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Jimmy was only three years old when the welcome news reached the log cabin. Thomas, who was not thirteen, at once decided that his little brother should go to school. He would have been glad to go as well, but he knew that his time would be fully occupied in digging up the potatoes and harvesting the corn. JIMMY WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WHEN THE WELCOME NEWS REACHED THE LOG CABIN THOMAS WHO WAS NOT THIRTEEN AT ONCE DECIDED THAT HIS LITTLE BROTHER SHOULD GO TO SCHOOL HE WOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD TO GO AS WELL BUT HE KNEW THAT HIS TIME WOULD BE FULLY OCCUPIED IN DIGGING UP THE POTATOES AND HARVESTING THE CORN
rious questions, which sounded strange coming from one so young. His acquaintance with the stories of Noah and the Flood, Joseph and his coat of many colours, Moses and the Red Sea, and other old Testament incidents, was remarkable. Often he amused the children by asking questions, some of which none of them could answer. Then his eyes sparkled with delight as he gave the required information. His retentive memory never seemed to be at fault. What he once heard he remembered. The sturdy pioneers, who had turned their backs on towns and cities to make their homes in the wilderness, did not wish their children to grow up in ignorance. The little settlement soon became a village, and the opening of a school was an event of the greatest importance. Mrs. Garfield heard the news with thankfulness. A school only a mile and a half away was a boon to her and her children. Now they would get the education required to fit them for a useful life. More than this she did not dare to look forward to.  HIM TO ASK MANY CURIOUS QUESTIONS WHICH SOUNDED STRANGE COMING FROM ONE SO YOUNG HIS ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE STORIES OF NOAH AND THE FLOOD JOSEPH AND HIS COAT OF MANY COLOURS MOSES AND THE RED SEA AND OTHER OLD TESTAMENT INCIDENTS WAS REMARKABLE HE OFTEN AMUSED THE CHILDREN BY ASKING QUESTIONS SOME OF WHICH NONE OF THEM COULD ANSWER THEN HIS EYES SPARKLED WITH DELIGHT AS HE GAVE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION HIS RETENTIVE MEMORY NEVER SEEMED TO BE AT FAULT WHAT HE ONCE HEARD HE REMEMBERED THE STURDY PIONEERS WHO HAD TURNED THEIR BACKS ON TOWNS AND CITIES TO MAKE THEIR HOMES IN THE WILDERNESS DID NOT WISH THEIR CHILDREN TO GROW UP IN IGNORANCE THE LITTLE SETTLEMENT SOON BECAME A VILLAGE AND THE OPENING OF A SCHOOL WAS AN EVENT OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE MISSUS GARFIELD HEARD THE NEWS WITH THANKFULNESS A SCHOOL ONLY A MILE AND A HALF AWAY WAS A BOON TO HER AND HER CHILDREN NOW THEY WOULD GET THE EDUCATION REQUIRED TO FIT THEM FOR A USEFUL LIFE MORE THAN THIS SHE DID NOT DARE TO LOOK FORWARD TO
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