iyO THRILLING ADVENTURES IN AFRICA. 



an acquaintance with the disposition and manners of Hons, and a 

 tolerable knowledge of the use of the rifle, are indispensable to him 

 who would shine in the overpoweringly exciting pastime of hunting 

 this justly celebrated king of beasts. 



Livingstone himself narrates minutely his dreadful encounter 

 with a lion. He always regarded it as one of his most thrilling- 

 experiences in Africa, and he had occasion to remember it from 

 the fact that he was so severely injured. The wonder is that when 

 the ferocious beast had the great explorer in his power and might 

 easily have taken his life, he should have been prevented from doing 

 it. A few moments more and the life of one of the world's greatest 

 heroes would have been terminated. 



After having encountered many strange tribes, and had many 

 thrilling experiences, Livingstone on November ii, 1853, accom- 

 panied by the chief and his principal men to see him off, embarked 

 on the Chobe. His great achievements and w^onderful adventure 

 in the then unknown country, are matters of history. 



Early in 1857 Livingstone returned to England. On March 

 10, 1858, on board Her Majesty's Ship "Pearl" at the head of the 

 government expedition, he set out again. This time he was lost, and 

 all the civilized world was agitated. 



