The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-08
HOW HEGOT STARTED
a MERCHANT TELLs o. stis NHa-
nlno ss A Snow OF HONESTY.

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"You wish 20 know boz ! ent my
start in Chicago. shG Well. don't
mand falling yOa about II nov, Alfb0ogh
yOa may not iDdnrss the msunsf na1ps-
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naru the nsrohani p-tnps laushsd
hsS1sily, withdrnHina his dgAr for fhs
VwDusA Afpg q moanalt rewp - TO-
sumtds
II had ouma here from The coxnfry.
q rnwky farmer bog. ignorHnt q the
wmyu Of the world and dispoasd 20 rs-
rnrd sv~y city chap ~ = Eharp@. Be-
furo lcmwing home had . settlement
via my gunrdlmng wh0 TUNED over 20
me 600 IN caGh. al ths po@zions
had IN the world
not pansed. nDd things were awfully
dnn here Aftsr socuring . modssa
boardtng houss 4 applied @yssh With
dilfesncs 20 the seeking a umploynent
An the ssanttms anniduously ut1dytng
bookksepang every egeatnE Ths 81
yemrn Of my life bad been spent upon tia
fnrn. aud va utterly iEDorAnt a Al
buainamm msthodR Hence I n0aghe h1m-
BE woEk. Adng wtlling 90 begin - ths
lswest rung uf ths lsdder. Bua some
how dfdn't catch On. mnst have ben
what IA vulgnrly called IN 'orD@y' ohap
-uncouth In speech. vulgAr IN manD@
and eaGily ahaAhsd sril ] psrssv@ed.
onertng myself ~ porter. ooachmnn.
day lASorer Kmrdensr. helper IN grocery
seurus-in short any kind o. work that
demanded muscle without TOO much sx
pnrisnnA Once an awhile I got q sob q
saving wood. cutting gra@ and tsnding
garden. but spent far more than ]
earned. although lived very eoonon-
icAlly. Month after month paAacd In this
way until nearly oBe-hAh q my capital
was exhausted
NY neoussities led me 20 much cogi-
tatinn. and having made rapid proguua
IN my study of bookkeeping - well -
I'm mowledFo Of good EngliGh nnAlly
concluded 20 aSpire % something higher.
A prerequisite 10 this step was the do1
ing of my old jeans suit. which bad b.
come decidedly mccdy. The tailor's bin
made . big inroad upon my diminishing
capital. and the thought Of 10 80 my
teeth On edge Out I went day after day
among the merchants. Offering mya=T-
ices a. . bookkeeper. accountAnt Ehfp
ping clerk or salesman. bat found nc
tAkerA The market was suffering from
an ovcrsupply Of the commodity. and
the demand was nil
Finally I decided that sonethinE
had 90 be done could not and wozid
not Be- penniless in = hR city. I am nat
urAlly ~ n sAnguina temperament bat
six months of enforced idlsness 90 ono
who loves work arc enough 90 becloud
the sunniest Temps. Bat see 200 Are
getting impatient A change did anal
ly cnme. One day Mr.. Davis. the bead
Of the big dry Foosis store On LAKE
street.. was surprised out Of hia usual
equAnimify BY the rushing IN of An e1cif-
ed individual. myself. holding IN his
hand a snail bundle and saying bro
kenly:
"'I have found. afr. = packAge q
noney-a hundred dollars. think
am = stranger in the city and wish yoa
90 keep 10 until you and the owncw.'
when be found breath. Mr.. Davis.
who recalled me aa one who bad applied
% him more than onos for employnent.
demurred. insisting that ! should leave
IL in the hands Of the poliua.
That will not do. sir know youf
reputation and can oon6ds tly leave thr
sum with you I am desperately pos
.ssd -@---ri~r-4. ---A - t---r-ss-sle-s
upon my honor would kin M Ny ouly
wiah 10 that this money may reach Ca
owner. YOa win b Eurs % and hin-
Mr.. Davis became interested
Ia there any way o. identifytng
him-any name or nddruas In thsp~ek.
Agsr
:" 4 think NOD. STR. 'Irvplied. 'but the
bills. - you viii -. are dons up IN .
peculiar rcd clofh-dehiege think 10 Ia
called-and n yo1 would mersly sdvuE-
tisa the fact that q sum of money had
been f0hnd. and requirvd the nppiicnnt
20 name the nmount and the guvelops
covering IL yOa oould not po~ahly mis-
take
Ny importunffy Anally ovsrcams his
objections. and he took my addramH. a1d
after pronoonctnR me sterling hoDsst
fsliOw. bads me cone a-0und In The
morninE
well that va ny stArt In lifa
Mr.. Davis grestsd me whsn rssurn~i
In the morning most e2uHivsly.
I've been thinking over thna MATES
and comics that I admire youF hooasty.
There's no rpmsun In thR world way zen
ahouldn q have kspt that nnsy. kany
men who are far bsttar CT thMn yun
would have doos 50"
Ha endod b. oGaring ne place D.
hind oos q the counters 81 es . veak.
and ave yeara Later wa his partner.
Oh. ne moosyi A number q pr
ass answered tkp AdvurtassmanA hua
tbsy oouldn't prove un yoa 80 for ths
best q all rsasonG The noney wa my
own. and Mr.. Davis hnAlly rvturnsd "a
70 mA In1 nos The slightusi rink and
wns safiEnsd that ths sot would hring
ne undr Tie fnrurahis noaics q Ia