Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-06-29
STANLEY'S LITTLE ROMANCE.


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 exploration have amply re-
warded him. But he is sullen, morose,
disconteuted and savage he seems to en-
JOY nothing, save occasionally making
himself intensely disagreeable at a public
dinner or meeting, where every one is
anxious to do him honor. This is strange;
Mr.. Stanley is vet a young man, and life
should still contain much JOY for him -
What is the explanation OF this mystery?
Mr.. Stanley has had a romance it
ended unhappily for him, and this has
soured him to the heart. Before he went
on 6is second expedition to Africa he met
and fell madly in love with charming
young lady, the daughter of wealthy
citizen If Jewish extraction, whose name
is, perhaps, best known in connection
with the erection of an extensive but un-
fortunate opera house. Mr.. Stanley's
passion was deep and violent, and he was
told that, at least. he must wait, and that
an immediate 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 shat the second African expedi-
tion was proposed to him; in it he saw the
coveted opportunity for distinction and
reward, and he eagerly embraced the per-
il6us commission. Throughout tho whole
of that terrible journey through the jun
giles of Africa, amid all his tolls, dangers,
sickness and disappointments, he was
sustained by the thought of his love, end
by the confident hope of receiving the re
ward which was dearer to him than the
applause of the world or the riches of
GolconGa. He gave the name OF the
young lady to the most beautiful lake
which he discovered, as he gave it after
wards to the handsome boat in which he
made portion Of his exploraton-the
Lady Alice. AT length the source of the
Congo was found the great deed was ac-
complished and Stanley returned with a
proud and happy heart to the coast. At
Zanzibar packet of letters was awaiting
him; and he FASTENED 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 let
ters contained the intelligence that Miss
Alice - had been married several
months.
From that moment Stanley was a
changed man. His delight in lite 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
plaudts with which he was received upon
his arrival in England were distasteful to
him he revenged himself by attacking
with unreasonable rage every one who
ventured to differ, on even the slightest
subject with him.
This, however, was Mr.. Stanley's sec
ond love affair. He had experienced a
previous disappointment, but it had not
deeply wounded him. CHANGING to be
spending some time upon the island OF
Crete he saw from his window young
Grool, nan III an in tho ,,or1an ~ a., ,n,o
site house, and he at once felt that his fate
was sealed. She was about fifteen years
old, and Mr.. Stanley has since declared
that never before nor since has he beheld
So sweet and beautiful creature. He at
once sought out the American Consul and
revealed to him the state of his heart
The consul, who had himself married n
Greek Indy, bade him not despair /; took
him forthwith to the house OF his manor
ate and presented him to her mother, who
was widow. Stanley could speak no
Greek the mother no English the con
sui was the Interpreter lie did his work
so well that at the end Of half an hour
the young lady was sent tor. Stanley
was forbidden even to touch her hand !;
but be conversed with her by his eyes,
and 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 n day,
always in the presence Of her moihor.-
On the day before the wedding he had
been permitted for the first .ime to Ake
her hand and'to imprint upon it a chaste
salute. The morning Of the wedding ar
rived Stanley was dressed for the cere
mony and was awaiting the happy mo-
ment. There entered to him three
Greeks, whom he had never seen before,
and an Interpreter. They are introduced
as the brothers of the bride, and they
produce parchment which the interpre-
ter explains 1t is deed Of settlement
which binds Standley to pay so much a
wear TO the mother, so much to each
brother, and 40 much 10 his wife, and to
plank down the first installments on the
spot. In vain Stanley explains that he is
worth nothing and cannot pay, the broth
ers look daggers, the interpreter frowns,
and the scene closes by the arrival Of the
consul, who with difficulty gets Standley
out of the clutches Of his tormentors and
ships him off to Athens. He never saw
his beautiful Grccian maiden again. N.
Y. Graphic.
AN English writer says, "White hair
10 so kaoonoino IN tha face that many wo-