The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-27
STANLEY'S REPLY.
An Absolute Denial Of Recent
Rumor.
HUSBAND AND WIFE HARMONIOUS

Nothing Has Happened to Disturb
the Even Tenor of Their Married
Life-Mrs. Stanley Is Indignant
and Disguised at the Newspapers.
Other Foreign Notes.
MUERREN, July 27.-Henry M. Stan
ley's face on reading a telegram which
told him that the newspapers had pub
lished a letter dated Lucerne, saying
that he had separated from his wife, ex.
pressed surprise, indignation and finally
amusement
"What is your reply to that state
ment? asked reporter.
THAT 1t is pure invention"
He was going to say more when sud-
denly he stopped and said: "Why this
is not a thing for me to answer; in such
case a woman can best give a reply"
In moment, following out his i'm
pulse, he was in the next room calling
Mrs. Stanley. Mrs. Stanley said: "Oh,
do hate those kilograms so mnch; they
always make me frightened"
There is no need to be nervous about
this one. 1t is amusing" said Stanley,
with laughing face, as he read the dis
patch. Everybody laughed when it was
concluded, for in truth never was there
happier family party seen-Mrs.
Stanley, full of womanly gentleness and
care for him; he standing, full of the
gladness that married life had brought
him.
Mrs. Stanley Replies.
Mrs. Stanley after pause said: "My
husband says that this is charge for
Inc to defend. don't believe that there
ever was happier couple than my hus-
band and myself" She looked at him
and he replied: Il don't believe that
there ever has been" She resumed: II
would like very much if some stop
could be put upon American news
papers in regard to the way in which
they discuss purely family matters.
When l was in New York lady re-
porter put words into my mouth which
l had never uttered. She made me say
that American women were i'll dressed
and American men vulgar. / had to
contradict the whole. The only reason
for such reports can be that | am on
here ahead of Mr.. Stanley. accom-
panied my husband all through America
on his lecturing tour. 1t was very ex-
haustive work. When he came back to
England there were claims upon him
lOI dnobneT tOur Oh account Oh engage
ment given by him in 1888. l went with
him for two weeks, and then the doctor
said he must absolutely stop it, as
needed rest and change of air. So
came to Switzerland with my sister,
Mrs Myers, and her boy and awaited
the arrival of my husband.
Mr. Stanley Has a Bad Fall.
GENEVA, July 27.-Mr. Henry M.
Stanley, the explorer, has met with a
serious accident. According to infor-
nation received here from Muerren,
where Mr.. Stanley is staying with his
wife, the explorer has fractured his
left lower thigh bone by accidentally
slipping while mountain climbing. Mr.
Stanley had started to walk from Muer-
rem toward the Sohill valley. While
passing Though a wood he slipped on
some rocky ground and fell heavily to
the earth. Two English doctors who
happened to be stopping at Muerren
were summoned to the spot where the
accident occurred They bandaged Mr..
Stanley's injured leg and then had the
explorer conveyed to Muerren, where
DR.. Playfair, of Kurhaus is attending
him. The doctors think that the frac-
ture will heal easily, and no complica-
tlons are feared.