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Some News of Dr. Livingston

           Livingstonewouldsoonvisitthatpartofthecontinent?Yes,forinfollowingthatmissionarytour,hewasgoingtocompletetheexplorationofCentralAfrica.

           Weknowtheheroiclifeofthissonoftheteamerchant,wholivedinBlantyre,avillageinthecountyofLanark.Bornonthe13thofMarch,1813,DavidLivingstone,thesecondofsixchildren,became,byforceofstudy,bothatheologiananddoctor.Aftermakinghisnovitiateinthe"LondonMissionarySociety,"heembarkedfortheCapein1840,withtheintentionofjoiningthemissionaryMoffatinSouthernAfrica.

           FromtheCape,thefuturetravelerrepairedtothecountryoftheBechnanas,whichheexploredforthefirsttime,returnedtoKurumanandmarriedMoffat’sdaughter,thatbravecompanionwhowouldbeworthyofhim.In1843hefoundedamissioninthevalleyoftheMabotsa.

           Fouryearslater,wefindhimestablishedatKolobeng,twohundredandtwenty-fivemilestothenorthofKuruman,inthecountryoftheBechnanas.

           Twoyearsafter,in1849,LivingstoneleftKolobengwithhiswife,histhreechildrenandtwofriends,Messrs.OswellandMurray.August1st,ofthesameyear,hediscoveredLakeN’gami,andreturnedtoKolobeng,bydescendingtheZouga.

           InthisjourneyLivingstone,stoppedbythebadwillofthenatives,hadnotpassedbeyondtheN’gami.Asecondattemptwasnotmorefortunate.Athirdmustsucceed.Then,takinganorthernroute,againwithhisfamilyandMr.

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