The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02

industry and energy that they might
have turned all into happy circum-
stances" and won in spite of the odds
against them, if yarns had not suddenly
taken tremendous and quite unlocked
for fall.
This, of course, was followed by
number of failures, in most of which
they suffered.
Not all their efforts could now gather
together their numerous lines of enter
prise, and they found it equally impos-
sible to curtail them, and SO, after a few
months of desperate, anxious struggle,
the firm became bankrupt.
Old David had long foreseen, and res
olutely refused to NEEDLE in the matter.
A GOODNESS had, therefore, grown up be-
tween uncle and nephew, and when the
end came David was not among those
who offered Robert and Aleck advice
and sympathy. The young men behaved
well. They surrendered everything, but
creditors did not fail to stigmatize as
dishonorable and unbusiness-like and
speculative and risky the nature of the
trade done by the broken firm. Aleck at
once sailed for Sidney, where he had
brother, and Robert took his wife and
children to her fathers, while he endeav-
ored to find situation. But week after
week passed, another winter was ap-
preaching, and nothing had been done.
Once again David was interrupted.
This time it was his pretty neice Jessie.
His face softened wonderfully when he
met her large, fearful eyes.
ooh, uncle" she said, "we have sore
need Of you"
"My puir little woman, sit down and
tell Davie what he can do for you"
Jessie's tale was soon told-her tears
told it best.
Roberts heart had quite failed him;
they were almost penniless, and they
had worn their welcome out at her
fathers.
"Then you'll come here, you and Rob
ert, and Jessie, and wee Davie; an we'll
see what your man is fit for. If he can
ma find his feet WI wife like you, I'm
sorry for him.
So the next day the family moved, with
their small belongings, to David's house,
very much to the annoyance of Mistress
Janet, David's housekeeper. This lady,
indeed, soon made things so unpleasant
that it was evident to all parties there
could be no delay in a decision, and Rob
ert, almost in desperation, resolved on
trying his fortune in the New World.
David, pressed by his housekeeper's
grumbling and by his affection for his
nephew, knew only of one other way
he could advance Robert money for
new effort
"But it would be the ruin O. the lad,
he said, thoughtfully. "Im doubling
If he's learned his lesson yet; he must
cen go to school again"
So he praised Roberts suggestion, and
offered to pay the passage of the whole
family and give him 9100 to start life
with. The offer was accepted, and in a
few days they were on the ocean, not one
of them aware of the real interest and
affection which followed them.
&C But they'll write to me, said David
to himself.
"They'n write, for they ken I haze
plenty O siller."
Once on new track, all Roberts en-
ergy returned. Provided with a letter
to the proprietors of the Mattatok car
pet mills, he found his way there, and
readily obtained work. A part of his
hundred pounds was used in furnishing
a little cottage, and Robert enjoyed a
degree of peace and comfort to which
he had long been a stranger. The next
spring lucky event gave him a special
prominence. A large mill in the neigh
borhood imported some machinery for
weaving peculiar kind of rug, and no
one could be found in the locality able
to make it run smoothly.
Robert heard of the dilemma and Of
fered his help. The loom was familiar
to him, his success easy. He had found
his place, and he knew it, Day by day
he made his skill and energy felt He
rose to be overseer-business manager
partner. Still he varied very little the
quiet simplicity of his home. Jessie
and he had found how little they really
needed for happiness, and so, year by
year, whatever they saved was invested
in land, which grew in value while they
slept, and worked at other things, and
ten years after Roberts first investment
he found himself, by the simple growth
of the village, very rich man. Just
about this time David sent them very
urgent request to come and see him, and,
as he offered to pay all expenses, it was
accepted. The old man was now near
ing so, yet he was wonderfully hale
and bright, and met them at the
steamer, apparently little older for the
ten years that had elapsed since he bid
them " good-by'' on the very same spot.
He liked Roberts way at the very first
glance.
"He has the look of man wi siller,
an he bears himself WE'LL"
Another thing made still more favor
able impression on David. Robert was
not anxious to speak on business.
Indeed, David had at last to ask
bluntly:
you'll haze done weel, I suppose 2"
Very WE'LL"
you'll no be needing ony help now?