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Book, page 111 / 151 something beautiful." Mr. Elder went in, and was shown a very handsome and fashionably-made carriage, with all the modern improvements. "This is something very elegant, certainly. Who is it for?" "One of the members of your church." "Ah?" "Yes. It is for Larkin." "Indeed! How much does it cost him?" "Eight hundred dollars." "He ought to have a fine pair of horses for so fine a carriage." "And so he has. He bought a noble span, last week, for a thousand dollars." Mr. Elder said what he could in praise of the elegant carriage; but he couldn't say much, for he had no heart to do so. He felt worse than ever about the deficiency in Mr. Malcolm's salary. On the next day he was in better spirits, and called in upon one of the members of the church, as he passed to his store. He stated his errand, and received this reply-- "I'll tell you what, Mr. Elder, I am of Larkin's opinion in this matter. If our minister agreed to come for four hundred dollars, he should stick to his contract. He's no business to go in debt, and then call upon us to get him out of his difficulties. It isn't the clean thing. I don't mind a few dollars any more than you do; but I like principle. I like to see all men, especially ministers, stick to their text. Malcolm knew before he came here what we could afford to give him, and if he couldn't live upon that, he had no business to come. That's what I think of it, and I always speak out my mind plainly."
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