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Her eldest son, Thomas, was only eleven years old when his father died. Mehetabel, his sister, was twelve, a younger sister was seven, and James was not quite two. HER ELDEST SON THOMAS WAS ONLY ELEVEN YEARS OLD WHEN HIS FATHER DIED MEHETABEL HIS SISTER WAS TWELVE A YOUNGER SISTER WAS SEVEN AND JAMES WAS NOT QUITE TWO
felt somehow that she derived comfort and support from the knowledge that she was near the dead husband, who had prepared this home for her and her children. Added to this feeling, there was the self-respect which independence always brings. She saw that if she sold her farm, which was only partly paid for, the money she received would be swallowed up in paying debts, and in the cost of the removal of her family. But this would leave her and her children homeless and penniless, and she decided to remain on the farm. It was a noble resolve, and came from a brave heart. To remain meant years of hard work, years of patient endurance, years of quiet suffering and numberless privations; yet she calmly faced them all, that she might do her duty to her children, and faithfully discharge the trust imposed upon her. First, she sold a part of her farm, and with the money she paid her debts. Then, asking God to help her, she prepared to fight her way through the difficulties which beset her path.  THAT SACRED SPOT SHE FELT SOMEHOW THAT SHE DERIVED COMORT AND SUPPORT FROM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SHE WAS NEAR THE DEAD HUSBAND WHO HAD PREPARED THIS HOME FOR HER AND HER CHILDREN ADDED TO THIS FEELING THERE WAS THE SELF RESPECT WHICH INDEPENDENCE ALWAYS BRINGS SHE SAW THAT IF SHE SOLD HER FARM WHICH WAS ONLY PARTLY PAID FOR THE MONEY SHE RECEIVED WOULD BE SWALLOWED UP IN PAYING DEBTS AND IN THE COST OF THE REMOVAL OF HER FAMILY BUT THIS WOULD LEAVE HER AND HER CHILDREN HOMELESS AND PENNILESS AND SHE DECIDED TO REMAIN ON THE FARM IT WAS A NOBLE RESOLVE AND IT CAME FROM A BRAVE HEART TO REMAIN MEANT YEARS OF HARD WORK YEARS OF PATIENT ENDURANCE YEARS OF QUIET SUFFERING AND NUMBERLESS PRIVATIONS YET SHE CALMLY FACED THEM ALL THAT SHE MIGHT DO HER DUTY TO HER CHILDREN AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE TRUST IMPOSED UPON HER FIRST SHE SOLD A PART OF HER FARM AND WITH THE MONEY SHE PAID HER DEBTS THEN ASKING GOD TO HELP HER SHE PREPARED TO FIGHT HER WAY THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH BESET HER PATH
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