iv.] THE MISSIONARY. 161 



Viewing the books presented in connexion with the 

 motives with which they were given, and also with regard 

 to their intrinsic value, I shall always feel inclined to second 

 any vote of thanks which may be passed to the Boers for 

 destroying my library. 



Kind regards to Mrs Monk. 



Your's affectionately, 



DAVID LIVINGSTONE. 

 To Eev. W. Monk, 



Aubrey Villa, Cambridge. 



This letter, full of heart and noble as it is, since it in 

 reality embodies his own line of conduct, nevertheless does 

 not answer some important points contained in the ques- 

 tions 1 . 



Our traveller gives the following account of his own 

 equipment for his journey from Linyanti to Loanda. The 

 information is valuable for the African traveller or mis- 

 sionary, to be modified, of course, to his own circumstances. 



" I had three muskets for my people, a rifle and double- 

 barrelled smooth bore for myself; and, having seen such 

 great abundance of game in my visit to the Leeba, I 

 imagined that I could easily supply the wants of my 

 party. Wishing also to avoid the discouragement which 

 would naturally be felt on meeting any obstacles if my 

 companions were obliged to carry heavy loads, I took 

 only a few biscuits, a few pounds of tea and sugar, and 

 about twenty of coffee, which, as the Arabs find, though 

 used without either milk or sugar, is a most refreshing 



1 Perhaps Dr Livingstone, on the receipt of some copies of this 

 little book, will discuss these questions more fully from amid those 

 African scenes to which they refer, if he should have leisure to do so. 



The Editor will be obliged if any traveller or missionary who has 

 resided in Africa will reply to these inquiries, in order that he might 

 concentrate, in some future edition of this book, the wisdom and ex- 

 perience of many with reference to these topics. 



