The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-12-05
Or. LivINGsToNE's HEART.

Oh. LtVlNGSTONE'S HEART.
4 Tourney to the Tree Under which 1t
IL hurled.
The second article made up from
the journals of the late E. j. Glave.
who crossed Africa in the interests
sf The Century. appears in that
magazine 1t is devoted to the jour-
ney to the Livingstone tree and gives
the following account of this me-
mortal Of the great missionary:
July S.-This Is red letter day in
my career. / have visited the place
where DR.. Livingstone's heart is
buried beneath big tree. called
mowula, and by the Ilala mpundu.
Although done 20 years ago, the in
scription is In splendid state of
preservation. The tree shows no dis.
6gurement, and moreover the carv-
Ing is not on the bark, but on the
grain of the tree itself 1t is hard
wood tree, 8 feet in diameter at
the base. At 80 feet it throws out
large branches. Its top is a thick
mass Of foliage When Livingstone
died, the heart and other viscera
were buried beneath this tree, and
the bark was cleared off for space
Of 21a square feet. In this space ia.
cob Wainwright, whose account my
discovery verifies to the letter, carv-
ed the inscription with no ounces
hand, the letters being we'll shaped
and bold. The tree is situated at the
edge;of the grass plain and is very
conspicuous, being the largest tree
In the neighborhood. 1t is about five
miles south southwest from the
present site of the village of Karon-
ga Nzofu, an important Bisa chief,
whose father was friend of Liv.
ingstone. Chitambo's is now ten
miles away. It was originally near
the tree. In fact Livingstone died a
few minutes walk from the old vii
lage of Chitambo. About ten years
ago Chitambo was so harassed by
the Awemba raiders of Chiquanda
that he left his village. The sacred
tree has often heard the fierce yell
Of the man hunters and the screams
OF women and children and wound.
ed men.
Livingstones long prayers for At
rica's deliverance have not yet re-
ceived fair response. Since his death
new raiders have appeared in the
shape Of Awemba from the north.
There is now no vestige Of Chitam-
bo's old village standing. merely a
big space covered with young tim
ber. The Livingstone tree looks
sturdy and healthy and likely to
last many years do not see how
I can contribute to the future recog-
milton of the place. Metal, if had
It, would be stolen. There are no
stones In the district to make a
cairn. The tree will outlive any
wooden cross / might erect. Several
of the older men at Karonga Nzofu's
remember DR.. Livingstone and de-
scribe his appearance very we'll in
deed. They mention the cap he al
ways wore.
July 9.-Today Irevisited the tree
where Livingstone died, and in or
der to guide others to the exact spot
In case this tree should disappear
from any cause i selected another
big tree likely to last many years,
cleared away 21S square feet of it's
bark, and in the space marked as
follows, "I'his tree is magnetic
southwest of the tree where Living
stones remains are buried and is As
PAGES from it" I brought away a
bit of the bark of the memorable
tree-a7 dead part, so, as not to be
guilty of vandalism.
Livingstone's grave is in quiet
nook, such as he himself desired, in
the outskirts Of forest, bordering
on>a grass plain where the roam buck
and Gland roam in safety. When l
visited the place, turtle doves were
cooing in the tree tops, and a litter
of young hyenas had been playing
near by. In the low ground outside
tho hole leading to the cave were
their recent tracks. They had scam.
pered into safety at our approach.