The morning call., 1890-07-15
ANOTHER STANLEY.
A Mere Lad Travels Alone Over
the Country.
He Leaves His Home in Chicago for New
York, Visits Florida and the Southern
States AID Comes to this City.

Joseph Friend. Il years of age, was taken
before Chief of Police Crowley yesterday to
give an account of his wanderings. He ar
rived quite recently in this city and is now
employed in Mrs. Rulofson's candy-stOre,
237 Kearny street
Joseph is wonderful traveller, having
'done" the United States from Chicago to
st. Augustine, Fla, from New York to San
Francisco, alone and without means. He
told an interesting though almost incredi-
BILE tale of his lonely wanderings for ten
months. The boy is rather good-looking,
with black eyes and a dark complexion.
Intelligence and determination are the chief
characteristics of his face-just such fea-
lures as one might look for in courageous
lad possessed of grit and enterprise. STAN
ley is hero in his eyes, and he himself is
the nearest approach Of Young Americas
emulation of the great explorer. His
strange story and the manner of its nara
ton impressed his hearers yesterday with
its truthfulness.
The boys father is a printer in Chicago
and lives at p South Robey street in that
city. On the 9TH Of October, 1889, joseph
left his home in Chicago and succeeded in
making the journey to New Ork upon the
trains. He was only ID years of age then
and a different lad from the matter-of-fact
anu lI0Nelcu youth VIII lukSleSltu NHISA
Crowley yesterday.
SICK IN NEW YORK.
When he arrived in New York la grippe
was epidemic there and he was one of its
victims. The sickness caused him to be
confined in the New York hospital for four
months. Once well again the little fellow
lOnged for home and started off without
delay Tor Chicago. The grip and his rough
experience in the metropolis nearly broke
down his spirit. But Joseph was not boy
to give up without q struggle. On the way
home he saw sign: 10 JacksonYllle,
Fla" He changed his course impulsiyely
and soon was lar down on the road TO the
everglade State. Again he changed his
mind at Cleveland, Ohio, where he left the
train and remained over night. lie had
heard 50 much of the battle OF Lookout
Mountain that an Irresistible desire TO see
the historic spot took possession OF him.
He went TO Chattanooga, Tenn, where he
remained long enough 10 visit the famous
battlefield and have love adventure. y
beautiful miss in her teens met him there
and took a deep interest in the wanderer.
EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.
"Why are you 50 anxious TO see the bat
tle-feld? she asked.
g 10 find the grave of my father, who,
while general in the Southern army, was
killed in the battle" replied Joseph assur-
ingly. " He left large estates in the South,
and am going down South for the prop
erty."
She kissed him and asked for his address.
Her last word TO him was GodSpeed."
The next point that he stopped at was
Macon, Ga From there he went to Cor
dele in the same State, and thence 20 Lake
City, where he worked for a time at the
Windsor Hotel. He left there shortly after
ward and arrived at Jacksonville, Fla, the
place for which he had originally started.
The only place where he had to pay his
fare was between Lake City and Jackson
vile.
lie subsequently moved to st. Augustine,
Fla, where Mrs. Harrison, wife of the
President, was guest at the Cordova
Hotel. One night grand display OF ire
works was given In her honor. A rocket
set fire to window curtain In the hotel.
but Joseph was the first TO notice 1t. In
stead of giving an alarm, which might have
caused disastrous panic in the big house,
he rushed to the window, tore down the
blazing curtain and stamped out the
flames ON the floor. The person who 0ccu-
pied the room where the fire was rewarded
the lad with So and the proprietor gave him
board and lodging free.
HE COMES WEST.
lie returned to Jacksonville, but grew
tired of working as a printers devil there
and set out for Mobile, Ala, by steamer.
Thence he went to Galveston, Tex, aud
after many adventures turned up in Sacra-
meutO, where he remained for month.
EX-SheTiff Drew Of Sacramento County
gave him employment, but he wanted to
have a look at San Francisco and the Pa
cifc Ocean. His first work here was sell
ing daily papers on tine streets, but one
night lie did not sell enough to pay for bed,
and he was compelled to walk the streets
until early morning, when policeman ar
rested him in the Mission. He was COM
mitted to the Industrial School. BY some
clever scheme of his own he managed to
get downtown with an officer and escaped.
He got a position as a district messenger
boy His first message was to the candy
store of Mrs. .Rulofson, on Kearny street,
where he has since been earning living.
The police will communicate with his
parents in Chicago, informing them of the
whereabouts of their adventurous son.