Many escapes from danger I am aware of: some make me shudder, as I think how near to death's door I came.

But how many more instances of Providential protecting there may be of which I know nothing! But I thank most sincerely the good Lord of all for His goodness to me.
_18th April, 1872._--I pray the good Lord of all to favour me so as to allow me to discover the ancient fountains of Herodotus, and if there is anything in the underground excavations to confirm the precious old documents ({~GREEK SMALL LETTER TAU~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH DASIA~} {~GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH DASIA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA~}), the Scriptures of truth, may He permit me to bring it to light, and give me wisdom to make a proper use of it.
Some seem to feel that their own importance in the community is enhanced by an imaginary connection with a discovery or discoverer of the Nile sources, and are only too happy to figure, if only in a minor part, as theoretical discoverers--a theoretical discovery being a contradiction in terms.
The cross has been used--not as a Christian emblem certainly, but from time immemorial as the form in which the copper ingot of Katanga is moulded--this is met with quite commonly, and is called Handiple Mahandi.

Our capital letter I (called Vigera) is the large form of the bars of copper, each about 60 or 70 lbs.

weight, seen all over Central Africa and from Katanga.
_19th April, 1872._--A roll of letters and newspapers, apparently, came to-day for Mr.Stanley.The messenger says he passed Mr.Stanley on the way, who said, "Take this to the Doctor;" this is erroneous.

The Prince of Wales is reported to be dying of typhoid fever: the Princess Louise has hastened to his bedside.
_20th April, 1872._--Opened it on 20th, and found nine 'New York Heralds' of December 1-9, 1871, and one letter for Mr.Stanley, which.