Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . elfwith the means of taking a thorough course of stud) and completinghis educatfon. It appears, however, that he remained at Mold only oneyear. By this time the restless spirit of the youth had begun to showitself and he gave signs that his life would be one of shipped at Liverpool as a cabin-boy on a vessel that was boundfor New Orleans, he thought he would try the New Wor
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . elfwith the means of taking a thorough course of stud) and completinghis educatfon. It appears, however, that he remained at Mold only oneyear. By this time the restless spirit of the youth had begun to showitself and he gave signs that his life would be one of shipped at Liverpool as a cabin-boy on a vessel that was boundfor New Orleans, he thought he would try the New World and learnwhat fortune might await him there. His youthful mind had been awak-ened by glowing accounts of the open fields on this side of the Atlantic,and the larger opportunities which awaited industrious and enterprisingyoung men. Having arrived at New Orleans, he soon obtained employment with amerchant named Stanley. This man was attracted by the frank, open- STANLEYS EARLY LIFE. 19 ?hearted manner of the boy, and not only received him into his family,ebut soon adopted him as his own. His friend and benefactor soon learned?that his confidence had not been misplaced; that the impulsive Welsh. HENRY M. STANLEY, THE WORLD S GREATEST EXPLORER. ^boy was capable of great things; that he was honest and competent; andalthough at that time no prediction could have been made of the wonder-ful career which lay before him, yet, even then, it could safely have been 20 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. said that in some capacity or other he was hkely to become distinguished!above ordinary men. k- Stanleys benefactor died intestate, or at least none of his property fellto his adopted son. By the sudden bereavement which had overtakemhim, he was left alone in the world and brought face to face with thestartling fact that he was to be the architect of his own fortune; that to find his surest helper in himself; that he could accomplish in lifejust what his own capacity and push and genius woul
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