The Dark Continent – Chapter 2

"Elizabeth marries missionary to Africa in early 1900s"

The completion of the railway brought civilization, in the form of white settlers, to the region around the mission. With the taming of Kenya, as British East Africa was beginning to be called, John Brown’s trade routes changed. No longer...

A Dinner Invitation

"I had wanted her for years but hadn’t found a way to get past the hurdle of her being married."

We had been friends for several years. Not close, intimate friends, but the social contact was regular enough, and, from what I could ascertain, the enjoyment of the contact was mutual. I have to admit that I had always had...