The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

denly near Voice Oh my rlSut say.
"'Good morning, sirlTs
STARTLED at hearing this greeting
in the midst of such a crowd of black
people, / turn sharply around In search
of the man and see him at my side
with the blacklist Of faces but ami
mated and joyous-a man dressed in
a long white shirt, with turban of
American sheeting around his woolly
head, and | ask:
"'Who the mischief are your
al am Susi, the servant of Doctor
Livingstone said he, smiling and
showing a cleaning row of teeth.
"'Whatl Is Doctor Livingstone
hereY
ayes, sir
"Tn this village?
"'Yes, SIR
"'Are you surer
"'Sure, sure, sir. Why, leave him
just now
SHOW, you Susi, run and tell the
doctor I am coming
ayes, SIR and off be darted like a
mailman.
"But by this time we were within
two hundred yards Of the village, and
the multitude was getting denser and
almost preventing our march. Flags
and streamers were out; Arabs and
Wangwana were pushing their way
through the natives in order to greet
US, for, according to their account, we
belonged to them.
"Soon Susi came running back and
asked me my name; he had told the
doctor that was coming, but the
doctor was too surprised to believe
him and when the doctor asked him
my name Susi was rather staggered.
The Greeting That Rang Round the
World
"But during Susi's absence. the news
had been conveyed to the doctor that
it was surely a white man that was
coming, whose guns were firing and
whose flag could be seen; and the
great Arab magnates of Ujiji-Mo-
manned bin Sail, Sayd bin SULLIVAN,
Mohammed bin Gharib and others-had
gathered together before the Doctors
house, and the doctor had come out
from his veranda to discuss the mat
ter and await my arrival
"In the meantime, the head of the
expedition had halted and the color
bearer was out of the ranks, holding
his flag aloft, and my own man Selim
said to me, see the doctor, sir. Oh,
what an old mani He has got white
beardp And what would l not
have given for a bit of friendly
wilderness where unseen might vent
my Joy in some mad freak such as
idiotically biting my hand, turning
somersault or slashing at trees in or
der to allay those exciting feelings
that were well-nigh uncomfortable.
My heart beats fast but I must not
let my face betray my emotions lest
it shall detract from the dignity of
white man appearing under such ex-
traordinary circumstances.
"So l did that which / thought was
most dignified. pushed back the
crowds and, passing from the rear,
walked down a living avenue of peo-
pie until came in front of the semi
circle Of Arabs In the front Of which
stood the white man with the gray
beard. As I advanced slowly towards
him I noticed he was pale. looked
wearied, had gray beard, wore
blush cap with a faded gold band
round it, had on a red-sleeved waist
coat and pair of gray tweed trousers.
I would have run to him only l was
a coward in the presence of such
mob-would have embraced him only,
he being an Englishman, I did not
know how he would receive me; so
did what cowardice. and false pride
suggested was the best thing-walked
deliberately to him, took off my hat
and said:
doctor Livingstone. presumer
ayes said he, with kind smile.
lifting his cap slightly.
II replace my hat on my head and
he puts on his cap and we both grasp
hands and then l say aloud:
81 thank God. doctor, l have been
permitted to see you
He answered. I feel thankful that
l am here to welcome you"
To quote anything more must be
in the nature of an anti-climax. Let's
stop right here
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