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Then, half awake, he would say, "Tom, cover me up"; and the patient hand, that never tired of helping others, would replace the clothing, and the little head would sink down again on its hard pillow. THEN HALF AWAKE HE WOULD SAY TOM COVER ME UP AND THE PATIENT HAND THAT NEVER TIRED OF HELPING OTHERS WOULD REPLACE THE CLOTHING AND THE LITTLE HEAD WOULD SINK DOWN AGAIN ON ITS HARD PILLOW
l hearts, little James Garfield, the future professor, and general, and President of the United States, began his career. You remember how Thomas, with all his duties and responsibilities about the farm, yet found a little time on his hands to do odd jobs for a neighbour, and so obtain a little money. When he came home with his first earnings, he walked straight up to his mother, laid it down in her lap, and said, "Now the shoemaker can come and make Jimmy a pair of shoes." What a splendid fellow Thomas was! He seemed to have no thought for himself, but only to be wearing out his young life for others. Surely in the long hereafter, when they reckon up the good deeds in each life, the reaping of this little backwoods' farmer will be a glorious one, for he sowed a mighty harvest of love. One story of this dear brother should never be forgotten. His brother James slept on the floor of the loft beside him, and the restless little fellow would kick off the blankets a dozen times in a night. W AIDED BY LOVING HANDS AND LOYAL HEARTS LITTLE JAMES GARFIELD THE FUTURE PROFESSOR AND GENERAL AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BEGAN HIS CAREER YOU REMEMBER HOW THOMAS WITH ALL HIS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ABOUT THE FARM YET FOUND A LITTLE TIME ON HIS HANDS TO DO ODD JOBS FOR A NEIGHBOR AND SO OBTAIN A LITTLE MONEY WHEN HE CAME HOME WITH HIS FIRST EARNINGS HE WALKED STRAIGHT UP TO HIS MOTHER LAID IT DOWN ON HER LAP AND SAID NOW THE SHOEMAKER CAN COME AND MAKE JIMMY A PAIR OF SHOES WHAT A SPLENDID FELLOW THOMAS WAS HE SEEMED TO HAVE NO THOUGHT FOR HIMSELF BUT ONLY TO BE WEARING OUT HIS YOUNG LIFE FOR OTHERS SURELY IN THE LONG HEREAFTER WHEN THEY RECKON UP THE GOOD DEEDS IN EACH LIFE THE REAPING OF THIS LITTLE BACKWOODS FARMER WILL BE A GLORIOUS ONE FOR HE SOWED A MIGHTY HARVEST OF LOVE ONE STORY OF THIS BROTHER SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN HIS BROTHER JAMES SLEPT ON THE FLOOR OF THE LOFT BESIDE HIM AND THE RESTLESS LITTLE FELLOW WOULD KICK OFF THE BLANKETS A DOZEN TIMES IN THE NIGHT
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