Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-19
The Great Explorer Falls Victim to
Cupid's Darts

2nc 0re4L Explorer rails Victim to
Cupid's Darts
LONDON, May 1Sth.-Stanley has made a
new and rapid conquest, a marriage having
been arranged between him aud Miss Dor
othy Tenant The lady is well known,
not only in society, but to the wocld at
large as clever artist. She has for some
years past been almost a protoge of the
Baroness Buraett- Coutts, ard it was at her
house nearly four and a half years ego that
Stanley met Miss Tennsnt. Stanley has
declared times lnnumeras9e that his mis-
sion in life was not to be able to talk to a
woman. From the first day he was pre-
scented to his future bride by the Baroness
he seemed to find ia the 9uietude of Miss
Tenants society that haven of rest which
is now rarely his.
1t will no doubt be news to the public of
this country and America to hear that three
days before Stanley departed upon his
perllous mission to find Emin Pasha he
proposed to Miss Tenant and was accepted
by her. The Baroness Burdett. Coutts and
some haif dozen neer friends were informed
of the engagement, but were sworn to the
strlctest secrecy until such time as the low
ers should deem fit to make their engage
ment public prep ry. How we'll these few
privileged friends kept their trust NAV be
judged from the fact that nearly four years
have passed and not one word has escaped
their lips.
During the gears that Stanley has been
absent from home in Africa Miss Tenant
and her lover have been regular CORE
spondents as far as the difficulties of postal
arrangements would permit. Each mail
that has brought letters from the explorer
and the Emin Pasha Relief Committee has
also contained a lengthy budget to Stanley's
lady love in Richmond Terrace 1t is
openly stated that Miss Tenant has now
in her possession more written facts of the
dangers, privations and discoveries of the
Stanley expedition than even the Relief
Committee are aware OF or the public can
guess at.
1t seemed somewhat strange to some peo-
pie that Stanley should, when first putting
foot on London soil after his return to this
country, drive direct to the Baroness Bur.
dett-Coutts' house in 'Stratton street. The
mystery is now explained, as someone as
precious as existence to Stanley was wait
ing for his coming. That someone was
Miss Dorothy Tenant. 1t has for some
weeks past been noticeable fact that one
OF SANKEY'S most interested listeners at his
lectures has been Miss Dorothy Tenant,
the artist and author.
Among the friends of this engaged
couple the question most widely discussed
is what will the future Mrs. Stanley do
when her husband again goes to the
darkest Africa? On Friday Miss Tenant
was lunching with some friends and the
above question was put to her. The only
reply she vouchsafed to the query was by
asking rs he going out again." Then it
is stated that Stanley will be offered the
post of Governor.in Africa
Tonight Miss Tenant was present at
the Turner'S Company dinner at the Can
non.street Hotel with Stanley, and received
many good wishes for her future happiness
Miss Dorothy Tenant is niece of Charles
Tenant. She is very good looking and
will be well lowered. AS an artist she
paints nude studies generally, but this
year she has wonderful picture of real
1stic London life, entitled Street Arabs
at Play" which she shows at the new
gallery.
Even the closest friends of Stanley never
dreamed he carried this romance in his
heart through the Dark Continent, nor has
Miss Tenant given the slightest intimation
of the truth by her overanxiety during the
terrible suspense of the three years she
waited for her lover. Times without num-
Der came the news of his death. For many
dreary months the air was full of rumors
of his fate-how he had died like dog in
q fetid swamp; how he had been slain by
toum.
Such was almost the only news which came
to this courageous woman, whose sufferings
may be left to the imagination. 1t is in
terestng in this connection 10 recall what
Stanley said about love and women when
interviewed on that subject in Africa.
mo, the fact is" he said, II can't talk to
woman. l am absolutely uncomfortable
when speaking unless she is such rare one
that she will let me hear some common
sense in woman's presence. l am Just as
much hypocriteas any other man. 1t gals
me that | must act the affected parody of
myself for no earthly reason but because
think with other men that if | speak or
act otherwise will not be appreciated. 1t
is such false position that l do not care
to put myself in it,"
For the life of me-" continued Stanley,
Il cannot sit still when anything approach
ing to love comes on the tapis. / have
lived with men. not women. 1t is mans
intense ruggedness and directness that
have contracted by sheer force of circum-
stances. Poets and women appear to me
to be SO soft, so very unlike the rude type
OF mankind, that one soon feels by talking
to them that he must soften his speech.
drawi or affect singular articulation, or Of
tense will be taken where none was in
tended. Hence men are seldom sincere to
women or poets.
Women, white or black, regard as far
above us. They are more human: they are
more prompt with sympathy. They are
more trainaple 20 new ideas than we of the
opposite sex. / have been looking for a
wife for twenty years without having had
time 10 find one
The date of the marriage is not settled,
but 1t will probably be late in June or early
in July. If Stanley carries out his inten-
ton of going to America in the autumn.