The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-07

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- ss-rslaa Ms--sa FsnS-.-
"You wish 20 know how got my
start in Chicago chr Well / cont
mind telling y0n about 10 now. Althongh /
you may not indorse the means Adopt- |
ed"
Hers the merchant prince laughed
heartily. withdrawing hia cigar for the
purposa After . moment or two be TO
sumed;
81 had come here from the country.
a Rnwky farmer boy. ignorant Of the
ways Of the world and disposed 20 70
gard every city chap ~ n sharper. Be
fore leaving home had = settlement
with my guardian. who turned over 20
me $500 tn eash. AL the po~sssEons
had in the world
The distreas Of the panic Of 1857 had
not passed. and thing wers Awfully
dull here After securing = modest
boarding house / applied myself with
dilirenca 70 the seeking of employment
IN the meantime anaidnously studying
bookkoeping every evening. The 81
years Of my life had been spent upon the
farm. and was utterly ignorant Of all
bukiness methodS Hence l sought hum
bic work. being willing TO begin at the
lowest rung Of the ladder. But some
how didn q catch ON. must have been
what is vulgarly called An 'onery' chap
-uncouth in spe>ch. vulgar In manner
and easily abAshesL SdIl persevered-
Offering myself As porter. cOachmAn.
day lAborer. gardener. helper in grocery
E.ores-in short, any kind Of work that
demanded muscle without too much ex
perience Once In awhile got n Job Of
saving wood. cutting grass and tending
garden. but 4 spent far more than i
earned. although lived very eoonom-
ically. Month after month passed In this
way until nearly one-haf Of my capital
was exhausted
my necessities led me 60 much cogi-
tation. and having made rapid progress
| In my study Of bookkeeping as well as
In knowledge Of good English / finally
concluded TO aspire 20 something higher.
/ A prerequisite TO this step was the doff-
| ing Of my old jeans suit. which had be-
come decidedly seedy. The tailor's bill
made n big inroad upon my diminishing
capital. and the thought Of it set my
teeth on edge. Out went day after day
among the merchants. Offering my serv-
ices rs n bookkeeper. accountant. ship
ping clerk or salesman. but / found nc
takers The market was suffering from
an oversupply Of the commodity. ami
the demand was nil
Finally I decided that something
had 20 be done. could not and would
not Be penniless I'm big city. / am nat
urally % n sanguine temperament, but
six mouths q enforced idleness to one
who loves wo-k arc enough 90 becloud
the Funniest temper. But sec you are
getting impatient A change did final
" come ono day Ar. Davis. the head
OF the big dry goosis store ON Lake
street. was surprised out Of his usual
cquanimity by the rushing in of an excit-
cd individual. myself. holding ia his
hand n small bundle and saying bro
Lenly;
i have found. sir. \ package of
money! hundred dollars. I think
am n stranger in the city and wish you
20 keep it until you End the owner.
when he found breath, Mr.. Davis.
who recalled me a. one who had applied
a. him more than ones for employment.
I
it in the hands Of the police
That will not do. sir. / know youf
reputation and can confidently lcave thr
sum with you I am desperately pooI
and unemployed. and any imputAfioE
upon my honor would kill mo Ny only
wish IL that this money may rcaoh its
owner. You viii be sure 70 End him
Nh. Davis became interested
Is there Any way of identifying
him-Any name or address In the pack.
AgeY'
I think not. sir. replied. bat the
bills. as you will sce. are done mp in 9
peculiar red cloth-debiege think 10 IL
called-and IL you would merely adver-
tisa the fact that . sum Of money had
been found. and requirsd the applicant
% name the amount and the envelops
covering H. you could not possibly mia
take
My importantly finally overcarne his
objections. and be took my address. and
after prunouncinR me q sterling honest
fellow. bads me come around In tho
morning.
well. that was my start IN lifa
Mr.. Davis greeted me when rsturnsi
In the morning most enuNively.
I've been thinking over that mates
and confess that I admire your honesty.
There's no reason I'm the world why yon
ahouldn't have kept that money. Many
men who are far better on than yuu
would have done so"
he ended By Offering me . place b.
hind one Of the counters At 90 q week,
and i've yeArs later was his partner.
oh. the money! A number Of par
ties answered tkp advertisement. bat
they couldn't prove mp you Sc. for the
best Of all reAsonA The money wa my
own. and Mr.. Davis finally returned IA
70 me ran not the slightest riak and
waa aariEned that the act would bring