CHAPTER XIII. 



Al^RlCA A WORI.D OF SuRPRISP:S AND WoNDERS JOURNEYS OF LlV- 



iNGSTONF — An Ancfstry of Sturdy Scotch Quai,itiks — 

 David's Factory Liff — Eagfr Thirst for Knowffdgf — 

 Tending thf Loom, with Onf Eyf on His Book — A Lovfr 

 of Hfroic Dffds — Rfsofvfs to Becomf a Mfdicaf Mission- 

 ary IN China — Dfparturf for Africa — Encounters with 

 A Ferocious Lion — Livingstone's Narrow Escape — Gordon 

 Cumming's Description of the Noble Beast — A Power- 

 ful Animal — Beauty of the Lion — Roar of the Forest 

 King — Frightful Ferocity — Requirements of Lion 

 Hunters — Brave Character of Livingstone. 



A WORLD of surprises, of captivating wonders, opens before 

 -^"^ us as we approach the Continent of Africa. Before relating 

 in detail the great achievements of Stanley, particularly his world- 

 renowned achievement of finding Livingstone, who was lost and 

 reported as having been murdered, it will be interesting to give a 

 brief sketch of the life and travels of the celebrated explorer whom 

 Stanley sought and found. The journeys of the sturdy Scotchman 

 have a thrilling interest. 



At a very early age David Livingstone gave sign of rising 

 above his mates, gaining distinction in some honorable calling, and 

 becoming an illustrious example of self-reliance and energy. When 

 promoted at the age of nineteen to cotton-spinning, he took his 

 books to the factory, and read by placing one of them on a portion 

 of the spinning-jenny, so that he could catch sentence after sentence 

 as he passed at his work. He was well paid, however, and having 

 determined to prepare himself for becoming a medical missionary 

 abroad, was enabled, by working with his hands in summer, to 

 support himself while attending medical and Greek classes in Glas- 

 gow in winter, as also the divinity lectures of Dr. Wardlow. He 

 was thus able to pass the required examinations, and was at length 

 admitted a licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons. 



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