The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-01
HOWHEGOTSTARTED
A MERCHANT TELLS OF his WIN
MING sY a SHOW or HONESTY.

=. sterling. usze-t Fellow
.Yoa wish 20 know how g,t my
start in Chicago. chs Well. / dnn't
mind telling YOU aious Il Low. although
you may nos indarso tie means adept
Cd. Z"
Here the merchant prince laughed
heartily. Withdrawing his cigar Tor the
purpuss, After q moment or two ho re-
sumcd:
u had come hero from the country,
q rawly farmer boy. ignorant q the
ways Of tho world and disposed 20 r.
gard every city chap as n sharper. Be-
fore leaving home I had q settlement
with my guardian. who turned over 20
me $500 In cash. oil tho possessions l
had i'm the world
Tho distress Of the panic q 1855 had
not passed. and things were awfully
dull here. After securing n modest
boarding horse applied myself with
diligence 20 tko Ecckiugof employment,
IN the meantime assiduously studying
bookkeeping every evening. Tho ~
years Of Thy lifc had tFrn 81 nc upon the
farm. ard ] was utterly ignorant q all
husiucss methods Hcucu ! sought hum
blc work. being willing % begin 90 tEe
lowest rung a tisc ladder. But some.
how didn't catch en- ! must have been
what Is vulgariy called an 'uTIcry' chaT
-uucouth ia speech. vulgar ia manner
and easily abashel Still pUrscvcrcd.
Offering myself ns puTtCr. coachmgn.
day laburrr. gardener, helper in grocery
sfcrcs-in short, any kind u work that
demanded muscle without too much cx
pericuce. Once in awhile ] got job a
saving wood, cutting grass AMI tending
garden. but / spent Ear more than !
earned. although ! lived very cronnIn-
ic.sliy. Month after month passed IN this
way until nearly oEe-half u my capital
was exhausted.
MY necessities lrd me 20 much co.-i-
tation. and having Iaadc rapid TTu-rsEs
in my study of Looki-ccfiug n we'll rs
IN knowledge Of ECud English / finally
coacladcd 10 aspire 20 something higher.
\ prerequisite O. tais s;tn was tito duiI-
iug cf my old jeans nit. which llau bC-
como decidedly f.ctiy. Tic i1iior's Lill
uadc big iliroad upon Is.y timis hing
capital. gad thc tl,uu-ht ~ 10 st uy
Z tooti cu C,i-c. Ost / went day after day
among tlc merchants. Offering I4y sgry-
. icrs IS n bolEiccfcr. Gc,rsf.iif..Tt. thip-
Virg clerk ga E.i,-iIsan. lut / furEd nc
I takers. Tbs market ,r.,s suC eriac f=rEI
4 an oycuUr.i iy 20 tA1 cosLI-aslily. ASH
thc ds mEf'd yysr III.
FINALLY ! d.c.ticd t.lrt fo-ucthin1
lad 90 d. to1c. I cuulI 1T s.,.d wus4id
. not H. pclui g-s ila i.sciiv. / f.n lat
orally - raa-uiue temp, Tauselt. lux
slx u.o..tlll az ciforced iai.itss o. cne
. Who loves work are enough - i.cc!uui
. tie suuuir-t t.u.itr. B-tI scc sou E5r
Le;iiI.s iu-Ia eEt. 4 o.'-l. ..c sl. fi'.1l-
j. clfrc. c.. Csy ~. Gat. - tac a..
q The -, C-y EC.Gs ts.-u 81 L-..o
st--,t. was F-fr---t.l o;.f oI lis u@ys-i
,.uai i;.ii. j. - tb, rushing .u q IN t.-l
I ca iatlv.rrai. n.y.tlf. i'.f,u- ia DIS
h-ui = s.4.all tunt.!e g..u saying &C.
= L,sly:
81 hr~e fuvnd. s'r. q r=e.rcc 20
. money i.tI.t.ssd Gt.iur-. ] t...4-k. !
7 su s.raa-,r ir. fhc city aEd with yUn
60 keep 10 uI'iil yuu Ei.i tlc osvu,r.
"NhCn hc feUud hrtath. Mr.. Davis.
I vl'u recalled i'ie Hs ouc who had g. p.ic.i
I O. him Elrrc t.laa ,ucc fur employment.
7 dcmurrti. insisting tls-t ] should leave
IL in tine hands q thu policc.
"'That viii not do. sir. know ycut
I reputafion ard en- conf q ntly lsavr thr
sum with yoh I ann desperately pour
and unemployed. uud any impuiatiu1.
T upon my honor vyonid Kill uir. aly ouly
wish Is that this money l.iny rrarh its
I owmsr You will H. sure O. Gnd him
Mr.. Davis became inter, sf.SL
i there any way % iientifytu,
him-auy name ur addrsss iu tnc PACK
agcs'
think not. sir. replied. but th1
bills, "a yea will ss-e. ar. dome up Ia
Z peculiar rcd cioth-sirbie-c think 10 g.
caliod-and IL yuu would merely advC
tis'' the lart that sum ~ innncy h=d
been found. and rclu.rd tire applicant
20 name the amouut AMI the envclup
covering Il. yoa could noi possibly mis-
take.
Siy iasp1rtunity finally ovcrcaInc hi.
objections, and be- toOk my address. ami
after prcuuuuciug me sterling honest
fellow. hsslio me cunc around Ia ths
morning
Well. that was my start In life
Sir. Davis E-rrcfesl me when I returned
In the morning most ciTusivcly.
I've haven thinking over that IuaftCi
End c'ufCss thai 1 admire yuur honesty
There's 10 reason ia the world why yun
shoulln't have kept that money. Maiss
men who are FAR hcftor OF than yuu
woult have done 80.
He ended by offering me place b.
hind one q tie counters M 81 n week.
and i've years lat1r ! was his partner.
oh. the money! A number = par
tics answered tip advertisement. hut
they couldn't prose mp. you see. for the
hest Of all reasons The monry was my
own. and Mr Davis finally nturued IL
70 me ] ran nnt rho slightest risk aud
WIS satisfied that tho act would bring
me under tie favorable notice u Mir.
Davis
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