| Show THE GREAT AFRICAN EXPLORER the last two days henry M stanley the celebrated african explorer has baa been the chief centre of attraction in this city in consequence of the interest in his personality being as great perhaps as 88 in his lecture the facts embodied in which areal are all pub limbed dished the theatre was packed from pit to dorne dome J we have read quite a number of descriptions script ions of mr stanley some of which were the reverse of complimentary while others were fair but none have been particularly detailed doubt lees lea he W was keenly scrutinized last night as most people have a great our ouri belty for seeing nj table character it he to la of medium height and somewhat stocky build his well rounded figure filled out to good advantage his bis black dress suit which included i the conventional clawed hammer coat and open breasted vest exhibiting a wealth of immaculate linen the massive head being supported by a full neck appears to grow out of and consequently properly belong to the firmly knit body some large heads have such a slender connecting attachment as to convey the impression that they have dropped on to wrong places and stayed there under protest not so with mr stanley Is cranium he is so to speak physically harmonious the capit is carried erect almost tipping backward rather than forward and a picture of him would hardly suffice to illustrate gersoni personified fled humility which he probably regards as noted old romans did as a human weakness rather than a virtue the entire physique conveys the idea of irrepressible energy and restless activity fed by comparatively inexhaustible vitality the face of this phenomenal man is a study the forehead to is slightly disappointing being neither its as high nor broad as might be anticipated and dues does not convey an idea af excessively wide intellectuality but it should be re that such a work as he accomplished complis hed required a large degree of physical stamina allied to at least fairly superior mental endowments A purely intellectual man could never dever have accomplished what he be did hence the intellectually capable livingston failed where stanley succeeded while the former was at least the peer if not the superior of the latter intellectually the physical vitality and push of ef mr stanley are immensely ahead of those qu qualities in the eminent scotch and explorer mr stanleys Stan leys nose smashes the Nap napoleonic leonle theory in that line it hardly reaches medium size being a trifle short and with a slight impression 1 of stub attached to it the mouth implies determination mixed with an inclination to be sour when the humor sits site upon him the lips are somewhat thin rather than otherwise and the corners comers have a downward tendency the expression of this feature indicates a somewhat meagre amount of warm human sympathy 2 this being also evinced in his oratory like most brilliant men mr stanley has splendid eyes they are full dark and penetrating and a slight tendency to lower the lids increases their aspect of looking at some far away object i beet an evidence of a broad mind the small man generally has a peering look as if he were inspecting so methin near at hand that which is in close proximity being all that is within his mental grasp the explorers eyes are lustrous and beautiful and appear to redeem every other feature that might otherwise be considered ordinary mr stanley is a rapid speaker and his apparent indifference to style adds a cb charm rm to his delivery there to Is no DO visible strain tog OK for effect his hia audience at once recognize this simplicity ahia which elicits their sympathy so far as that element is ie capable of arousing it his voice is pleasant and flexible but not suck such a one as stirs the tender emotions of the heart this was exemplified in his bis magnanimous tribute to the heroin livingston there was something exquisitely touching in the manner manne mannerow of the latter batters lat Is death he expired in the last attitude of devotion and worship toward god its relation by the lecturer however did not awaken any stronger emotion than to produce a sentiment of pensive sadness in the description of scenes of horror borror he is more successful his portrayal of the dismal black swampy forest was so vivid that the listener could almost see the hideous slimy creeping creatures with which the region was infested and feel a tinge of the repugnance and dread the members of the ex exploring clort ng party ex experienced perie altogether the lecture was of surpass ing interest the narrative being one of the most extraordinary of ancient or modern times it was presented with animation and clearness which held the listener enthralled from beginning to close the young zanzibar who with a long slender rod indicated the loc locations on the map as the lecturer proceeded attracted his share of interest the pole used by this gentleman of color suggested at first that he be waa brought forward to illustrate the munner manner in which the natives native catch fish in stanley pool an explanation of his hie use soon dissipated this idea if it was entertained this native of the dark continent is a built young fellow with long and singularly elastic limbs limbo which seemed capable of twisting tortuously he was an auxiliary to the lecture aa as he to is a cample of the kind of people who accompanied 9 8 stanley on his bis arduous and perilous journeys he is decidedly black and has the crisp hair peculiar to his bis race moo the upper part of his face is somewhat flat aud the eyes large and rollins rolling the under jaw projects obtrusively when he touched a particular locality on the map with the point of his fish pole he be gave it a scratch as if he was trying to rub it on and then subsided with an air of satisfaction as if be felt himself to be an indispensable adjunct to an intellectual entertainment |
