New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-11

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written in pain in his own heart
EXPERIENCE WITH THE FEVER.
was in Congo for some time alone. I see about
here stones indicating where certain men Tell
that dark river where / could put stones, but no
who sleep there lived in a grass hut with a
loneliness sometimes which was enough 10 break
the heart. After months of waiting looked across
my river might've call everything ours QUO
tive on the opposite bank of the river and moist
ing my flag the STAFF and firing a gun, told
them that was sending my boat across l sent
the boat across the river with twelve natives 70
bring this caravan over, and to my amazenen5
FELT afrniJ 70 r,sct White man after living alone
As the boat came over again toward sunset l
heard one of the men shout out, We have come to
river and thanked God that at last company was at
hand But as soon as touched the hand Of the first
70 him, You get up into hut The other mar, man
bit aG bd RE aG Ine fy u anu bi var
going on on the river. and these men had driven
through the rivers. through rains. had travelled
In wet blankets and clothing ! sat for twenty
two hours and a half by the bedside of the first,
DO YOU hear those bells ringing"
Why" he said. those bells are ringing across
You mothers and sisters. have seen soldiers and
traders and mission9rss de IN Adred , v 9aTs
message TO his mother. Many of them who
much behind did not pass away without one
thought Of her so dear TO his heart Dom oe
afraid the rOughneSS of your boys i tel you,
big frauds. Whatever you may huft
you cannot hurt that name mother Ana ms
poor lad said me. Just take message TO my
mother and / promised that / would and dld lc
for her, I will keep it.
] buried him the next morning. and thaC night AZ
) O'Clock. standing by a small camp bed. his COL
league made a great jump. and in an instant had
passed beyond reach Of help On the other side or
him lay the friend who came with him. and IN or
der keep the who still alive IN ignorance
small camp bed. hum tunes and whistle. until ac
last my crew boys came along, and, throwing my
coat the face of the dead man. said
Take him down into my bedroom and his col
taken him away; he disturbing me-
buried him the next morning. and that same even
ing my third man passed away, and l shall never
forget, IL all the strength had gone out or mes
for the morning come that might bury my
dead. Oh the hope that quickened by that
flag and those three white faces that waited so
long TO see. and in four days all that nope
cost me something. It is because It has cost those
homes something that plead with you TO answers
the call of Him who saws 10 some or YOU TO-
teach 80
who still go praying, God bless father GOD
bless mother Father has come home again from
Congo and they ask the question, which nor
man seems able to answer, when Will mother re-
when / saw those little children and felt Whac
missions had cost them, prayed God 20 take az
pride out OF my heart and send me as naming
torch anywhere to plead for Africa. that that
great continent long despised and forsaken so
that no man went through il. God may ma Ike OF u
an eternal excellence Of Joy OF many general
VIII YOU help US here at North1eld and send ms
echo around the world. The world for Christ?