M4 LIVINGSTONE’S COLLECTED COURAGE. 
gether, from the 10th of November, 1871, to the 14th of 
March, 1872. Stanley affirms that Livingstone positively 
does not know what fear is. At Lake Tanganyika, 
when the part}' was in fear of an instant attack, Living- 
stone’s conduct made this evident. The party was en- 
gaged in eating their supper, when Stanley called Living- 
stone’s attention to the fact that they were being sur- 
rounded. “Are you sure of that?” asked the Doctor. 
“ Yes ! ” said Stanley, “ some are behind yon at this mo- 
ment.” Livingstone turned and saw them, and ordered 
one of his men to hail them. As soon as the Marundi saw 
that their presence was known, they advanced and de- 
manded of the party who they were. The travellers 
answered they were white men, and asked what they 
wanted. The natives replied that they would come back 
in the evening to see the white men. Having then gone, 
the travellers, on consultation, thought it best to retire 
^immediately. Getting therefore in their boats they pushed 
off, when the tribe suddenly appeared in force, attacking 
them by throwing spears and stones at them. Stanley 
cocked his gun and said, “ Doctor, give me permission to 
punish these fellows.” "No! no!” replied Livingstone, 
wo have got out of danger ; it is not necessary to shed 
blood now.” He gives also another incident. The party 
was in the cannibal country of ITsamsi, on the western 
coast of Lake Tanganyika. Dr. Livingstone had gone out 
to take observations, while Stanley had retired to sleep. 
Suddenly a boy rushed into the tent, exclaiming : “ Master, 
Master, get your gun ; men want to fight ! ” “I found this 
true,” says Stanley. “ Thero were scores of excited native 
fellows shouting out that they wore going to kill us ; so I' 
sent four or five of our men to the Doctor, warning him of 
the danger, and desiring him to hurry back to the camp. 
By and by the Doctor returned, and in his usual calm and 
deliberate manner, presented himself to the chief man of 
the natives who had made the hostile demonstrations, and 
without any appearance whatever of alarm, or of anger, 
