The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24
HARD WORK.

Vliycr Of pain ~ well ~ anger. She
was very proud Of her brother proud
ol his handsome face, proud Of hi. tai
cnts-and she considered he was about
to degrade him socially if not morally
10y the stand he had announced himself
to have taken, Seeing her passionate
cutlery had not moved him, she said
pIcadiHgIy
%"IIayc you no pride lcn2 You who
had all the old Ihurston pride oncc?"
81 have just 80 much pride left, Am
abel, lac answered, " that ! cannot sit
here eating the bread Of idIcnc,s another
day."
"lou know youarc more Chau welcome
hcrc.'
~ do know it, appreciate your
h%l7hand's kindncs- at It's full value,
Ammbcl, ! hope the day viii come
when can prove it,, And, sis, am
only too thankful that you have hi true
love and strong arm now, when we have
lost 50 much. Now, darling, don't Try
T." hold me back from honest employ,
mcnl."
L" But, Raymond, you can surcly OBJ
'''' o'IU' F'III'IHdIlN Ib0IlIDl
81 have Iccn trying faithfully for six
months, you know with what success,
There, don't look at me 80 pilifIl, it will
comc right one of these days."
wonder what Bertha |IIaincs will
.oy when she sees you pcrchcd upon the
drivers seat Of an express cart"
For the first time the forced compo-
sure Of I'aymond5 face was stirred. A
dark rcd flush crcpt to his very hair, and
Ir arose and walked up and down the
room. Glad to have him moved at last,
his sister said:
with her nri,tocrntic ideas and the
pride that is Unborn in her family, she
VIII never recognize you again, Ray
mond."
"Ihon ! must lose the honor Of her
i%rlcnd7hip' Raymond said hoarscIy.
10 Don't say any more, AmahcI," And
unable to bear amy further rcmon.trancc
he left the room, and II little later the
house,
Th" Ihurston pride Of which AmabcI
had spoken was singing him sorrly, in
pit" Oi the brave face he carried to
cover it. He wa, II man Of twcnly.cight,
and his life had hcld only the pleasures
Of wealth, the opportunities money gives
Tor lh" development Of intellect, for
twenty seven years. His parents died
when he was II boy, and AmabcI, his
only sister, fifteen years his senior, mar
Rcd before She Wa twenty, and gave her
brother II home, whenever he wa. not
travelling, or in Somc seminary or college.
while he considered himself 4 rich man,
Raymond had accepted this hospitality
~ irccIy rs ii was offered, and AmHbcl's
I"wCI case, her husbands library, and
her cIiIdrcn's pIay-room bore witness Of
her brothers generosity. But suddenly,
without warning, there swept over the
country one of the devastating financial
crashes 50 overwhelming in this land of
speculation, and Raymond was recalled
from Europe by his brothcr-in-law in
forming him that his entire wtrimony
llad been swept away. Investments that
bad seemed to the young man, ig-
norant in all details, ~ secure ~ they
were Ilallcring, had fallen to ruin, and Il
few hundred dollars only were left of
what had been II noble fortune.
Vt first Raymond did not realize the
extent OF his misfortune. lie was still
young, well educated, in perfect health,
and certainly the world had some niche
W"''' hr c"u'' arm an honest living,
'"' weeks "i seeking Tor employment
gave MN u Kerllcr knowledge I. ms mis-
~ioIt"h', rtichuS VINO hau been willing
to smoke his cigars and drink his wine,
VINO were yet Wiling to extend every
S"rlh, erecting, SlIook lhclr heads when
aHNo'' 10 '"Iilhc any portion oil lhclr
business INTO ms Keeping.
brought up 10 Sluny, To I'VE a HE ct
elegant ici'nrc, raymond IhUrSlon at
,wcn'y-cIght knew absolutely nothing of
,"'''h,7', nor had ne studied any one
branch sufficiently to qualify himself for
y l'a'h'r. tie trlci faithfully to find
some en- Ployln'ill, spending what little
,'h'','ncu ni ms fortune with the lavish
name iIat ll'i not YET lcarncdol economy.
society rlc"nl' MN home after two
years "l wandering, Tor Amlbcl Barclay
k'P' "Pc" holSr Tor her friends, and
raymond was Il lavorltc in her circle.
firr husband, many years Older than her
'o'i, h"d lohg relIred from business with
" laLBo income, ana WINE he gave Kay
m"nd cordial welcome, had no oppor-
tuuity to aid in finding occupation.
And Bertha l~laincs, the friend from
whom Raymond parted two years before,
IN this renewed intercourse became to
him more than ever was friend before.
They had not thought of love in the days
when the girl was II dcbutantc in society,
and Raymond one OF IT'S iavOritc bcaux,
but when they met, after the long part
ing, some new emotion stirred both
hearts. They did not know what made
the hours pass 80 quickly when they were
together, nor recognize the subtle charm
'hat dwcIt Tor each IN the othera pres