Life of David Livingstone

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. For many years he quietly labored as a tiller of the soil; but as his fam ily increased he found the income from his few acres altogether insufficient for even their most pressing needs. This led him to dispose Of his farm, and to remove to the Blantyre Cotton Works, where he hoped to Obtain employ ment not only for himself, but also for his sons that were large enough to work.