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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. 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
rk, he was determined that his baby brother should have an education. And when a school was opened some distance off, he resolved that "Jimmy" must be one of the scholars. But how was a lad of four to get to school nearly two miles away. The answer came from a devoted sister, who said, "I'll carry him"; and the good, brave girl, with a homely name and a noble heart, trudged the long distance day by day, with a little sister at her side, and a little brother on her back. And that was how, 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 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. T THOUGH THOMAS WAS COMPELLED TO WORK HE WAS DETERMINED THAT HIS BABY BROTHER SHOULD HAVE AN EDUCATION AND WHEN A SCHOOL WAS OPENED SOME DISTANCE OFF HE RESOLVED THAT JIMMIE MUST BE ONE OF THE SCHOLARS BUT HOW WAS A LAD OF FOUR TO GET TO SCHOOL NEARLY TWO MILES AWAY THE ANSWER CAME FROM A DEVOTED SISTER WHO SAID I'LL CARRY HIM AND THE GOOD BRAVE GIRL WITH A HOMELY NAME AND A NOBLE HEART TRUDGED THE LONG DISTANCE DAY BY DAY WITH A LITTLE SISTER AT HER SIDE AND A LITTLE BROTHER ON HER BACK AND THAT WAS HOW 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
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