The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-04-26
Earning Ones Capital
A story for Young Men.
BY AMELIA 4. BARR.


after-dinner smoke. Perhaps the long
clay pipe looked little incongruOus
with the handsomely furnished room,
and the massive silver plate on the ma
hOgany sideboard. But for that matter,
the deacon himself was an incongruity
"a little, communicating man, not
very well dressed, with Rob Roy bon
net on his head, and knitted, gray
worsted stockings on his slippered feet.
Certainly very wide contrast to the
handsome, stylish-looking fellow who
interrupted his reverie by a very frank
and noisy
Good evening, uncle. Can l talk
awhile with your"
"That depends Robin, on what you're
gaun to talk aboot. I'm in no mood for
clish-ma-clavers."
81 want to talk about business, un-
cle."
"Humph !"
"You know, uncle, that Aleck Lang
and | have been good friends"
81 have heard so but | don't know
it,"
"Well, we have. To-day Aleck came
TO tell me that he is going into the car
pet-weaving business in Kilmarnock.
He intends to buy Thos. Blackie out. "
"Heck! He'll need some bawbees
for that"
ellis father will help, and he asked
me to join him. What do you think
about it?"
"How long have you been Wi Has
tieS'
Five years"
"And how much have you saved?"
"Well, to tell the truth, uncle, moth
ing at all. What with Jessie marrying
last year and Rosa this, and the pres
ents / had to give, and other expenses,
my savings all went away"
"Humph J"
81 thought perhaps that as the busi-
ness was such an old, sure one, and as
both the Langs would be interested in
il, YOU would lend me two thousand
pounds, for such wonderfully good
chance"
The old man removed his pipe, and
looking Robin in the face said:
81 hare made ii rule to nerer lend
money to yOung men,"
"a very unkind rule, when it touches
me, uncle. You were never unkind to
me before"
81 am no unkind to you now either,
Robin"
"Only two thousand, uncle! And
such a chance ~
"Guid heevens, hear the lad Only
twa thousand Did We ever earn twa
thousand poundsP Did ye ever save
twa thousands? When ye have,
Robin, come to me an III talk wi ye
aboot lending ye the sum-"
"But uncle, the thing is not new
venture; it is sure to pay"
"It Is gaun to have new masters; an
men at sixty are ma sac sure aboot things
paying as lads of five-an' twenty are.
So the young man went away much
disappointed and not little angry; but
other friends looked more favorably on
the plan. Two thousand pounds were
borrowed and Robin Rae and Aleck
Lang bought out the old-established
carpet-weaving house of Thomas Bla-
kie.
The first year the concern, in spite of
falling prices, did very well. Robins
share of the profits not only gave him a
good living, but paid his interest and al
lowed him to lay by nearly flOO to-
ward clearing off his borrowed capital
and the next year things were still
brighter. -.
In the fourth year of the enterprise
Robin Rae called again on his uncle
He was sitting smoking in just the same
dress and attitude.
GOOD evening, Uncle David"
"Good evening, Robin. How's busi-
ness?"
"First rate. | don't come tonight
about business.
"Heckl What for, then?"
"I'm going to be married. wanted
to tell you about 1t.
"That's mair kittle risk than Blak-
les business, Robin"
II think not, uncle"
"Wha's the lassieY'
"Jessie Lorimer."
'The minister's daughter"
"Yes."
"What tocher has sheY"
"Just her beauty and her noble nat.
ure; she Is of good family, too, and
has had the best of educations. Why
uncle, she can do most anything-paint
draw, play the harp, sing like an angel
-
'I'm feared shell be kind o. matrimo'
NAL luxury, Robin. But she's bonnie
bit lassie hae seen her; yet doubt II
she's ut for puir mans wife"
"You'll come to the wedding, won
you2"
surely, surely"
II was very grand wedding, anc
Uncle Spears made quite a sensation by
giving the bride u check for five thous
and pounds. Indeed, Jessie seemed t'
have quite captiyated the old bachelor
and be soon began to spend a grea
many of his evenings In her pretty
home.