1873.] THE JOURNAL CLOSES. 



dying. No entry at all was made in his diary after that 

 which follows, and it must have taxed him to the utmost to 

 write : — 



"Knocked up quite, and remain — recover — sent to buv 

 milch goats. We are on the banks of the Molilamo." 



They are the last words that David Livingstone wrote. 



From this point we have to trust entirely to the narrative 

 of the men. They explain the above sentence as follows : 

 Salimane, Amisi, Hamsani, and Laede, accompanied by a 

 guide, were sent off to endeavour if possible to buy some 

 milch goats on the upper part of the Molilamo.* They could 

 not, however, succeed ; it was always the same story — the 

 3Iazitu had taken everything. The chief, nevertheless, sent 

 a substantial present of a kid and three baskets of ground- 

 nuts, and the people were willing enough to exchange food 

 for beads. Thinking he could eat some Mapira corn 

 pounded up with ground-nuts, the Doctor gave instructions 

 to the two women M'sozi and M'toweka, to prepare it for 

 him, but he was not able to take it when they brought it 

 to him. 



28th April. — Men were now despatched in an opposite 

 direction, that is to visit the villages on the right bank of 

 the Molilamo as it flows to the Lake ; unfortunately they 

 met with no better result, and returned empty handed. 



On the 2Qth April, Kalunganjovu and most of his people 

 came early to the village. The chief wished to assist his 

 guest to the utmost, and stated that as he could not be sure 

 that a sufficient number of canoes would be forthcoming 

 unless he took charge of matters himself, he should accom- 

 pany the caravan to the crossing place, which was about an 



* The name Molilamo is allowed to stand, but in Dr. Livingstone's Map 

 we find it Lulimala, and the men confirm this pronunciation. — Ed. 



