The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-15

lar sign IN a window, a Boy Wanted
He went inside the store, where he met
a kindly looking gentleman. whom he
| asked for employment He was tried
at writing on sacks. and having done
this satisfactorily. he was engaged
THE boys employers name was Hen
~ Mortlake Stanley. Mr.. Stanley died.
and out Of gratitude and love to his
benefactor young Rowland, as he was
still known, adopted his name. and
henceforth called himself Henry Mort
lake Stanley
Wrote Sister He Was Dead.
While in New Orleans young Stanley
wrote a letter to his sister stating that
John Rowland. the Welshman from
Denbigh, was dead. and that he consid-
cred IL his duty to inform the family OF
his death. The story was believed. and
John Rowland in course of time was
forgotten.
Young Stanley Joined the Confederate
army. and while serving in the field was
taken prisoner. Re escaped. worked his
way TO one OF the Atlantic ports and
thence TO Liverpool
He returned TO his mother. who told
Mr.. Jones, her visitor. that her son then
looked like a tramp. While at home
he received a letter addressed 20 him as
Henry III. Stanley. Ii was then that
the fact was revealed to his family
that he was the Henry NJ Stanley who
had written TO his sister that John
Rowland was dead. He explained how
and why he had changed his name.
After a short time he returned 20
America, where he joined the navy and
served in it until the war ended. While
in the navy he secured the position OF
correspondent of the New York Herald
After leaving the navy, he again visited
his mother. While at home he had his
portrait taken in his naval uniform.
That portrait may still be seen at his
old Welsh home. He also spent a few
days with his cousin at ST. Bueno's
Well. The latter had married a young
lady to whom Stanley was much at
tached
Bewildered Mother With Courtesies.
The next time he saw his mother was
when he returned from Abyssinia with
the British army. which he had accom-
panied as the correspondent % the New
York Herald She met him in London.
He entertained her in regsI style.
-On another occasion, after he had
found Livingstone in Africa. his mother
and sister met him In Paris where they
were bewildered by the splendor of the
courtesies shown them. On another oc-
casion his stepfather. Robert Jones, and
his mother visited him in London at
Langham's Hotel.
AT Stanley's native home there are
several menentos which the great ex-
plorer gave his mother as keepsakes.
which he had worn; a round black
cap covered with long fur, which was
given him by an African chief; a stick
about yard long. black. hard. and so
heavy that half the material seemed TO
be of iron. The African who presented
it said the tree from which the wood
had been cut was called the tree OF
life
Curious Gifts to Home Folks.
"stanley's mother received from him
a hamper made Of rushes about twelve
inches long. four 20 i've feet wide. and
three feet deep. with neat cover OF
the same material 1t was a curious
piece OF workmanship. and so compact
that il was water-tight Stanley said
that it was made OF the same material
as the one in which little Moses was
found on the banks of the Nile He
gave his mother also a gold watch. her
name being engraved inside. with the
date. August IS, 1874 He gave his step
father knife which he had carried
with him through all his travels in
Abyssinia. There are also in the old
homestead thirteen different phOto-
graphs of Stanley taken in various
places-Alexandria. Zanzibar. Coustan-
tinople. Paris. London. etc. On the back
Of the photograph sent from Constan-
tinople are the following words. writ.
ten in rather a heavy hand: Affections
ately II. NJ. Stanley. 1870
Stanley's mother died in Bodelwyd-
dan, Den6ighsnire. The inscription on
her coffin stated that the deceased was
the mother Of II. NJ Stanley. the
African explorer and at her request
the same inscription was engraved on }
her tombstone.