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Then his mother helped him to fence the wheatfield which contained her husband's grave. With her own hands she brought wood from the forest and split it up into rails for that purpose. THEN HIS MOTHER HELPED HIM TO FENCE THE WHEAT FIELD WHICH CONTAINED HER HUSBAND'S GRAVE WITH HER OWN HANDS SHE BROUGHT WOOD FROM THE FOREST TO SPLIT IT UP INTO RAILS FOR THAT PURPOSE
ifficulties which beset her path. Her eldest son, Thomas, was only eleven years old when his father died. Mehetabel, his sister, was twelve, a younger sister was seven, and James was not quite two. Thomas was a brave little fellow, and when his mother spoke to him about the work that would have to be done, he offered to undertake it all. Though a boy in years, he spoke and acted like a man. That first winter, alone in the backwoods, was a terrible time. Snowstorms swept around the humble dwelling, and wolves howled in the forest during the long winter nights. Often the children lay awake in terror when they heard the fearful cries of the hungry animals, and knew that their brave protector was no longer there to defend them from danger. As soon as spring came round once more, Thomas borrowed a horse from a neighbour, and went about the farm work as he had seen his father do. With the assistance of his mother and, his eldest sister, he planted wheat, corn, potatoes, and other vegetables. TO FIGHT HER WAY THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH BESET HER PATH HER ELDEST SON THOMAS WAS ONLY ELEVEN YEARS OLD WHEN HIS FATHER DIED MEHETABEL HIS SISTER WAS TWELVE A YOUNGER SISTER WAS SEVEN AND JAMES WAS NOT QUITE TWO THOMAS WAS A BRAVE LITTLE FELLOW AND WHEN HIS MOTHER SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT THE WORK THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE HE OFFERED TO UNDERTAKE IT ALL THOUGH A BOY IN YEARS HE SPOKE AND ACTED LIKE A MAN THAT FIRST WINTER ALONE IN THE BACKWOODS WAS A TERRIBLE TIME SNOW STORMS SWEPT AROUND THE HUMBLE DWELLING AND WOLVES HOWLED IN THE FOREST DURING THE LONG WINTER NIGHTS OFTEN THE CHILDREN LAY AWAKE IN TERROR WHEN THEY HEARD THE FEARFUL CRIES OF THE HUNGRY ANIMALS AND KNEW THAT THEIR BRAVE PROTECTOR WAS NO LONGER THERE TO DEFEND THEM FROM DANGER AS SOON AS SPRING CAME ROUND ONCE MORE THOMAS BORROWED A HORSE FROM A NEIGHBOR AND WENT ABOUT THE FARM WORK AS HE HAD SEEN HIS FATHER DO WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HIS MOTHER AND HIS ELDEST SISTER HE PLANTED WHEAT CORN POTATOES AND OTHER VEGETABLES
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