West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-29
Romance OF Stanley's Life.
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There are few men in the world I.
whom life should apparently be 80 pleas
ant as To Mr.. Henry Stanley; there ar,
few, however, to whom il seems to be 5.
bitter. All England is ready TO do hin
honor; he has been overwhelmed will
praise and congratulation the Queer
has received him; Parliament ha,
thanked him; the two great journal.
Tor which he has made his exploration,
have amply rewarded him. But he i,
sullen, morose, di.cOntented and savage
he seems 10 enjoy nothing save occa.
sionally making himself intensely dis.
agreeable at public dinner or meeting
where every one is anxious to do him
honor. This Is strange; MIR Stanley i,
yet young man, and life should still
contain much JOY for him. What is the
explanation of this mystery?
Mr. Stanley has had romance: il
ended unhappily for him, and this has
soured him 10 the heart. Before he
went upon his second expedition Ia
Africa, he met ami fell madly i'm love
with a charming young lady. the daugh.
ter of a wealthy citizen of Jewish ex-
traction, whose name is perhaps best
known in connection with the erection
of an extensive but unfortunate opera
house. Mr.. Stanley's passion was deeu
and violent, but he was told that. nj
least, he must wait, and that an imme-
ulate marriage was out of the question.
lie was anxious To win even greater
iame and fortune and lay them at the
ieet OF his beloved. IL was at this mo-
ment that the second African expedition
was proposed to him. in il he saw the
coveted opportunity for distinction and
reward, and eagerly embraced the peril
ous commission. 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 re-
ceiving the reward which was dearer 10
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 portion of his
exploration-the Lady Alice. At length
the source of the Congo was found the
great deed was accomplished, and Stan
ley returned with n proud and happy
heart 10 the coast. At Zanzabar n
packet of letters was awaiting him; and
he hastened TO open them, hoping to
md some messages 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
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 hts OF melancholy, alternated with
violent outbursts of petuance and
anger The plaudits with which he was
received upon his arrival in England
were distasteiul to him; he revenged
himself by attacking with unreasonable
rage every one who vcntured TO differ on
even the slightest subject with him.
This however, was Mr.. Stanley's
second love affair. He had experienced
a previous disappointment, but it had
not deeply wounded him. CHANGING to
to be spending some time upon the Is
land of Crete, he saw from his window
a young Greek maiden in the garden of
the opposite house, and he at once felt
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fifteen years old, and Mr.. Stanley has
since declared that never before nor
since has he beheld so sweet and beauti-
tul creature. He at once sought out
the American Consul and revealed TO
him the st te OF his heart. The Consul.
W o had himself married a Greek lady,
bade him not despair; took him forth
with 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 80
well that at the end Of half an hour the
young lady was sent for. Stanley was
forbidden even 10 t'uch her hand; but
he conversed with her by his eyes; they
soon understood each other we'll. At
the end of week he was an accepted
lover; at the end Of n fortnight the day
for the wedding arrived. All this while
he had seen the young lady once day,
always in the presence Of her mother.
On the day before the wedding he had
been permitted for the first time 10 take
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
moment. 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 a parchment which the inter
prefer explains. 1t is a deed of settle
ment which binds Stanley 10 pay 80
much year to The mother, 10 much To
each brother, and so much TO his wife,
and TO plank down the irst installments
on the spot. In vain Stanley explains
that he is worth nothing and cannot
pay; the brothers look daggers, the in
terpreter frowns, and the scene closes by
the arrival of the Consul, who with diff
ficulty gers Stanley out Of the clutches
Of his tOrmentOrs and ships him of Ia
Athens He never saw his beautiful
Grecian maiden again
AT the sitting Of the French Acad.
emy on May 2l the letters Of candidates