Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-10-25

gI9ityww vel dres 'sed. Win a Rob, Roy
h-.s,st on his mad, ana knitted gray
2oanrssted stockings on his slippered feet.
Certainly, very wide contrast TO the
handsome, stylish looking young fellow
who interrupted his uncle with frank
and noisy, Good evening, uncle Can
talk while with you?" Sc 70 |
aThat depends, Robin, on what you are |
going to talk about. Fam IN no mood
for small talk" .oAC 3 I
II want to talk about business un-
cle."
"HumphP' 10 III =,
aYou know, uncle, that Aleck Lang
and have long been friends. SWQTg
I have heard 50; / do not know il" %
"Well, we have. To-day, Aleck came
to tell me that he was going into the
carpet weaving business in KilmarnOck.
Heintends to buy Thomas Blake ont
Hechl He'll need some bawbees Tor
that"
sHis father will help him, and he ask
edme tujoin him. What do you think
of ftp" @
f%How long have you been with Hes
tie?v, ~ - ~ - ~
t"Rive years." -
sand how much money have you
sayed?"
"WeIl, to tell the truth, uncle, nothing
at ALL What with Jessie marrying last
year, and Rosa this. and the presents l
had to give, and other expenses, my saw
ings all went away"
"Humphp
81 thought that perhaps as the bust
ness was such an old and sure one, and
as both the Langs would be in 1T, you
would lend me two thousand pounds, for
such wonderful good CHANGER?
The old man removed his pipe, and
looking Robin in the face, he said:
"Thaye. 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" -
'Eam not unkind to you now. either,
Robin" -
"Only two thousand, uncle, and such
chance?"
"Guid heayensl hear the lad. Only two
tll0Bandl Did you ever save two thOus-
aai pounds? When yehaye Robin, come
TO me. an viii talk with ye about lend
ing Sc the sum.'
"But, uncle, the thing is not a new
venture, it is sure 20 pay.
1T is goiag to haze new masters; and
men at sixty are ma sae2 sure about
thiRgs paying as lads OF five and twenty
are
So the young man went away much
disappointed, and not little angry; but
other friends looked more fayOrably on
the plan. The two thousand pounds
were borrowed, and Robert Rae and
Aleck Lang bought out the old estab-
lished carpet-weaving house of Thomas
Blaikie.
The first year the concern, in spite OF
falling prices, did very well. Roberts
share of the profits not only gave him a
good living, but paid his interest. and
allowed him to lay up e100 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.
He was sitting smoking, in the. same
dress and attitude.
''GOOd morning, Robin. HOw's busl-
nessw
= First rate. don't come tonight on
business" -
"Hechl What for. then?"
'Pm going to be married. wanted
to tell you about it,
that's mair kettle risk than Blai.
kie's business, Robin"
81 think not, uncle"
"Wha's the lassie%
"Jessie LOrrimer."
"The minister's daughterp
"Yes."
"What tacher has she?
"Just her beauty and her noble nature
she is of good family, too, and she has
had the best education. Why, uncle
she can do most anything paint, draw
play on the harp, sing like an angel
and"
'Tm afeared she is kind of matri
mOnial luxury, Robin. But she is bon,
ME bit lassie, yet doubt if she is fit fol
puir mans wife," ..
you'll come to the wedding, uncleY
Surely, surely"
1t was very grand wedding, and Un
Gle Speers made quite sensation by
giving the bride a check for $500. In
deed Jessie seemed to have quite captl
waited the old bachelor, and he soon be
gan to spend great many evenings II
her pretty home.
Three years passed rapidly away. III
Roberts home there had been SOM
pleasant changes, and Uncle .Speer
danced a pretty baby Josie OccaslOnall.
on his knee, or looked admlrlngly ant
wOnderingly at his own wee namesak
were apparently equally prosperous
all the looms were at work, and the ver'
welfare of KilmarnOck as cOmmunit,
was sensibly connected with the eebusi
ness of Lang & Rae's carpet weaving
mill. -
But a great deal of this success wa
ONLY apparent, for it hung upon chance:
entirely beyond the control Of the youns
partners In it. They had been compell
ed to borrow largely, and had big inter
est accounts to meet, and great deal o.
their paper being from houses unknown
to-local bankers, they had 10 be caShed al
very heavy DISCOUNTS
fxAIl things were much against them
Vet so great was their industry and Ell
ergy. that they might have turned then
into "happy circumstances" and won ii
snite of the odds against them, if yarns
had not taken a tremendous and unlock
editor fall. This, of course, was follOwe!
nv a number of failures, In most OF whlcl
thew suffered. And all their efforts c0ul'
not gather their numerous lines or en-
terprise. and they found 1t equally In
possible to curtail them, and SO, a1ter
few months of desperate ana anXlOu
struggle, the firm OF Lang % hae, cafpe
weavers, appeared on the llst OF seques
tratiOnS. -, -
Old David Speers, with that subtle in
lstinct Indigenous to capitalists had len|
foreseen and absolutely refused TO rmed
die in the matter. A GOODNESS had there
fore grown up between uncle and neph
ew, and when the end came, David wa
not among those who offered Robert an
Aleck advice and sympathy. The young
men behaved well; they surrendered eS
erything, even to their home plenlshlng
lint Sc0tch creditors are apittiless, JUS
class, and they did not fail to stigmatiz
as dishonorable and unbqsiness-like tn