The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-02
THERE is SUCH AN ANIMAL.

Il Is an oten.od iae-the one about the boy who went
circus ani io the first time gased giraffe Long the lad
looked and maccd aud unwilling believe his eyes, he wound
mp with the exclamation There Amt NO sieh animalF 49,
Well we've been 20 the circus and have the giraffe We
confess that the sight OF va. staggering and we are sun sone
what stunned finding It difficult To decide whether we were
awake Of dreaming but the light oi the evidence presented to
eyes aud forced 10 the conclusion that there IS such
The giraffe Of which we speaking IS not in the mcnagere
which Mr. Al c. Barnes has before the public IN fact IS an
entirely different Of creature belonging TO the class which
the biologists call the genus homo in other words human
being-bu that quite different from the ordinary as
the tree top grazing giraffe is from The donkey
lie was just plain iarmcr-and tenant farmer at that as
we subsequently learned His clothes didn't look like they had
a. u ~ store only Yesterday and his hat might have
] bon one season o service I've had trivial business
eton with him and prepared have the usual tale oi
J ;v, nr The sorrowfu song that the average banker
and business these days sings with the soulful pahos
which the farmer puts ibu had surprise coming
This tcnant-frmcr had iarmed with another tenant farmer
who was farming the halves and his share OF the production
al the farm was therefore oncouh They had raised wheat
and corn and few other things but the landlord reserved the
harvest How did visitor out the dea Well not so
bad he said lie received his share OF the crops certain guam
tv Of wheat and certain quantity OF etc. ETC. and he
added with evident satisfaction and some pride Il figure that
made 81 a day on my years work
man who made something 81 day on his years work
was quite well satisfied Think Of that There wasn't even the
suggestion OF crouch in his face he had complaint to make
the weather and the boil weev hurt his crops and he
kick because he didn't get better prices; he manifested no
desire 10 overthrow the government sign niatoy petition
10 repeal consuonhe wasn't asking congress or the state
legislature do anything for him. In the lace oi conditions ta
made the hearted business and farmer vince this
man had oed and wasn't whining he actually felt that he had
done well and was graed by the reward he had received or
his labor We * ou in all candor feow-counymen can you
beat Do wonder that dumouded when we met
such man that still have lurking suspicion that we
dreaming?
In reply to some inquiries, friend said he had lived in
Oklahoma and here something else that he told us
have kept books every day since have been the state
can tell you what have done day. how much made and
how spent it, Now perhaps that's reason why he came out
we'll on his work during OF the worst OF seasons and perhaps
that's why he was able pull check book and the bill
he owed often that with wife and three children
such was the case with mand making but little more than 81
dav has bank upon We suspect that tins man
not only works hard but also works Systematically and that he
keeps close his expenditures managing to spend little
less than makes. is safe that when he spends money
he gets things worth while not merely something to please his
fancy and he getting ahead as consequence
We don't know what you think about it. but tor our own
mart we fell that the attitude Of this outstanding meeting his
problems without should make the rest OF u.s. who are
walp about troubles hang heads in shame Doubtless
few of us 90 up against adhps than he has to contend
with and as enanarmer he has which more difficult
than that average engaged in business or farming
bt he grumbng isn't because conditions are different or
him but because he different that he is able to about his
business bravey and have bank balance is inspiration to
meet such man-may his tribe increase.