The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-22
nlflenltIes Rneonnlered By sLanley.

idea of travel IL Africa undor les best
conditions; that ia TO say, through
country fairly known, which has been
visited by white men, and Is now ira
versed by frequent caravans. Some.
times they crossed tbroad and bleak /
plains, where food was scarce and |
cloth vanished flst. and sometimes
they came to hilly countries, where the
people we're civil and hospitable.
Sometimes they were in troublesome
districts; where there we're warning
tribes, whore the people we're treacher-
ous or hostile, and then Stanley could
only sleep with his hand on his rifle.
There were furious tempests, "and
some DAYS nature and man alike
warred against us, while on others
both seemed combined 10 bless as.
Other troubles came to the intrepid
commander and his small army.
more especially that potent and
untiring enemy of all African travel
typhus. This was the enemy who mo-
lnanced Stanley at Zanzibar, and never
left his footsteps until he embarked at
Ioanda; who followed him night and
day, doing his awful will upon the ex-
pedition. And so from these misfor
tunes-from famine and fatigue, from
fever and massacre, from muiny and
death--the little army dwindled away;
land il is a wonder that II did not return,
or at least content itself with visiting
Livingstone's country and exploring
Victoria \ N'yanxa, and return wltn the
report which has been brought Tor 50
many centuries-that Africa continued
hostile TO those who came to WOO her,
and would not be won. Nor does IL
. i IL. ali
conrarements. the heart of Stanley
should have faltered. THE expedition
, seemed doomed, Promises OF reward.
kindness, threats, punishments, had no
effect" But at the same time the
spirit of the leader was felt in the COM
mand. ''The white men," he says,
.salthoueh selected out OF the ordinary
class of Eaglishmen. did their work
! bravely, herOically. Though suffering
from fever and dysen4ery, insulted by
natives. marching under the heat and
equatorial rain-storms, they at all imei
: proved themselves of noble, manly na.
lures, stout-hearted, brave and, betteE
than all, trus Christians These are
Z the men by whom empires are made
but for them there was no empire bu
z She memory Of duty well done; ns
trophy, no reward, unless what - z
come as the reward for weli-doing II
: the final day Of account. Two Of then
e we're 70 sleep near the banks Of Victorii
: N'yanza victims of disease. the othei
!. was to be whirIed into eternity owe
: the rapids Of the Congo, when his jour
: ney was almost at an end.
+ Sometimes Stanley was IN the wilder
/ ness without guides. This. however
seemed q happiness compared to hi
q position when he did have guides VIII
L betrayed him, as happened early in b.
expedition in Ukimbu, near the ele
q phant country. In Ukimbu the guide
. ran away, and Stanley found himsel
Z ON the edge Of q wilderness with bu
i ten dnys' provisions. He had truste
= his guides, and purchased . amal
4 quantity Of food. He endeayored I
8 pierce the wilderness, but his track va
/. lost in q maze Of elephant and FhiE
n oceros trails. He could only depen
= upon his compass. The second da
,f found q Jungle Of acacia and euphol
bic. through which the men had
crawl and scramble along the grount
. "under natural tunnels of embFacin
y shrubbery, cutting the eolvolvuh an
y creepers, thFusting aside stout thoEn
!. bushes, and by various detonrs takin
~ advantage Of every slight opening q
.. Jingle afforded" There was no wate
r. Overcome with hunger and thirst, Il
command began 70 straggle and fain
- Some managed 70 reach camp, Whei
"a medicines AID restoratives brought the
u strength. Five never retained. Or
,. Of them was found dead in the wood
q and of the other four il Is believe
they bopelessly wandered on until tbs
also fell down and died" On the fiii
day they came to . village, but Il
village comprised only four negroe
Iis their wives and little ones, nnd hl
IL no food for such q large commani
Mt Stanley learned that there was anothl
village twenty five miles away, namt
to Suna, and he sent 3 picked band
u twenty, the strongest and most endu
X. ing. 10 visit Suna and bring food. I
,is seoured the woods for game, but the
ne was no game. a lions den was foun
In this den were two young lion
which were killed and skinned. -
u Of what avail were two lion cubs 70 I
81 expedition Of starved menl Sure
here was death at last death, defea
= annihiiation; and this proud expec
,aI 4 ton which had set out SO glorious
ne from Zanzibar, resolved 70 force 9
= mystery Oh GOuLAuGuk AAAA ASue 40 vi
70 the Atlantic, why, all that con
tz- happen to it was to perish in an Afric
q Jungle Of lions and elephants. 70 peri
nd IS so many had done before, leagii
ng only the name Of Stanley to be add
in to the sad, dismal role Of martyrs
ng African discovery. Returning
itt camp says Stanley, ''from the fru
ist less hunt"-nothing in all that wilde
nd ness but the two lion cubs--'.I was
M struck with the pinched faces OF
poor people that could have aims
Ich wept, If might have done 50 witho
z q exciting fear Of our fate Ia their mint
We resolved to do something toward ]
ne. Iieving the pressing needs Of hel
10. hunger" Stanley had medical stor
1d. which Ia such an expedition are
nd cred trust. He opened q sheet II
1ns trunk and made it serve as q pot. Il
yer this pot he doled ont five pounds
lu- Scotch oatmeal perhaps the most p
the cious Of all his possessions-and thl
tins of .revalenta arabica," and mad
HE Cruel. "It was q rare sight" he 81
nd ITO see those poor famine-stricken p
an pie hasten to that Torquay dress tru
~ and assist me to cook the huge pot
IN Cruel; to watch them fan the ere t.
t6e hercer heat, and, with their gonrds (
inc of water, stand by to cool the foami
the liquid when it threatened to overdo'
=. Tha rorridoe kent the expedikion al