Poor and Proud; Or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn: A Story for Young Folks

that no obstacle should turn her back. Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with con

She felt able to support her mother, and she could find no excuse, if she wished to do so, for not supporting her.

e else upon whom she could rely. Little by little their earthly possessions had passed away. Mrs. Redburn had never learned how to save money; and when the day of adversity came, her funds were soon exhausted. She had no friends to whom she dared reveal her poverty, and when want came to the door, she was too proud to beg. Hoping for better days, she had sold m

it. She had mended her clothes as well as she could, and as they were clean, she was pretty well satisfied with her personal appearance. Besides, p

hile she was placing the candy on the tray, which she had previously covered with white paper to render her wares the more i

nclusion "if any evil person insults you, do n

say anythi

a w

than I am myself, should be saucy to me, I

do it

o business t

use bad or violent language to

they b

icked. If you leave them without resenting their insults, the chances are that they will be asha

ou are rig

er, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink, for in

r, whatever they say to me

ot be gone long,"

e back by dinner time whether I sell them or not for you know I must go to Mrs. Gordon again to-day. Now, go

lay on the bed, and read a few passages. Then she prayed to God that he would be with Katy in the midst of the crowd, and guide her safely through the perils and temptations that would assail her. She tried to banish her foolish pride, when she considered her circumstances, she could almost believe it was a wicked pride; but when she endeavored to be reconciled to her lot, the thought of her father's fine house, and the servants that used to wait upon her, came up, and the struggle in her heart was very severe. In spite of all she had said to Ka

ome queer ideas came into her head as she thought what she was doing. What would her grandfather, the rich Liverpool merchant, say, should he meet her then? Of course he would not kno

right to be proud. If I meet my grandfather, I

" said a voice behind, which she recogn

ell this candy,

l about it. I should like two sticks,"

, and as many mo

and he placed the t

," replied Katy, with a blush, for

. "You won't make much, it you do so. K

keep it

't take the money, I

ents, Tommy. I w

you d

m; I shall feel ver

ear there. Her pride was wounded, and he took the two c

my," said Katy, as her f

these days, when you get out of this scrape, I will

walked along, she could not help thinking that her natural generosity might seriously interfere with the profits of her enterprise. She had a great many friends; and it became a knotty question for her to decide whether, if she met any of her school companions, she should give e

before, as she lay thinking about her business, it had all seemed very easy to her; but now it was quite a different thing. No one seemed to take any notice of her, or to feel the leas

e a beginning with him. He couldn't say much more than no to her, and she placed herself in a position to acc

hing in this way. There comes another gentleman who looks as though he had a sweet toot

her; quite as great as taking a six-story granite warehouse, piling it full of merchandise from cellar to attic, and announcing

mulous tones, her great, swelling

ntleman, kindly, as he glanced at the tray on

"and perhaps your children at hom

the gentleman was an old bachelor, and could

tleman, with a benevolent smile, when he had

d the little candy mer

x sticks;" and he threw

nd silk dresses for her mother and herself, danced through her excited brain, and she thought that her grandfather, the

to wrap it up in?"

me, and she was not prepared for such a rush of trade. However, she tore off a piece from one of the white sheets at the bottom of the

f which she had a dozen sheets that had been given her by a friend. It was in the back room, so that