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While Thomas was cutting down trees in Michigan, James was playing the part of "boy farmer" to the satisfaction of all who knew him. He was but twelve years of age, and yet he went about his work like a man. WHILE THOMAS WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES IN MICHIGAN JAMES WAS PLAYING THE PART OF BOY FARMER TO THE SATISFACTION OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM HE WAS BUT TWELVE YEARS OF AGE AND YET HE WENT ABOUT HIS WORK LIKE A MAN
bout him? Did he lightly step out into the world, and, glad to enjoy a sense of freedom, go on his new path without a thought of those he was leaving behind? Not so. The man who as a boy often had so nobly filled a father's place was still a son and a brother. He left the log cabin because he knew that by doing so he could the better help the loved ones who remained behind. Every day, every hour, the gentle, loving mother whom he loved best in all the world would in spirit be with him. The clever brother of whom he was so proud would be ever in his thoughts, and the two sisters who had so faithfully performed their part would not be forgotten. [Illustration: An American Farmstead.] Brave, noble-hearted, hard-working Thomas Garfield! though only known to the world through his more gifted brother, he belongs to that grand army of self-sacrificing spirits who leave a bright and shining track behind them, and who everywhere make the wilderness and the desert place to blossom like the rose. ITHOUT FEELING AN ACHING VOID IN HIS HEART AND THOMAS WHAT ABOUT HIM DID HE LIGHTLY STEP OUT INTO THE WORLD AND GLAD TO ENJOY A SENSE OF FREEDOM GO ON HIS NEW PATH WITHOUT A THOUGHT OF THOSE HE WAS LEAVING BEHIND NOT SO THE MAN WHO AS A BOY OFTEN HAD SO NOBLY FILLED A FATHER'S PLACE WAS STILL A SON AND A BROTHER HE LEFT THE LOG CABIN BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT BY DOING SO HE COULD BETTER HELP THE LOVED ONES WHO REMAINED BEHIND EVERY DAY EVERY HOUR THE GENTLE LOVING MOTHER WHOM HE LOVED BEST IN ALL THE WORLD WOULD IN SPIRIT BE WITH HIM THE CLEVER BROTHER OF WHOM HE WAS SO PROUD WOULD BE EVER IN HIS THOUGHTS AND THE TWO SISTERS WHO HAD SO FAITHFULLY PERFORMED THEIR PART WOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN BRAVE NOBLE HEARTED HARD WORKING THOMAS GARFIELD THOUGH ONLY KNOWN TO THE WORLD THROUGH HIS MORE GIFTED BROTHER HE BELONGS TO THAT GRAND ARMY OF SELF SACRIFICING SPIRITS WHO LEAVE A BRIGHT AND SHINING TRACK BEHIND THEM AND WHO MAKE EVERYWHERE LIKE THE WILDERNESS AND THE DESERT PLACE TO BLOSSOM LIKE A ROSE
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