The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-06-19
STlILET n OIlHL.
4 Chapter From His Early Newspaper Carer.
His Love Affair.


In the year 1865 Stanley was sent out
to the western country by the New York
Herald to report the war then raging with
the Nez Perces. Stanley was not sent out
to do this assignment becauseof any great
fitness as q war correspondent, but be-
cause he was faithful and had the repu-
tation Of getting his matter to the paper
sooner than any other reporter on the
staff Of that great journal. He came, and
the way be did his work was the marvel
Of the country, as he constantly and re-
peatedlY sent in his messages 4 day be-
fore the other great papers Of the day had
heard from their special correspondents.
This was done by Stanley himself carry
ing his own messages to the nearest Gle
graph station Immediately upon the ter
mination Of a battle.
No matter what danger, no matter what
risk Of losing his life he may have to I'M
dergo, he bravely carried his account
right through 4 country that was practi-
cally in the hands q hostile Indians, and
capture meant death-most probably a
horrible one, too. Nothing daunted, and
showing all obstacles to one side, he
bravely did his duty to his paper, and he
arrived in Omaha directly after General
Brooke had efectually squelched the up
rising, and q handsome check from his
employers was awaiting him.
Directly after his arrival here he took
up with q woman Of the town who went
by the name Of Annie Riley, and effect
ually succeeded in furtherinG SANKEY'S
desire TO dispose Of his surplus cash. Ere
the winter was hardly half gone the
young mans money had disappeared,
which. Of course, resulted in the woman
deserving him. In q penniless condition
be was glad to get something to eat and a
warm place to sleep, and st. A. D. Ba-
loOmbe, who It that time was proprietor
Of the RepabIieaH, permitted the young
fellow 10 sleep in his press-room.
This condition Of affairs ran along almost
all the winter, but early In the spring
Stanley received word from the Herald
that he should report Immediately, as
he was wanted-that they were going
to send him to report the Grecian war,
which was then raging. Stanley imme-
diately started for Gotham, and Omaha
never knew him more.
He was sent to Greece, as history re-
lates, and an incident happened in that
country that made him the redoubtable
explorer he is to-day. The story is q
long one, but can be shortened into one
word-love. Stanley fell in love with
beautiful Grecian lady, and the lady's
family investigated the young cores
pondent's standing in his native land,
which evidently did not conclude salts
iactOrily to the ardent young lover, as
his suit was aiterward refused.
For some time after this nothing was
heard from him, with the exception Of
several letters written to friends in this
country in which he avowed his inten-
ton Of doing something that would
shed luster about his name" not ap-
preached by any Of the aforesaid young
lady's family. He said that he had
loved once and forever" and that he
was going to become renowned or die.
1t was not long period after this that
the report that 4 daring young man
named Stanley was going as the repre-
sentative Of the New York Herald to
make an attempt to discover the where.
abouts Of Livingstone, who, it was
thought, had lost his way in the Dark
Continent. Years passed and no news
from the brave but reckless man who
had thus exposed his life to every dan
ger imaginable, and people had begun to
say that he, too, had persisted in the
same way that the man for whom be
was hunting had disappeared.
At last a messenger arrived at Cairo,
Egypt, which brought news Of the safety
Of the travellers, as we'll as q brief but
vivid account Of the trials and hafdships
endured by Stanley and his party; tell
ing Of the finding Of Livingstone and
later Of HE death. This brought the
name Of Stanley to the front a. an ex-
plorer, and there Il has remained ever
since and ever will Temain.-0maha Re
publican,