The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-13
A7R0MANTIG STORY

A R0MANTI STORY
OF 4 PARKERspURe GIRLS LOVE
For Private, Henry, OF the nj Fated oreeiy
Party, 70 Whom She was EpEassd@An
Attachment Growing Out Of Anony.
NOUS correspondenee-
& Astory with many elements Of romance
and seemingly true comes from ParkeB-
burg, concerning q young lady there who
was betrothed to Private Charles B.
Henry, who was member Of the Greedy
Exploring party, and who was shot by or
der Of Lieut.. Greedy Tor stealing food from
the scanty store Of the party. The State
journal tells the story, but does not give
the young lady's name. 1t narrates that
in 1879 he answered an anonymous adyer-
tisement in the Cincinnati Enquirer for q
lady correspondent, and thus opened an
acquaintance which ripened into love, and
the two were finally betrothed. Henry
visited her several times, last when on his
way TO join the Arctic expedition. The
Stale Journal says: q
1.-THE young lady showed the reporter q
photograph OF Heiry. The face Is rathera
handsome one with decided German
cast OF features. He had light hair and
wore heavy curling mustache. He was
tastefully dressed and on his vest wore an
i Odd Fellows pin. The photo was taken
in Washington, before he sailed To the icy
regions"
The first letter Of interest was sent by
Henry from Washington, dated May 24th,
1881, while he was preparing for the expe-
dition, In which he says, after INDUCING
in the usual sentiment: l&l Il
eve will not leave here until the mid
die Of June. During our stay here, we are
compelled TO study Signal Service drill,
natural history and general science. We
are instructed in the use OF scientific in
struments, such as are used to make
weather observations, and an able pro-
lessor from the Smithsonian Institute is
instructing us in the art Of preserving
plants, insects and reptiles, also in stufing
I birds and animals. We have to study
navigation, geography and mathematics,
and TO make long story short, are under
, going o severe schooling, but are learning
and seeing something, and getting excel
lent pay, Sl25 per month and all expenses
paid. From here we 90 via
New York City to st. John, Newtound-
land, and there charter steamer TO take
us to Lady Franklin Bay, where we will
) remain for the winter.o
This was the last letter Henry wrote
until alter he started for the polar regions,
which he did in early June. Theme
and last letter received from him, was sent
from the quarters OF the Expedition In
Lady franklin Bay, lat. 81, 4V. It bears
date August 8, 1881, and arrived in New
| York September %.
In one of his former letters Henry tells
| his own story, as follows:
Il sss "There Is no use Of dwelling on my
boyhood days, or college Sscrapes. When
| the Franco Prussian war was declared in
1870, Twas living with my father IN Ham
lover, Germany. He punished me severely
for fancied misdemeanor, and / con-
cluded to run away from home. The Ger
man government called for men for the
Ambulance Corps, and enrolled; al
though Ihad considerable trouble TO pass,
on account Of my extreme youth, but with
a few tears OF persuasion moved the
heart OF the doctor and j started on the
field OF adventure. After being assistant
nurse in the hospital at Hanover for few
weeks, I volunteered TO accompany the
18th Regiment OF Lancers, and one fine
morning was packed away to the front.
Had several narrow escapes at Metz, Tou-
Ion and Sedan; was present when the
naughty emperor OF the French surren-
dered. at the close Of the war returned
home clad in rags, but decorated with the
.'Iron. Gross, !" Of which felt prouder than
the Oldest veteran. My family, with the
exception Of my father, received
me with kindness. After a week lor. so
OF rest, concluded to come to America,
so July l, 1871, engaged passage in the
North German Lloyd steamer "Hansa,"
and arrived in New York on the 18th,
after a pleasant voyage. Herei in America
I had not single friend. The first work
III obtained was in o French. German
restaurant After remaining there four
months, 1iboughta through ticket for San
Francisco, but only went as far as Macon
City, Mo-, where / was engaged by w. w.
Watkins as night clerk In the North Mis-.
souri, Hotel. Here ! remained eight
months, and leaving him Is my only re-
greet, as my dearest relative could not
have been kinder than he. DESTROYS Of
perfecting myself in the English tongue, I
next learned the art Of printing in the Of
fee of the Daily Enterprise at Moberly,
Mo. A reporter, Mr.. 1. Brown, was
stricken with paralysis, and was pro-