The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-25

who offered Robert and Alcck advice and
sympathy. The young men behaved
we'll. They surrendered everything, but
creditors did not fail to stigmatize as dis
honorable and unbusiness-ikc and spec
ulative and risky the nature of the trade
done bv the broken firm. Aleck at once
sailed for Sydney, where he had BROTH
er, and Robert took his wife and children
to her fathers, while he endeavored to find
a situation. But week after week passed,
another winter was approaching, and
nothing had been done.
Once again David was interrupted.
This time 1t was his pretty niece Jessie.
His face softened wonderfully when ne
met her large, fearful eyes.
"Oh. 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 their fathers.
"Then you'll come here, you and Rob-
ert, and Jessie, and wee Davie; an We'll
see what your man is fit fer. If he Gamma
find his feet WI a wife like you, I'm sor-
~ for him.
So the next day the family moved with
their small belongings, to Davids house,
very much to the annoyance of Mistress
Janet, David's housekceper. This lady,
indeed, soon made things so unpleasant
that it was evident to all parties there
should be no delay in a decision, and
Robert, almost in desperation, resolved on
trying his fortune in the new world. Da-
vid, pressed by his housekeeper's grumb-
ling 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. I'm doubling if
he's learned his lesson yet; he cen 60 to
school again"
So he praised Roberts suggestion, and
offered to pay the passage Of the whole
family and give him el00 to start Ii fe
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.
"But they'll write to me-" said David
to himself. "They'll write, for they ken
1 haze plenty O. siller"
Once on new track all Roberts en-
ergy returned. Provided with letter to
the proprletors Of the Mattatoot 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 degree of
peace and comfort to which he had long
been stranger. The next spring lucky
event gave him special prominence. A
large mill in the neighborhood 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
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 after
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, a very rich man. Just about
this time David sent them a very urgent
request to come and see him, and as he
offered to pay all expenses, it was &C
copied. The old man was now nearing
eighty, yet he was wonderfully hale and
| bright, and met them at the steamer, ap-
parently little older for the ten years that
had elapsed since he bid them "good-
bye" on the very same spot. He liked
Roberts way at the first glance.
"He has the look Of a 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 speak
bluntly:
" ~ haze :: done weel, SUPPOSED"
"Very WE'LL" Z
You'll no be needing ony help now?
have money lying idle"
"Thank you, uncle; but I have 91O,-
900 lying idle msyelf. I thought of in
vesting it here, if can find just the ma
chinery want" -
"You're going to manufacturing again?"
eyes; know all the ms and outs of
the trade-there is good opening in our
town: Yes, am thinking about it,
''You'l no be wanting partner, eh?"
eff I can get the right kind.'
'Would Ido?"
"You. Uncle?'
"Well, yes, laddie; an you needn't
scorn at me. I'll put hundred thousand
to your fifty, an we'll ca the firm Rae