The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-15
s7ANLEv's WRATH.
Some Experiences OF tho cele-
brated Explorer Of the Dark Con-

/ uu0nGs
The Rev. Frank H. 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 Will
liam Bradford, the marine artist anl
arctic explorer
In the year 1873 Mr.. Bradford, re.
turned from his Greenland explorations
was in London publishing his sumptu
GUS volume on 1.-The Arctic Regions >
1t was brought out under tho patronage
Of Queen Victoria at 1925 per copy. Al
this time he met Stanley, who was in /;
towering ruge. HE was just back,
said the artist, ..from finding liv.
ingstone, and was now very angry IL,
the cavalier way in which he had been
treated about publishing his book
through Murray. 1t seems that Johr
Murray was away, and the partner
present had received Stanley quite
nonchalantly, and said he was not quite
sure whether they could publish hi.
book or not, and, anyway, nothing
could be done about it until Mr. Muir
rays return. said to him: MIR
Stanley, are you particular to hav.
Murray publish your book?' No.
Well. I can tell you of some very gooi
publishers, who, I think, would be gl;,t
to publish it, and that is the firm @
Sampson Low &Co. They arc publish
ing my book, and, think, would be
glad to get hold of yours. If you wish
will see them about it. do so, Mr.
Bradford. I'll be glad to have YOU
$50 went down and saw Mr.
Marston of the firm and said tt
him: 'Mr. Marston, would you like tt
publish Stanley's now book on Africa?
Yes, sir, indeed we would: but
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 I was going out nc
said: Mr.. Bradford, do you suppose
that Mr.. Stanley is ready to consider
an offer for his boolsT Il think so
SIR
II took Stanley down to sec them
and Mr.. Marston asked him il he wa.
prepared to consider an offer then anG
there. Yes, SIR Well, Mr.. Stanley
we will give you $4,000 for it and {;
liberal share of the DrOfits.'
"'1'll do it, said Stanley. And q
happier man you've seldom seen.
Now, Mr.. Stanley said Marston,
when can you begin to furnish lis
copy? Tomorrow morning, sir, and
every day thereafter till it's done.
Just one word more, Mr. Stanley. Will
you please say nothing about this fol
four weeks? I've special reason fol,
asking yes, sir; that suits me- said
Stanley. And so the bargain was
closed, and Sampson Low e. Co have
been Stanlcy's publishers ever since.
IA few weeks later Stanley went to
sec John Murray, and the following
conversation occurred: .Mr. Murray,
| ANc GoiAAO w oCo uOo.u ...-&sa-.-i-e
my book. DO you wish top 'Ycs, ]
think that VIC may be able to, Mr..
Stanley. But we can not afford To give
you much for it, as II is u kind of cx.
pertinent. But we'll publish it, MIR.
Stanley
".NO you WON'T broke in Stanley,
with an oath, and, turning on his heel,
left the great English publisher
astoundcd at the young African cx-
plorer's audacity.
''On another OCCASION" says Mr..
Bradford, 81 was sitting at agrcat ban,
quet OF the British association al
Brighton. 1t was in the evening afle,
the African afternoon, SO called.
Stanley had been down for IL speech
late in the afternoon, after scvcl;,
English geographcrs had spoken. Bu,
l noticed during the second speech, by
e. Il. Markham Of the Royal Gcograph.
ical society, that Stanlcy's wrath was
rising. The speaker in alluding tt
Livingstone had just said u word re
flecting upon him. As soon as Mark
ham was done, Stanley, at two bounds
was in the center OF the platform, and
leaning forward and stretching out his
finger with concentrated scorn TOWARD
Markham, began: You casy-chail
geographers, sitting on your cushioned
velvet carpets, what do you know abou
it? Livingstone, after IL long, arduous
perilous march, says: 81 think l have
found the sources Of the Nile" Bu
you, from the seclusion Of the libraries
declare: ave know that he was not
What right have you to decide such (;
question? And then he gave it to then
hot. And yet in fifteen minutes he had
them all, ladies and gentlemen, or
their feet crying Hear! hear! hear.
The Baroness Burdcttc-C -Coutts waved
her handkerchief, and even the Empcr
or Napoleon, who was present with tho
Empress Eugcnic. arose and handed
Stanley their card. / tell you, Stanley
was the most scathins man / eve,
listened to when he was mad over Liv.
stone.
$50, in the evening, before going tc
the banquet. said to him: Now, Stan.
ley, keep you temper. Don't disgrace
yourself. Don't say Il word tonight.
For knew this very Markham was 60
ing to preside. Well, Stanley promised
that he wouldn't say one word. But
they placed him at Markham's righ,
hand. | sat across the table where
could sec him. Pretty soon l noticed
that he and Markham were talking
earnestly. Then the bulldog look
came into Stanlcy'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 mus,
speak. That is the purpose for which
they invited you here is that the
reason they invited me hcrc?' Ger
tainly, Mr.. Stanley: we expect you tt
favor us with Il speech We'll.
won't 'But'-thrusting his hand dccl
into his pockct-'here's guinea fol
my dinner Aud off he stallled in f;
towering rage"