The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-27
HOW HEGOT STARTED
A MERCHANT TELLS or HIS WIN
MING BY a SHOW or HONESTY.

s-Cafch on.- lie worked n Litfic scheme
on the nusiaess Nan v-:is Called Him
- Sterling. fIonest rsiiow.-
"You wish. 70 know how rot my
start in Chicago. ch? Well, l don't
mind telling you ab0ut u noy. although
you may not indorso tine means adopt 4
ed 4"
Here the merchnnt prince laughed
heartily, Withdrawing his cigar for the
purpsze. After a moment or two he re-
sumed:
Il hrd como here from tho country. I
q cawky farmer 10y, ignorant of the
ways Of the world and disposed TO IT,
gard every city chap - a sharper. Be-
fore leaving home l lad a settlement
with my guardian, who turned over 20
80 in cash. al the possessions
hs I in rhe world.
The distress Of tho panic 81 1855 had
not passed. and things were awfully
dull here After securing a modest
boarding house l applied myself with
diligence to the sccl.ingo q employment,
in the meantime aSsiduousiy studying
bookkeeping every evening. Tho 81
years Of my life had bCCn spent upon tho
farm. and i was utterly ignorant 81 all
business methods. Hence ] sought hum
be work, being willing 20 begin az tine
| lowest rung Of the ladder. But some.
I how I didn't catch on. / must have bCCu
what is vulcarly called IN 'ornCry' chaT
-uncouth in speech. vulgar Ia manner
| and easily abashcd still l pcrscver,d.
I offering myself ns porter. c0achman.
4 day laborcr. gardener. helpcr ia grocery
I storcs-in short. any kind q work that
I demanded muscle without too Tnuch TX
I perience. Ouca in awhile / got job oi
saving wood, cutting grass and tending
garden. but / spent far moro than
I earned, although l lived very ccunora-
ically. Month after month Tslsscd ~ tiIis
way until nearly one half of my capital
was exhausted.
"My necessities led nlc 90 r1uch cogi-
tation. ard having inado rapid progress
in my study ~ bookkeeping ne well e.
IN lnuwlcdpe of good English / fcally
concluded 10 aspire o. -1ulct thing higher.
\ Trc-equisit &c e. this step was tho dols
ing of NY o.d jeans suit, which had be-
come lccidrtlly scciy. Tho tailur's bill
made n big iEToad upon riy diminishing
capital. and the Thought Il 10 st my
teeth On edge. Out went dry after day
among tho merchants. Offering my sCry-
ices as n Lo5kEtcpcr. accountant. ship
ping clerk O. salesman. Int I fourd uc
takers Ti.c saari.ct WAS suffering from
GA -uvrly of tho commodity. ail'i
the demand was nil
"Finall- { slcciGcl t,.as something
had 60 be ,io-c. / C1C. i i-.l s...I yvuu..i
Lot b. rcnri' = In = tlrc.tv. a.h Ii-.i-
uTall- - % s..n-uluc tcull. Ea-sclt. luz
six n.4..ths e.! cufosccI irlr1.css g. cs.s
v,:o loves yvuta sac enough o. lt-io-l
THE suuIi &c irLs. %. E-s I r.r ypI rrz
rcttiu. iu.r-' lnt a ,.scus-u tsu GuAl-
Is cu..c. Oue cay -. Ea1.. tio lr-.l
81 the big l.y rr,e-s ssl-c cn Lake
s:Trtf. w.s fr-rrl-..l cat 20 lis usual
tIuarifii /. : t4.c rl.s hing in ~ ara "a, .t-
"a nt.ivirual. n.yss ssiG. a.t.ls e IA bis
: hand n tElall l..nuir El-1 saying trQ-
kculy:
"'i have found. sir. a package oi
MONEY iuudr,,l dollars. I think
am s:raner in the city and vi b you
TO Ec,p 10 until you iiud tie ownCr.'
''Wh,n 30 found breath. Nr. Davis.
who recalled mo - one vslio liad applied
r a. hiin more than once fur employment.
demurr,d. insisting that ] sholld lcaNs
il in the hands II the police.
; THAT VIII lsut DO. sir. I know youi
reputation and can confidently leave thf
sum with yDu- am desperately pcoi
, AID uucmployoi. and any i.nru;atiul
upon my hqr1r vou'd Kill mc. NJ onIs
WISH Is that this r.utey may n ach g.
1 owner. You viii lsc sure q finl him.
"Nr. Davis lcysuc inter sted
T. thcrc ANY way % identify m
hiUi-any uauo CT address IN tine pack
aEcg
think nor. sir. ! replied. hut o.
bills. ~ you viii sc. ar done up iu
peculiar rcsi cloth-lcbicgc think it 4
called--aud IL you would merely adver
tise tho fa~t THAT sum of money has
.hcon found. and rcIuir,rd tho applicant
90 name thc amount and the envclop
= covering IL. you could not possibly mis
take.
Nv Importantly finally overrafue hi
objections. and be toohs my address. ans
after prunuuncing me sterling houCs
fellow. bado me como around an ia
morning.
Well. that was my start in life
Mr Davis Erstcd mo when I rcturne
In the morning mCst cifusivcly.
I've bcen thinking over THAT matte
and cJufcss that admire your honesty
There's no reason in the world why yui
shuul.in't have kept that money. Man
men who are FAR betier OF than -,
.,. wouil have done - -
He cnded BY Offering me a place b.
hind one q the counters ut 81 n week
ard i've years later was his partner.
'On. the monCyf a uUmbcr az par
tics answered tls advertisement. bu
they cOuldn'r prpse mp. you see. for rh
lost Of all reasons The money was "a
own. and Mr. Davis finally rJturned
20 nle. ! ran not the slightest risk an
was satisfied that the act would brin