Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-22
TRUE GENILEMAN.s. PRIDE.

'ITRUE GENILEMAN's PRIDE
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s'Raymond Thursto1, I believe yer
ARE insane. ''s - ; f'.s,s'' ~ . os
j. As Annable spoke, her voice. had /
lsharp ring of pain, as well as anger
4 She was very pround of her brother,
proud of his talents and she consid-
Tered he was aboht to degrade himself,
socially, il not morally, by the stand
The had announced himseafito have To-
ken. Seeing her passionate outcry
Ehad not moved him, she said, plead
linglyn g es':.
na'Have you no prride7 You who
had the Thurston pride oncc?'' p
"I have Just so mach pride, lAnna-
BEL" he answered. .'that ] cannot sit
there eating the bread Of idleness an
fotherIfiayvsTG ra ign - NJ
sYoo know you are more than vel
come here.'' II &.i<a'l ,f9'.t-si- y
| 81 do know It. I appreciate youl
husband's kindness at itsfull value,
Annabel, I hope the day will come
! when 1 can prove it. And, Sis, / an
loply too thankful that you have his
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true love and strong arm now, when
we have lost SO much. Now, darling,
fdon't try to hold me back from honest
temple ymnehht''' nh '',, s,>,v 49, ~
''But. Raymond you can surely
obtain some gentlemal,ly position
IL 81 have beenatrying faithfully 70,
six months-4you know with what sue
cess. There, don look at me SC
pitifullyysa Twin come, right one d
these days.R nro rsyo hirn" bna "a
! .'I wontier what Bertie Haines will
tsay when she sees you perched upon
the drivers seat zefz an express
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For the the first time time the forced compo- CO
fure sf Raymond's face was stirred.
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and be rose and Walked up and down
1.-The room. Glad to have him moved
Fat last, his sister said: .t 80 as.
sEWith her aristocratic ideas, and
1.-The pride that is. inborn in her family,
she viii never recognize you again,
Raymond"
ssThen / must lose the honor of he,
friendship" Raymond said, hoarsely.
sDon't say any more, Annabel." 3,
| And unable to bear any further re-
monstrance, he left the room, and 9
little later the house.
The Thurston pride of which Anna
bel had spoke was stinging him sore
ly, in spite of the braveiface he had
carried to cover it. He was, q man Of
Itwenty-eight, and his life ,s.had only
the pleasures of wealth, the opportu.
mites meney gives for the develop
ment of intellect, for twenty-seyen OF
these years. '''' ..:'.. ,.,.., -.
| His partents died when he was a
boy, and Annabel, his only sister,
Iffteen years his senior, married before
he was twenty, and gave her brother
q home whenever he was not travel
| ing or in some seminary or college.
tWhile he considered himself rich
| man, Raymond had accepted the
hospitality as freely as it was offered,
and Annabel's jewel case, her hus-
| bands library, and her ehlldren's
play-room bore witness OF her broth
er's generosity. :. at.t- ...s.
But suddenly, without warning,
there swept over the country one OF
| Che most devastating financial crashes
so overwhelming in this land OF
speculation, and Raymond was recall
| Cd from Europe by his brother-in-
law informing him that bis entire pat
rimony had been swept away In
vestments that had seemed to the
young man, ignorant in all business
"details, as secure as they were fiatter-
ing, had fallen to ruin, and a. few
hundred dollars only were left of
what had been a noble fortune. t'
| AT. first Raymond did notrealize the
extent Of his misfortune. He . was
stiil young and educated, in perfect
health, and certainly the world had
some niche where he could earn al
honest living, But weeks Of. seeking
employment. gave him a keener knowl-
edge Of his misfortune. Friends whe
had been willing to smoke his cigars
| and. drink. his wines, who were ye
willing 10 extend every social greet
| irMyshoos thsisieazasHwhenahs asked
To cSnfne kJbtsdn ar tEsir bqsines'
Ito his Keeping. : : : ''T' -
Brought ap to.stady, 70 iiva.a lif
Of elegant leisuress Raymond Thurs
ttSn, n attweatysevenv tnew ahselutell
nething ahout business, ssnor Ehaa n
studied any ons>branch sssfficier.tl
to qualify himself for, . teacher. III
tried taishnaiiy TO- fIa ! enpleymen,
spending remained of hi
fortune With the iayish hand that ha
dos YET lssEHsdeesaemy -.
/; society wsicomei' i'hifn home afte
1.-TWO years of wandering; for Annab'
Barclay kept open house for her friend
land RAYMOND was favorite in ht