The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-05
HOW WHEGOTSTARTED
A nERctsANT-IGLLs Or his WIN
kIno nv A Snow OF HONESTY.

-c.,snsa- H. wsrksd Aarfae, ,nsnsuss
90 the nosIs-.s Maa whs Called Hi@
- st-rii-E. HOnsst Fsii0v.-
"You wish 60 know how got my
usnrt IN Chicago. eh? Well. d0n't
miud telling you about 10 now, although
Won may not fDao-se ne means ADOPT
cd"
Here the nerrbant prfnoe lAuEhed
hcartily. withdrawing his cigar for the
purposa Afiw moments cr two he re-
sumed;
Il had come here from the country.
q gnwky farmer boy. ignorant Of the
ways Of the world and disposed 90 TO
gard every city chap ~ . SHARPER. Be-
fore leaving home had n settlement
with my guardian. who turned over 90
me $500 IN cash. AL the passions
had in the world
THE distress Of the panic Of 1867 had
not passed. and things were Awfully
dull here After securing . modest
boarding house applied myself With
diligence to the seeking Of employment,
In the meantime assiduously studying
Bookkeeping every evening The 81
years Of my life had been spent upon the
farm, and was utterly ignorant Of all
business methods Hence sought hum
bic work, being willing 10 begin at the
lowest rung Of the ladder. But some
how I didn . catch on must have becu
what is vulgarly called an 'ornery' char
-unoouth in speech. vulgar in manner
and easily abashed Still pcrsevered.
Offering myself as porter. coachman.
day lAborer. gardener. helper in groccry
stores-in short. any kind Of work that
demanded muscle without too much cx
perienca Once in awhile got job Of
saving wood. cutting grass and tending
garden. but i spent far more than ]
earned. although lived very econotn-
ically. Month after month passed In ths-
way until nearly one-half OF my capital
was exhausted
MY necessities led me to much coSi-
tAtion. and having made rapid progress
I'm my study Of Bookkeeping - well -
I'm knowledRe Of good English finally.
concluded 90 aspire to somsthing higher.
A prerequisite to this step was the doff-
ing OF my old jeans suit. which had BE-
come decidedly seedy. The tail0r's hill
made a big inroad upon my diminishing
capital. and the thought Of it set my
teeth On edga Out went day after day
among The merchants. Offering my serY-
Ices - . bookkespar. aocountAnt ship
ping clerk or salesman. but i found nc
takerA The market was suffering frunl
an oversupply of the commodity, ami
the demand was nil
Finally / decided that something
had TO he done. j could not and woald
not be penniless in big city. i am nat
urally Of q sanguine temperament. but
six months Of enforced idieDeSs e. one
who loves WORK arc enough 20 berluui
the surnicst temper. But 1 see yuu arc
getting impatient A change did final
" come. Cne day Mr.. Davis, tho lta.l
Of the big dry goods store on Lake
street. was surpriscd ont ~ his usual
equanimity Iy the rushing IN Of N ~, q
ed individual. myself. holding in Lis
hard n small bundle and saying lro-
ECrly:
Il have fornd. ,ir. n rackr~c Of
money "A LuLdEcl dollar. think
am a stranger in the city and wish you
to keep it uitil son lad tho owner.
''N hen he found breath. Mr.. Davis.
who rccallrtl nie rs onu " -hc had applied
O. him moro than once for employment.
denIurred. insisting that shoald leave
it in the hands Of the police.
That will not do. sir. l know yunt
reputation and can confidently leave the
SUM with you 1 am desperately poui
and unemployed. and any impufAfioz.
upon my honor would kill me. NV only
wish IL that this money may reach its
owner. You viii be sure 20 find him.
Mr.. Davis became interested
Is there any way Of identifying
htm-any name or address in tho pack
Ageg'
Il think not. sir. Treplied. hut the
bills. n yOu viii Sc, are doae up IN .
peculiar red cloth-detiege I think "a Il
called-and II you would merely advcr.
tisa the fact that = sum % money hal T.
been found. and ueIuirrSi the applicant
20 name the amount and the envelopa 1
covering IL. you could not possibly mia 4
take
My importantly finally overrame his
objections. and he took my address. and
after pruuouncing mo sterling honest
fellow. bade me come around in tbs
morning
Well. that was my start in life 4
Mr.. Davis greeted me when 1 returned
In the morning most cfusively.
I've ts-cn thinking over that MATES 4
and confess thar I admire yuur honesty 4
There = no rrsa-un in the world why yon 4
shoul'in't lave kept that money. NAM
men who are far better or than yui
wOulh have done ~.
he ended by Offering me = place D.
hind one of the counters At So n week.
and ave years later was his partner.
oh. the money A number u par
ties answered tlr advertisement. bat
they couldn't prove un. you see. for the
best Of all reasouS The money was nv
own. and Mr.. Davis finally returned il
TO me- 1 ran not the slightest risk and
was satiEfied that thu act wuuld hriua
me nndnr Hha -. ...l--r -