The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-07-02
STANLEY'S LOVES.
Romance Of Stanley's Life.-BetrOthed
to Jewess and Tilted While In AZ
rica---LOVe at First Sight in Athens
From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The following little romance in real
life finds additional interest to Cincin-
natl readers with the statement that the
Lady Alice alluded to is no other than
Miss Alice Pike, daughter of the late
Samuel N. Pike, and at present the wife
of Mr.. Barney, who represents the inter-
ests of the Pike estate here and manages
the opera house property on Fourth
street. The story is well told by the
N. Y. Graphic as follows:
There are few men in the world to
whom life should apparently be SO pleas
ant as to Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley there are
few however, to whom it seems to be SO
bitter All England is ready to DO hi"
honol, 4 liz - n. t*s'D tvn 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, mo-
rose, disconnected and savage; be seems
to enjoy nothing save occasionally max
ing himself intensely disagreeable at a
public dinner or meeting where every
one is anxious to do him honor. This is
strange; Mr.. Stanley is yet a young man,
and life should yet contain much JOY for
him. What is the explanation of this
mystery?
Mr.. Stanley has had romance; it
ended unhappily for him, and this has
soared him to the heart. Before he
went upon his second expedition to
Africa, he met and fell madly in love
with a charming young lady, the daugh-
ter of wealthy citizen of Jewish extrac-
ton, 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 vio-
lent, but he was told that, at least, he
must wait, and that an immediate mar
riage 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 4 frican exnedition was proposed
to him; in it he saw the coveted oppor-
tunity for distinction and reward, and
he eagerly embraced tho perllous COM
mission. Throughout the whole of that
terrible journey through the jungles Of
Africa, and all his tolls, dangers, sick
ness, and disappointments, he was sus-
tanned 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 after
ward to the handsome boat in which he
made a portion of his exploration-th the
Lady Alice. At length, the source of
the Congo was found; the great deed
was accomplished, 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 letters contained the intelligence
that Miss Alice - had been married
several months
From that moment Stanley was a
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 piaudits with which he was received
upon his arrival in England were dis
tasteful to him; lie revenged himself by
attacking with unreasonable rage every
one who ventured to differ on even the
slightest subject with him.
This, however, was Mr.. SANKEY'S sec
ond love affair. He had experienced q
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
Greek maiden in the garden of the op-
posite house, and he at once felt that his
fate was sealed. She was about fifteen
years old, and Mr.. Stanley has since de-
clared that never before nor since has
he beheld so sweet and beautiful crea-
ture. He at once sought out the Ameri-
can consul and revealed to him the state
of his heart. The consul, who had HIM
self married Greek lady, babe him not
despair; took him forthwith to the house
Of his inamorata and presented him to
her mother, who was widow. Stanley
could speak no Greek; the mother no
English; the consul was the Interpreter.
He did his work so we'll that at the end
of half an hour the young lady was sent
for. Stanley was forbidden even to
touch her hand; but he conversed with
her by his eyes; they soon understood
each other we'll. At the end of a 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 day, always in the
presence of her mother. On the day be-
fore the wedding he had been permitted
for the first time to take her hand and to
imprint upon it q chaste salute. The
morning of the wedding arrived; Stan
ley was dressed for the ceremony and
was awaiting the happy moment. There
entered to him three Greeks, whom he
had never seen before, and an interpre-
ter. They are introduced as the broth
ers of the bride, and they produce
parchment which the interpreter ex-
plains. It is deed Of settlement which
binds Stanley to pay so much 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 explains that he is worth moth
ing and cannot pay; the brothers look
daggers, the interpreter frowns, and the
scene closes by the arrival of the consul,
who with difficulty gets Stanley out Of
the clutches of his tormentors and ships
him off to Athens. He never saw his
beautiful Grecian maiden again.
Went to Sea in a Tub.
The following story of Pennsy lvania
boy has moral to it, and the tale which
hangs thereby is, indeed, calculated to