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One day a tailor in Troy sent for him, took his measure, and fitted him out, saying, "Go on with your education, and when you have some money for which you have no other use, pay me." This was a little matter in itself, but of great interest as showing the opinion which his neighbours had formed of the young man. ONE DAY A TAILOR IN TROY SENT FOR HIM TOOK HIS MEASURE AND FITTED HIM OUT SAYING GO ON WITH YOUR EDUCATION AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOME MONEY FOR WHICH YOU HAVE NO OTHER USE PAY ME THIS WAS A LITTLE MATTER IN ITSELF BUT OF GREAT INTEREST AS SHOWING THE OPINION WHICH HIS NEIGHBORS HAD FORMED OF THE YOUNG MAN
e was to become a minister. This was one mark of the high estimation in which he was held, but there were others besides. The position of teacher in a high school, at the handsome salary of two hundred and fifty pounds, was offered him at this time. The offer, however, was declined, for the reason that it would prevent him taking his degree, and thus interfere with his plans in life. His ambition was a very noble one. He wished, he said, to take a degree, to win, if possible, a name for scholarship; and then to go back to the modest salary and the limited sphere of the Hiram Institute, and thus help the humble college which had done so much for him. Another illustration of the good name he had earned was shown in a smaller, but still very practical way. His brother Thomas's resources had unfortunately given out, and James was in urgent need of money to buy a suit of clothes. Careless as he was about his personal appearance, the state of his wardrobe had become a serious anxiety to him. AN ACCEPTED OPINION THAT HE WAS TO BECOME A MINISTER THIS WAS ONE MARK OF THE HIGH ESTIMATION IN WHICH HE WAS HELD BUT THERE WERE OTHERS BESIDES THE POSITION OF TEACHER IN A HIGH SCHOOL AT THE HANDSOME SALARY OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS WAS OFFERED HIM AT THIS TIME THE OFFER HOWEVER WAS DECLINED FOR THE REASON THAT IT WOULD PREVENT HIM TAKING HIS DEGREE AND THUS INTERFERE WITH HIS PLANS IN LIFE HIS AMBITION WAS A VERY NOBLE ONE HE WISHED HE SAID TO TAKE A DEGREE TO WIN IF POSSIBLE A NAME FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND THEN TO GO BACK TO THE MODEST SALARY AND THE LIMITED SPHERE OF THE HIRAM INSTITUTE AND THUS HELP THE HUMBLE COLLEGE WHICH HAD DONE SO MUCH FOR HIM ANOTHER ILLUSTRATION OF THE GOOD NAME HE HAD EARNED WAS SHOWN IN A SMALLER BUT STILL VERY PRACTICAL WAY HIS BROTHER THOMAS'S RESOURCES HAD UNFORTUNATELY GIVEN OUT AND JAMES WAS IN URGENT NEED OF MONEY TO BUY A SUIT OF CLOTHES CARELESS AS HE WAS ABOUT HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE THE STATE OF HIS WARDROBE HAD BECOME A SERIOUS ANXIETY TO HIM
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