The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-08-18
MAKE YOUR OWN WAY.

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David Speers was taking his afternoon
smoke. Perhaps the long clay pipe looked
little incongruous with the handsomely
furnished room and the massive silver
plate on the mahogany side-board, But,
for that matter, he was an incongruity--a
little, communicating man, not very well
dressed. Certainly a very wide contrast
to the handsome, stylish-looking young
fellow who interrupted his reverie by a
very frank aud noisy:
''-Good evening, uncle. Can | talk
awhile with you?"
"That depends, Robin, on what you re
gaun to talk aboot"
you know, uncle, that Aleek Lang
and | have long been friends. -
81 have heard 50; / don't know it."
Well, We have. To-day Aleck came
to tell me that he is going into the carpet
weaving business in Kilmarnock. He in
tends to buy Thomas Blackie out"
He'll need some bawbees for that"
"His father will help, aud he asked me
to join him. What do you think aboutit p
How long have yoa been wi HASTE ?"
"Five years"
And how much have you saved?'
"Well, to tell the truth, uncle, nothing
ut all. What with Jessie marrying last
year and Rosa this, aud the presents had
to give, aud other expenses, my savings
all went away"
Humph' r.
~ thought, perhaps, that as the busi-
ness was such an old one, and as both the
Langs would be interested in it, you would
lend me two thousand pounds for such a
wonderfully good chance. "
81 have made it rule never to lend
money to young men"
"A very unkind rule when it touches
me, uncle. You were never unkind to me
before"
:" | am not unkind to you now either,
Robin"
"Only two thousand, uncle And such
a chance"
"Guid heavens, hear the lad "Only
twa thousand |" Did ye ever earn twa
thousand pounds? Did ye ever save twa
thousand pounds? ? When ye have, Robin,
come to me, and I'll talk wi ye about
lending yet hat sum-"
" But, uncle, the thing is not a new
venture; it is sure to pay
" 1t is gaun to have new masters; an
men at sixty are ma sac sure about things
paying as lads Of fye-and,twenty are"
So the young man went away much dis
appointed and not little angry; but other
friends looked more favorably on the plan.
The $4,000 were borrowed, and Robert
Rae and Aleck Lang bought the old-estab-
lished carpet-weaving house.
The first year the concern, in spite of
falling prices, did very we'll Roberts
share of profits not only gave him a good
living, but paid his interest, and allowed
him to lay by nearly flOO toward clear
ing off his borrowed capital and the next
year things were still brighter.
In the fourth year Of the enterprise
Robert Rae called again on his uncle.
"Good evening, uncle"
HGood evaning Robin uowis hus;,o,s9,
First.rate / don,t coms ~ n;obt ohon,
business y e'N "''D'
aWbat for then 9u
uJ -, ~ H. l
To tell Won about n"
"Tbat,s a MAR l;,tlo r;sk than RlooL ;o,s
business Robin u ~ .
a. th;nt not ,nclor
"Wba's The losS;e ~
uJess;e Lor;morH
"WImt fortune has sbs pp
e Inst her beauty and Ler roblo n,,n,o.
she ia of GOOD famiIv Zoo nnd has h"S ,hn
hest Of educo,;ons WIN NIL sIo oao '"o
do most nnvtbine-no;1ts Jrows nIans
the harm. sings like an ANGEL and p'''
"Pm feared she'p be 2 lind a. m.,r;
mopial luxury. Robin But sbe's n hon
ME lassie. / ha'e,seen her Yet 7 doub,
if she's ct for a puir mans wife y
"You'Il come 10 the wsaJ;ng rno,o 9n
"Surely surely"
II was n verv Grand wodd;no and MIA
Speers made quite n sensot;on hv a;1;na
the bride a check for e5O0 IndseS Iat
sic seemed to have ouite cant;vated Tho
old bachelor. and he soon began 10 s,,snJ ND
a great many Of his EVENINGS n bsr nro,,s IS
home. p'
Three wears passed bannilv sw,v
In Rober.'s home ,h"rpn hnupphy h.d 1May. WY
pleasant changes; and his nncls Janood 9"s :
pretty baby, Jessie, occasionally on his
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ingly at his own wee namesake IN tbs ora.
die. Down at the mill things were an.