Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-04-09
From the Saturday Evening Post.
TOO PROUD SKETCH FROM REAL LIFE
BY JANE WEAVER.


the orphan boys sal together, about 1--WE
months after the death of their las, parent
'lt is necessary for us to &C. speedily, 70,
our money il nearly gone; and ii will moi
do 10 starve.'
What DO you intend to d"!' said Fred.
erick. who, though the elder. seemed dis.
posed 10 hear his brothers. plans, before
he announced his own.
i shall look out for work Of some kind
and that, to-day. The truth is, there is
n" choice; bread we must have, and wish.
ing won't bring it; SO we mus, labor for
1t, as persons hsve done before us.
Il don't see that said Frederick. .Fa.
Their was lawyer, and the first of his
family who stopped to be even that, for
all the rest were gentlemen and lived on
their estates. What would he think if he
was alive, TO see his sons hiring out as
day. laborers, or even going behind a
counter! No, I'll never stoop to that
III starve first. But there's nc necessity
of such exremi,ies, added. Frederick, in
less vehement tone, for old Mrs New.
ton has invited us there, and | shall ac-
cept the invitation ......
w hat. go where you are not wanled!'
exclaimed Edward, Indignantly. Il am
sure, Frederick, you said, when the let
ter came, that The old lady was barely
civil, and gave the invitation merely be.
cause she was our nearest relative, and
though. hard things nigh. be said of her
by the censorious, if she neglected US en-
tirely.'
Yes! There is no doubt tina, she would
be glad to get rid Of us. and that is one
reason why | am going there. She was
under many obligations TO father, when
he was wealthy, and was only sor, of
charity companion to mother. Father
got her rich husband now that the
tables have turned, i, is but RICH. she
should supper. us
4 am too proud to CO. said Edward.
! would rather work my fingers 10 the
bone-live on bread and waler--sleep in
garret-and go shivering, half clad,
from December 10 March. Than eat at a
table or sleep under roof where | was
not welcomed'
And l. retorted Frederick, 'am too
proud to be base mechanic, and disgrace
my ancestry. Surely, Ned, you are not
in earnest. You don't mean to 90 to
work like clod hopper
You use strong terms said Edward,
with flushed cheek. when you call me.
chanics base and sigma,lze laborers as
clod hoppers. l, is no disgrace TO work!
Wy pride consists in personal ndepend-
ence, in being the hanger on of nobody;
yours. in dead ancestry, who were rob.
Der chiefs in the dark ages, and have been
drones in society ever since
oh! you vile laveler,' said Frederick,
have you no spark Of our forefAiher's pride
-none Of the revcrance for knighiIy honor
which has ever distinguished the Han.
sons! You are a scandal to our name,
he continued rising. i used to think you
were in jest, when you praised honest
labor. | find my mistake. Blu, you must
60 on your way. For my part. slil re-
member am gsnllema an 5 son, and that
the arisloera,ic hands of my race have
never yet been disgraced by labor
But how do you expect to live! Mrs
Newton only asked you there for few
monlhs;you cannot expect her TO clolhe as
well as feed you.
Il shall marry an heiress,' said FEEDER.
lex, unconsciously looking in The g ass at
his fine person.
Edward heaved sigh. His own rigid
notions of personal pride, re.olted from
his brolher's plan: bu. he knew words
would be in vain; so he only extended his
hand and said,
We'll, do no! lie, us part in anger. We
are The only survivors Of our famil y-and
though we follow different routes in life,
would not that we should be enemies.
hope you may be happy
You will reconsider your determine.
ton said the elder brother, accepting the
pledge Of amity. Work is as unpleasant,
as it is derogalory, to gentleman. Your
notion of being dependent on no one, is,
grant, romantic one, and apt 10 beguile
the Imagination Of man like you; but
you II soon find that to live on coarse fare
TO have hard master over you-and
TO be thrust continually into the society
of Doors and coarse mechanics, is sad
damper on your enthusiastic notions. ]
an older than you, and-take my word
for il-you'll repent of your bargain and
follow me to Mrs Newton's'
Frederick, accordingly. went 10 Mrs
New,on's aud Edward snuglI, out place.
He soon found a respectable mechanic. a
brcklayer by trade, who agreed to take
him as an apprentice, and as five years
of his minority remained, Edward was
bound 10 Mr. Simpson for that time. His
superior educaloa, and lis cheerful dis
position soon made him both respected
and loved in his masters family. and eve
nv year increased the esteem with which
Mr. Simpson regarded the young man.
Mr. Simpsons business was large and
extensive one, and Edward made himself
SO useful 10 his master by keeping ac.
counts after his days work with the
trowel was done, that he rapidly acquired
standing which none of the other APP
pren,ices obtained. These. a, first. laugh.
ed at our hero for laboring with the pen
after his days task was over, and would
have persuaded him awav to some place
of idle amusement; but Edward replied,
No, prefer obiging Mr. Simpson who