viii CONTENTS. 



Narrow Escape — Gordon Cumming-'s Description of the Noble Beast — 

 A Powerful Animal — Beauty of the Lion — Roar of the Forest King — 

 Frightful Ferocity — Requirements of Lion Hunters — Brave Character of 

 Livingstone 175 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Stanley's Perseverance — Mastering Mountains of Difficulty — Bent on Find- 

 ing Livingstone — Characteristics of the Two Great Explorers — Livings- 

 tone's Touching Reference to the Death of His Wife — Wonderful Results 

 of African Exploration — Stanley Approaches Ujiji — New:, of a Brother 

 White Man — Great Excitement Among the Travelers — Fine Example of 

 the Anglo-Saxon Spirit — Life Given to Ethiopia's Dusky Children — Liv- 

 ingstone's Marvellous Love for Africa 191 



CHAPTER XV. 



Stanley and Livingstone at Ujiji — Cruise on Lake Tanganyika — Giants of 

 African Discovery — Stanley Leaves — Livingstone's Sad and Romantic His- 

 tory — Timely Arrival of Reinforcements from Stanley — Livingstone's 

 Dying Words — The World's Great Hero Dead — Sorrowful Procession to 

 the Coast — Body Transported to England — Funeral in Westminster Abbey — 

 Crowds of Mourners and Eloquent Eulogies — Inscription on Casket. . . 207 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Remarkable Scenery in Tropical Africa Visited by Roosevelt — Masses of 

 Rocky Mountains — Foliage Bright with all the Colors of the Rainbow — 

 Rank Growths of Rushes and Grass — Varieties of Animal Life — The 

 Sacred Ibis — The Long-legged Stork and Heron — Primeval Forests and 

 Running Streams — Fine Specimens of Flowers — Perpetual Moisture — 

 Turtle Doves and Golden Pheasants — Grave-looking Monkeys — Beautiful 

 Valleys and Hillsides — The Beautiful in Nature Marred by Human 

 Cruelty — Cities Built by Insects 230 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 Continued Word Pictures by Famous Explorers — Brambles and Donkeys — 

 Elegant Animals — Swift Punishment — Five Men Wounded by a Lioness — 

 The Famous Gorilla — A Very Human Animal — Inveterate Thieves — Quick 

 Retreat — Arms Longer than Legs — Formidable Foe — Must Kill or be 

 Killed — Cutting Down the Tree — A Young Orang 254 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 Stanley's Absorbing Interest in Livingstone's Explorations — His Resolve to 

 Find a Path from Sea to Sea — Description of the Congo Region — Once 



