Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-10-07
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Raymond's S Pride.
A STORY OF REAL LIFE.

STORY OF REAL LIFE.
Raymond Thurston. believe you are in
sane.
A. Amabel spoke. her voice had a sharp
quiyer OF pain as well as OF anger. She
MAS very proud OF her brother-proud OF
has handsome face. OF his talents-and she
considered he was about to degrade him
self socially II not morally, by the stand
he had announced himself TO have taken.
Seeing her passionate outcrv had not NOV
ed him. she said pleadingly:
Have you no pride left! You who had
all the old Thurston pride once?
have just so much pride left Amabel,
ne answered, that cannot sit here eating
the bread Of ideness another day.
You know you are more than welcome
mere.
do know it. | appreciate Your hus-
bands kindness at its full value, Amabel.
| hope the day will come when can prove
il. And Sis, | am only too thankful that
you have his true love and strong arm
LOW. when we have lost so much. Now.
darling, don't try 10 hold me back from
honest employment.
Eut. Raymond. you can surely obtain
some gentlemanly position!
/ have been trying faithfully for six
months. YOU know with what success.
There. don't look at me SO pitiiully, il will
come right one of these days.
wonder what Bertha Haines will say
when she sees you perched upon the driv-
er's seat OF AN express cart!
For the first time the forced cOmposure
OF Raymonds face was stirred. A dark
red flush crept to his very hair, and he rose
and walked up aud down the room. Glad
to have moved him at last, his sister said:
With hef aristocratic ideas and the pride
that is Unborn In her family. she will never
recognize you again. Raymond.
Then | must lose the honor Of her friend
ship, Raymond said. hoarsely. Don't say
any more. Amabel, And unable to bear
any further remonstrance, he left the room
anu a 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
it. He was man of twenty eight, and his
lite had held only the pleasures of wealth,
the opportunities money gives for the de-
| yrlopment of intellect, for nty-srven OF
these years. His parents died when he was
| a boy. and Amabel, his only sister. fifteen
wears his senior, married before she was
| twenty, and gave her brother a home,
| whenever he was not travelling, or in
some seminary or college. While he
| considered himself rich man, Raymond
had accepted this hospitality as freely as it
was offered. and Amabers jewel case. her
husbands library. and her children's play
room bore witness to her brothers gener-
osity. But suddenly without warning. there
swept over the Country one Of the devas-
tating financial crashes so overwhelming
in this land Of speculation, and Raymond
was recalled from Europe by his brother
in-law. infor ming him that his entire patri-
mony had been swept away. Investments
that had seemed to the young man, ignor-
| ant in all business details, as secure as they
were fiatterng, had fallen to ruin. and q
few hundred dollars only were left OF what
| had been a noble fortune.
At first Raymond did not realize tine ex
tent of his misfortune. He was still young
well educated, in perfect health. and Ger
tainly the world had some niche where b.
could earn an honest living. But weeks o