The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-03

II / worked on Il salary OF on COiH-
mission, answer that my employer gave
me a salary, gave me a commission AMI
gave me money.
When summer came and I could go
no longer, a young man whom had met
at the hotel, gave me job as night
watchman. The first evening, as he
turned a key over to me- he informed
me there was cot inside That young
fellow knew, on looking me over, that
if ! held the job OF night watchman /
would have to sleep on the job
! happen TO know there are in the
world men, young and old, protesting
Christians. and others who profess
nothing ami confess nothing, that are
kind, charitable and generous.
The first Of the year. 1919 The Ard
moreite made for me wnat ! call
sinecure job. which | held until |
was ashamed to take the money, con.
sidering the service | was rendering.
held it eight months, quitting the latter
Fart of August
Ny son, who had just returned from
Germany, wrote me from Texas county.
and among other things told me that
he had bought farm. | had a premo-
milton that all was not well with him
III the trade. He had never been on
farm and did not know how 10 buy real
estate. | had an intuitive feeling that
he needed me and / could not get rid
Of it.
When / arrived in Texas county
| learned he had made a small payment
on the place had given his note with
my wifes mother as security, and had
not obtained an abstract of title. | went
! to Guymon. the county seat and, eX-
amining the record. discovered that the
man who sold the place did not have
a title himself This time | was able not
only to save my family from financial
ruin but also my mother-in-law. TIE
| cid owner of the place went back on II.
surrendering the notes.
While | was there, in the winter of
| 1919 ana 1920 neishbor ranchman
hired me TO superintend the feeding Of
his cattle He paid me well, but was
daily telling me | was not able TO do
| this Job and TO do that job, and that |
must not try. The day he dehorned cat
tie he informed me that he had hirel
q half dozen men and | could go home.
Early in 1920 | wrote The News Hut.
Gibson, Kansas. newspaper that has
large circulation in Texas county. for
some sort of job-any sort Of job.
| That newspaper gave me a position on
the road where solicited subscriptions
and wrote occasional articles for the
paper | held the place until February
1921. Here again the kindness Of my
employer overwhelmed me- The Off
cials Of that newspaper were so kind
TO me | worked myself almost to death
trying to show my appreciation.
So ! repeat again, this old world Is
not bad place to live in. A man NAV
be up against il, but the world is never
against him. If man carries his heart
on his sleeve, people will see it, and if
il is broken. they will pour balm in the
wounds. Fortunately, | have met peo-
pie wherever | have benin New Iorl:
and Georgia in Kanses, Texas and Ok
lahoma--who are able 10 see behind tho
cloud in the human face, and who d.
not ask how it happened but inquire
what can be done about IT,
One January, after having been in
two hospitals in the east, and had qui,
drugs, returned to oklahoma City
My troubles now seemed unbearable
My family had moved away and when
got off the train had severe al
tack Of influenza. / went 10 a hoteI
| where | remained in "A room three day'
and three nights ana didn't see anybody
| was crazy now. but | knew 1t. | wa
delirious, but | knew that also I knew
my visions were visions.
The fourth day ! get up and stragglc.
out on The street. The first thing | Wa.
really conscious OF was that a man W.
loading me into delivery wagon. Tn.
man was Stone Webster who used &C.
live in Ardmore. where / mad. made hi.
acquaintance. lie drove me TO his HON,
took me in fed me. ami put me 10 bed