The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-30
GOSSIP ARonr sYANLEE
Major Fond Tells Something About the
Man Who Ia the Lion OF England.

Two Of the mementoes OF tho Stanley craze
in England, which MAJOR J. d. Pond landed
| with day or Two ago, wero STANLEY CAP
OF the kind which tho explorer manufactured
on the Ccngo from piece of tent cloth. and
some elder sprouts. and n magnificent menu
card. bound Ia Carthagenian COW skin, the
Major SAYS, after the fashion OF the first treaty
made by Carthage, the greatest African city.
The Stanley craze seems to have affected al
most everybody In Great Britain. from the
Prince OF Wales down. except the new Gov.
ernor OF the Congo Free state himself
Stanley will DO married j ly TO-" said Major
Pond, and his honeymoon Is to be spent in
the Highlands OF Scotland. and perhaps the
north OF England. ! inferred from what he
said to me that he would be In the saddle n
good deal. am going north said he after
the 10th, but am not to leave the island
was guest at a dinner to which Stanley and
Miss Tenant were to have come. but MIR. stan
Icy wrote that at the last moment an unex-
pected call out Of town necessitated their abb
sence. His hair Is gray, not white now,
and he weighs / should say. from 100
to ITO pounds He isn't tall man. not
the Stanley dinner Theodore Parker the IA
nous london preacher, came up to me and
saG Ss M@j 70 Pond Yis You would intro
70 do that said !, the gentlemen with whom
pave lust been en- talking is the mau himself
Is small man! Stanley must be great big
iHei,iow; wopidnt BE- surnrSeI Il on his we'd
Sergeant arks Of tho army, one OF stan
ley's now famous quartet OF companions, is n
great social lion in London now. he Is man
OF nne family and presence, and would, i'm
70 come 70 New York. Some week or two ago
lutely trustworthy man. As q writer he has
me power OF putting facts MS they are not as
ne sees them He is IN intensely earnest al,
camp and into, his tent he goes at once TO
writing. describing his surroundings and the
IL is that habit Of his" continued Major
Pond. which EXPLAINS the straightforward-
alave. who went up the Congo with him when
STANLEY set out TO organize the FREQ state. WAS
w v9rGGn G%mStanfy WITH MN on the yGyage He
steamer. Glave said to Inc. paper and pencil in
hand. aud busy himself constantly with Jotting
scenery through which we passed So care
fully was this done. though his companions
Stunley's book afterward Giave recognized
from the explorers words the trends OF the
river and tho objects on its tanks observed by
Stanley and himself SO long before"
- Pond. II seems. knew Stanley before he came
East, when the future explorer was a reporter
ceum director was living in Wisconsin. Pond.
who had been IN the army. used to 20 to st.
Europe for tho Herald, about 1867. considerable
surprise was expressed in ST. Louis, by some
Of those who had known Stanley. that he
should nave succeeded in n mission Tor which
they had hardly supposed him fitted. Stanley,
III those DAYS, was asmooth-iaced. black haired.
looking. and devoted to his own business
When be was wanted to do ANYTHING he was
,hv 81 relied on and always proved lrnstwor;-
His mode Of life WIS n economical as quiet;
no one. in fact, knew where he lived
A former Cincinnatian told me soon after
StanleyS first return from Africa" Major
Pond says = that before he started on that
hazardous EXPEDITION stanley was alllanced 10
Miss Alice Pike. daughter Of Samuel \. like,
the rich old Clncinnatan who built the Grand
Opera House there on Fourth street He SAID
It was after her that stan Iey's boat was named
tho Lady Alice The story was, us has been
related, thar not hearing IRON her lover Miss
nothing about the truth OF the story. But
do know that Miss Tenant. y HON he H. soon
TO wed. is a lovely and highly accomplished
woman. who is very popular i'll London.
AT my first intervew with Stanley in his
home "a lie We're Gardens. he asked me par
Thomas 4. Knox of the Lotos Club and Mark
Twain, who had introduced him 10 the audience
spoke OF how happily Henry Ward Beecher
had introduced him here, and said so our
man absolutely without imaglnations, and
he is retcent in the expression Of his opinions
unless an issue confronts him;
stanley doesn't seem in the least to have
got W hat we call the big hoad from the uni
versal RESPECT ard admiration shown hun
caskets. boxes vases, .chaius. %rders. and
ornaments Of gold. silver. and diamonds
which have been given him forgot TO tell
you, by the way thGt when Theodore
Parker spoke rs he did about him to
me ut the Stanley dinner III" explorer
Parker; reached out his hand and sad: am
very glad TO meet you, Mr. Parker, and am
Gratifrd TINT so eloquent n man should have
oppressed Il dcsire to he introduced 70 me- AS
matter ui fact hadn't introduced MIR. Par
kcr: STANLEY had simply overheard his remark
ul, INF tut tlnE g qIy md "a 81 q
fully smoothrd matters OVER.
'StHnley's easy deliberate manner reminds
one OF Grants. After lie returned from Alder
shot. whore lie had gone to visit the graves Of
former comrades in his explorations. he asked
mo to meet HIM ut his rooms one day. MAJOR
married on he lQ;h, OF July, ] thea have no
engagements until the 18th OF October, when
am to receive the degree of Lib Mt Cam:
bridge Aftcr that can 30 to America and
lecture for you The Teutonlt sails on
the 18th Of October said l. That will
do said he. You are probably aware.
Major that [ have had some, very tlatternG
offers to lecture in America l owe you some
lectures he had cancelled tho rest OF his lee
ture tour when lie last went abroad make mo
aS liberal al otler a. you can. You know
Whe her am worth any moro 10 You now than
was then Tho next evening our papers were
signed. He will lecture llity nights. beginning
Christmas holidays
MAJOR Pond wore q Stanley cap home. He
says STANLEY made the first ono UP in tho Congo
forest. Now All English manuiacturer is turn
ing out cans like il by the gross. The menu
mt tho STANLEY banquet in London contained
panions printed in this article.