Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-10-07

eAteHu every sociAi SEeettug, snook tnei
heads when asked to contide any portion
OF their business into his keeping.
Brought up to study. TO live = life OF ele
gant leisure. Raymond Thurstou. vt TWEEN
ty Eight, knew absolutely nothing Of bust
ness, nor had he studied any one brancl
sufficiently to qualify himself for . teacher
lie tried faithfully 10 find some employ
ment, spendln. what little remained of his
fortune with the lavish hand that had moi
yet learned economy.
| Society welcomed hin home after two
years of wandering. for Amabel Barclay
kept open house for her friends, and Ray
mond was fayorite In her circle. Her
husband. many years older than herself
had long ago retired from business, with
- large income, aud while he gave Ray
mond cordial welcome, had no opportuni-
~ to aid In finding occupation.
And Bertha Haines, the friend from
whom RAYMOND parted two years before,
in this renewed intercourse became to hi
more than ever was friend before. They
had not thought OF love in the days when
| the girl was debutante in society, and
Raymond one of its favorite beaux; but
when they met. after the long parting,
| some new emotion stirred both hearts.
| They did not know what made the hours
| pass 50 quickly when they were together,
1 upi ittO-biLf Aht s'iVtit III litt
| for each In the others presence, for many
| weeks.
| Raymond was the first 10 awaken to the
| knowledge that love was the charm that
J bound him to Berthas side, whenever she
| WAS present. that II was love that made
! her eyes. the dark sparkling eyes, SO beau
| uiul IN their expression; that love tuned
her voice SO musically that love made he-
| the dearest OF all women in his eyes.
Amabel was delighted Bertha was one
| OF her own fast friends. and Bertha's faith
er merchant OF standing and influence.
! Aside from this the girl had inerited mon
ey from her mother. Altogether Amabel
| decided the match would be charming.
| But hint TO that effect met one of Ray
! mond's sternest frowns, such AS had never
visited his face in the old sunshiny days.
! Never speak OF II again. Amzbel. he
| said. | am no fortune hunter to live upon
| the money of a rich wife. I'll carve out
my own way first!
But carving his own way proved tedious
work, tiil, desperate at his many failures,
| he accepted position. offered In jest, OF
| driver Ia All express wagon.
! do understand horses, he said, il can
! not sell goods or keep books.
| II proved harder work, however. than In
| the first flush OF his desperation he had I'M
] a-tuth -Npk tue UltFf HDi NAitL Hf -DDu
| conquered; but the sights. rudeness aud
! -tare- OF his old friends. Some few rec
| oSnzed the true nobility that accepted
1 honest labor rather than an easy depen-
/ deuce upon wealthy connections, but these
were few.
| A week passed. when one morning, de-
! liyrring some goods at one of the most
! fashionable stores on Broadway, as he
/ went oLt, Raymond saw Bertha Iaines
! opening the door OF her low carriage. An
| impulse made him start forward TO hand
! her out, only To draw back, crimson with
! confusion, and dropping the hand he was
! raising to In his hat. The sweet musical
voice he loved spoke At once;
Please. Mr. 'rhurston. help me with this
| obstinate door. IL will stick
lie went forward. then, with all the easy
| grace OF manner, that had ever marked hi
\ intercourse with ladic,- The lluie sluN vd
| hand was extended to meet his, rs she
| thanked him.
IL i too bad you are engaged, she SAID.
| should like 10 borrow your artist eye to
ail me ln selecting dress for my recep-
ton on Thursday evening. But you viii
come and tell me how | succeeded alone,
| Will you not:
She said the last words very earnestly
raising her dark eyes to his face.
DO you really wish me to come notcI he
asked.
do.
Then | will come. | must say good
morning. and he left her with most cour-
teous bow.
But while the great express-wagon rat
tied down tie streets, Miss Haines turned
away from the store she had been entering
and re-cntered her carriage.
TO my fathers, she said 10 the driver,
and in a few moments later the merch ant
looked up from his ledgers TO see his only
child. in a faultless walking dress, enterir 3
the counting house.
Another check he said, moving a char
TO her. How much this time!
Nothing. want 70 talk 10 you. Shut
the door, SO those horrid men can't hear
me.
The door closed, aud privacy in The sane
tum secured Bertha astonished her pa
ternal relative by bursting Into a passion
OF weeping.
Why, Bertha. he cried
Never mind. papa. IL is all over now.
Do you remember what you said 10 me
when Raymond Thurston asked for some
employment here:
Not exactly.
| | do. lou said that a iuan brought up as
he had been would want a sinycure; that
| ilt HtNtE NOulu COtlt uOWI NOEk
and that you had no position for fine gen.
rlemen; that his offer TO take subordi-
nate position and learn business was sim
ply farce.
Did say all that, Bertha?
To me YOU did. l suppose yeu dismissed
him politely enough. But, papa, If you
thought he was really in earnest, really
meant 10 uOrk for living. would you give
him chance here!
Yes he has capacity, brains and splen
did address. But he has been an idler al
his life.
II is no idler now. lie is driving an ex
press cart
Bertha.
He is. | met him not an hour ago. He
thought | was going To cut him. As IL, she
added, with magnificent scorn, l woulC
slight an old friend in adversely.
Bless my soul. Driving an express-wag
on! Ned Thurston's boy! Educated al
Harvard. Dear me. Did you notice who's,
wagon il was. Bertha?
Bertha had not noticed, and the old gen
tleran hustled into his coat and started TO
the office. At dinner he Informed Berthi
that Raymond had accepted place in hi.
own large establishment, with frank con
fessiOn OF his profound ignorance Of al
business affairs, but an earnest resolution
TO learn we'll and speedily whatever apper
tanned TO the duties entrusted to him.
1t was not many weeks before Mr.
Haines congratulated himself upon the &C
QUESTION of his new clerk. He told Berth;
marvellous stories Of Raymond's rapi(
progress aud the strides he was making il
his new life. knowing of the long night.
spent in poring over ledgers and accounts
the many misgivings the new clerk felt
( The same active brain and quick intelli
gence the student had brought to gain col
, lege hOnors. now stood In good stead II
, mastering the intricaces in invoices, book
keeping and cOunting-house mysteries, an
, Raymond gained favor rapidly in the eye
. of his employer.
1t is q question whether actual mer
t would have advanced him quite so fire
+ quently as he was promoted. hard as b
: worked and steadily as he improved. Bu
Mr.. Haines worshipped his only child, an
e the burst of tears in the cOuntin U hon :