Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18
MIR. STANLEY AT WORK

The London Publishers Circular gives the
following interesting account OF Mr.. Stanley's
MIR. ii: M. Stanley's two most ardent friends
and admirers, Colonel Yule and Mr. HynI-
man, not content with the praise, mixed. how
ever, with mild reproof, which they have felt
{ to be part of their duty to bestow upon
him i'm the Pau Mall Gazette and other iourn-
ais, have now collected together their other
wise inaccessible correspondence and issued
in pamphlet form, as the Record of a Pro
est against the president and council of the
Royal Geographical Society on account of the
very warm reception which that eminent Socl-
ETY. gave Mr.. Stanley on his return to England
There seems, Judging by the preface to have
been no special unanimity between these two
a9th3rS. Colonel ue abhorS the word GRAFTON,
which he derives from the word oriS, a sheep:
and he declines to yield. or follow or mingle
with flock he sticks to his new found friend
not because he Is absolutely agreed with him,
put because he has the courage of his opin-
lonS and has reproved the said flock face to
lace with becoming frmneSS and modesty
Inc gallant colonel naturally admires pluck.
and that is why he protests. Mr.. Hyndman
protests because the great achievements
which have shocked his own sensibAities have
failed to penetrate even the wool of the fiinty-
hearted flock. Surely these gentlemen do
protest too much The pamphlet is doubtless
ekpectel 10 ehect some good purpose Though
It Is difficult to See what, and will probably
nave very large gratultuOuS circulation
Meanwhlle another of Mr.. SANKEY'S warm
est friends and admirerS-his landlady-iS we
hear, in sad state of mental anxiety on his
he takes no exercise, that he eats nothing, and
drinks only tea, that he does nothing but write
from morning to night, and, as she fully be-
would form an excellent study for an artist:
fortunately it is large and airy, and offers some
space Tor an occasional Journey round by way
~ exercise; out chairs, tables, sofas and set
tees, and even the floor, are laden with books
newspapers, MSS, maps, and charts i'm most
admirable confusion. No chambermaid has
dared to touch, much less to dust an article i'm
that chamber since it has been occupied by the
great traveller. His luncheon, composed of the
choicest tidblts his landlady can think OF, is
served Win the greatest punctuality at twelve
and is frequently kept cooling on the sideboard
III Two or three O'Clock; Tor both breakfast
table and master are fully occupied with mans
or other documents, and cannot be disturbed
Iof SO unmpOrtant matter. When the ten
dereSt OF sweet breads has cooled down to the
consistency of leather, then does Mr. Stanley
perhaps, belgn to think of tasting little but
IL Is soon hurried off, and pipe and work re-
Sumed, and his laIfulady, who is proud of and
NEST anxious to please him. is i'm despair He
sits all day long on wicker stool about eight
ofperhaps treble that height, just large enough
to hold an ink pot, a quire of foolScap, and the
nat -bottomed meerschaum which has accom-
panied him through Africa. The adjoining
large circular table is adorned i'm the centeT
with an ornamental fOwerpot containing an
eyer-blOoming heliotrope, which requires no
tender nursing, Tor ii is artificial This table
like the others, is laden with books, MSS, and
letters in the utmost disorder notwithstand-
ing which, however, in justice to Mr.. Stanley
it should be said that he can ALWAYS put his
hand in moment on anything he wants i'm
any part OF the room, He has numerous call
ers during the day, and is always courteous
te ms VISITORS, though with a preoccupied
air, which says plainly, 4 wish you would 20.
Tor long to be at my beloved work Happily
he does not as yet show any signs of the break
down dow: which his good hostess fears and pre-
diets in consequence of his hard work and
aDStentlouS habits. On the contrary his eve
is as bright as ever, his voice and cOuntenance
as cheeriul, and MS step as firm and elastic
Although the book he is writing has expanded
under his hands TO at least hundred pages
more than was first contemplated he does not
despair OF completing his Selfimposed task in
with heroic determination. The first volume
which finds natural conclusion at the arrival
OF the expedition at Ujlj forms complete
and untold adventures