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His rustic manners and still more rustic dress invited criticism among the smart young men of his college, yet because he was by nature a gentleman, he was treated from the first as such, by both teachers and students alike. HIS RUSTIC MANNERS AND STILL MORE RUSTIC DRESS INVITED CRITICISM AMONG THE SMART YOUNG MEN OF HIS COLLEGE YET BECAUSE HE WAS BY NATURE A GENTLEMAN HE WAS TREATED FROM THE FIRST AS SUCH BY BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ALIKE
e offered as a loan to his brother. James accepted the loan gladly; and, to secure his generous brother against loss in case of his own death, he insured his life for one hundred pounds. Garfield had acquired none of the outward graces of fashionable young men when he entered upon his career at Williams' University. He was tall, big-limbed, and rather lanky. His garments were of the homeliest manufacture, and his speech was somewhat broad and provincial. In mental stature, however,--in scholarship and reading and judgment,--he was a man, every inch of him. His fine face and magnificent head and sparkling eyes gave promise of rare powers, and once more, and with perfect ease, he took his place in the front rank of his fellow-students. Here, as at each stage in his eventful life, young Garfield proved that every person must decide for himself the amount of respect that is really due to him from his companions. No one could have entered college with a more homely appearance than Garfield. D A LITTLE MONEY AND THIS HE OFFERED AS A LOAN TO HIS BROTHER JAMES ACCEPTED THE LOAN GLADLY AND TO SECURE HIS GENEROUS BROTHER AGAINST LOSS IN CASE OF HIS OWN DEATH HE INSURED HIS LIFE FOR ONE HUNDRED POUNDS GARFIELD HAD ACQUIRED NONE OF THE OUTWARD GRACES OF FASHIONABLE YOUNG MEN WHEN HE ENTERED UPON HIS CAREER AT WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY HE WAS TALL BIG LIMBED AND RATHER LANKY HIS GARMENTS WERE OF THE HOMELIEST MANUFACTURE AND HIS SPEECH WAS SOMEWHAT BROAD AND PROVINCIAL IN MENTAL STATURE HOWEVER IN SCHOLARSHIP AND READING AND JUDGMENT HE WAS A MAN EVERY INCH OF HIM HIS FINE FACE AND MAGNIFICENT HEAD AND SPARKLING EYES GAVE PROMISE OF RARE POWERS AND ONCE MORE AND WITH PERFECT EASE HE TOOK HIS PLACE IN THE FRONT RANK OF HIS FELLOW STUDENTS HERE AS AT EACH STAGE IN HIS EVENTFUL LIFE YOUNG GARFIELD PROVED THAT EVERY PERSON MUST DECIDE FOR HIMSELF THE AMOUNT OF RESPECT THAT IS REALLY DUE TO HIM FROM HIS COMPANIONS NO ONE COULD HAVE ENTERED COLLEGE WITH A MORE HOMELY APPEARANCE THAN GARFIELD
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