Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-02

WILL STAIN YOUR oLo BASKETS 49,
WI STAIN eAsrs COACH
WOLFE a RANDOLPH. Philsdelphia.
ON his way TO London, and his heart
warmed toward his old comrades. Be
fore calling upon anybody else, or writ
ing line of the book for which he was
under contract. he devoted day and
night TO Col. Anderson and myself.
The English scientists and editors
were incredulouS, but the people were
with Stanley. Only few nights before
his arrival we had a bohemian dinner
M 4 restaurant in Soho, and, by way OF
ioke-aS Stanley was very black, ana
Tom Ochiltree very red headed, there
could not have been two men more UNI
like introduced 0chiltree to the par
" as Stanley. My speech was made III
low voice. but every ear in the reStau-
rant was stretched to hear
that magic name. Ochiltree instantly
assumed to be Stanley, and his re-
sDonse was far more eloquent than any
thing Stanley ever said, and brought
tears even to the eyes of those of us
who knew him TO be humbugging. Be
fore he had concluded, the news had
spread in whispers from the restaurant
TO the street, and cheering crowd as
Sembled and demanded that Ochiltrce
should show himself at the window.
When we left the restaurant the street
was So packed that cab had to be
called, and we were driven off at a
| snail'S pace Ochiltree bowling right and
/ left like a royal parsonage.
Il found Stanley on Il Saturday after
noon in his room, near Portland place.
He was in his shirt sleeves, unpacking
/ his luggage. 4 little negro boy sat
about and grinned. Stanley welcomed
me like long-loSt brother. His first
words were: Il have seen your letter
in the Times When | asked whether
he would go with me to an early din
ner at the Savage Club, he said:
L will 90 anywhere with you.
L tell you that have read
YOUR letter in the Times To change
| the subject. | related the Ochiltree
Joke. He smiled at it rather grimly,
until | reminded him that it proved his
popularity and meant success for his
book and his lectures. Good. That's
sor he exclaimed, and then promptly Of
fered to put his entire lecture tour IN
NV hands if | would undertake to man
age it. Unfortunately this was impos
sible. But there could be no doubt
whatever of Stanlcy'S gratitude fol
what was Il very small favor in compar
iSon with those soon heaped upon him
I'VE arrived at the Savage Club un
announced, but Stanley was recognized
As he took his seat, and the room rang
with cheers. He looked at me inquir
ingly, as if TO ask, What must do?
and then nodded his mead and began hi!
dinner. Andrew Halliday was in the
chair. and, after the cloth was cleared
away. proposed Stanley's health. In re
ply. instead of speaking about himself
or Livingstone. Stanley rested hi:
hand upon my shoulder and talk
ed about me. Il don't know any
thing ;rbout the Savage Club he
said: Il never heard of the Savage
Club. You don't look very savage. NJ!
old friend Fiske asked me to come some
where with him, and came right along
That's how am here His manner wa:
needlesSly aggressive, and even often
sive. His eyes were bloodShot, and he
rolled them about angrily, as if the kline
words said to him had been covert in
suits. He supposed that all the Savage
Climb members were English newspaper
men. and he did not like English news
papers any better than he did EngliSl
officials.
'.You notice that Stanley's interview
about the rear guard was with The
London Times reporter, and that all hi
diaries and notes relating TO that mattel
have been turned over to the Times
This is because he believes that the
Times was the first English paper to dc
him Justice. 1t is not so: but he believes
liz. The telegraph would have paid hin
handsomely for what the Times gets fol
nothing. The Nc,cS would have been ;
much better medium for him: but fol
sake of old times he prefers the Times
and makes that slow paper appear actu
ally enterprSing.
Tina impression upon the Savage
Club by Stanley'S speech was very bad
Some members muttered that he mus
be drunk. He was as sober as Il Judge
but. since he did not know anything
about the club. he thought it necessar!
to say so, bluntly. | took him away "a
soon as possible, and we dropped in a
the Vaudeville Theatre, where bur
lesque was being played. Nellie Pow
erS was the hero, attired in white SAITH
suit and a white wig, with her face pow
dered. Stanley stared at her, anC
gasped and groaned. Her whiteneS
dazzled and attracted him. i would
give all l am worth TO speak to tina
angel" he said, gripping my arm like
wise.
IAN introduction TO the business man
, ager placed the entire theatre ut Stan
, lley's DISPOSAL. We went behind The
scenes. and he was presented TO hi:
white angel. He simply glared at her
His ewes seemed aflame. They made {
strange contrast-she so white and h'
: so black. But the impression upon Mel
lie Powers was no more favorable thar
that upon the Savage Club. He fright
ened her. and she was very glaC
when her cue came and she had to g
on the stage. Stanley, like one dazed
attempted to follow her, and | had I,
hold him back. When he looked at IN,
and found me laughing at him, he gave
a thoroughly African grunt and said
Lets get out of thiSr' l felt much re
lieved when we had left the theatre
Too much darkest Africa had trans
formed a London burlesQue actress into
an angel.
Accompanying Stanley to the Albior
and other Bohemian resorts that night
| learned what il was to be bear lead
er. He was as ignorant OF the
conventionalities as child. and
as obstinate as n mule, and the only way