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clared irreyocable and that he have the sole
care and control of the property.
STANLEY'S LOVES.
Cincinnati Enqnirer.l

STANLEY'S LOVES.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The following little romance in real life
will find additional interest to Cincinnati
readers with the statement that the 1.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 interests of the Pike estate
here and manages the opera house property
on Fourth street. The story is well told by
the New York Graphic, as follows:
ROMANCE OF sTANLEY's LHE-BETRoTHED TO
JEwEss AND TILTED WHILE IN AFRICA
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT IN ATHENS.
There are few men in the world 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 Eng
land 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, discontinued, and savage; he seems
to enjoy nothing save occasionally making
himself intensely disagreeable at public
dinner or meeting where every one is anxious
to do him honor. This is strange Mr..
Stanley is yet 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
second expedition to Africa, he met and fell
To-
the daughter of wealthy citizen of Jewish
extraction, whose name is perhaps best
known in connection with the erection of an
extensive but unfortunate opera-house Mr..
Stanley's passion was deep and violent, but
he was told that, at last, 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. It was at this mo-
ment that the second African expedition was
proposed to him. in it he saw the coveted
opportunity for distinction and reward, and
he eagerly embraced the perilous commits
sion. Throughout the whole of that terrible
journey through the jungles of Africa, and
all his tolls, dangers, sickness, and disap-
pointments, he was sustained by the thought
of his love, and by the confident hope of re-
ceiving the reward 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
is 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 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 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 months.
From that moment 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 revenged himself by
attacking with unreasonable rage every one
who ventured to differ Oh even the slightest
subject with him.
This, however, was Mr.. SANKEY'S SECOND
love affair. He had experienced previous
disappointment, but it had not deepl.
wounded him. CHANGING to be spending
some time upon the Island of Crete, be saw
from his window young Greek maiden il
the garden of the opposite house, and he a
once felt that his fate was sealed. She wa
about Is years old, and Mr.. Stanley ha
since declared that never before nor sine
has he beheld so sweet and beautiful a crea
ture. He at once sought out the America,
consul and revealed to him the state of hi
|
ried Greek lady, babe him not despair
took him forthwith to the house of hi
inamorata and presented him to her mother
who was widow. Stanley could speak n,
Greek; the mother no English; the Consu
was the interpreter. He did his work s.
well that at the end of half an hour tn
young lady was sent for. Stanley was for
, hidden even to touch her hand; but he con
, versed with her by his eyes; they soon un
derstood each other we'll. At the end of
, week he was an accepted lover; at the end o
fortnight the day for the wedding arrived
All this while he had seen the young lad
, once day, always in the presence of he
mother. On the day before the wedding
had been permitted for the first time to tax
4 her hand and to imprint upon it chast
salute. The morning of the wedding a,
| rived; Stanley dressed for the cerernon
!. and was awaiting the happy momen
) There entered to him three Greeks, who1
f he had never seen before, and an interprt
ter. They are introduced as the brothers {
the bride, and they produce parchme1
Q which the interpreter explains. It is dee
+ of settlement which binds Stanley to pay
= much year to the mother, so much to eac
= brother, and so much to his wife, and
q plank down the first installments on tt
! spot. In vain Stanley explains that he
8 worth nothing and cannot pay; the brother
' look daggers, the interpreter frowns, an
1 the scene closes by the arrival of the Consu
r who with difficulty gets Stanley out of tt
. clutches of his tormentors and ships him o
. to Athens. He never saw his beautif1
i Grecian maiden again.
9 He Forgot His Catechism.
8 Some time ago the son of very di
{ tinguished English nobleman entered
: crack cavalry corps, and his brother O.
= fcers finding that he was nervous, eccer