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This baby boy received the name of James Abram Garfield. Little did the humble backwoodsman dream that the name he lovingly gave his child would one day be on the lips of millions of his fellow countrymen; that it would rank with those of princes, kings, and emperors; and that it would be linked for ever with the history of the United States of America. THIS BABY BOY RECEIVED THE NAME OF JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD LITTLE DID THE HUMBLE BACKWOODSMAN DREAM THAT THE NAME HE LOVINGLY GAVE HIS CHILD WOULD ONE DAY BE ON THE LIPS OF MILLIONS OF HIS FELLOW COUNTRYMEN THAT IT WOULD RANK WITH THOSE OF PRINCES KINGS AND EMPERORS AND THAT IT WOULD BE LINKED FOREVER WITH THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA END OF CHA
d a loft above, to which access was obtained by a ladder. In the loft were the straw beds on which the children slept. The land which the pioneers had bought was part of the forest, and was therefore covered with timber. This had to be cleared away before the land could be brought into cultivation. Much hard work and steady application were needed to accomplish this purpose. Abram Garfield was a strong, well-made man, who shrank from no labour, however hard, and boldly faced every difficulty with a stout heart and a determined will. Early and late he toiled on his farm, cheered by the presence of his wife and children, who were all the world to him. The trees fell before his axe, and ere long he had room to sow his first crop. With a thankful heart he saw the grain ripen, and his first harvest was safely gathered in before the winter storms came on. [Illustration: The trees fell before his axe.] In January 1830 he removed to his new home, and in November 1831 his fourth child was born.  THE GROUND FLOOR TWENTY BY THIRTY FEET AND A LOFT ABOVE TO WHICH ACCESS WAS OBTAINED BY A LADDER IN THE LOFT WERE THE STRAW BEDS ON WHICH THE CHILDREN SLEPT THE LAND WHICH THE PIONEERS HAD BOUGHT WAS PART OF THE FOREST AND WAS THEREFORE COVERED WITH TIMBER THIS HAD TO BE CLEARED AWAY BEFORE THE LAND COULD BE BROUGHT INTO CULTIVATION MUCH HARD WORK AND STEADY APPLICATION WERE NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PURPOSE ABRAM GARFIELD WAS A STRONG WELL MADE MAN WHO SHRANK FROM NO LABOUR HOWEVER HARD AND BOLDLY FACED EVERY DIFFICULTY WITH A STOUT HEART AND A DETERMINED WILL EARLY AND LATE HE TOILED ON HIS FARM CHEERED BY THE PRESENCE OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN WHO WERE ALL THE WORLD TO HIM THE TREES FELL BEFORE HIS AXE AND ERE LONG HE HAD ROOM TO SOW HIS FIRST CROP WITH A THANKFUL HEART HE SAW THE GRAIN RIPEN AND HIS FIRST HARVEST WAS SAFELY GATHERED IN BEFORE THE WINTER STORMS CAME ON IN JANUARY EIGHTEEN THIRTY HE REMOVED TO HIS NEW HOME AND IN NOVEMBER EIGHTEEN THIRTY ONE HIS FOURTH CHILD WAS BORN
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