Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . ^ possessed some sterling qualities of mindand heart and character. These were reproduced in their son, who hadrisen far above tke surroundings of his childhood, and had become cele-brated by achievements which never could have been predicted from the HP:NRY M. STANLEY. 4S5 circumstances of his early life. As it was not possible for him to becared for and supported at home, at the early age of chree years he wasplaced in the almshouse at St. Asaph. Here it war- expe<:^ed he would. III \K\ M SI \ML\ receive the care and training, b
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . ^ possessed some sterling qualities of mindand heart and character. These were reproduced in their son, who hadrisen far above tke surroundings of his childhood, and had become cele-brated by achievements which never could have been predicted from the HP:NRY M. STANLEY. 4S5 circumstances of his early life. As it was not possible for him to becared for and supported at home, at the early age of chree years he wasplaced in the almshouse at St. Asaph. Here it war- expe<:^ed he would. III \K\ M SI \ML\ receive the care and training, both meagre indeed, which such an institution was able to furnish. Stanley remained at the almshouse until he was thirteen years seems probable that there is just here a space of several years whichis not accounted for, since the next we hear of him he was a teacher atMold, in Flintshire, endeavoring by this occupation to provide himself 4Sr, HENRY M. STANLEY. with the means of taking a thorongh course of study and completing hiseducation. It appears, however, that he remained at Mold only one this time the restless spirit of the youth had begun to show itself, andlie gave .signs that his life would be one of adventure. Having shippedat Liverpool as a cabin-boy on a vessel that was bound for New Orleans,he thought he would try the New World and learn what fortune mightawait him there. His youthful mind had been awakened by glowingaccounts of the open iields on this side of the Atlantic and the largeropportunities which a
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