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science, the scientific world was naturally
interested in his safety. Substantial evil
dence of what Emin has done for science
may be seen in our W Natural History
Mus cum. To rescue and relieve the plo-
neer of science and of civilization was the
one object of the expedition with the lead.
ership of which Mr.. Stanley was entrusted.
It is evide Mt ION his narrative that the
object was ever before his eyes, and that
ali else was subordinate. Through dangers
innumerable and sufferings that nGght
have daunted all but the bOldest and tru"
est spirits, the purpose for which the Rx-
HeditiOn was organized was accomplished.
Emin ana all of his people who cared
to accompany him were rescued, and that
j. IN time; for, according to the latest
IL. ats, the Mahdists are now swarmingO on
the shores of the Albert Nyanza. That
Emin presented himself to Mr.. Stanley in
q light somewhat different from the ideal
that the Governor was reluctant to leave;
that most of his people were disloyal and
demoralized wretcbes who might have
been left to the tender mercieS of the Nah.
di, with whom they could easily have
made terms; that there were other fea.
lures about the expedition that may leave
room for criticism, do not affect the gene.
rala result. Mr.. Stanley has once moro
proved his suprem acy as q man of action,
as a leader whose single aim is to accom-
plish what he undertakes. Even were
Emin as full of blemishes as be is repre-
sented in Mr.. Stanley's narrative no one
need regret the Expedition sent to his re.
lief; it has helped to keen alive he senti-
ments of chivalry and humanity in the
midst of q civilization in danger Of becom.
ing too materialisbie, ard given opportunity
for the exercise of those noble qualities
,,lTo(, vno1o ,O RNrOs16 Of OVr roma
The truth is that no two men could be
more dissimilar i'm character and conduct
than are Emin and Mr.. Stanley. They seem
quite incapable of understands each
other the one has no sympathy with the
Others pursuits. Stanley, is, before every.
thing, u mau Of action, who goes direct to
the accomplishment Of whatever purpose
he undertakes Emin is a student of Ma
ture, "a man of science, who, by force Of
circumstances, had become ruler of a pro.
vince, and military leader. AS " man of
science he m " be too much given to ma k
ing allowances to be fitted for a post where
quickneSs of decision and rapidity of &C.
ton were Dec sSSary and. where he had to
deal with people wish whom force was the
only remedy. Whatever may be his weak
ness, science at least cannot regret the
rescue of one of her most devoted disciples.
w I'LL ali NIL ObbuIOA , hpIh'clO OOlDCHpU
for science and her students, he himSelf
has beeA one of Eer most successful piO-
neers. 1t is hard to say whence Mr.. Stanley
has obtained his notion of the character Of
scientific men and We are not disposed
to take KS verdict too seriously. when we
remember the circumstances under which
his book was written, aud the many irri-
ttting Conditions to which he had, without
doubt, been subjected by the con tIIct of
Emin and his people. The most satisfacto.
ry feature about the passage in which he
houts at science and its vOtarieS is it's in
consistency. This and other passages in
his book, in which Mr.. Stanley deals with
science, only show that he IS not equally
strong all round that, Notwithstanding the
valuable contributions he has made to sci
ence in this and his previous writings, he
himself is not largely endowed with the sci.
ent::s" spirit.
', ale we are disposed to he cpiti-
cal, may we refer to one or two other
passages in Mr.. Stanley's book, which
seem to US to show that he had not quite
recovered that equanimity which was so
bitterly tried, even down to the arrival at
Bagamoyo?. Speaking of the fine race OF
the Wahuma, he SCOTS at "some philologi-
cal nidderin0s,n for CHASING them and many
other tribes in Central and South Africa
under the common name of BdntW, which,
as III truly tells rs, simplymeans men.4iIf
Mr.. Stanley intends by this to protest
against the implication that. because a
variety of people speak a certain type of