From the Bottom Up (The Life Story of Alexander Irvine)

Excerpt: ... the pastor of that church up there on the corner, and surely we are good enough for the small expense of this funeral." By this time he had the lid on the casket and was proceeding to carry it out. The old woman was now on her feet and almost in hysterics. I was mightily moved by the situation, and asked the man to wait; but he jabbed the end of the casket under my arm