KINSHÀSSA STATION, STANLEY POOL.
or had departed homeward»; but our astonishment was
very great when a strong, martial-looking figure appeared
at the landing-place to greet us, in the perfection
of health and condition, and disclosed himself to us
as Lieutenant Liebrechts. To see a man thus restored
to us flushed with strength, a new and richer bloom of
manhood on his face, and the light of renovated life
glancing from his eyes, reconciled us to hear with
patience the tale of the second burning of Bolobo.
This is the young gentleman to whom subsequently
was intrusted the reconstruction of the station, and,
though fifteen months have elapsed since the period
of his appointment, nothing has occurred to cause us
to doubt that the unkind Fates have not been at last
duly propitiated.
The news we learned at Bolobo, relating to political
and missionary efforts, was that Dr. Ballay had at last
emerged at the mouth of the Likuba, and had constructed
a station at Bossi. The chief of the Livingstone
Inland Congo Mission had been a visitor at Bolobo
prospecting for a site, and had finally selected Misongo,
below Chumbiri, as a suitable locality to establish a
mission-house.
On the 18th we arrived at Kwamouth Station.
The station was well advanced, food was abundant, and
the natural advantages were many.
On the 20th of January we arrived at Kinshassa, and
were gratified to observe the station not only in process
of erection, but rapidly approaching completion, under
the grove of mighty baobab which characterises this
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