Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-25
srANLEY's WRATH.


follows in the Christian Union;
The following facts concerning
Henry NJ. Stanley have never been IN
print. They were given to me by WI
liam Bradford, the marine artist and
arctic explorer,
In the year 1873 Mr.. Bradford, re-
turned from his Greenland explorations
was in London publishing his sumptn-
ous volume on 1.-The Arctic Regions"
IL was brought out under the patronage
Of Queen Victoria at 1925 per copy. AT
this time no met Stanley. who was IN
towering rage. .'He was just back, :
said the artist, "irom finding LiV-
ingstone, and was now very angry at
the cavalier way in which he had been
treated about publishing his book
through Murray. II 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.. Muir
ray's return. | said 10 him; MIR.
Stanley, are you particular 70 have
Murray publish your bo0kH No
Well, can tell you Of some very good
publishers, who, think, would b. glad
10 publish 1t, aud that Is the firm 81
Sampson Low &Co. They aro publish
| ing ms book, and, | think, wuuld b.
glad 10 get hold Of yours, II you wish.
| viii SEQ them about H. DO 80, Nv.
Bradford. I'll be glad to have YOU
$50 ! went down and saw Mr.
Marstou Of the firm and said %
him Mr.. Marston, would you like 20
publish Stanlcy's now book ON Africa?
Yes. sir, indeed We would; but |
thought Murray WAS going 70 have H.
No, / guess not Would you like 10
see Mr.. Stauleyg Certainly, slr. "
Very we'll, TN bring him down this
afternoon As I was going out no
said: Mr Bradford. do sou suppose
that MFR. Stanley Is ready 20 consider
an offer for bis book?' 4 think 50,
sir.
II took Stanley down to soc them,
and Mr.. Marstoa asked him l. ha was
prepared 70 consider an orIor them and
there. Yes, STR Well. Mr, stanley.
We will give you $4,000 for {, and =
liberal share Of tho profits
"'Ill do H.. said stanley Aud a
happier mnu you've seldom n.cn.
Now, Mr.. stanley said AIarstoa,
when can sou begin 10 Furnish ia
copyg Tomorrow morning. sir, and
every day thereafter TN It's douc.
Just one word morc, Mr.. stanley viii
yog please say nothing about this tor
four weeks? Two special reason for
asking. Yes sir; that suits mo. said
Stanley And 40 the bargain WAS
closed. and Sampson Low * 90, have
been Stanley's publisher, ever sincg-
"a iow weeks later Stanley went %
see John Murray. md the following
conversation occurred MIR. Murray.
I've come TO scs about your publishing
my book. DO sou wish top Yes.
think that WI may b. ablc to. Mr..
Stanley. But We cnu not afford to give
you much for Il. ns i IL kind ~ ex,
pertinent. But we'll publish il. Mr..
Stanley.
- No you won't, broke In S,aulUy.
with an oath, and turning on his heel.
left the great English publisher
astouudod NJ the young African ex
plorcr's audncity.
"On another oCcusion,r says SIR
Bradford, II was sitting at n great ban
J quet Of the British association n
Brighton. II was In the evening aitgi
. the African afternoon. so. called
Stanley had boon down for spceci
late in the afternoon. after severn
English geographors had spoken. But
, ! noticed during the second speech. b.
{. X. Markham Of the Royal Gcograph
ical society, that StanIoy's wrath wa,
rising. The speaker In abiding q
, Livingstone had just said word N
/. ilccting upon him. A soon "a Mark
ham was done, Stanley, at two bounds
was In the center Of the platform. aud
leaning forward and stretching out hi
finger with concentrated scorn town,
Z Markham began: You sasy-chai
J. geographcrs, sitting on your cushione,
= velvet carpets. what do you know abor,
It? Livingstone, after a long. arduous
perilous march, says: 81 think bav
found the sources Of the Nile" Blu
u you. from the seclusion Of the libraries
declare: 1--WE know that he was not
!. What right have you 10 decide such
It question: And then he give Il 10 then
hot. And yet in fifteen minutes no hn,
: them all, ladies and gentlemen. q
their feet crying Hear! hear! hear
The Baroness Burde,tc-C outts wave
Q her handkerchief. and even the Empe,
or Napoleon, who was present with IN
q Empress Eugenic, arose and handle
Stanley their card. / tell vou s,.,t.