The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-24
HARD WORK.

Raymond ThurstOn, believe you
are insane"
As Amabel spoke her voice had asharp
culver of pain as well as anger. She
was very proud of her brother-proud
of his handsome face, proud of his tai
ents-and she considered he was abOut
TO degrade him socially if not morally
by the stand he had announced himself
TO have taken. Seeing her passionate
cutlery had not moved him, she said
pleadingly:
Have you no pride left q? You who
had all the old Thurston pride once?"
have just so much pride left, Am
abel" he answered, D." that / cannot sit
here eating the bread of idleness another
day"
here"
" do know it. I appreciate your
husbands kindness at its full value,
Amabel. l hope the day will come
when ] can prove it. And, sis, I am
only too thankful that you have his true
love and strong arm now, when we have
lost semuch. Now, darling, don't try
TO hold me back from honest employ
ment."
g But, Raymond, you can surely OBJ
tain somes gentlemanly position 2''.s,.
llftNC LCSA u AiaA iSAblluliY lot SIX
months, you know with what success.
There, don't look at me 50 pitiful, it will
Como right one of these days"
wonder what Bertha Haines will
say when she sees you perched upon the
driver seat Of an express cart"
For the first time the forced compO-
sure Of RaymOnds face was stirred. A
dark red flush cFept to his very hair, and
he arose and walked up and down the
room. Glad to have him moved at last,
his sister said
With her aristocraaic.idcas and the
pride that is INFORM ii. her family, she
will never rocognaze- YOU agafh, Ray
mond." = :.
"-Then must I0SSe the honor of her
iriegtlshipS cray said hoarsely.
unable u bear any further remonstrance
ne left, he r5Om1 and 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 life had-held only .the- pleasures
of wealth, the opportunities money gives
for the development Of intellect, foI
twenty-seven years. His parents died
when he was a boy, and Amabel, his
only sister, fifteen years his senior, mar
ried before she was twenty, and gave hcl
brother home, whenever he was not
travelling, or in some seminary or college
While he considered himself a rich man
Raymond had accepted this hospitality
as freely as it was offered, and AmabeP.
Jewel case, her husbands library, anC
her children's play-TOOm bore witness O
her brothers generosity. But suddenly
without warning, there swept over the
country one of the devastating fnancia
crashes so overwhelming in this land o
speculation, and Raymond was recalled
from Europe by his brother-in-law, in
forming him that his entire patrimon,
had been swept away. Investments tina
had seemed to the young man, ig
norant In all details, as secure as the,
were flattering, had fallen to ruin, and
few. hundred dollars only were left 0
what had been a noble fortune.
At first Raymond did not realize tn
extent of his misfortune. He was still
young, we'll educated, in perfect health
and certainly the world had some mich
where he could earn an honest living
But weeks of seeking for employment
gave him a keener knowledge of his mis-
fortune. Friends who had been willin
to smoke his cigars and drink his wine
who were yet willing to extend ever
social greeting, shook their heads whe
asked to- confide any portion of thei
business into his keeping.
Brought up to study, to live life {
elegant leisure, Raymond ThurstOn a
twenty-eight knew absolutely nothing {
business, nor had he studied any on
branch sufficiently to qualify himself fC
a teacher. He tried faithfully to fin
some employment, spending what littl
remained of his fortune with the LAWS
hand that had not yet learned of economy
Society welcomed him home after tw
years of wandering, for Amabel Barcla
kept open house for her friends, an
RAYMOND was a favOrite in her circle
Her husband, many years older than he
self had long retired from business wit
a large income, and while he gave Ra,
mond cordial welcome, had no oppo
tunitv to aid in finding occupation.
And Bertha Haines. the friend trOl
whom Raymond parted two years befOr
in this renewed intercourse became
him more than ever was friend betOr
They had not thought of love in the da!
when the girl was debutante IN soclet,
and Raymond one of its tavorlte beau,
but when they met, after the long par
inc some new emotion stirred bot
hearts. They did not know what mac
the hours pass so quickly when they we
together, nor recognize the subtle char
that dwelt for each in the others pre-
ence, for many a week.
RAYMOND was the first to awaken
the knowledge that love was the cRar
tbat bound him to Bertha's side, whe
over she was present; that it was lO'
that made her eyes, the dark, sparkliI
ewes, so beautiful in their expression
that love tuned her voice so musicaill
that love made her the dearest of a
women in his eyes.
Amabel was delighted. Bertha WI
ono of her own fast friends, and Bertha
father a merchant of standing and 1
gnence. Aside from this the girl ha
Inherited money from her mother. n
+ogether. Amabel decided the mate
Usonid he charming. But hint TO tn
asact met one of Raymond's sterne
-frowns such as had never visited his ia
in the old amusing days.
"Never speak of it again, Amabei
no said. 81 am no fortune hunter TO n
,,Don the money of a rich wife. I'll car
ont nv own way first.
Rut carving his own way proved
dions work till, desperate at his MAJ
failures. he accepted a position, offer
- lost of driver of an express wagon.
II 10 understand horses" he sal
a;eI cannot sell goods or keep books
II proved harder work, however, thi
IL FIRST flush Of his desperation
~ III ~; ;T,,,agincd. Not the mere work; tn
L. s,lon conquered; but the Sights, rud
llo IA stares af his old friends. Sor
few recognized the true noDliity IAil u. :
10" -, is,,-sst labor rather than an ca