. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . fall I was actually left alonein my house with my boys, both of whom were anxious to be of Andersscn. Another explorer who has gained a world-wide fame and deserves totoe ranked with such heroes as Stanley, Emin Pasha, Speke and Grant,and others, is Andersson, who gives us a graphic account of his travelstSeveral of his remarkable experiences we here reproduce, and the readerwill doubtless confirm the opinion that these are of special interest. Oneextraordinary part of his travels in the Tropics relates to the privationsand
. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . fall I was actually left alonein my house with my boys, both of whom were anxious to be of Andersscn. Another explorer who has gained a world-wide fame and deserves totoe ranked with such heroes as Stanley, Emin Pasha, Speke and Grant,and others, is Andersson, who gives us a graphic account of his travelstSeveral of his remarkable experiences we here reproduce, and the readerwill doubtless confirm the opinion that these are of special interest. Oneextraordinary part of his travels in the Tropics relates to the privationsand sufferings which he and his party underwent from lack of reader must remember that travellers in the Tropics very often suffer GALAXY OF RENOWNED EXPLORERS. 255 from extreme thirst. Anderssons experience in this respect is one of the most remarkable on record. The following is his vivid account of it, On the second evening, or on the third after leaving Okaoa, I saw the guides suddenly halt and look about them, as if undecided how to pn>. A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. Seed. They had a short time previously declared that we should <eac!water that night. My suspicions were therefore at once aroused, orrather my heart misgave me. Surely, I muttered to myself, the fel-lows are trying to deceive us, or they have lost their way ! The oneconjecture was as bad as the other. For a few seconds I remained 256 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. silent; but, seeing them still wavering, I advanced, and in a voice tremtvling with rage and distress, thundered out, Where is the water, men ? adding, with my fowling-piece presented at the head of the acting guide, If you dont bring us to water before noon to-morrow, you die. Pro-ceed. It soon became obvious, however, that they had lost themselves, andthat, under such circumstances, threats would only tend still more toConfuse them. I consequently, as they were wandering to and fro likemen groping in the dark, and the night was fast closing upon us,s
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