The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-06
H0wHEGOTST1RTED
A MERCHANT TELLs o. MS WIN
NIno ~ a Snow o. HoNEsTN.

mm a. mmmmmmm mmm Wa@ C@N@4 MA@A
- sa--a,-& s----s Esss~~- j
-Yoa wish % know how EOs my
vsar1 In Chicaga chr Well dnt
mind falling yoa about it now, althoagh
yOa nay not iDdorso the means i adops-
Hsrs the merchant prince laughed
heartEly. withArmwlngAb cig@ Tor ths
@p@A Afs@ . @o@sn OF 40 be -
q nad cone hsss frorn - OOunssy.
4 rmwky farmer Boy. fwnGMnealf ne
Ways % he world and disposed 20 ~
wArd svrxy city chap m . Eharper. Be-
fore leaving home I bad . settlement
With my guHrdian. who turned over 20
me $500 I'm cash. all ths po@asaiona
had n ths void
sssTko alum@ oa thspanioof 1857 bad
not pased. and things were Hwfully
aull hwA Aftew securing n modest
boarding hO1ss applied mysoh with
diliwsDcs 10 the seeking Of employment
in the Meantime MaEidnooaly studytng
hookkseping every -lnEsntng The 81
yunrs o. nsy life bad been hpeuA upon the
farn, and ! va u,ssFly tgno1Ant q all
businesa nlnfhod& aencsI j soawht ham
biz work. being willing % begin - the
lowest rung Of the ladder. Bat some-
how didn't catch on must have been
what 10 vulRnrly called IN aorurry' chap
~-uncouth IN speerh. vulgar ~ manner
and eadly abaHhea Scll Tperssvsred
o6ering rnyueh - partsr. coachnAn.
day lAboreF. gardener. helper IN grocery
stores-tn short any kind O. work that
demanded muscle without too much ex-
pwfenpe. lOuce In awhile 2 rot Job of
saving WOOD. cutting graus And tsndins
garden, but spent far more than !
sArnsd. although 1 lived verT eoonon-
icAlly. Month after munth panaed In this
way until nearly one-hAlf of my capital
va exhausted
MY necessities led mo 20 much oogi-
tation. and having made rapid progress
In my study Of Bookkeeping Ra well M
In knowledes o. good English finally
concluded 20 AEpirp 90 something hikher.
A preruquiSilo 20 this rep was the dod-
ing Of ny old Jeans suit which hnh b.
come decidedly soedy. The taflors bin
made . big inroad upon my diminishing
capital. and tho thOught Of it b0t my
teeth ON edgo- Out I went day after day
among the mcrchAnfN. Offering my Gcrv-
iocs ~ . bookkeeper. aoo0untant ship
ping clerk or salesman, but found nc
takerE The market was suffering from
an ovcrxupply Of the commodity. and
the demand was nil
Finally I decided that scmething
had TO b. done l could not and would
not Be pennileEs IN n big city. lam nat
urally uf y sAnRuins tumpcrAment bnf
six mouths a enforced idlcnoss 20 one
who loves work arc enough 10 becloud
getting irnpafient A change did Anal
ly eos.ie. Onc day Mr. Davis. tie bead
OF tho hig dry ruofss Sture on Lake
Esrret. was SurpriEed cut of his usual
csIuanini;y by the rushing in - an eKcit-
ed individual. myself. holding In his
hand = small bundle and saying bro
keTiy:
- have found. sir. n package a
money! hundred dollars. think l
am a stranger In the city and wish you
20 keep IL until you end tho owner
when ho found breath. Mr.. Davis.
who recalled me rs one who had applied
tO him more than oncc for cmplUyment.
dcmurred. insisting that sbould loars
&c in she handa Of the police.
That will not do. SIR. I know your
Feputation and can confidently leave thr
sum with you am desperately poos
and unemployed. and any imputntion
upon my honor would kill me Ny only
wish Il that this money may rc~ch IL
owner. You will be Fr-- 20 nnd him-
"Mr. Davis became i1ss -ested
Is there any way of idontifytnR
him-any name or Addrcss in the paek
AEeF
I'll think not. sir. rrplied. bat ths
billS Ne yCu will ses. are done mp in q
peculiAr rcd elotb-debiege think if Ia
enlled-and II you would merely ndvsr.
tina the fact that = sum of money haA
been found. and requirrd the applicant
20 name the amount and the envslopa
covering H. you oould not poudhly nis-
take
Ny Importantly finally overcame his
objections. and he took my address. and
after prunouncing mo . sterling honest
fellow, bade mo come around In tb8
morning.
Wen. that was my st.rt IN lifs.
Mr. Davis greeted me when i ruturn@l
In the morning most e6azively.
I've bern thinking over that mates
and oonfcss that admire your honesty
There's no reason In the world why yoal
shOuldn' 9 have kept that money. AAnJ
men who are FAR better OF than yOu
wonlh have done 50"
he ended By Offering me q place b.
hind one q the counters 40 % . week.
and I've years later ! wa his partner.
oh. the money! A number q par
uss answered tkp advertisement bul
they couldn't prove up you noe. for tha
hest of all rea.onA The money Wa my
own. aud Mr. Davis anAlly returned Il
10 me- ] ran not the slightest riGk and
wa satiEded that the act would hrinr
me under the favorable notice of Mr.
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