, 1889-03-24
STANLEY'S WRATH.
BONE EXPERIENCES OF THE HIGH
SPIRITED EXPLORER.

Book-TakipE His Spite out-HI Re
gard for Livingstone and How He Dis
played It-He Paid Cash for HIS Dinner.
The following facts concerning Henry
NJ. Stanley have never been in print.
They were given to me by William Brad
ford, the marine artist and Arctic ex-
plorer.
In the year 1873 Mr.. Bradford, re-
turned from his Greenland explorations,
wa 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 q
towering rage
He was just back" said the artist,
from finding Livingstone, and was now
very angry at the cavalier way In which
he had been treated about publishing his
book through Murray. It seems that
John Murray was AWAY, and the partner
present had received Stanley quite non
~chalantly, 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.. Murray's return. !
said to him, mfr. Stanley, are you par
Aluld W hANS huLIu1 DuDllSn your
book No. Well, / can tell you of
some very good publishers, who, ! think,
would be glad to publish it, and that is
the firm of Sampson, Low & Co. They
are publishing my book, and, l 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 10 have
you
A LIBERAL PUBLISHER
S 1 went down and saw Mr.. Mar
ston, 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 1 thought
Murray was going to nave it No, /
guess not. Would you like to see Mr..
Stanleyr Certainly, SIR Very well,
I'll bring him down this afternoon AS
/ was going out he said, Mr.. Bradford,
do you suppose that Mr.. Stanley is ready
to consider an offer for his book 4
think 50, sir
Il took Stanley down to SEQ them, and
Mr.. Marston asked him il he was pre-
pared TO consider an offer then and there.
Yes, SIR Well, Mr.. Stanley, we will
give you $4,000 for it, and n liberal
share Of the profits
"'Tll do it, said Stanley. And n hap
pier man you've seldom seen. Now,
Mr.. Stanley said Mr.. Marston, when
can you begin to furnish us copyT TO
morrow morning, sir, and every day
thereafter till it's done Just one word
more, Mr.. Stanley. VIII you please say
nothing about this for four weeks? I've
n special reason for asking Yes, sir;
that suits me- said Stanley. And 30
the bargain was closed, and Sampson
Low & Marston have been Stanley's
publishers ever since.
"A few weeks later Stanley went in
to see John Murray, and the following
conversation occurred: Mr. Murray, I've
come to sec about your publishing my
book. Do you wish tor Yes, l think
that we may be able to, Mr.. Stanley.
But we cannot afford to give you much
for it, as it is n kind Of experiment. But
Wen publish it, Mr.. Stanley
"'No you won't broke In Stanley,
with an oath, and, turning on his heel.
left the great English publisher astounded
at the young African explorers audac-
ity.
EASY CHAIR BIOGRAPHIES.
son another occasion" says Mr.. Brad
ford, II was sitting at n great banquet
of tho British association at Brighton.
1t was in the evening after the African
afternoon SO called. Stanley had been
down for a speech late in the afternoon,
after several English g~eographers had
spoken. But l noticed during the second
speech, by Mr.. G. r. Markham, of the
Royal Geographical society, that Stan
ley's wrath was rising. The speaker, in
abiding to Livingstone, had just said a
word rejecting upon him. AS Don as
Markham was done, Stanley, ut two
bounds, was in the center of the plat
form, andleaning forward and stretching
out his forefinger with concentrated scorn
toward Markham, began: You easy chair
geographers, sitting On your cushioned
velvet carpets, what do you know about
it? Livingstone, after a long, arduous,
p~erilous march, says: II think l have
found the sources of the Nile" But you,
from the s~eclusion of your libraries, de-
clare: 1--WE know that he has not"
What right hav you to decide such a
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
Baroness Burdett-Cou waved her
handkerchief, and even the Emperor
Napoleon, who was present with the
Empress Eugene, arose and handed
Stanley their card. | tell you, Stanley
was the most scathing man l ever lis
tenet 20 When he "as mad over Living
stone
80, in the evening, before going to
the banquet, 1 said to him: Now, STAN
ley, keep your temper. Don't disgrace
yourself. Don't say q word tonight
For l knew this very Markham was go
ing to preside. Well, Stanley promised
that he wouldn't say a, word But they
placed him at Markham's right hand. l
sat across the table where / could see
him. Pretty soon 1 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 seemed that Markham had urged
him To sneak lint Stanley had declined