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His retentive memory never seemed to be at fault. What he once heard he remembered. HIS RETENTIVE MEMORY NEVER SEEMED TO BE AT FAULT WHAT HE ONCE HEARD HE REMEMBERED
ce in those early years of her widowhood. CHAPTER V. A RESTLESS SCHOLAR. An Intelligent Child--The First School--James questions the Teacher--Mrs. Garfield's Offer--Winning a Prize. "Eliza, this boy will be a scholar some day!" said Abram Garfield when speaking of James to his wife a short time before his death. Even at that early age, for the little fellow was not two years old, his father saw an unusual intelligence manifested, which gave him a high estimate of his baby boy's intellect. His mother took great delight in telling him Bible stories, and his inquiring mind prompted him to ask many curious questions, which sounded strange coming from one so young. His acquaintance with the stories of Noah and the Flood, Joseph and his coat of many colours, Moses and the Red Sea, and other old Testament incidents, was remarkable. Often he amused the children by asking questions, some of which none of them could answer. Then his eyes sparkled with delight as he gave the required information.  MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER FIVE A RESTLESS SCHOLAR AN INTELLIGENT CHILD THE FIRST SCHOOL JAMES QUESTIONS THE TEACHER MISSUS GARFIELD'S OFFER WINNING A PRIZE ELIZA THIS BOY WILL BE A SCHOLAR SOME DAY SAID ABRAM GARFIELD WHEN SPEAKING OF JAMES TO HIS WIFE A SHORT TIME BEFORE HIS DEATH EVEN AT THAT EARLY AGE FOR THE LITTLE FELLOW WAS NOT TWO YEARS OLD HIS FATHER SAW AN UNUSUAL INTELLIGENCE MANIFESTED WHICH GAVE HIM A HIGH ESTIMATE OF HIS BABY BOY'S INTELLECT HIS MOTHER TOOK GREAT DELIGHT IN TELLING HIM BIBLE STORIES AND HIS INQUIRING MIND PROMPTED HIM TO ASK MANY CURIOUS QUESTIONS WHICH SOUNDED STRANGE COMING FROM ONE SO YOUNG HIS ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE STORIES OF NOAH AND THE FLOOD JOSEPH AND HIS COAT OF MANY COLOURS MOSES AND THE RED SEA AND OTHER OLD TESTAMENT INCIDENTS WAS REMARKABLE HE OFTEN AMUSED THE CHILDREN BY ASKING QUESTIONS SOME OF WHICH NONE OF THEM COULD ANSWER THEN HIS EYES SPARKLED WITH DELIGHT AS HE GAVE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION
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