The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death | Page 4

the Doctor's map.
Known to me previously for years on the Zambesi and Shiré it was a
pleasure to have them with me for four months. Amongst other good
services they have aided the artist by reproducing the exact facsimile of
the hut in which Dr. Livingstone expired, besides making models of the
"kitanda" on which he was carried, and of the village in which his body
lay for fourteen days.
I need not add what ready and valuable assistance I have derived from
the Doctor's old companion Dr. Kirk wherever I have found it
necessary to apply to him; some of the illustrations are more
particularly owing to his kindness.
It only remains to say that it has been thought advisable to retain all the
strictly scientific matter found in Dr. Livingstone's journals for future
publication. When one sees that a register of the daily rainfall was kept
throughout, that the temperature was continually recorded, and that
barometrical and hypsometrical observations were made with
unflagging thoroughness of purpose year in and year out, it is obvious
that an accumulated mass of information remains for the meteorologist

to deal with separately, which alone must engross many months of
labour.
A constant sense of great responsibility has been mine throughout this
task, for one cannot doubt that much of the future welfare of distant
tribes and races depends upon Livingstone obtaining through these
records a distinct hearing for their woes, their misery, and above all for
their willingness to welcome men drawn towards them by motives like
his.
At the same time memory and affection have not failed to bring back
vividly the man, the traveller, and the friend. May that which he has
said in his journals suffer neither loss of interest nor depth of meaning
at the compiler's hands.
HORACE WALLER.
TWYWELL RECTORY, THRAPSTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
_Nov. 2, 1874._
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Attached to Mr. Stanford's staff.
[2] In February last this section of the map (as we suppose), together
with some of the Doctor's papers, was sent off from Ujiji by Lieutenant
Cameron. Nothing, however, had arrived on the 22nd September at
Zanzibar, and H.M. Consul, Captain Prideaux, entertained serious
doubts at that time whether they would ever come to hand. All
Livingstone's journals were saved through other instrumentality, as I
have shown.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
Arrival at Zanzibar. Hearty reception by Said Majid, the sultan. Murder
of Baron van der Decken. The slave-market. Preparations for starting to
the interior. Embarkation in H.M.S. Penguin and dhow. Rovuma Bay
impracticable. Disembarks at Mikindany. Joy at travelling once more.
Trouble with sepoys. Camels attacked by tsetse fly, and by sepoys.
Jungle sappers. Meets old enemies. The Makondé. Lake Nangandi.
Gum-copal diggings.


CHAPTER II.
Effect of _Pioneer's_ former visit. The poodle Chitané. Result of tsetse
bites. Death of camels and buffaloes. Disaffection of followers.
Disputed right of ferry. Mazitu raids. An old friend. Severe privations.
The River Loendi. Sepoys mutiny. Dr. Roscher. Desolation. Tattooing.
Ornamental teeth. Singular custom. Death of the Nassick boy, Richard.
A sad reminiscence.


CHAPTER III.
Horrors of the slave-trader's track. System of cultivation. Pottery.
Special exorcising. Death of the last mule. Rescue of Chirikaloma's
wife. Brutalities of the slave-drivers. Mtarika's. Desperate march to
Mtaka's. Meets Arab caravans. Dismay of slavers. Dismissal of sepoys.
Mataka. The Waiyau metropolis. Great hospitality and good feeling.
Mataka restores stolen cattle. Life with the chief. Beauty of country and
healthiness of climate. The Waiyau people and their peculiarities.
Regrets at the abandonment of Bishop Mackenzie's plans.

CHAPTER IV.
Geology and description of the Waiyau land. Leaves Mataka's. The
Nyumbo plant. Native iron-foundry. Blacksmiths. Makes for the Lake
Nyassa. Delight at seeing the Lake once more. The Manganja or
Nyassa tribe. Arab slave crossing. Unable to procure passage across.
The Kungu fly. Fear of the English amongst slavers. Lake shore. Blue
ink. Chitané changes colour. The Nsaka fish. Makalaosé drinks beer.
The Sanjika fish. London antiquities. Lake rivers. Mukaté's. Lake
Pamalombé. Mponda's. A slave gang. Wikatani discovers his relatives
and remains.


CHAPTER V.
Crosses Cape Maclear. The havildar demoralised. The discomfited
chief. Reaches Marenga's town. The earth-sponge. Description of
Marenga's town. Rumours of Mazitu. Musa and the Johanna men desert.
Reaches Kimsusa's. His delight at seeing the Doctor once more. The fat
ram. Kimsusa relates his experience of Livingstone's advice. Chuma
finds relatives. Kimsusa solves the transport difficulty nobly. Another
old fishing acquaintance. Description of the people and country on the
west of the Lake. The Kanthundas. Kauma. Iron-smelting. An African
Sir Colin Campbell. Milandos.


CHAPTER VI.

Progress northwards. An African forest. Destruction by Mazitu. Native
salutations. A disagreeable chief. On the watershed between the Lake
and the Loangwa River. Extensive iron-workings. An old Nimrod. The
Bua River. Lovely scenery. Difficulties of transport. Chilobé. An
African Pythoness. Enlists two Waiyou