Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition .. . e; and they lost notime in doing so. In their hasteto be gone secretly, they wereunable to ascertain a safe road,and were lost in a marsh notfar from Niambos this they were guided bysome natives, more compassionate than their neighbors. Therepresentations of these people Avere to the effect that at twodays journey distance there was a Portuguese settlement. Itwas therefore decided that Dr. Holub and his wife shouldpush on toward it, and obtain
Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition .. . e; and they lost notime in doing so. In their hasteto be gone secretly, they wereunable to ascertain a safe road,and were lost in a marsh notfar from Niambos this they were guided bysome natives, more compassionate than their neighbors. Therepresentations of these people Avere to the effect that at twodays journey distance there was a Portuguese settlement. Itwas therefore decided that Dr. Holub and his wife shouldpush on toward it, and obtain help there for the a toilsome journey of the required length, they learnedthat the Portuguese settlement was two days journey from theboundaries of the Marutse kingdom, and these boundarieswere still at an indefinite distance. Footsore and weary, theyretraced their steps, to find that the camp was even then beingattacked by the Mashukulumbe. They managed to reach theirparty, and Dr. Holubs first thought was how to save hisdiaries. Thirty-two precious volumes were in his hut, but ofthese he was able to save but Mrs. Holub. DR. HOLUB, THE AUSTRIAN EXPLORER. 28S Even when attacked unprovoked, it was no part of his plansto massacre the natives. Throughout the journey, the mem-bers of the party had been strictly forbidden to fire upon thepeople, unless in self-defense; and up to this time, not a gunhad been discharged at any but the lower animals. Now, theorder was given: Wound, but do not kill, and scrupu-lously obeyed. The Mashulukumbe were finally driven off,but probably only to return with a larger force w^hile the campwas asleep. The white man therefore determined to beat aretreat; the party crept through the reeds to the river-bank;but how to cross the stream? A small boat was visible on theopposite side, but the river was full of crocodiles, and themen shrank from the danger. At last, however, for the bribeof a gun, one of the native servants agreed to
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