The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-09
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Raymond Thursiou, believe yoa Afs
iusane.
A. AmAbel spoke her voice had sharF
qniyeF Of psia A. vel 50 anger, sAs
wss proud q Der brother proud Of his
handsome face. proud Of bis talents --aDd
shc considered be vas about 20 degrade
himself, socially II not morally, by sbf
stand be bad announced himself 70 havs
taken. Seeing her passionate outory had
Dot moved him. she said pleadingly
Have you no pride leflf You who bad
All The old Thnrston pride onceg
K have just IS much pride left, Amabel
be answered, bot cannot sit here eating
the bread Of idleuess another day.
I You know that sou are more than well
come here.
I | do know H. ! appreciate your hus-
bands kindness At iis fan value. Anna.
bel, hope The day will come when can
prove Il. All, Sis, am only too thank.
iul that you have bis trae love and strong
arm now, when we have lost 50 much.
Now, darling, don't try TO bold me back
I from honest employment.
/ But, Raymond, you can certainly OBJ
tain some gentlemanly positlonl
] have been trying fathiully for three
months, you know with what success,
There, dou't look at me so pitifnlly. II
will come ont all right one Of these days,
/ wonder what Bertha Haines viii say
when she sees you perched upon the dri-
ver's seat OF an express cart.
For The first time the forced composure
Of Raymond's face was stirred. A dark
red flush crept to bis very haIr. and he
rose aud walked up aud down the room.
Glad to have him moved at this, his sis.
ter said:
With her aristoeratic ideas and the
pride that is inborn in her family, she
! will never recognize you again, Ray.
mond.
Then must lose the honor of her
friendship, Raymond said, hosrsely.
Don't say anything more, Amabel. Aud
unable TO bear any further remonstranee,
he left the room, and, little later, the
house.
The Thurston pride, of which Amabel
had spoken, was singing him sorely, in
spite OF the brave face he carried TO cover
il. He WAS a man of twenty-eight, and
his life had held only the pleasures OF
wealth, the opportunities money gives
for development OF intellect, for twenty
seven of those years. His parents died
when he was boy, and Amabel, bis only
sister, fifteen years his senior, married
before she was twenty, and gave her
brother home, whenever he was not
travelling, or in some seminary or col
lege. While he considered himself a
rich man Raymond had accepted the
hospitality as freely as IL was given, aud
Amabefs jewelry case, her husbands Ii
brary and her chidren's play room bore
witness of her brothers generosity. But
suddenly, without warning, there swept
over the country one of the devastating
financial crashes so overwhelming in this
land of speculation, and Raymond was
recalled from Europe by his brother-in-
law, informing him that his entire patri-
mony had been swept away. Invest
ments that had seemed to the young man,
/ ignorant in all business, as secure as they
were fattering, had fallen to ruin, and a
few hundred dollars only were left, OF
what had been noble fortune.
AT first Raymond did not realize the
extent Of bis misfortune. He was still
young, well educated, and in perfect
health, and certainly the world had some
niche where he could earn an honest liv.
lug. But weeks Of seeking gave him a
keener. knowledge OF his misfortune
Friends who had been willing to smoke
his cigars and drink his wines, who were
vet willing TO extend every social greet.
ing, shook their heads when asked to con
lide any portion OF their business into hii
keeping.
Brought up to study, to live q life o
elegant leisure, Raymond Thurston, a
twenty-eigat, knew absolutely nothing o
business, nor had he studied any on,
branch sufficiently 10 qualify himself 70
teacher. He tried faithfully TO find SOM
employ ment, spending what yet remain
ed of his fortune with the lavish hant
band that had not yet learned economy
Society welcomed him home after tw'
years Of wandering, for Amabel Barcla.
kept open house for her friends, an'
raymond was a layorite in her circle
. Her husband, many years older than her
self, had long ago retired from busines
. with 4 large income, aud while he CAV
Raymond a cordial welcome, had no OF
portunity TO aid in dnding occupation.
= Aud Bertha Iaines, the friend fror
whom Raymond parted two years before
iu this renewed intercourse became I
him more than ever was friend before
They bad not thought Of love IN the day
when the girl was debutante in societ,
fand Raymond was one Of, its favoriI
beaux bat when they met, after The ion
parting, some new emotions stirred bot
+, hearts. They Gid not know what mad
J, The hours pass 20 quickly when the
we're together, nor recognize The subt
charm that dwelt 10 each for the other
!. presence, for many a week.
Raymond was the first TO awaken
the know ledge that love wss the char
that bound bin TO Beriha's side whe
ever sbe was present that Il was lo'