New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
DAVID LrvIsosroNE b THOMAS Hughes. i0m
DAVID LIVINGSTONE


PIP EOS, Macmillan a ca.
The author Of . Tom Brown at Rugby has written
: raodei short biography of man whose career Is
1l Of the best kind OF instruction and example that
csn BE- Afforded TO generation In whom tho quanues
which distinguished Livingstone appear 70 neeo spe'tel
stimulation, Mr. Hughes shows us the intufe eA-
plcrer OF Africa as he appeared In youth, s'ous
yoang Highisnders reare& In the sturdy ola scotch
school Of feryent piety and devotion 70 ou.y' won
ds1licd to bad work and vigorous exercise from In
fnney fu Of that strong vitality and ndomitaoe M
tusfry which utilize the few leisure hours after eaoh
havd siay,s work for educational progress the TYPO OF
Bcotca viriiity sobricty and conscendonsneSs, IN
ort which has produced SO splendid lne OF celeb
tiss ard so noble an array Of workers Tor tho race.
David Livingstone was at an early age resolved 10
know As much as possible, and while earning lbs
lving. arst rs apprentice and then as full work
man IN ml he made time to study Latin and Greek,
botany physiology, geography and many other use
MI branches He qualified himself for the practice
of medicine, and passed surgeons examination,
walled the hospitals, and determined TO become
missionary. AT first he thought Of going TO China,
but having boon persuaded to take service with tho
London Missionary Society no was sent to Africa
leaving for Algoa Bay in December. 1s4O.
After somewhat disappointing stay at tho Cape
he started for DR. Moats station ct Kuruman, seven
hundred miles I'm the interior, ard then the esclhe
ton Of African travel came upon him." He enJoyed
the independent life the veldt bat he had como &c
work snd no time was TO be lost Arrived at kuru'
man he set himself to learn the native language and
n Jew months mastered several dialects. For
time his medical knowledge entailed so many caDs
rpon him that his missionary work fell into allegiance.
He himself too, discovered that his vocation toward
medicine was strong He liked the proieSsioh' am
st one time he tempted to adopt It as his hie-Woh
But he resoutely fought his inclination, and so iaf
rs vas possible abandoned his praoice ana devoted
himself to the uphill tx of evangeliEng the natives.
The tribes were always at war with one another, or
were menaced by the Beers, themselves most aanGe-
Gus kind OF haifssvages, who, with the Biole IN ONO
hand and the rife In the other practsed oppression ana
cruelty such as were common In tho Mluole Ages,
snd piumed themselves upon their superiority and
their Christianity Densely ignorant and as denseiy
prejudiced, accustomed to slavery and treating the
Hotteniots as mere beasts without souls. worse neigh
boss than these people 10 missionary station could
not be imagined.
They hated livingstone almost instnctavely, and
we're continually threatening him and the chiefs whose
piose friend no was But the bravo scotchn1an took
no heed Of menaces. lie followed the line Of duty
as no saw ii, and be soon cemented firm alliances
even with the chiefs who had boon most hostile at
the beginning 1t was here be made friends with
Tho Makololo tribe, nne race, which supplied him
The loyal and gallant who afterward accompanied
him on so many OF his journeys, ana 70 whom no
bowed himself no less faithful and true. 1t was
Hhtl6 pushing FORWARD lntO tne NuuoruOSe W t"uH~
= new stshon--a long drouth having at once rem
forcd the tribes at thurman disconnected and CON-
pollcd change OF base-that he had that adventure
with Q lion which has been told so often II viii be
remembered that the beast spraug upon and seiSed
him by TIC arm, shaking him as q terrier shakes a
rat aTbe shook he said, produced stnpor
similar to that which seems to be felt by mouse
after the first grip Of the cat 1t caused sort OF
treaminess In which there was no sense OF pain or
falling OF terror though was quite conscious OF all
that was happening. 1t was Ike what patients par
daily under the influence of chioroform descrbe-they
zee tho operation but do not feel the knfes He sug-
gsted that this placidity Is probably produced In
Ill animals killed by tho oarnivora; and IL 50, Is
moniful provision OF the Creator for lesscninG the
pan Of deaths This theory has been much discussed,
but ss yet IT cannot be regarded as demonstrated,
thoagh not Inherently improbable and supported py
ponsaderable indirect evidence
IN 1874 Livingstone married Mary, the eldest dauFh
fsr Of pr. Mofat, and the young couple spent the
ssf gar 1t Mabotsa the new mission. removing then
1prty miles further to Bakwain village. He describes
their se wildly In his letters. Building. gardening
eobhlinx dcctoring tinkefing, earpenterng. gun
amending, farieripg. wsgonmending preaching. school
tng Iectrutnk on physics according TO my means, be-
des chair In divinity to class Of three. I'LL mp my
tirne My wife made candles, soap and clothes. and
thus ve had nearly attained to the indispensable ac
ronpIishments Of missionary family in Central AZ
and the wife msid-ofall-work within' But tho
6ruuth continued and the Boers became more threat
ening. livingstone had heard of great lake on the
pther side OF the Kalahar Desert and he determined
10 IN search Of IT. Iechee, chief Of the Bakwains.
Has vassal II sebitane, head of the Makololo, and
TIE latter was prepared to welcome the white man
heartily The explorer never saw bis home at Kolo-
beng again. He found Sebituane and became the
friend Of him and his people. He visited the Cape,
and while on his return received intelligence that the
tonatreatened invasion of the Boes had taken place.
They had attacked the Bakwalns. burned their village
ptunaered and destroyed the Mission and carried OF
al Livingsone's private property. For this outrage
40 redress was ever obtained Later It became small
nem IN the long account Of similar deeds.
Il would be superHuous TO retrace the work Of ok
ploraton which occupied the travellers later years.
His return to England where no found himself fa-
nous; the homage offered him tho great Of his
book which raised him from poverty to independence,
the death OF his wife, which left him desolste
tie enthusiasm OF the English people, which compelled
tho Government to put him at the head OF new ex-
petition; the appearance Of swarm Of obstacles
10 exploration, and tho comparatively disappointing
results Of the expedition, have been length
90 frequently that the story has become common
properly. Mr.. Hughes has done his work with ex-
ceIlent Judgment bringing out tho most interesting
points, passing lightly and swiftly the long
periods Of relatively monotonous action, exhibiting
clearly the fne qualities OF the explorer, his per
severance, his administrative skl his simple picty
and trust and his conscientious anxiety TO do his duty
b tho uttermost. 1t was part of what We call the
irony Of Fate that Livingstone, whose dominant motive
was the eyangelization Of Africa, the means Of
opening up the country to the deadicst enemies OF
his wor-the slave-raders. The.Portugvsse followed
on the trail ne had brokcn. They avaec themselves
Of the peace he hsd made with the tribes throw the
natives OFF their guard They utilized his iabors for
the establishment OF their internal traffic; and they
and the Arabs between them devastated the country
Had Liyingstone been moved to undertake the put
ting down Of the slayetrade. as Gordon In similar cir
cgsancss would have endcavored 10 put It down, tho
Arabs and Portuguese might have been brought to
tbs conclusion. before now that the game was not