The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-30
TRUE PRIDE.
A COOP STORY wrrn a MORAL.
HDAYMoND THURsToN, 1 be.

AS Amabel spoke her voice had
sharp quiver of pain as well as anger
She was very proud of her brother
proud of his handsome face, proud of
his talents-and she considered he was
about to degrade himself socially If not
morally, by the stand he had announced
himself to have taken. Seeing her
passionate outcry had not moved him,
she said, pleadingly:
Have you no pride leftS You who
had all the old Thurston pride onceY"
"I have just SO much pride left,
Amabel, y he answered, "that cannot
sit here eating the bread of idleness an
other day.
! "You know you are more than well
come here"
Il do know it. 1 appreciate your
husbands kindness at its full value,
Amabel. hope that the day will come
when can prove it. And Sis, / am
only too thankful that you have his
true love and strong arm now, when
we have lost so much. Now, darling,
don't try to hold me back from honest
employment.
"But, Raymond, you can surely OBJ
tain some gentlemanly position 20
"I have been trying faithfully for
six months, you know with what sue
cess. There, don't look at me so pitt
fully, it will come right one of these
days"
t wonder what BERTHE Haines will
say when she sees you perched upon
the drivers seat of an express cart"
For the first time the forced COM
posure of Raymond's face was stirred.
A dark red flush crept to his very hair,
and he rose and walked up and down
the room. Glad to have him moved at
last, his sister said:
Withlher aristocratic ideas and the
pride that is Unborn in her family, she
will never recognize you again, Ray
mond."
"Then must lose the honor of her
friendship" Raymond said, hoarsely.--
"Don't say any more, Amabel."
And unable to bear any further re-
monstrance, he left the room, and lit
tie later the house.
The Thurston pride Of which Amabel
had spoken was stinging him sorely, in
spite of the brave face he carried to COW
or 1t. 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, for
twenty-seven of these years. His
parents died when he was boy, and,
Amabel his only sister, fifteen years his
senior, married before she was twenty,
and gave her brother a home, whenever
he was not travelling, or in some semi
nary or college. While he considered
himself rich man, Raymond had ac-
cepted this hospitality as freely as it was
offered, and Amabel's jewel case, her
| husbands library, and her children's
play-room bore witness of her brothers.
generosity But suddenly, without
warning, there swept over the country
one of the devastating financial crashes
SO overwhelming in this land of specu-
lation, and Raymond was recalled from
Europe by his brother-in-law, inform
ing him that his entire patrimony had
been swept away. Investments that
had seemed to the young man, ignorant
in all business details, as secure as they
were flattering, had fallen to ruin, and a
few hundred dollars only were left of
what had been noble fortune.
At first Raymond did not realize the
extent of his misfortune. He was still
young, and well educated, in perfect
health, and certainly the world had
some niche where he could earn an hon.
est living. But weeks of seeking en-
| ployment gave him keener knowledge
of his misfortune. Friends who had
been willing to smoke his cigars and
drink his wines, who were yet willing
to extend every social greeting, shook
their heads when asked to confide any
portion of their business to his
keeping.
Brought up to study, to live life OF
elegant leisure, Raymond Thurston, al
twenty-eight knew absolutely nothing OF
business, nor had he studied any one
branch sufficiently to qualify himself
for a teacher. He tried faithfully tc
find some employment, spending what
little remained of his fortune with the
lavish hand that had not yet learned
economy.
Society welcomed him home after two