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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. 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
ir 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. 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.  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 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
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