The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-05-23
STANLEYS WRATH.
Some Experiences of the Celebrated EI-
pIorer of the Dark Continent.

| The Rev. Frank II. Kasson writes as
| follows in the Christian Union.
The following facts concerning
Henry NJ. Stanley have never been in
print. They were given to me by
William Bradford, the marine artist
and arctic explorer.
In the year 1873 Mr.. Bradford, re-
| turned from his Greenland explora-
tions, was in London publishing his
sumptuous volume on The Arctic
Regions" 1t was brought out under
the patronage of Queen Victoria at
s125 per copy. AT this time he met
Stanley, who was in towering rage.
He was just back" said the artist
'.from finding 10 ingstone.a and was now
very angry at the cavalier way in
| which he had been treated about pub
fishing his book through Murray 1t
seems that John Murray was away.
| and the partner present had received
| Stanley quite nonchalantly, and said
| he was not quite sure whether they
could publish his book or not. and,
anyway, nothing could be done about
| it until Mr.. Murrays return. said to
him: MIR. Stanley, are you particular
to have Murray publish your book?'
No We'll, | can tell you of some
| very good publishers. who, l think,
| would be g lad to publish it, and that
is the firm of Sampson Low & Co.
They are publishing my book, and,
think, would be glad to get hold of
yours. If you wish, l will see them
be glad to have you
Il
ton of the firm and said to him: Mr..
Marston, would you like to publish
Stanley's new book on African Yes,
sir, indeed we would; but l thought
Murray was going to have it No, l
guess not. Would you like to see Mr..
Stanley?' Certainly, sir. Very we'll,
I'll bring him down this afternoon >
AS | was going out he said: MIR.
Bradford, do you suppose that MIR.
Stanley is ready to consider an offer
for his book?' i think so, SIR
Il took Stanley down to see them,
and Mr.. Marston asked him if he was
prepared to consider an offer then and
there. Yes, sir. We'll, Mr.. Stanley,
we will give you $4,000 for it and a
liberal share of the profits
''Fll do it, said Stanley. And a
happier man you've seldom seen.
Now, MIR. Stanley said Marston,
when can you begin to furnish us
copy? Tomorrow morning, sir, and
every day thereafter till it's done.
just one word more, Mr.. Stanley.
Win you please say nothing about this
for four weeks? I've special reason
for asking. Yes, sir; that suits me,
said Stanley. And SO the bargain was
closed, and Sampson Low & Co. have
been Stanley's publishers ever since.
ga few weeks later Stanley went to
see John Murray, and the following
conversation occurred: MIR. Murray,
I've come to see about your publish
ing my book. Do you wish TOP Yes,
l think that we may be able to, Mr.
Stanley. But we can not afford to
| give you much for it, as it is kind of
experiment. But we'll publish it, Mr..
Stanley
"'No, you WON'T broke in Stanley,
with an oath, and, turning on his heel,
left the great English publisher as
founded at the young African explorers
audacity.
''On another OCCASION" says Mr.
Bradford, II was sitting at great
banquet of the British association at
Brighton. 1t was in the evening after
the African afternoon, so called.
Stanley had been down for speech
| late in the afternoon, after several En-
| glish geographers had spoken. But |
| noticed during the second speech, by
c. r. Markham of the Royal Geograph-
| ical society, that Stanley's wrath was
| rising. The speaker in alluding to
Livingstone had just said word reflect
| ing upon him. AS soon as Mark ham
was done, Stanley, at two bounds, was
in the center of the platform, and, lean
| ing forward and stretching out his
| forefinger with concentrated scorn to-
ward Markham, began: You easy
chair geographers. sitting on your
| cushioned velvet carpets, what do you
know about itp Livingston, after
a long, arduous, periious march says:
81 think have found the sources of
the Nile" But you, from the seclusion
| of your libraries, declare: 1--WE know
that he has not" What right have
you to decide such question: And
| then he gave it to them hot. And yet
| in fifteen minutes he had them all,
| ladies and gentlemen, on their feet
crying Hear! hear! heart The Bar
| oness Burdett-Coutts waved her hand
kerchief, and even the Emperor Ma
| poleon who was present with she En-
press Eugenie, arose and handed Stan
| ley their card. tell you, Stanley was
| the most scathing man l ever listened
| to when he was mad over Livingstone.
$50, in the evening, before going to
| the banquet. l said to him: Now STAN
| ley, keep your temper. Don't disgrace
| yourself. Don't say a word tonight.
For l knew this very Markham was
| going to preside. Well. Stanley
promised that he wouldn't say one
word. But they placed him at Mark
hams right hand. / sat across the
table where l could see him. Pretty
sosn | noticed that he and Markham
were talking earnestly. Then the
bulldog look came into Stanley's face,
and then he jumped up and off he
went.
at seems that Markham had urged
him to speak, but Stanley had declined,
when the following conversation en-
sued But Mr.. Stanley, you must
speak That is the purpose for which
they invited you here is that the
reason they invited me here?' Ger
tainly, Mr.. Stanley; we expect you to
favor us with speech We'll. l won't.
ut'-thrusting his hand deep into his
| pocket-'here's guinea for my din
ner.' And off he stalked in towering