The Bible tells us to 'deal justly.' There's nothing said there about excusing poor folks." "O, dear! do you s'pose the Bible expects me to pay Prudy Parlin ten cents, when it just blew out of my hands, and didn't do me a speck of good ?" "Why, Dotty, you surprise me! Any one would think you were brought up a heathen! If you were a small child I could understand it." "I knew I should have to do it," moaned Dotty.
"I advise you to lose no time about it, then; that is the cause of your blues, I guess.

We can't be happy out of the line of our duty," sighed Miss Polly, who regarded herself as a pattern of cheerfulness.
"I'll tell you what I'm going to do," said Dotty, resolutely; "I'm going right off to pay that money to Prudy, and then I'll be in the line of my duty.".