David Livingstone : his labours and his legacy . THE UNIVERSITIES MISSION STEAMER, CHARLES JAKSEN, OFF LlVJ^CSTOMA CHAPTER XI. Livingstones legacy. TT WHEREVER, writes Professor Drummond, inVV his admirable book on Tropical Africa—a book which is distinguished by the merit of brevityamong a score and more works on Africa as cumbrousas the subject with which they deal— Wherever DavidLivingstones footsteps are crossed in Africa, the fra-grance of his memory seems to remain. Confirmationof this statement, though it is really unnecessary, isfound in the following anecdote, told by the
David Livingstone : his labours and his legacy . THE UNIVERSITIES MISSION STEAMER, CHARLES JAKSEN, OFF LlVJ^CSTOMA CHAPTER XI. Livingstones legacy. TT WHEREVER, writes Professor Drummond, inVV his admirable book on Tropical Africa—a book which is distinguished by the merit of brevityamong a score and more works on Africa as cumbrousas the subject with which they deal— Wherever DavidLivingstones footsteps are crossed in Africa, the fra-grance of his memory seems to remain. Confirmationof this statement, though it is really unnecessary, isfound in the following anecdote, told by the Maples :— * While staying with Matola, I was told there was aman who specially wanted to see his English visitors,because he had known something of a white man in olddays, and if we w^ere at all like him he should like tomake our acquaintance. I desired that he might bepresented to us. Forthwith he came—a pompous oldman, who spoke in a dignified manner, and who hadevidently some information to communicate. Over hisright shoulder there h
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