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His last words to his wife were: "I have planted four saplings in these woods; I must now leave them to your care." HIS LAST WORDS TO HIS WIFE WERE I HAVE PLANTED FOUR SAPLINGS IN THESE WOODS I MUST NOW LEAVE THEM TO YOUR CARE
f his little farm. He had no one to help him but his wife and his two eldest children, but they all set to work to save their home and the ripening crops. Rapidly they threw up a bank of earth between the fields and the coming fire, and they so far succeeded that it swept round their homestead and continued its progress beyond. After the long, hard fight with the fire, on a hot day in July, Mr. Garfield sat down on the trunk of a tree to rest. He had, however, conquered one enemy only to fall a victim to another. While sitting resting, and cooling himself in the open air, he caught a chill. That night he awoke in great pain, and his wife thought that he would die before help could be obtained. In the early morning she sent her daughter Mehetabel for Uncle Boynton, and bade Thomas fetch their nearest neighbour. No doctor lived near, and the friends did all they could for the stricken man. Their efforts were in vain. Gradually he became weaker, and then without a struggle he passed away. COMING IN THE DIRECTION OF HIS LITTLE FARM HE HAD NO ONE TO HELP HIM BUT HIS WIFE AND HIS TWO ELDEST CHILDREN BUT THEY ALL SET TO WORK TO SAVE THEIR HOME AND THE RIPENING CROPS RAPIDLY THEY THREW UP A BANK OF EARTH BETWEEN THE FIELDS AND THE COMING FIRE AND THEY SO FAR SUCCEEDED THAT IT SWEPT ROUND THEIR HOMESTEAD AND CONTINUED ITS PROGRESS BEYOND AFTER THE LONG HARD FIGHT WITH THE FIRE ON A HOT DAY IN JULY MISTER GARFIELD SAT DOWN ON THE TRUNK OF A TREE TO REST HE HAD HOWEVER CONQUERED ONE ENEMY ONLY TO FALL VICTIM TO ANOTHER WHILE SITTING RESTING AND COOLING HIMSELF IN THE OPEN AIR HE CAUGHT A CHILL THAT NIGHT HE AWOKE IN GREAT PAIN AND HIS WIFE THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD DIE BEFORE HELP COULD BE OBTAINED IN THE EARLY MORNING SHE SENT HER DAUGHTER MEHETABEL FOR UNCLE BONTON AND BADE THOMAS FETCH THEIR NEAREST NEIGHBOR NO DOCTOR LIVED NEAR AND THE FRIENDS DID ALL THEY COULD FOR THE STRICKEN MAN THEIR EFFORTS WERE IN VAIN GRADUALLY HE BECAME WEAKER AND THEN WITHOUT A STRUGGLE HE PASSED AWAY
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