Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-17
HOW STANLEY DID TT.
His Own Account OF Being Sent {,
Darkest Africa.

His Own Account OF Being Sent tC
Darkest Africa.
"On the 10th day of October, in
the year of our Lord 1869, | am in
Madrid, fresh from the carnage at
Valencia. At 10 a. m. Jacopo, al
No., Gale de la Cruz, hands me a
telegram. On reading it | find il
reads, Come to Paris on important
business The telegram is from
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the
young manager of the New York
Herald.
"At3 p. m. l was on my way, and
being obliged to stop at Bayonne 9
few hours, did not arrive in Paris
until the following night. | went
straight to the Grand hotel and
knocked at the door of Mr.. Bennett's
room.
"Come in / heard voice say.
"Entering found Mr.. Bennet in
bed.
"Who are you?" be asked.
MY name is Stanley 1 answered
"Ah, yesl Sit down; / have i'm
portant business on hand for YOU
"After throwing over his shoulders
his robe de chambre, Mr.. Bennett
asked: Where do you think Living
stone is?'
"'I really do not know, SIR
"'Do you think lie is alive?'
"'He may be and he may not be,
! answered.
"Well,. / think he is alive, and
that he can be found, and / am going
to send you to find him.
"'What,' said /, do you really
think l can find DR.. Livingstone? Dc
you mean me to 60 to Central Africa?'
yes; l mean that you shall go
and 6nd him, wherever you may hear
that he is, and to get what news you
can of him, and, perhaps'-delivering
himself thoughtfully and deliberate
ly-'the old man may be in want
take enough with you to help him
should he require it. Of course you
will act according to your own plans
and do what you think best-but
find LiVingstonel"
"Said |, wondering at the cool
order of sending one to Central
Africa to search for man whom l,
in common with almost all other
men, believed to be dead: 'Haye
you considered seriously the great
expense you are likely to incur on ac-
count of this little journey?'
"'Whst will it cost?' he asked
abruptly.
"'Burton and Speke's journey to
Central Africa cost between 43, 900
and 95, 200, and / fear that it cannot
be done under e2,5OO.'
"'Well, 1 will tell you what you
will do. Draw 81, 900 now, and when
you have gone through with that
draw another thousand, and when
that is spent draw another thousand,
and when you have finished that
draw another thousand, and so on;
but find Livingstone
Surprised, but not confused, at
the order, for | knew that Mr., Ben
nett, when once he had made up his
mind was not easily drawn aside
from his purpose, yet thought,
seeing it was such gigantic scheme,
that he had not quite considered in
his own mind the pros and cons of
the case. I said: Il have heard that
should your father die you would
sell the Herald and retire from
business.
"WhoeVer told you that is wrong,
for there is not enough money in
New York city to buy the New York
Herald. My father has made it q
great paper, but / mean to make ii
greater. / mean that it shall be a
newspaper in the true sense of the
word. | mean that it shall publish
whatever news will be interesting to
the world, at no matter what cost
"'After that said |, Il have moth.
ing more to say. Do you mean me
to go straight on to Africa to search
for DIR. LiyingstoneY
"'No; / wish you to go to the in
auguration of the Suez canal first,
and then proceed up the Nile.
hear Baker is about starting for up.
per Egypt. Find what you can
about this expedition, and as you 90
up describe as we'll as possible what.
ever is interesting for tourists, and
then write up a guide--a practical
one-for lower Egypt; tell US about
whatever is worth seeing and how to
see it.
"'Then you might as well go to
Jerusalem; hear Captain Warren is
making some interesting discoveries
there. Then visit Constantinople
and find out about that trouble
between the khedive and the sultan.
""Then-let me see-you might as
well visit the Crimea and those old
battle grounds. Then go across the
Caucasus to the Caspian sea; hear
there is a Russian expedition bound
for Khivs. Then you may go through
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