Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-19

States Minister at Constantinople. |
His memory of adventures was re-
markable, and when the springs Of
that ran dry, he had the gushing
and luxuriant fountain of a we'll. |
nigh Oriental imagination to draw
more facts from. lie pointed out
all the notable places along the
route-the ford at Fort Zarah,
where the Mexicans were killed,
and then launched into a descrip-
tion of mules, their peculiarities,
differences and traits of character
only their own, and the next min
ute descanted in strains Of boyiah
admiration over the wonderful act
ing OF Miss Annie Ward, at that
time playing to the Omaha rabble.
He was decidedly fond of the lady,
with sort Of frank and boyish ad-
miration that was refreshing to be-
hold in one so Yersed in places and
countries and people in distant and
different climes. AT 4 O'Clock of
the afternoons he was the first to
seek place to write. He was
friendly with all the scouts and
neglected no source of news. OF
his early life he gave no definite
information, said his earliest rec
objections were of being on ship
board the pet Of the captain and
favorite Of the sailors, on account of
his fearlessness and cat-like activity.
| When asked how he came to get
Into journalism, he said the first
line he ever wrote was an account of
a naval engagement that ne wit
messed from the masthead, and one
OF the earlier ones of the war; he
sent it to the New York Herald.
1t was accepted, published and lib
orally paid for, and Stanley received
a hattering letter from Mr.. Bennett,
as Stanley's was the only account.
This so fred the boys ambition
that he applied himself to read
ing and study as vigorously as he
could and the formation of the reso-
luton to travel and write. In fur
therance of this plan he must have
visited Turkey toward the close of
the war, for in the winter of 1867
he appeared at Jefferson City, hired
a hall, paraded the streets in Turk.
lsh turban and garb, and advertised a
grand lecture on Turkish life, man
ners and customs, delivered in the
} costume of the country. Missouri
Legislators were then more interest
ed in railroad steals, the repeal of
the test oath, quality of Bourbon
whisky, and new modes in draw
poker, than in the Turkish trav-
eler, and Stanley's lecture was not a
success. At Omaha-which he
! made his headquarters then-he
aided one Of the Omaha city papers,
but spent his best energies in study
, ing and posting himself on Indian
! matters. His powers of labor were
I immense, and lie never tired nor
, lost his temper. | have known
! hhm, after riding all day in the am
bulaucc, to remain up the en-
+ tire night, wrapped up in un over
coat and blanket, and on his knees,
by the aid of a tallow candle, write,
the live-long night, several letters
to different papers, yet on the same
' subjects, changing language and
, ideas, so as to be ready for the cou-
rier, who started at break Of day,
and then trust to the jolting of the
ambulance for his mods of repose,
, on the narrow roads-to repeat the
operation, if he could secure any
news, or smell a chance for an
other letter.
The commission was detained
longer than was anticipated, owing
to the delay of the Cheyennes in
coming to sign the treaty, but Mt
the end Of October the last of the
hoStiles came in, took their govern
ment clothing and ratious, uttered
f the usual Indian complaints rela.
tive to the white mans i'll treat
ment Of them-all wanted to 60 to
: Washington to see the Great Fa-
ther-and, being fixed up for the
winter, start out early in the spring
on the war-path. That fall | met
Mr. Stanley in st. Louis, carpet. bag
in hand, ready at a moments no.
tice to so to any point in the uni
verse from the equator to the poles.
He felt assured he could make ar
rsngements in New York with
some of the dailies by which they
would at least publish his letters,
and, failing in this, he says, II
have gold enough to run me for
some time, and | mean to travel" !"
He succeeded in arranging the
New York Herald, and his subse-
quent career is known to all the
world.
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