it is
believed they hopelessly wandered on
until they also fell down and died. On
the fifth day they Came to a village, but
he village comprised only four negroes,
shelr wives and little ones, and mad no
}ood for such a large com nand. Stanley
Learned that there was another village
twenty niue miles away named Suna, and
ne sent picked band Of twenty, the
strongest and most enduring, TO VISIT
euna and bring food. He secured the
woods Tor game, but there was no game.
a. hons den was found. In this den were
Two young lions, which were killed and
skinned lsi
But2to what avail were two lion cubs.
70 an ezpedition OF starved mens Surely
= ere was death at last-death. de1eai.