had seen of man’s inhumanity to man, made this march a terrible tramp—­the sun vertical, and the sore heat reacting on the physical frame.  I was in pain nearly every step of the way, and arrived a mere ruckle of bones to find myself destitute.”  In speaking of the impression made by Mr. Stanley’s kindness:  “I am as cold and non-demonstrative as we islanders are reputed to be, but this kindness was overwhelming.  Here was the good Samaritan and no mistake.  Never was I more hard pressed; never was help more welcome.”

During thirteen months Stanley received no fewer than ten parcels of letters and papers sent up by Mr. Webb, American Consul at Zanzibar, while Livingstone received but one.  This was an additional ground for faith in the efficiency of Stanley’s arrangements.

The journey to Unyanyembe was somewhat delayed by an attack of fever which Stanley had at Ujiji, and it was not till the 27th December that the travelers set out.  On the way Stanley heard of the death of his English attendant Shaw, whom he had left unwell.  On the 18th of February, 1872, they reached Unyanyembe, where a new chapter of the old history unfolded itself.  The survivor of two head-men employed by Ludha Damji had been plundering Livingstone’s stores, and had broken open the lock of Mr. Stanley’s store-room and plundered him likewise.  Notwithstanding, Mr. Stanley was able to give Livingstone a large amount of calico, beads, brass wire, copper sheets, a tent, boat, bath, cooking-pots, medicine-chest, tools, books, paper, medicines, cartridges, and shot.  This, with four flannel shirts that had come from Agnes, and two pairs of boots, gave him the feeling of being quite set up.

On the 14th of March Mr. Stanley left Livingstone for Zanzibar, having received from him a commission to send him up fifty trusty men, and some additional stores.  Mr. Stanley had authority to draw from Dr. Kirk the remaining half of the Government grant, but lest it should have been expended, he was furnished with a cheque for 5000 rupees on Dr. Livingstone’s agents at Bombay.  He was likewise intrusted with a large folio MS.* volume containing his journals from his arrival at Zanzibar, 28th January, 1866, to February 20, 1872, written out with all his characteristic care and beauty.  Another instruction had been laid upon him.  If he should find another set of slaves on the way to him, he was to send them back, for Livingstone would on no account expose himself anew to the misery, risk, and disappointment he had experienced from the kind of men that had compelled him to turn back at Nyangwe.

Dr. Livingstone’s last act before Mr. Stanley left him was to write his letters—­twenty for Great Britain, six for Bombay, two for New York, and one for Zanzibar.  The two for New York were for Mr. Bennett of the New York Herald, by whom Stanley had been sent to Africa.