The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-06
Romance i'm Stanley's Life.

THERE are few men to whom life
should apparently be so pleasant as to
Mr.. Henry Stanley; there are few,
however, 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, disconnected and saw
age.
Mr.. Stanley has had romance; it
ended unhappily for him, and this has
soured him to the heart Before he
went upon his second expedition to AT
frica, he met and fell madly in love
with the charming daughter of a
wealthy citizen of Jewish extraction,
whose name is, perhaps, best known in
connection with the erection of an eX-
tensive but unfortunate opera-house.
Mr.. Stanley's passion was deep and
violent, but he was told that he must
wait, and that an immediate marriage
was out of the question. He was anX-
ious to win even greater fame and fort
une and lay them at the feet of his
beloved.
1t was at this moment that the Sec
ond African expedition was proposed
to him in it he saw the coveted Oppor-
tunity for distinction and reward, and
he eagerly embraced the perilous com
mission.
Throughout the whole of that terrible
| io,,rDo1y tb,.OuCrb fba iuncrloc IF f,.ina
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 reward
which was dearer to him than the APP
plause 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 aft
erward to the handsome boat in which
he made part 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 Zanzibar packet of letters
was awaiting him, and he fastened tC
open them, hoping to find some mes,
sages 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 for several mon tbs.
From that moment Stanley was a
changed man. His delight in life was
wholly lost. His natural good humol
and buovancy of spirit gave place tC
long fits of melancholy, alternated with
violent outbursts of petulance and
anger.
This, however, was Mr.. Stanley
second love affair He had experienced
a previous disappointment, but it hat
not deeply wounded him. CHANGING tC
be on the island of Crete, he saw from
his window Greek maiden in the gar
den of the opposite house, and at once
felt that his fate was sealed. She wa!
about fifteen years old, and Mr.. Stan
ley has since declared that never before
nor since has he beheld so sweet anC
beautiful creature. He at once sough
out the American Consul and revealed
to him the state of his heart The Con
sui, who had himself married Greel
lady, babe him not despair, took hin
forthwith to the house of his inamorats
and presented him to her mother, whC
was widow. Stanley could speak ne
Greek, the mother no English; the
Consul was the interpreter. He die
his work so we'll that at the end of hal
an hour the maiden was sent for. Stan
ley was forbidden even to touch hel
hand; but he conversed with her will
his eyes, and they soon understood eacl
other well. At the end of week he
was an accepted lover; at the end of {
fortnight the day for the wedding ar
rived. 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 per
mitted for the first time to take hel
hand and to imprint upon it a chastt
salute.
The morning of the wedding arrived
Stanley was dressed for the ceremony
and was awaiting the happy moment.
There entered to him three Greeks,
whom they had not seen before, and an
interpreter. They were introduced as
the brothers of the bride, and they pro.
duced a parchment which the inter
prefer explained. 1t was deed of set.
Element, binding Stanley to pay so much
a year to the mother, SO much to each
brother, and so much to his wife, and
to plank down the first installments on
the spot. In vain Stanley explained
that he was worth nothing and could
not pay; the brothers looked daggers,
the interpreter frowned, and the scene
closed by the arrival of the Consul, who
with difficulty got Stanley out of the
clutches of his tormentors and shipped
him off to Athens. He did not see his
beautiful Grecian maiden again.-N. Y
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