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When he had finished his story, he raised himself to his full six feet height, and with flashing eyes said, "If I should ever catch a man firing a prairie or a forest, as God helps me, I would shoot him down in his deed." WHEN HE HAD FINISHED HIS STORY HE RAISED HIMSELF TO HIS FULL SIX FEET HEIGHT AND WITH FLASHING EYES SAID IF I SHOULD EVER CATCH A MAN FIRING A PRAIRIE OR A FOREST AS GOD HELPS ME I WOULD SHOOT HIM DOWN IN HIS DEED
 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. 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. CHAPTER III. A FIRE IN THE FOREST. The Effects of Prairie Fires--How Abram Garfield saved his Crops--The sudden Illness and Death of Abram Garfield--The Grave to the corner of the Wheatfield. One of General Sherman's veteran soldiers was once describing a prairie fire.  CHAPTER THREE A FIRE IN THE FOREST THE EFFECTS OF PRAIRIE FIRES HOW ABRAM GARFIELD SAVED HIS CROPS THE SUDDEN ILLNESS AND DEATH OF ABRAM GARFIELD THE GRAVE TO THE CORNER OF THE WHEAT FIELD ONE OF GENERAL SHERMAN'S VETERAN SOLDIERS WAS ONCE DESCRIBING A PRAIRIE FIRE
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