Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
STANLEY'S WRATH.
SOME EXPERIENCES OF THE HIGH
SPIRITED EXPLORER.

gard TOR Lsvtngstone ana How he Dis
played rs--Hs Paid Cash for Hls Dinner. I
The following facts concerning Henry
N. Stanley have never been In print.
They were given to me by William Brad 1
ford. the marine artist and Arctic ex
plorer. .
In the year 1878 Mr.. Bradford, re-
turned from his Greenland explorations, |
was in London publishing his sumptuous
volume on .sThe Arctic Regions" IL :
was brought out under the patronage of
Queen Victoria at s1e5 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. II seems that
John Murray was away, and the partner
present had received Stanley quite nom
chalantly, and said he was not quite sure
whether they could publish his book or
not, and anyway, nothing could be done
about IL until Mr.. Murray's return.
said TO him. Mr.. Stanley, are you par
ticular to have Murray publish your
book No Well, / can tell you Of
some very good publishers, who, think,
4 would be glad 10 publish it, and that is
/ the firm of Sampson, Low & Co. They .
are publishing my book, and, think, I
would be glad to get hold OF yours. IL
! you wish, will see them about it, DO
SO, Mr.. Bradford; I'll be glad to have
YOU
A LIBERAL. PUBLISHER.
r. HHmr
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 | thought
Murray was going to have it, No,
guess not. Would you like TO see Mr..
Stanleyy 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 bookT
think so, sir.
II took Stanley down TO see them, and
Mr.. Marston asked him If 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 liberal
share Of the profits.
".I'll do it, said Stanley. And a hap
pier man you've seldom seen. Now,
Mr.. Stanley, said Mr.. Marston, when
can you begin to furnish us copy? 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
a special reason for asking. Yes, sir;
that suits me, said Stanley. And so
7 the bargain was closed, and Sampson
r Low q Marston have been Stanley g
publishers ever since.
"a few weeks later Stanley went In
= to see John Murray, and the following
\ conversation occurred: Mr. Murray, I've
a come to see about your publishing my
= book. Do you wish tor Yes, think
a that we may be able to, Mr.. Stanley.
b But we cannot afford to give you much
Y for 1t, as it Is kind of experiment. But
. we'll publish it, Mr.. Stanley
q ".No you won't. broke In Stanley,
q With an oath, and, turning on his heel,
3 left the great English publisher astounded
il at the young African explorers audac.
n ity.
n EASY CHAIR GEoaRApHERs.
n ION another occasion" says Mr.. Brad
a of the British association ut Brighton
% II was in the evening after the- African
It afternoon. SO called. Stanley had beer
% down for a speech late In the afternoon
d after several English geographers has
II spoken. But | noticed during the secons
b. speech, by Mr.. c. r. Markham, of tin
y Royal Geographical society, that Stan
10 ley's wrath was rising. The speaker. Ii
TO slluding to Livingstone. had just said
n word rejecting upon him. As soon a
" Markham was done, Stanley. at tw,
ID bounds. was in the center OF the plat
he form, and leaning forward and stretching
le out his forefinger with concentrated scorl
Of toward Markham, began: You easy chat
geographers. sitting on your cushione
velvet carpets, what do you know abou
itf Livingstone. after q long, arduouf
oil perilous march, says: 81 think | hav
y found tho sources of the Nile" But you
y from the seclusion of your libraries. dc
~ clare: I'VE know that he haas not.
OF What right have you to decide such
TO question: And then he gave it to ther
a hot. And yet in fifteen minutes he ha
he them all. ladies and gentlemen. on thei
III feet crying, Hear. hear. hearr TIL
+
u handkerchief. and even the Empere
nd Napoleon, who was present with th
Ise Empress Eugenie. arose and hande
py Stanley their card. tell you, Stanle
nj was the most scathing man ] ever Ii
IL tened to when he was mad over Living
W stone.
Nv $50, in the e-sning, before going
ne the banquet, | said to him: Now, Stal
y ley, keep your temper. Don't disgraa
m yourself. Don't say q word tonight
ne For knew this very Markham was g
las ing to preside. Well, Stanley promise
that he wouldn't say q. word. But ths
placed him at Markham's right hand.
Y sat across the table where ] could 3
ois him. Pretty soon | noticed that he AT
OF Markham were talking earnestly. The
nc the bulldog look came into Stanley
ca face. And then he jumped up and of |
- went.
ON at seemed that Markham had urg'
him TO speak. but Stanley had decline
.. when the following conversation ensue
s,. 'ee But, Mr.. Stanley, you must speak. Tn
= Il tho purpose for which they fnvit'
~ YOU here Is that the reason they |
t0E -t.1a $50 ha-aw sTartainiv Mr. StanIe