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About this time James borrowed a copy of Robinson Crusoe, which he eagerly devoured. It opened a new world to the lad's inquiring mind, and awakened within him a strong desire to travel and see something of the world. ABOUT THIS TIME JAMES BORROWED A COPY OF ROBINSON CRUSOE WHICH HE EAGERLY DEVOURED IT OPENED A NEW WORLD TO THE LAD'S INQUIRING MIND AND AWAKENED WITHIN HIM A STRONG DESIRE TO TRAVEL AND SEE SOMETHING OF THE WORLD
 own delight, and the carpenter's astonishment, he planed one hundred the first day, and received four shillings and twopence. Once more was Mrs. Garfield struck dumb. Her feelings of joy and thankfulness could not find expression in words. Was there ever a mother so blessed with devoted sons? Silently the mother clasped her boy in her arms, and in this way showed the love she could not speak. James continued to spend as much time as he could spare from the farm work in helping the carpenter, and then, when the winter school opened, he once more gave all his attention to his studies. The day after the school closed, the carpenter engaged him to assist in building a barn. This gave him employment until farming began, and he was paid at the rate of two shillings a day. When the work was done, he received four pounds, and what was worth more, both to him and his worthy mother, the hearty commendation of his employer, who said, as he gave him the money-- "You have earned every penny of it. ACH BOARD AND TO HIS OWN DELIGHT AND THE CARPENTER'S ASTONISHMENT HE PLANNED ONE HUNDRED ON THE FIRST DAY AND RECEIVED FOUR SHILLINGS AND TWOPENCE ONCE MORE WAS MISSUS GARFIELD STRUCK DUMB HER FEELINGS OF JOY AND THANKFULNESS COULD NOT FIND EXPRESSION IN WORDS WAS THERE EVER A MOTHER SO BLESSED WITH DEVOTED SONS SILENTLY THE MOTHER CLASPED HER BOY IN HER ARMS AND IN THIS WAY SHOWED THE LOVE SHE COULD NOT SPEAK JAMES CONTINUED TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS HE COULD SPARE FROM THE FARM WORK IN HELPING THE CARPENTER AND THEN WHEN THE WINTER SCHOOL OPENED HE ONCE MORE GAVE ALL HIS ATTENTIONS TO HIS STUDIES THE DAY AFTER THE SCHOOL CLOSED THE CARPENTER ENGAGED HIM TO ASSIST IN BUILDING A BARN THIS GAVE HIM EMPLOYMENT UNTIL FARMING BEGAN AND HE WAS PAID AT THE RATE OF TWO SHILLINGS A DAY WHEN THE WORK WAS DONE HE RECEIVED FOUR POUNDS AND WHAT WAS WORTH MORE BOTH TO HIM AND HIS WORTHY MOTHER THE HEARTY COMMENDATION OF HIS EMPLOYER WHO SAID AS HE GAVE HIM THE MONEY YOU HAVE EARNED EVERY PENNY OF IT
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