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had not yft been much peisecuted, ihey confeaacâd tbat now ihat the travelling qpidemic had begun to lagc^ tUere was no telling how soon a lot of European and American busy-bodies might be among them. The depdts at Cassante and Bihe had both been visited, and although Kazonndé had hitherto been left quiet, there were rumours enough that the continent was to be tramped over from east to west' ^ And it may be/' continued Alvez, ^ that that missionàiy fellowy Livingstone, is already on his way to us ; if he cornes there can be but one resuit ; there must be freedôm for ail the slaves in Kazonndé." ^ Freedom for the slaves in Kazonndé 1 Thèse were the words which in connexion with Dr. Livingstone's name had arrested Mrs. Weldon's attention, and who can wonder that she pondered them over and over again, and ventured to assocîate them with her own prospects ? Hère was a ray of hope ! The mère mention of Lîvingstone's name în association with this story seems to demand a brief survey of his career. Born on the igthof March, 1813, David Livingstone was the second of six children of a tradesman in the village of Blantyre, in Lanarkshire. After tvvo years* training în medicine and theology, he was sent out by the London Missionary Society, and landed at the Cape of Good Hope in 1840, with the intention of joinîng Moffat in South Africa. After exploring the country of the Bechuanas, he returned to Kuruman, and, having married Moffat's daughter, procecdcd in 1843 to found a mission in the Mabotsa valley. After four years he removed to Kolobeng în the Bechuana district, 225 miles north of Kuruman, whence, in 1849, starting off with his wife, three children, and two friend% Mr. Oswell and Mr. Murray, he discovered Lake Ngamî, and returned by descending the course of the Zouga. The opposition of the natives had prevented his pro- ceeding beyond Lake Ngami at his first visît, and he made 1 This extraordinary feat was, it is universally known, subsequently accom- plished by Cameron.