Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-05
Working for a Living.
"Ruined 90

half incredulous and wholly surprised tone
anu no wonder Sidney Coster had the day |
before been the richest of all that wealthy |
Yso OF winch winch they were the
Harston.
Il suppose not"
Harston.
Sidney bitterly.
How did it happen-please explain" said
ii larston s nshtlng fresh cigar. However much
our trends may lose. it seldom interferes much
with our pleasures in this world
simply and naturally enough" replied Cos
ter, declining with wave Of his hand the
pronered cigar. No, I must give up that luz
~ tntj; no~ ! nave NO money to spend on cigars.
trusted my money to my uncle. who, by the
way, Is the best fellow in the world, and he
lost it all for me; that's ALL
~ am amazed at your coolness," said Ralph.
no use fretting about it now; that won't
mend the matter. or mako it better"
That's truo enough, but very hard TO prae
| tice, imagine. How did your uncle. who. by
the way, should call very sharp fellow, il he
nad iost all my fortune for me, lose ali this
money Large sum, believe 2"
Cool hundred and fifty thousand" replied
Jostor rs composedly as If the sums were but
tie same number Of cents, or belonged to some
one else.
And he lost IL"
him. "'''''@o'' ii'4 'i' a'
And ,.1M you, Sidney. what will you p
Nhy go 70 work, of course! What else is
Work! Sidney Coster at work Ue the
elaintiest and most wealthy aristocrat of us all
absurd" ~
The sneerins laugh which followed these
words nettled his listener, and reused all the
manhood within him.
| and why shouldn't work-or Won either.
Tor that matter? God intended that ali his
creatures should earn their own bread, and be-
sun of pleasure. and eaten the bread of idleness
| Is II any reason why We always should? Out
upon such ideas, Isay! and away with this false
PRIDE, that will permit q gentleman to swindle.
ne, gamble and steal, and not lower himself ;
put apases him to the dust, if he dares to hon.
| estly earn his living. It's all wrong and will
| not be bound by it,
He showed by his earnest look that he meant
| 1t every word. Harston was aShast At such
leyelhng ideas, and said:
Just as you please, of course Coster Yon
arc your own master. But, of course. IL Won
chose to put yourself down in the dirt Won
won't expect your friends to come down to the
same Level. /, for one, would never think of
associating with man who worked for n liy :
ing"
Sidney Coster q lip curled in contempt OF such
cnaracter Harston continued
why don't you go ahead. old fellow. and
fellow and might easily do it,
Nv hat an honorable thing that would he
wouldn II! would rather starye than, thus
degrade myself and deceive a woman
AS you please. Good-day!" And one friend"
was gone,
Coster looked after him moment. and in
spite OF his brave words he felt bitter against
the fate that had made him a poor man Il
was pleasant life. this that he had been lead
ing, & and 1T was hard to give it up.
The next thing to do was to search for am
ployment. He possessed nothing in the world
except his clothes and u small amount Of lew
elry-relics of his former butterfly existence
and ana heart full Of courage. He did not know
now lT 70 WORK, had never attempted even the
shghtest details OF business, but he set reso.
rutely about the task before him.
he walked the city for days and tlays but ALL
IN vain. No one wanted him. There were plenty
OF situations, but when his qualifications were
asked he was forced to tell the miserab BILE truth
and confess that he knew just-nothing. How
bitterly he regretted now, in his hour of need
taa he had notspent the hours which he had
wasted in requiring his accomplishments. in
learning something that would help him in his
strait. Regrets were useless, and he went
steadidly forward upon the hard path of duty,
AT last he lost all hopes OF fin ding employment
in the city, and turns his face towards the sprea.
ding fields. and shady groves, and contented,
peaceful homes of Gods own land the country
AAo oiu uos huoW WHAT ne euOuIu 90 there. he
had not friend in the whole world, he thought,
who cared whether he lived or died Where his
uncie-the unhappy cause of his misfortunes-
had gone he dad not know. He only knew he
was alons. tired and heart-sick, and discouraged,
turning with longing heart from the hot and
dusty city streets, to fresh, green meadows of the
country.
lie went. For two days he tramped slowly
along, sick in mind and In body. He had tried
again and again to find employ ment as he came
hpl m IF
was his bane barrier. He was sick, very sick
and knew not where to lay his weary head AT |
last he fell and knew no more.
After the long blank and darkness he had
dreamy sense OF pleasant, shaded room of
open, vine-covered Windows filled with fresh pure
flowers; OF "a kind, hearty, ragged face that came
aud looked at him, and then spoke eLeerily to \
another kind and motheriy face that hoyered over
nim oftener, and smoothed his pillows, and
brushed back his clustering hair, matted with
us restless fsver-tossings; of another facs-an
angel he dreamed IL was-younger and so fresh
and sweet that the very sight of it seemed TO put
him far on his road to heath again
The face did not come as often as the o;her-
1t would steal softly in for a moment with I, a
other faces aud even then, If he happened 10 be |
awake,it would dart out again IL u frightened |
manner, and rs the days past on and he grew bat
ter, it old not come ut all and then he grew
very impatient to get well and find where il hal |
gone
At last the pleasant morning came that he was |
we'll enough to walk out and sit on the pleasant
porch and then, unasked by them, Tor they
were too kind 10 intrude upon his secrets, he
told them all his story, and they listened and
gave them his wsrmes. sympathy; and one face
the tiuid, fresh, young ons-was bathed in
team behind the leafy screen, where it had crept
uaseen.
lie had found his haven Mt last. Farmer Roys-
ton-the good, worthy soul that he was-oifsred
him refugs and place whero he could earn his
own living; and he went to work. His whole
heart was bent upon learning, and he progressed
rapidly with his duties of the farm. He made
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