The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-29
TWO THOUSAND HIDES.
How a Man Closed Out His Business
IN the Indian Territory.


IN the Indian Territory.
Ho~'s commercial business in the
Indian Territory" gentleman asked Of
Colonel Bill Muley
Well. II WASH, very encouraging
when left there"
When do you expee, to return 2:
don, think ! shall 20 back"
Did you sell out your stock -
We'll. I'll tell you how the whole
thing was. You see. vas told that the
indian Territory was the hes, place in
the world TO start a country store. A
prominent, man told me that II | would
only 90 up there with 10, OF red calico
and few pecks of brass earrings and a
general assortment OF uinketS. that
could soon re, neh. took his advice,
/ coniound hun. and invested all the money
| | possessed as he directed. bull, log
CABIN IN the woods near road and
opened up my stock. ! had secured a
PERM, to carry on business and | Tel, as.
sured tina, | would have a thriving trade
i My adviser lived a short distance away.
and would OCCASIONALLY como over and
| give me advice. remained two weeks
and no; single Indian did see
Where is my trade to come from 2
asked OF my friend
Oh. i, ~ill come along after awhile.
You see. the busy season hasn't opened
yet
=" changed my goods around to keep
myself employed. Two more weeks
passed and no, a single customer. |
went again to my friend and expressed
some little dissatisfaction.
You are the mos, impatient fellos |
ever saw, he said. Didn't tell you
that the busy season had not opened 2
Ives, you told me that
e" And 1t hasn, opened :
40 believe not
! - Then. you see. have told you the
truth. When a man tells you the truth
sick 70 him.
81 wen, away and changed my goods
around. Two more weeks passed. Not
a single customer.
~ Look here said to my friend one
day, don't believe tina, there are any
Indians in this blasted neighborhood.'
- see tina, you are still impatient. bul
the busy season ~ilI soon be here. Then
you will be glad tina, 20. took my advice
The Indians are peculiar people. You
must gain their confidence before you
can secure their trade
a. Bi, how the deuce am 10 gain
their confidence when | haven't seen any
OF them
- Haven ysu got drummer GU, 2
No. You never said anything 10 me
abou, a drummer.
= hope you don espec, TO rely solel,
on me. though, sou were bus,nes,
man Ny son Is an excellent drummer
and you d better send him among the
,Tibes. Il Won, do for you 20 10 your
self, for the indians are ocular people
An active time IS 10 store for you when
the busy season opens
. / employed my friends son and sent
him oG;. After an absence Of aboe, tao
weeks he returned wiih the inform alton
,ha; Long Horn. the chief, would yiss, me
and do the trading for his tribe.
a. The business season is opening,
said my friend When the chief comes
he will offer you deer hides for your
stock. will pay YOU handsomely for
every deer hide you bring me and by
that means business GILL boom. Don,
be anyways backward in demanding \
large number Of hides, for as you have
gained the old chief s confidence you can
work him with great freedom. He will
no, bring the hides with him. bat irus, TO
his honesty and everything will be all
night The business season, ne may
now conclude, has fairly opened
The opening Of the business season
vas to me very much like the opening Of
century plant, bu, could no, refrain
from oongratulasing myself on my sue
cess A, LAST the old chief ezre, attended
by five young Indians with poaies. He
looked =; my stock and asked the price.
was not modest. told him than
would take two thousand deer hides He
agreed, and told me that he would give
me the hides and that must come TO his
! camp the mex. day. Ny entire stock was