Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . ulu orMolikulu in a canoe. Next day the only words Livingstone was able toset down were, Tried to ride, but was forced to lie down, and they carriedme back to vil. exhausted. To quote from Dr. Waller, Livingstones men explained this entrythus:— This morning the doctor tried if he were strong enough to ride onthe donkey, but he had only gone a short distance when he fell to the groundutterly
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . ulu orMolikulu in a canoe. Next day the only words Livingstone was able toset down were, Tried to ride, but was forced to lie down, and they carriedme back to vil. exhausted. To quote from Dr. Waller, Livingstones men explained this entrythus:— This morning the doctor tried if he were strong enough to ride onthe donkey, but he had only gone a short distance when he fell to the groundutterly exhausted and faint. Susi then unfastened his masters belt andpistol, and picked up his cap, which had fallen to the ground, whilst 342 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. Chumah ran on to stop the men in fiont. When he came back he said, Chumah, I have lost so much blood there is no more strength lefc in mylegs; you must carry me. He was then lifted on to Chumahs back,and carried back to the village he had just left, but insisted on going onagain the next day, though his men saw that he was sinking and beganto fear he would not rally again. A litter was made of two side pieces of wood seven feet in lengtli,. AFRICAN HOUSES WITH THATCHED ROOFS. crossed with rails three feet long and about four inches apart, the wholelashed strongly together. Grass was spread over this rough bed, and ablanket laid over it. It was then slung from a pole, Livingstone was laidupon it, and two of his men carried him across a flooded grass plain tothe next village, which was reached in about two hours and a half, theillustrious traveller suffering severely. LIVINGSTONES LAST JOURNEY. 343 Here a hut was built, and Livingstone rested for the night, if we canspeak of rest when he was enduring the most terrible pain. On the 23dApril the melancholy march was resumed, though our hero was tooill to make any entry but the date in his journal. His men report thatthey passed over just such a flooded treeless waste as o
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