Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-07-04
romance of stanIey.s Life.
New York Graphic.

Mr.. Henry Stanley; there are few, how
ever, to whom it seems to be so bitter
All England is ready to do him honor; he
has been overwhelmed with praise and
cOngratulation the Queen has received
him: Parliament has thanked him: the
two great journals for which he has made
his explorations have amply rewarded
him. But he is sullen, morose, discon-
tented and savage; he seems to enjoy
nothing save occasionally making himself
intensely disagreeable at public dinner
or meeting where everyone is anxious to
do him honor. This is strange: Mr.. Stan
ley is yet young man, and life should
still contain much Joy for him. What is
the explanation of this mystery?
Mr.Stanley has had romance; it end
ed unhappily for him, and this has sour
ed him to the heart. Before he went upon
his second expedition to Africa. he met
and fell madly in love with charming
young lady, the daughter OF a wealthy
citizen of Jewish extraction, whose name
is perhaps best known in connection with
the erection of an extensive but unfortu-
nate opera-house. Mr.. Stanley's passion
was deep and violent, but he was told that,
at least, he must wait, and that an imme-
diate marriage was out of the question.
He was anxious to win even greater fame
and fortune and lay them at the feet of
his beloved. 1t was at this moment that
the second African expedition was pro-
pOsedzto him; in it he saw the coveted
opportunity for distinction and reward,
and eagerly embraced the perilous COM
mission. Throughout the whole of that
terrible journey through the jungles of
Africa, amid all his tolls, dangers,
sickness and disappointments, he was
sustained by the thought of his love, and
by the confident hope of receiving the re-
ward which was dearer to him than the
applause of the world, or the riches of
Golconda. He gave the name of the young
lady to the most beautiful lake which he
discovered, as he gave it afterward to the
handsome boat in which he made pOr-
ton of his exploration-the Lady Alice.
At length the source of the Congo was
found; the great deed was accomplished,
and Stanley returned with proud and
happy heart to the coast. At Zanzabar
packet of letters was awaiting him; and
he hastened to open them, hoping to find
some message of love and affection from
the mistress of his soul. A fatal blow
struck him. One of the letters contained
the intelligence that Miss Alice - had
been married several months. 44
From that moment Mr.. Stanley was
changed man. His delight in life was
wholly lost. His natural good humor and
buoyancy of spirit gave place to long fits
OF melancholy, alternated with violent
outbursts of petulance and anger. The
plaudits with which he was received upon
his arrival in England were distasteful to
him; he revehged himself by attacking
with unreasonable rage every one who
ventufed to differ on even the slightest
subject with him.
This, however, was StanIey's second
love affair. He had experienced a previ-
Gus disappointment,b but it had not deeply
wounded him. CHANGING to be spending
some time upon the Island of Crete, he
saw from his window young Greek
maiden in the garden of the opposite
house, and he at once felt that his fate
was sealed. She was about 10 years old
and Mr.. Stanley has since declared that
never before nor since has he beheld so
sweet and beautiful a creature. He at
once sought out the American Consul and
revealed to him the state of his heart
The Consul, who had himself married q
Greek lady, bade him not despair; took
him forthwith to the house of his inamo-
rata and presented him to her mother,
who was a widow. Stanley could speak
no Greek; the mother no English; the
Consul was the interpreter. He did his
work so well that at the end of half an
hour the young lady was sent for. Stan
| ley was forbidden even to touch her hand
but he conversed with her by his eyes :;
they soon understood each other well.-
At the end of week he was an accepted
lover; at the end of fortnight the day
for the wedding arrived. All this while
he had seen the young lady once a day.
always in the presence of her mother
On the day before the wedding he had
been permitted for the first time to take
her hand and to imprint upon it chaste
salute. The morning of the wedding ar
rived; Stanley was dressed for the cere
mony and was waiting the happy mo-
ment. There entered to him three Greeks
whom he had never seen before, and ar
interpreter. They are introduced as the
brothers of the bride, and they produce at
parchment which the interpreter ex-
plains. 1t is deed of settlement whicl
binds Stanley to pay so much a year t.
the mother, and so much to each brother
, and so much to his wife, and to planl
down the first installments on the spot
In vain Stanley explains that he is wOrtl
nothing and cannot pay; the brother
look daggers, the interpreter frowns, ant
: the scene closes by the arrival of tn
7 Consul, who with difficulty gets Stanley
out of the clutches of his tormentors an
7 ships him off to Athens. He never saw
} his beautiful Grecian maiden again.
q Destroy the national banks. That woul
clear the way for State banks, and tha
a would reintroduce shinplasters whic
e constituted a large part of the circulatin
medium prior to 1860. This Is the Demo
cratic programme, and the Democrat
: party is worse than the seven year itch.-
: Cincinnati Gazette.
v Thurman said the stoppage of contra
n ton was equivalent to repeal of the r.
s sumption act. The trainers of the Dem
it cratic platform hadn't sense enough
" leave it at that. But Thurman can't {
/ everything, especially when he has l