same direction, each gave off several rays of foam, exactly as bits of steel, when burned in oxygen gas, give off rays of sparks. The snow-white sheet seemed like myriads of small comets rushing on in one direction, each of which left behind its nucleus of foam.

12. "In a word, the Victoria Cataracts are one of the most astonishing things in the world. Even at low water a liquid sheet, 800 feet in breadth, falls to the right of Garden Island. Add to this the columns of smoke suspended above the falling waters; the sun playing amongst them like a prism, and crowning them with a rainbow; and you will have some idea of a sight worthy of being seen. There are few on our globe worthy of comparison with the Falls of Victoria."

Zambesi, a great river which

drains the south-eastern part of Africa. It empties itself into the Mozambique Channel, a part of the Indian Ocean. adventurous, bold and daring. cataract, waterfall.

vapour, minute particles of water, as steam.

appropriately, fitly.
simulate, resemble.
adorned, beautified.
sylvan, woody.

physiognomy, peculiar look.
baobab, one of the largest known
trees, its trunk being some-
times not less than thirty feet
in diameter.
depicted, pictured.
hieroglyphic, picture writing, i.e.
the art of writing by means of
small pictures. Invented and
used by the ancient Egyptians.
assume, take.

landscape, a portion of country

that the eye can take in at a glance.

rapids, a series of small waterfalls.

eddies, little currents of water. problem, a question involving doubt.

compressed, pressed together. basaltic rock, a geological term applied to rocks that have been formed by submarine volcanic agency.

prolonged, lengthened out. gigantic, very large. perpendicular, upright. homogeneous, having the same

nature.

serrated, notched like a saw.
oxygen gas, one of the constitu-
ents of water and air. It is a
great supporter of combustion,
and articles burnt in it give off
a brilliant light.
myriads, immense numbers.
nucleus, central part.

Where is the river Zambesi situated? Into what ocean does its waters flow? Name the two.travellers who explored this river and discovered the falls. What name did they give to the falls? Describe the appearance of the waterfall from a distance. What did the natives call the watery vapour that ascends from the falls, and what did they say of it? What great trees were found in the neighbourhood, and what English trees did some of them resemble?

STANLEY'S SEARCH FOR LIVINGSTONE.

1. On the second day after Stanley's arrival in the capital of Unyanyembe, the Arab magnates of Tabora came to congratulate him. Tabora is the principal Arab settlement in Central Africa, with a population of about

5000. The Arabs were fine handsome men, mostly from Oman, and each had a large retinue of servants with him. After having exchanged the usual stock of congratulations, Stanley accepted an invitation to return the visit at Tabora, and three days afterwards, accompanied by eighteen bravely dressed soldiers, he was presented to a group of stately Arabs in long white dresses and jaunty caps of showy white, and introduced to the hospitalities of Tabora.

2. On the 20th of September the American flag was again hoisted, and the caravan, consisting of fifty-four persons, started along the southern route towards Ujiji and Livingstone. It moved forward through illimitable forests stretched in grand waves beyond the ken of vision; ridges, forest-clad, rising gently, one above another, until they receded in the purple blue distance, through a leafy ocean, where was only an indistinct outline of a hill far away. Stanley next passed through a grand and noble expanse of grass land, which was one of the finest scenes he had witnessed since leaving the coast. Great herds of buffalo, zebra, giraffe, and antelopes course through the plain, and the expedition indulged in a day or two of hunting. While crossing a river at this point, Stanley narrowly escaped being devoured by a crocodile, but little recked the danger, led on by the excitement of stalking wild boars and shooting buffalo cows.

3. Now from time to time Stanley heard from passing savages occasional rumours of the presence of white men at various points. This encouraged him to believe that Livingstone was not far off, and gave the necessary boldness to traverse the great wilderness beyond Marara, the transit of which he was warned would occupy nine days. The negroes became enthusiastic at the prospect of their journey's end. They therefore boldly turned their faces

north and marched for the Malagarazi, a large river flowing from the east to Lake Tanganyika. One of the exciting episodes of the journey was a boar-hunt, in which Stanley had a narrow escape from an ignominious death. In one of the forests through which he passed, he encountered a huge boar; and after provoking him with bullets, and shooting him, found that his formidable antagonist still had strength to charge furiously upon him. But Stanley, by placing his snow-white Indian helmet at the foot of a tree, and enticing the boar to rush at it, managed to escape.

4. On the 1st of November they arrived at the longlooked-for river, and, after crossing the ferry, they met a caravan coming from the interior, and were told that a white man had just arrived at Ujiji.

"A white man!" cried Stanley.

"Yes, an old white man with white hair on his face, and he was sick."

"Where did he come from?"

"From a very far country indeed."
"Where was he-stopping at Ujiji?"
"Yes.'

"And was he ever at Ujiji before?"
"Yes; he went away a long time ago."

"Hurrah!" said Stanley; "this must be Livingstone." 5. He determined to hasten forward at all hazards. The caravan arrived on the 8th of November at the Rugufu river, at which point they could distinctly hear the thunders from the mysterious torrents which rolled into the cavernous recesses of Kabogo Mountain, on the further side of Lake Tanganyika. This noise gave Stanley the heartiest joy, because he knew that he was only fortysix miles from Ujiji and possibly Livingstone.

6. About mid-day on the 9th of November they reached

a picturesque and sequestered series of valleys, where wild fruit-trees grew, and rare flowers blossomed. On this day they caught sight of the hills from which Lake Tanganyika could be seen. Stanley ordered his boy, Selim, to furbish up his tattered travelling suits, that he might make as good an appearance as possible.

7. On the 236th day from Bagamoyo, and the 51st day from Unyanyembe, they saw the Lake of Tanganyika spread out before them, and around it the great blueblack mountains of Ugoma and Ukaramba. It was an immense broad sheet-a burnished bed of silver—a lucid canopy of blue above, lofty mountains for its valances, and palm-forests for its fringes. Descending the western slope of the mountain, the port of Ujiji lay below, embowered in palms.

8. "Unfurl your flags and load your guns!" cried Stanley.

"Ay wallah, ay wallah, bana!" eagerly responded the

men.

"One, two, three!" and a volley from fifty muskets woke up the peaceful village below. The American flag was raised aloft once more; the men stepped out bravely as the crowds of villagers came flocking around them, shouting Bindera Merikani!-an American flag!

9. Suddenly Stanley heard a voice on his right say in English, "Good morning, sir." A black man, dressed in a long white shirt, announced himself as "Susi," the servant of Dr. Livingstone.

"What! Is Dr. Livingstone here?"

"Sure, sure, sir. Why, I leave him just now."