Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

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You'll come to the wedding, un
ele?"
Surely, surely
1t was very grand wedding, an'
David Speers made quite a sensation
by giving the bride check for $500
Indeed, Jessie seemed TO have quite
captivated the old bachelor, and h'
soon began to spend a great many o
his evenings In her pretty home.
Three years passed happily away.
In Roberts home there had beer
some pleasant changes; and his un
Gle danced pretty baby Jessie occa
sionaIIy on his knee, or looked admir-
ingIy and wonderingly at his OWL
wee namesake in his cradle. Down
at the mill things were apparently
eqnally prosperous. All the looms
were at work, and the very welfare Of
KiImarnock as q community was sen
sibly connected with the business ot
Lang & Rae's Carpet Mill But 6
great deal of this success was only
apparent, for 1t hung upon chances
entirely beyond the control of the
young partners in it.
They had been compelled to borrow
largely, and had big interest accounts
to meet, and a great deal of their pa
per being from houses unknown tC
local bankers, had to be cashed at very
heavy discounts. All these things
were very much against them, yet sc
great was their industry and energy
that they might have turned all into
happy circumstances, and won in
spite of the odds against them, il
yarns had not suddenly taken a tre-
medous and quite unlookedfor fall.
This, of course, was followed by q
number of failures, In most of which
they suffered.
Not all their efforts could now gath
er together their numerous lines O
enterprise, and they found It equally
impossible to curtail them, and so, af
ter few months of desperate anXiou:
struggle, the firm became bankrupt
Old David had long forseen, and
resolutely refused to meddle in the
matter. A GOODNESS had, therefore
grown up between uncle and neph.
ew, and when the end came David
was not among those who offered
Robert and Aleck advice and sympa'
thy. The young men behaved well
They surrendered everything, bu
creditors did not fail to stigmatize a:
dishonorable and unbusiness-like anC
speculative and risky the nature o
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 endeavored to find a situa-
ton. But week after week passed
another winter was approaching, anC
nothing had been done.
Once again David was interrupted
This time it was his pretty neice Jes
sic. His face softened wonderfully
when he met her large, fearful eyes.
oh. uncle, she said, we have sore
need of you"
My puir little woman, sit dowI
and foil I)avia ubat ha oon do fOi
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
Robert. and Jessie, and wee Davie
an we'll see what youE man is fit for.
If he Gamma find his feet wi q 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 annoy
ance of Mistress Janet, David's house
keeper. This lady, indeed. soon
made things so unpleasant that it was
evident to all parties there could be
no delay in decision, and Robert, al
most in desperation, resolved on try
ing 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
a new effort.
But Ii would be the ruin o. the lad
be said, thoughtfully. Il am doubt
ing If he's learned his lesson yet; he
cen go to school again.
So he praised Roberts suggestion,
and offered to pay the passage of the
whole family and give him G1OO to
start life with. The offer was accept
ed, and in a few days they were on
the ocean, not one of them aware of
the real interest and affection which
followed them.
But they'll write to me- said Dav-
I'd to himself
They'll write, for they ken l haze
plenty o. siller.'
Once on a new track, all Roberts
energy returned. Provided with q
letter to the proprietors of the Malta
took carpet mills, he found his way
there and readily obtained work. A
part of his hundred pounds was used
In furnishing little cottage, and
Robert enjoyed a degree of peace and
comfort to which he had long been q |
stranger. The next spring a lucky |
event gave him a special prominence. |
A large mill in the neighborhood i'm
ported some machinery for weaving a
peculiar kind of rug, and no one could |
be found in the locality able to make
Il run smoothly.
Robert heard of the dilemma and