The anti-monopolist., 1877-11-01

''lDOk'T CARE.''


father.T suppOse I am old enough to
judge for myself
"it's no bad thing, Gavin, to mind
what ither folks say about you. W nen
YOU really get to / don't care you are
in a bad way. / hope for all you
have said you dinna mean d "oro
"I lust mean it all, I don't care |
am going to say what like ana 90
what like in the future. rs.-sa
soThen it's name O my money IL
olive Won the day, Gavin. 1t don't
care Is the road you are for taking,
the sooner YOU come to the end O
vonr tether. the better for you. But
you'U cool Doubtless you'll cool, an
come to yourself, lad" And old
Railie Irwin took out his bandanna
and threw it over his face.
Don't 90 to sleep, father, tn you
answer me a question or two. DO you
mean me to stay In Forbes office much
longer 2
s.You were entered there for three
wears: Won ken weel if your time is out
or no.
"But, father, he is such blgoted
narrow, strick, old fogy, and
"You've been lang finding it out
Gavin. I'm thinking you may thole
if for a few months longer. Suck &c
your 'greement lad, like an hones'
fellow
But. father, | have got my eyes
opened lately, an
..Hech wha's opened them! 1ol
Grief laSsie, eh
"Father, Jessie Crietf IS an anger.
..Iwish she was. It's moan I'LL wlsl
that. Gavin for any lassie; but l n
thinking she's far ava from 1T yet.
Garyin Irwin had been two years II
Duncan Forbes house and office, ant
not felt his strict rules ana OF
fashioned ways particularly unbeara
ble. But a few weeks ago, prett.
villa belonging to the barony OF Grief
had been occupied as Summe
residence by the gay Miss Crle1 an
her aunt; and Miss jessie hau cnose
to enliven the monotony or ne
retirement by paying a great deal Q
attention to the handsome Gavl
Irwin. Jessie Grief was one or
type of young ladies peculiar to tn
last half century, and unhapp
" increasing-a fast, Superior;
woman. who thought dissent, dout
and difference were the symptoms
intellectual superiority. She shru:
ced her pretty shoulders at the mo-
sacred subjects. and smile away I'll
faith of centuries with pity
facinating. and SO full OF 1nteres
that it was small wonder youn
self-admiring fellow like Gavin Shou
he impressed and bewildered by n
sophistries. :,
He went straight to Grief vii
after his entervlew With MI. lrWl
and found a much more sympathet
listener. Jessie was so kind til
Gavin went back to his little room
Duncan Forbes with very high hope
and very wide ideas indeed, as to t
respective position OF man ana ma
Thought, of course, the old lawy'
not having been taking lesson 1re
Miss Grief. was illprepared TO una
stand him. 81 ...,o -
minister has come. Ihope you IL II
him better than you have done \
Stirling lately.
..I shall not hear him, sir, to-morro
have made up my MIND 10 l,sn III
morning. and have promised 70 ul
outwith Miss Grief in the AFTERNOON
"You'n no make scandal Q q
kind on the Lords day. Gavin III"
forbye shaming the guld oio III
IF people choose to be shamed
and scandalized where they nave
call to be, that's not my iauiI'
There is no law against flshlng
driving that know of. ~
No, to speak o the law 0 u
Gavin. there's whiles hlgner
than the statute book-there pu'
opinion.
81 don't care that for pu
opinion and Gavin snapped
thumb and finger contemptuously
ssThen you are fool, or worse.
I'm sorry for them that are kl
you.'
Gavin kept his word, and rat
ostentatiously so. for he stro
slowly up the main street of
village, with his rod and creel, jus