Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-08

In bitterness, on seeing four Of our
men fly before one native, 'Aud
these are the wretches with whom
we must reach the Pasha y"
a brave man IS not afraid to ac-
knowledge spiritual force as the
source of his courage. Another
danger faced the rescuing forces
early-that of starvation. One
hundred and fifty of the strongest
men had been dispatched to hunt
for food. They were gone so long
that those in camp we're threatened
with starvation and added to this
was the tear that the forsglDg party
had been killed and captured by
the enemy. Those in camp lived
on thin broth and fungi. Stan.
ley and his white companions lived
o. berries, and ell were weak and
Frustrated. At that moment when
it seemed the camp could endure
no more, the toraging party, loaded
with plantaln, appeared, safe and
sound. At this point of this most
interesting narrative Stanley makes
this declaration, that would Ger.
tainly make a good working creed
for every boy and girl;
"My creed has been, is, and will
remain so, l hope, to act for the
best, think the right thought, and
speak the right word as we'll as a
good motiYe will permit. When
mission is intrusted to me, and my
conscience approves it as noble
and right, and l give my promise
to exert my best powers to fulfill
this according to the letter and
spirit, 1 carry with me law that |
am compelled to obey. If any as.
soclated with me prove to me by
their manner and action that this
law is equally incumbent on them,
then l recognize my brothers"
Stanley says of Emin Pasha:
GAS an administrator he display
ed the finest qualities. He was
just, tender, loyal, merciful, and
affectionate to the natives who
placed themselves under his pro-
tectlon; and no higher and better !
proof OF the esteem with which he
was regarded by his soldiery can
be desired than that he owed his
life to the reputation for business
and mildness which he had won.
1t short, every hour saved from
sleep was devoted, before his final
deposition, to some useful purpose
conducive to increase of knowledge,
improvement of humanity, and gain
to civilization. You must remem-
ber all these things, and by no
means lose sight of them, even
while you read our impressions OF
him."
The new Africa that is being
opened up to civilization will per-
hsps draw to it many boys who
read these columns. Stanley puts
down as a guide to every one who
IS brought into contact with these
ignorant ssvages, that to deal justly
with them Is the first law. They
can never be won for civilization
while the whites deal unjustly with
them. Every bnshel of corn, every
fowl, goat, or sheep, must be paid
for before being taken from them,
and paid for at market rates. They
must learn through practical ex-
perience that one of the first laws
of civilization is fair dealing. IfI
might cOnquers right. then white
and black are alike, and civilization
offers no attractions, no advantages.
The history of Stanley's journey
through darkest Africa is a book |
alike of travel and adventure and !
every boy who enjoys reading his
tory, travel, or adventure will ca
gerly read Stsnley's books.
1t does not seem possible that
any intelligent boy would choose
to read the sensational, untruthtul
books that abound, when one of
real experience, abounding in in
stances revealing true manhood,
true bravery, can be had. Both
this book and "Through the Dark
Continent" would furnish most in
structive and entertaining reading
for the summer tor any boy or girl
with healthy mind.
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