Evening journal., 1889-12-06
A MonERN. A REAL HERo.

A MODERN, A REAL HERO.
Stanley is hero.
His name will be inscribed high up on
the pinacle of fame among those Of the
men who have blazed new way and
placed the whole human race under obli-
cations by their splendid achievements.
Such heroes are not plentiful. Any |
school boy with limited knowledge Of
profane history may call them over in a
few seconds.
They are julius Caesar, scholar, orator, |
warrior and patriot--the greatest Of al
great men.
Columbus, by whose devoted self sac
rifcing efforts the new world was opened
TO those nations which had exhausted
the old world. Il is through him that
the opportunity came to try this expert.
ment Of free government dependent
upon the will Of the people, which viii
gradually conquer the universe, overthrow
nonarchs and send imperial crowns to
the junk shops.
Godfrey, Of Bouillon, that splendid
crusader, who rescued the sacred city Of
Jerusalem and delivered 1t from the i'm
pious hands Of the Saracen.
Cortes, who laid Mexico at his feet
and brought rich, fertile and beautiful
country under the benign influences Of a
Christian civilization.
Lord Give, who marched against hosts
OF the well-trained sikhs Of the wealthy
raiahs and defeated them seemingly by
miracles Of personal valor and marvellous
skill His confidence in the justice Of
his cause and his thorough devotion to
the work Of redeeming India seems an
inspiration. It seems scarcely human
that man should have the spirit to dare
to contend against such odds as opposed
the heroic Give,
Gustavus Adolphus marked out a career
which aslonished the world and won the
admiration Of all men Of all times.
The stately, ehivalrous warrior Wei
lington fought through the Peninsula
campaign, and crowned his career with
the greatest and most important battle Of
ali time. Waterloo saved Europe from
Napoleon. The stern soldier the de
voted patriot, who resisted and overcame
the greatest captain Of all ages retired
from the battle field Of Waterloo to
occupy a niche IN the history Of the world
and a place in the hearts Of the English
people, unique, impressive, grand
1t is among these great names that
! D. L. au a
peaceful hero. He has fought battles but
only In defence Of his own life and the
lives of his men. He has been rescuer
His efforts have been made in the inter
est of those lesser heroes Livingston
and Emin Pasha Ia the interest Of civil
zation, science, Christianity and in The
interest Of the human race He has beer
military captain, a geographer, {
philosopher, rescuer Of men from say
ages and a deliver of tribes from slavery
historian, discoverer and newspaper
man.
He Is an all round hero Of modern civi
lization. He is a type Of modern man
After briefly recounting some Of tn
! trials hardships and depressing, dil
g heartening dangers he and bis men will
stood Stanley says:
This is not due to me Lieutenar
! Stairs was pierced with poisoned arrow
= point like others, but others died, and b
4 lives. The poisoned tin came ont froI
! under his heart eighteen months after i
i was pierced. Jephson was fer months
prisoner, with guards with loaded rifle
Z around him. That they did not murde
}. him Is not due to me.
i. These officers have had to wade throu1
y as many as seventeen streams and broa
expanses Of mud and swamp in ca,
= They have endured sun that scorche
'e whatever it touched. A multitude {
ss impediments have ruiilea thoir temper
ie and harassed their hours
They have been maddened with the ag
!. MES Of fierce fevers They have lived f
I months In an atmosphere that medic
'r authority declared to be deadly. Th'
N have faced dangers every day, aud the
le diet has been all through what leg
serfs would have declared 90 be infamol
and abominable, and yet they live.
a. The vulgar win call 1t luck. Unt
,s levers viii call 1t chance, but deep do9
y In each heart remains the feeling that
dy verify, there are more things in Heav
IL and earth than are dreamed of in comm
as philosophy.