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The happy boy had therefore the pleasure of watching the shoemaker at work. He saw the leather cut into shape, and then formed into shoes to fit his feet. Then there came the joy of wearing them, and the satisfaction of being able to run about without fear of treading on a sharp stone or thorn. THE HAPPY BOY HAD THEREFORE THE PLEASURE OF WATCHING THE SHOEMAKER AT WORK HE SAW THE LEATHER CUT INTO SHAPE AND THEN FORMED INTO SHOES TO FIT HIS FEET THEN THERE CAME THE JOY OF WEARING THEM AND THE SATISFACTION OF BEING ABLE TO RUN ABOUT WITHOUT FEAR OF TREADING ON A SHARP STONE OR THORN
 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. 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. Never was mother prouder of her son than was Mrs. Garfield of the sturdy lad, who was ready and anxious to fill a father's place to his brother and sisters, at an age when most boys think only of tops and kites. About this time Jimmy had his first pair of shoes. Thomas was the good fairy who provided them. By doing odd jobs for a neighbour, he earned enough money to pay the shoemaker. As houses were few and far between, it was the custom for the man to live and do his work in the houses of those who employed him. 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 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 NEVER WAS A MOTHER PROUDER OF HER SON THAN WAS MISSUS GARFIELD OF THE STURDY LAD WHO WAS READY AND ANXIOUS TO FILL A FATHER'S PLACE TO HIS BROTHER AND SISTERS AT AN AGE WHEN MOST BOYS THINK ONLY OF TOPS AND KITES ABOUT THIS TIME JIMMIE HAD HIS FIRST PAIR OF SHOES THOMAS WAS THE GOOD FAIRY WHO PROVIDED THEM BY DOING ODD JOBS FOR A NEIGHBOR HE EARNED ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE SHOEMAKER AS HOUSES WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN IT WAS THE CUSTOM FOR THE MAN TO LIVE AND DO HIS WORK IN THE HOUSE OF THOSE WHO EMPLOYED HIM
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