Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-27

The following very interesting story.
whether true CT false, will be read with
Interest at the present time. / is
from Z. lac issue Of the Dallas CrcxaS}
Herald
Thc late Reconstruction OF the British
Cabinet by the retirement Of Mr.
Gladstone, and the elevation OF Disraeii
TO the chieftains1ip Of that august as
somhiage Of lannon's Englishmcn known
as the British Cabinet, brings to mind
a singular il not romantic episode in
Texas IN 1917.
Il tAat year two beardless young
men, evidently Of English physiogno-
M, made their appearance in Mar
shall, Texas, where the District Court
WIS IN session, Hon. Ovid NJ Roberts
presiding. James Pinclney Hender-
son was chen Governor Of the State,
and was in attendance on the court as
an at; r9@y II ''pre-engagement' eases
lie had been Minister from the Repub-
! lie Of Texas to France, and WIS mich
in England during his service.
The two young Britishers sought and
! obtained al introduction to Gov. Hen
! Gerson, when the following dialogue
| cn U9i
! INST young maE-GOv. Henderson,
VIC have sought an Introduction in or
| der "a raise some money. We have
been making the tour of Am arica, and
have exhausted our means. We can
not wait, but must have money, in or
der to reach New York IN due time
Gov. HcndersOn-Who are You. and
what evidence have you that You are
what you profess to be?
First Englishman IA beardless YOUTH
i am the elder son Of the Earl Of
Derby, and, by courtesy in English So
ciety. am called Lord Stanley. Ny
young friend here with me is, in like
manner, Lord Manners.
Gov. HendeTson-Howm much money
Go you want?
First Experimentation Thousand
dollars. We have been to 81. Louis,
Santa lie, Albuquerque, Lonna Anna,
and in New Mexico saw much of TIA
country, attended parties, spent money
and our allowance of 500, 900, since We
left New 1o1l1, has been exhausted
We want $4,000 to reach New York,
having to pass through New Orleans.
Washington and other cities.
Governor Henderson-What evi-
dence have you that my confidence Will
not be etrayed-that you are what
you claim 10 be.
First EHglisiman, (placing bis hand
over his hearD-Simply. Governor
Henderson, that L ain a Stanley. A
Stanley cannot and dare not be dis
honorable. [ have no other pledge TO
give.
In f@W moments, after seeing that
noble old Roman, William L. Buck)
Scott, the money was placed i'll the
IL ends Of the unknown young English
n II. In Il few days the two left, every
one predicting that Governor Hender-
son and Buck Scott had been egregi-
ously taken i'll. Glorious ''Oid Pink
said, mo gentlemen; & Stanley cannot
afford to deceive"
In duo time drafts in sterling bills OF
exchange came to cover the whole
amo.1t, letters Of thanks from the
Earl CT Derby for kindness to his son,
followed by pipes OF wine and many
other presents, showing that She grand
Old patriot, Pinkney Henderson, had
not been deceived, but had done a
Kindness to tt o honorable but eXtrava-
giant young men. During their stay
in Marshall an old citizen Of Dallas
then young man Just from Tennes-
see-had repeated contests with Lord
Stanley az Billiards. We refer to the
Hon. Nat. N. Burford
Now, tine question is, is that l.ofd
Stanley the Earl OF Derby, second Of
fiaer III the Cabinet of Great Britain.
Oar opinion is that he j. th" same
s'nooth-faced youth to whom Pinkney
Henderson furnished the noeGtHl III
Marshall. in 1917.