, 1890-07-17

has bccn by turns sailor boy, soldier in
the southern army, sailor IN the United
states navy during part ofihe civil war,
clerk iOr New Orleans cotton merchant
(whuse name he adopted), newspaper re-
porter IN the West and later In the East,
where he attracted the attention OF
James Gordon Bennett then corrt5pon-
dent with tho British army In Abys-
sinIa, and again bohemian In Ameri-
ca. At last his opportunity camo In the
order from the New York Herald go
nt once to Africa and find Dr, Living
'tonc.' The commission was accepted
Us 1t was given. MIR. Stanley's charge was
to find, not to search ior tho English
missionary, Ho set out upon the OK
podition in January, 1887, and In Octo-
her Is, of the same year, accomplished
Ito aim. when he found Dr. Livingstone
IN tjiji. Subsequently, under arrange
mcnt with the publishers Of tho New
York Herald aud the London Telegraph,
Mr.. Stanley crossed the African conti.
nent from Zanzibar to the mouth OF the
river Congo, establishing facts as to the
geography Oh Africa previously in dis
pute and being the tirst white man to
cross Central Africa. MIR. Stanley $
next undertaking was in tho direction
OF organizing the Congo free states un-
der commission from the king Of Bel
GUM, task in which he displayed ad-
ministratiye ability OF high order
When Emin Pasha's long silence had
given occasion ior fear that he had
perished in striving to uphold the
banner of civilization IN the equatorial
provinces of the soudan, whittier he
had been sent by Chinese Gordon
while the latter was the khediye's gov
ernor of the soudan, the geographical
societies Of London and Berlin set on
foot n movement TO ascertain his iato or
to rescue him II he still lived. The
choice of u leader naturally fell upon
Mr.. Stanley. How well lac accomplished
tho task set for him is too fresh In the
public mind to require recital now. Mr..
Stanley's various African expeditions
have furnished the material for some
thin, like eight volumes, the last two OF
which have Just been published The
cNpiorcr Is by no means "A finished or
oven "a graceful writer but has the
faculty OF telling his story with power
and dircctness.
Living among artists and lit teratours,
herself an artist OF talent and "A writer oi
merit Dorothy Tenant, who claims
descent from Protector oliver Cromwell,
met MIR. Stanley not long after his
return from his mission to the Congo
free states. She has been described as
tall, robust, handsome, rather inclined
To embonpoiut, with fair hair, deep blue
eyes, n straight nose, lovely complex.
ion, white teeth, full mouth, snall
dimply bands and pretty feet. She
studied painting with HcnneU, the
French artist, and is morp than a mere
dabblcr In tic art. She Is well known
IN society. Sot a festival of the yeaI,
from a flower SHOW or first night at the
opera to a garion party AT Marlborough
house, but Miss Dorothy Tenant 4
name appears IN the list OF guests. she
hAs been contributor u per
iodiCal literature, illustrating her
own articles. When her father died he
le1 a competence to his widow, vino is
still living. Another daughter 4. mar
ried to Frederick Myers, a leader in the
osthctc- poetical set of tho English CAPT
tai and u writer of some fame. Stanley 4
career had not been such ns to make OF
him lady's man, although IL is told OF
him that at one timc ho was badly smit-
zen with love for u Greek lady. but his
suit with her did not prosper. Ile was,
] however huNn lIlllItHNo'l WIN MlaH
Iennant from the day he first met heI
and paid her marked attention. The
call to lead the Emiu relief expedition
brought matters to a crisis and Mis-,
Tcnnant promised TO marry Mr.. Stanley
when ne should have returned, the en-
gagcmcnt meantime remaining a secret,
The bride is "a and the bridegroom %
years of age.
one oi Miss Tenants iancics used "a
be the instruction OF poor children at
her home in Richmond terrace, White
hall These young Arabs have fur
nished the subjects tor a number OF Miss
Tenants 8 pictures, some of which have
been hnnored by place In the galleries
OF the Royal Academy.
some OF the gUssips declare that MIR
Stanley IL one of those men who should
always remain bachelor; that ho IL o
a bearish disposition, OF violent tompel
and disposed to nlisantrophy, II this b,
true il gives the lie to many pretty litu,
passages in MIR. Stanley's books, wherein
ho figures as the humane protector o.
wOmnnkind even among the savag,
tribes OF Africa. II must be remem-
bercd, however, that he has had the ad
vantage of being the historian of his cx
peditions, and that may mean grca
/ deal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley will spend theii
honeymoon in England. During tn,
year 1t is their intention to visit Ameri
ca. Probably Mr.. Stanley will lectur
in this country upon the subject of hi
relief of Emin Pasha.