{"product_id":"2940013265325","title":"HELPING HIMSELF","description":"CHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE MINISTER'S SON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wish we were not so terribly poor, Grant,\" said Mrs. Thornton, in\u003cbr\u003ea discouraged tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Is there anything new that makes you say so, mother?\" answered the\u003cbr\u003eboy of fifteen, whom she addressed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nothing new, only the same old trouble. Here is a note from Mr.\u003cbr\u003eTudor, the storekeeper.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Let me see it, mother.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrant took a yellow envelope from his mother's hand, and drew out\u003cbr\u003ethe inclosure, a half sheet of coarse letter paper, which contained\u003cbr\u003ethe following lines:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"July 7, 1857.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREV. JOHN THORNTON:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEAR SIR: Inclosed you will find a bill for groceries and other\u003cbr\u003egoods furnished to you in the last six months, amounting to\u003cbr\u003esixty-seven dollars and thirty-four cents ($67.34). It ought to have\u003cbr\u003ebeen paid before. How you, a minister of the Gospel, can justify\u003cbr\u003eyourself in using goods which you don't pay for, I can't understand.\u003cbr\u003eIf I remember rightly, the Bible says: 'Owe no man anything.' As I\u003cbr\u003esuppose you recognize the Bible as an authority, I expect you to pay\u003cbr\u003eup promptly, and oblige,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYours respectfully, THOMAS TUDOR.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrant looked vexed and indignant. \"I think that is an impudent\u003cbr\u003eletter, mother,\" he said.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082463101168,"sku":"2940013265325","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013265325_p0.jpg?v=1763578975","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013265325","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}