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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. 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
arfield had successfully planted his second crop, which was nearly ready for the harvest, when he one day heard the terrible cry, "A fire in the forest." No one knew better than he did the meaning of those fearful words. Not a moment was to be lost, for he saw that it was coming in the direction of his little farm. He had no one to help him but his wife and his two eldest children, but they all set to work to save their home and the ripening crops. Rapidly they threw up a bank of earth between the fields and the coming fire, and they so far succeeded that it swept round their homestead and continued its progress beyond. After the long, hard fight with the fire, on a hot day in July, Mr. Garfield sat down on the 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. OF WHAT HAD BEEN ABRAM GARFIELD HAD SUCCESSFULLY PLANTED HIS SECOND CROP WHICH WAS NEARLY READY FOR THE HARVEST WHEN HE ONE DAY HEARD THE TERRIBLE CRY A FIRE IN THE FOREST NO ONE KNEW BETTER THAN HE DID THE MEANING OF THOSE FEARFUL WORDS NOT A MOMENT WAS TO BE LOST FOR HE SAW THAT IT WAS COMING IN THE DIRECTION OF HIS LITTLE FARM HE HAD NO ONE TO HELP HIM BUT HIS WIFE AND HIS TWO ELDEST CHILDREN BUT THEY ALL SET TO WORK TO SAVE THEIR HOME AND THE RIPENING CROPS RAPIDLY THEY THREW UP A BANK OF EARTH BETWEEN THE FIELDS AND THE COMING FIRE AND THEY SO FAR SUCCEEDED THAT IT SWEPT ROUND THEIR HOMESTEAD AND CONTINUED ITS PROGRESS BEYOND AFTER THE LONG HARD FIGHT WITH THE FIRE ON A HOT DAY IN JULY MISTER 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
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