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The gold that was needed to provide a better house for her lay there, and no one knew its value better than she did. But what were the golden coins to the mother, compared with the pure, unselfish, loving spirit of her son? THE GOLD THAT WAS NEEDED TO PROVIDE A BETTER HOUSE FOR HER LAY THERE AND NO ONE KNEW ITS VALUE BETTER THAN SHE DID BUT WHAT WERE THE GOLDEN COINS TO THE MOTHER COMPARED WITH THE PURE UNSELFISH LOVING SPIRIT OF HER SON
er. "We are going to have a frame house now," he cried. A moment later they were all inside the cabin together--mother, sons, and daughters, and in the mother's lap lay a handful of gold, which Thomas had placed there. James danced with excitement as he saw the sparkling coins which his brother had earned. Never before had he seen a gold coin, and he had hardly imagined that such a sum could be within the reach of the humble workman. Mrs. Garfield looked at the little pile on her knee, and then at her son, but she did not utter a single word. "Why don't you say something?" cried James in his excitement. Why? Because she was unable to do so. There are feelings too deep for words, and times when we cannot give expression to the intense joys or bitter sorrows that thrill or rend our hearts. The bitter sorrow she had experienced when her husband was struck down in his early manhood; the intense joy now possessed her soul when she saw this golden token of her eldest son's love and devotion. MAS SPOKE TO HIS MOTHER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FRAME HOUSE NOW HE CRIED A MOMENT LATER THEY WERE ALL INSIDE THE CABIN TOGETHER MOTHER SONS AND DAUGHTERS AND IN THE MOTHER'S LAP LAY A HANDFUL OF GOLD WHICH THOMAS HAD PLACED THERE JAMES DANCED WITH EXCITEMENT AS HE SAW THE SPARKLING COINS WHICH HIS BROTHER HAD EARNED NEVER BEFORE HAD HE SEEN A GOLD COIN AND HE HAD HARDLY IMAGINED THAT SUCH A SUM COULD BE WITHIN THE REACH OF THE HUMBLE WORKMAN MISSUS GARFIELD LOOKED AT THE LITTLE PILE ON HER KNEE AND THEN AT HER SON BUT SHE DID NOT UTTER A SINGLE WORD WHY DON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING CRIED JAMES IN HIS EXCITEMENT WHY BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO DO SO THERE ARE FEELINGS TOO DEEP FOR WORDS AND TIMES WHEN WE CANNOT GIVE EXPRESSION TO THE INTENSE JOYS OR BITTER SORROWS THAT THRILL OR REND OUR HEARTS THE BITTER SORROW SHE HAD EXPERIENCED WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS STRUCK DOWN IN HIS EARLY MANHOOD THE INTENSE JOY THAT NOW POSSESSED HER SOUL WHEN SHE SAW THIS GOLDEN TOKEN OF HER ELDEST SON'S LOVE AND DEVOTION
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