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Mrs. Garfield had no time to nurse her sorrow. She knew that she must be up and doing, for she had to be both father and mother to her children. "The four saplings" which the dying father had committed to her care were so young that she could scarcely expect much assistance from them. MISSUS GARFIELD HAD NO TIME TO NURSE HER SORROW SHE KNEW THAT SHE MUST BE UP AND DOING FOR SHE HAD TO BE BOTH FATHER AND MOTHER TO HER CHILDREN THE FOUR SAPLINGS WHICH THE DYING FATHER HAD COMMITTED TO HER CARE WERE SO YOUNG THAT SHE COULD SCARCELY EXPECT MUCH ASSISTANCE FROM THEM
the plot of land he had saved from the fire, at the cost of his life. A rough wooden box was made to contain the remains of the brave husband and loving father, and a grave was dug in a corner of the wheatfield. Four or five neighbours, all who lived within a radius of ten miles, attended the funeral, and tried to cheer the hearts of the widow and orphans by sympathetic words and kind and thoughtful actions. Tenderly they bore the body of Abram Garfield to its last resting-place and committed it to the earth, without a prayer except the silent ones which no ear but God's heard. Then they accompanied the bereaved ones back to their own desolate home. How desolate it was, none who read this book can fully realise. To be alone in the wilderness is an awful experience, which intensified the loss a hundred-fold. CHAPTER IV. THE FOUR SAPLINGS. The Father's Dying Charge--Advised to give up the Farm--A Noble Resolve--Brave little Thomas--A Hard Time of Trial--The Harvest that saved the Family.  CHAPTER FOUR THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER FOUR THE FOUR SAPLINGS THE FATHER'S DYING CHARGE ADVISED TO GIVE UP THE FARM A NOBLE RESOLVE BRAVE LITTLE THOMAS A HARD TIME OF TRIAL THE HARVEST THAT SAVED THE FAMILY
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