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Far from churchyard or cemetery, the widow arranged to bury her dead in the plot of land he had saved from the fire, at the cost of his life. FAR FROM CHURCHYARD OR CEMETERY THE WIDOW ARRANGED TO BURY HER DEAD IN THE PLOT OF LAND HE HAD SAVED FROM THE FIRE AT THE COST OF HIS LIFE
e trunk of a tree to rest. He had, however, conquered one enemy only to fall a victim to another. While sitting resting, and cooling himself in the open air, he caught a chill. That night he awoke in great pain, and his wife thought that he would die before help could be obtained. In the early morning she sent her daughter Mehetabel for Uncle Boynton, and bade Thomas fetch their nearest neighbour. No doctor lived near, and the friends did all they could for the stricken man. Their efforts were in vain. Gradually he became weaker, and then without a struggle he passed away. His last words to his wife were: "I have planted four saplings in these woods; I must now leave them to your care." Mrs. Garfield carried her burden of sorrow to that Heavenly Father whom she had learned to trust before the dark cloud of bereavement fell upon her heart and home. But for her confidence in God, and her belief that He would aid her to bring up her fatherless children, she might have given up in despair. TER GARFIELD SAT DOWN ON THE TRUNK OF A TREE TO REST HE HAD HOWEVER CONQUERED ONE ENEMY ONLY TO FALL VICTIM TO ANOTHER WHILE SITTING RESTING AND COOLING HIMSELF IN THE OPEN AIR HE CAUGHT A CHILL THAT NIGHT HE AWOKE IN GREAT PAIN AND HIS WIFE THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD DIE BEFORE HELP COULD BE OBTAINED IN THE EARLY MORNING SHE SENT HER DAUGHTER MEHETABEL FOR UNCLE BONTON AND BADE THOMAS FETCH THEIR NEAREST NEIGHBOR NO DOCTOR LIVED NEAR AND THE FRIENDS DID ALL THEY COULD FOR THE STRICKEN MAN THEIR EFFORTS WERE IN VAIN GRADUALLY HE BECAME WEAKER AND THEN WITHOUT A STRUGGLE HE PASSED AWAY HIS LAST WORDS TO HIS WIFE WERE I HAVE PLANTED FOUR SAPLINGS IN THESE WOODS I MUST NOW LEAVE THEM TO YOUR CARE MISSUS GARFIELD CARRIED HER BURDEN OF SORROW TO THAT HEAVENLY FATHER WHOM SHE HAD LEARNED TO TRUST BEFORE THE DARK CLOUD OF BEREAVEMENT FELL UPON HER HEART AND HOME BUT FOR HER CONFIDENCE IN GOD AND HER BELIEF THAT HE WOULD AID HER TO BRING UP HER FATHERLESS CHILDREN SHE MIGHT HAVE GIVEN UP IN DESPAIR
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