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If God was with her son, she knew that all would be well, and that he would come unscathed from the world and its temptations. So, smiling through her tears, she bade him God speed. [Illustration: She dried her tears and asked God to support her.] To James the parting was no less painful. He had confidence in himself, and manfully made up his mind to fill his brother's place. IF GOD WAS WITH HER SON SHE KNEW THAT ALL WOULD BE WELL AND THAT HE WOULD COME UNSCATHED FROM THE WORLD AND ITS TEMPTATIONS SO SMILING THROUGH HER TEARS SHE BADE HIM GOD SPEED TO JAMES THE PARTING WAS NO LESS PAINFUL HE HAD CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF AND MANFULLY MADE UP HIS MIND TO FILL HIS BROTHER'S PLACE
were to be fifty shillings a month. This sum seemed a very large amount to James, who seldom saw much money, and did not know the important part it plays in towns and cities. Though Mrs. Garfield knew that it was better, both for the family and for her eldest son, that he should go away and take a place, a man among men, yet she was very anxious that no evil should befall him. Thomas had been a faithful son and a loving brother. He had been the mainstay of the family since that sad day when the grave in the wheatfield hid from their eyes the remains of the husband and father, who had never spared himself in his efforts to provide for them. How much she had leaned on her noble son, even she hardly realised, until she saw him preparing to leave her. The loving labours, the strong hand, and the wise counsels of her boy, now a man, would be sorely missed, yet she dried her tears, and asked the God in whom she had trusted to support her in this new trial, and, above all, to be with the lad.  TO MAKE A FARM HIS WAGES WERE TO BE FIFTY SHILLINGS A MONTH THIS SUM SEEMED A VERY LARGE AMOUNT TO JAMES WHO SELDOM SAW MUCH MONEY AND DID NOT KNOW THE IMPORTANT PART IT PLAYS IN TOWNS AND CITIES THOUGH MISSUS GARFIELD KNEW THAT IT WAS BETTER BOTH FOR THE FAMILY AND FOR HER ELDEST SON THAT HE SHOULD GO AWAY AND TAKE A PLACE A MAN AMONG MEN YET SHE WAS VERY ANXIOUS THAT NO EVIL SHOULD BEFALL HIM THOMAS HAD BEEN A FAITHFUL SON AND A LOVING BROTHER HE HAD BEEN THE MAINSTAY OF THE FAMILY SINCE THAT SAD DAY WHEN THE GRAVE AND THE WHEAT FIELD HID FROM THEIR EYES THE REMAINS OF THE HUSBAND AND FATHER WHO HAD NEVER SPARED HIMSELF IN HIS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FOR THEM HOW MUCH SHE HAD LEANED ON HER NOBLE SON SHE HARDLY REALIZED UNTIL SHE SAW HIM PREPARING TO LEAVE HER THE LOVING LABOURS THE STRONG HAND AND THE WISE COUNSELS OF HER BOY NOW A MAN WOULD BE SORELY MISSED YET SHE DRIED HER TEARS AND ASKED THE GOD IN WHOM SHE HAD TRUSTED TO SUPPORT HER IN THIS NEW TRIAL AND ABOVE ALL TO BE WITH THE LAD
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