Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-07-03

FOR me- OF 1Or you,
Is to season our nice Noodle Soup
WILLOW DALE, June 9th, 1877.
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True Pride.
Raymond Thurston, + believe you
are insane"
AS Anabel spoke her voice had a
sharp culver of pain, as well as anger
She was very proud of her brother,
proud of his talents, and she considered
if not morally, by the stand he had an
nounced himself to have taken.
Seeing her passionate cutlery had not
moved him, she said, pleadingly:
"Have you no pride left? You who
had all the Thurston pride::once?" az
II have just so much pride left Ana
bel,n he answered, "that I cannot sit
here eating the bread of idleness another
aYou know you are more than well
come here.n
II do know it. appreciate your
husbands kindness at its full value,
Anabel. I hope that 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 so much, Now darling,
don't try to hold me back from honest
employment"
,'sBut, Raymond, you can surely OBJ
tain some gentlemanly position"
II have been trying faithfully for six
mOnths-yOu know with what success.
There, don't look at me SO pitifully, it
will come right one of these days.
II 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 compo-
sure of Raymond's face was stirred. A
dark red flush .crept up to hisvery hair,
and he r0s& and walked up and down
the room. Glad to have him moved at
last. his sister said:
with her aristOcratic ideas and the
pride that is Unborn in her family, she
will never recognize you again, Ray
mond.u
Then must lose the honor of her
friendship, y Raymond said, hoarsely.-
Don't say any more, Anabel."
And unable to bear any further re
monstrance, he left the room, and lit
tie later the house.
The Thurston pride of which Anabel
had spoken was singing him sorely, in
spite of the brave face he carried to COW
er 1T. He was man of twenty eight.
and his life had 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 Anabel, his only sister, fifteen years
his senior, married before she was TWEEN
tys and gave her brother home, when
ever he was not travelling or in some
seminary or college. While he consid-
cred himself rich man, Raymond had
accepted the hospitality as freely as it
was offered, and Anabel's jewel case,
her husbands library, and her children s
play room bore Witnessed her brother g
generosity.
But suddenly, without warning, there
swept over the country one of the most
devastating financial crashes SO over
whelming in this land of speculation,
and Raymond was recalled from Eu-
rope by his brother-in-law, informing
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 f1attering, had fallen to ruin, and
few hundred dollars only were left of
what had been a noble fortune.
At first Raymond did not realize the
CAtChU VI 41IS ulSlOIUuues he was sSLIll
young and we'll educated, in perfect
health, and certainly the world had
some niche where he could earn an
honest living. But weeks of seeking
employment gave him keener knowl-
edge of his misfortune. Friends who
had been willing to smoke his cigars
and drink his wines, who were yet will
ing to extend every social greeting,
shook their heads when asked to cofide
any portion of their business to his keep
ing.
Brought up to study, to live life of
elegant leisure, Raymond Thurston lat
twenty-seven, knew absolutely nothing
of business. nor had he studied any one
branch sufficiently to qualify himself
for teacher. He tried faithfully to find
employment, spending what little re-
manned of his fortune with the lavish
hand that had not yet learned econ
omy. gSF& NR&
Society welcomed him home after two
years of wandering for Anabel Barclay
kept open house for her friends, and
Raymond was favorite in her circle
Her husband, many years older than
herself, had long retired from business
with large income, and while he gave
Raymond cordial welcome, had no
opportunity to aid in finding occupa-
ton.
And BERTHE Haines, the friend from
whom Raymond parted two years be-
fore, in this renewed intercourse be-
came to him more than ever was friend
before. They had thought of love in
the days when the girl was a debu-
t0rate 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 SO quickly when they were
together, nor recognize the subtle charm
that dwelt for each in the others pres
ence for many week.
Raymond was the first to awaken to
the knowledge that love was the charm
that bound him to Bertie's side when
ever she was present; that it was love
that made her eyes, the dark, sparkling
eyes, so beautiful in their expression
that love tuned her voice so unsteady
that love made her the dearest of all Wo-
men in his eyes.
Anabel was delighted. Bertha was
one of her own fast friends, and Ber-
tha's father was merchant Of standing
and influence. Aside from this the girl
had inherited money from her mother.
Altogether Anabel decided that the
match would be charming. But a hint
to that effect met one Of Raymond's
sternest frowns, such as had never Wis
tied his face in the old sunshiny days.
Never speak of it again, Anabel," he
said. II am no fortune hunter to live
upon the money of rich wife. I'll
carve out my own way first"
But carving his own way proved to-
iious work, till, desperate at many fail
ures, he accepted position, offered in
Jest, OF driver to an express wagon.
II do understand horses he said, ''if
| cannot sell goods or keep books"
II proved harder work, however, than
agined. Not the work; that he soon
conquered but the sli ghts, rudeness
and stare Of his old friends. Some few
recognized the true nobility that accept
ed honest labor rather than easy depen.
lence upon wealthy connexions, but
these are few.
A week passed, when, one morning,
delivering some goods at one of the
most fashionable stores in Rroadwav &c |