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Show LOYALTY OF AFRICAN NATIVE He Had Been One of Livingstone's Boye and Preferred to Die by His Load. While Journeying through central Africa once, after several days of severe marching, the men of Alfred J. Hwarin's CBravan failed to reach camp, lie returned to them with water and Bi-f.lstaiice, and finding tho carts with only half their crew, he aked where the heavy load was, and they replied, "Miles behind." It was on this Journey Jour-ney that be witnessed a remarkable Instance of the endurance and loyalty of a Mark man. - Fiarlng the men wimbl l starved. wrl'es Mr Swann In "Fighting the Slave Hunters In Central Africa." we I prcKM-il on toward them, nnd finally j dlM-overed the load drawn up under ' a bu.-h. Searching round for traces of the crew, I heard a voice faintly call out . "I am alive, but give nie water!" (in looking Into the bui-h. we discovered dis-covered the leader, sheltered from the sun, and sfter giving him water, I asked : "Where are the others?'' "Gone on to camp." be replied, "for food and water." "Why did you not go?" "No, nmoter. I could not leave the boat section. My nam l Mahaububu. I was one of I.lv'.ngMone' s bi.ys. I boti!d have died by the load. I cut off the hide lai-hlngs and a'e them, and the roots I d ig up and sucked for moisture " It no man question, concludes Mr. Swann. the ability o( black men to perform loyal M-rvice after evidence of such heroic cond jet Youth s Companion. |