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The answer came from a devoted sister, who said, "I'll carry him"; and the good, brave girl, with a homely name and a noble heart, trudged the long distance day by day, with a little sister at her side, and a little brother on her back. And that was how, aided by loving hands and loyal hearts, little James Garfield, the future professor, and general, and President of the United States, began his career. THE ANSWER CAME FROM A DEVOTED SISTER WHO SAID I'LL CARRY HIM AND THE GOOD BRAVE GIRL WITH A HOMELY NAME AND A NOBLE HEART TRUDGED THE LONG DISTANCE DAY BY DAY WITH A LITTLE SISTER AT HER SIDE AND A LITTLE BROTHER ON HER BACK AND THAT WAS HOW AIDED BY LOVING HANDS AND LOYAL HEARTS LITTLE JAMES GARFIELD THE FUTURE PROFESSOR AND GENERAL AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BEGAN HIS CAREER
less children, came one who was destined to stand among princes. It was the self-denial of his mother, elder brother, and sister which made it possible for James Garfield to rise. When the father died suddenly, leaving his family on the comparatively new clearing, Thomas, the eldest son, became the manager of the farm. "I can plough and plant, mother. I can sow the wheat too, and cut the wood, milk the cows, and do heaps of things for you." [Illustration: The White House.] This was the elder lad's answer to his mother's question, "Should they sell the farm now that her husband was dead?" and it decided her. And so the boy-farmer commenced his labours, and mother and children toiled together in humble and happy love. But though Thomas was compelled to work, he was determined that his baby brother should have an education. And when a school was opened some distance off, he resolved that "Jimmy" must be one of the scholars. But how was a lad of four to get to school nearly two miles away. THE WOODS IN WHICH SAT THE WEEPING MOTHER AND HER FOUR FATHERLESS CHILDREN CAME ONE WHO WAS DESTINED TO STAND AMONG PRINCES IT WAS THE SELF DENIAL OF HIS MOTHER ELDER BROTHER AND SISTER WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR JAMES GARFIELD TO RISE WHEN THE FATHER DIED SUDDENLY LEAVING HIS FAMILY ON THE COMPARATIVELY NEW CLEARING THOMAS THE ELDEST SON BECAME THE MANAGER OF THE FARM I CAN PLOUGH AND PLANT MOTHER I CAN SEW AND WHEAT TOO AND CUT THE WOOD MILK THE COWS AND DO HEAPS OF THINGS FOR YOU THIS WAS THE ELDER LAD'S ANSWER TO HIS MOTHER'S QUESTION SHOULD THEY SELL THE FARM NOW THAT HER HUSBAND WAS DEAD AND IT DECIDED HER AND SO THE BOY FARMER COMMENCED HIS LABORS AND THE MOTHER AND CHILDREN TOILED TOGETHER IN HUMBLE AND HAPPY LOVE BUT THOUGH THOMAS WAS COMPELLED TO WORK HE WAS DETERMINED THAT HIS BABY BROTHER SHOULD HAVE AN EDUCATION AND WHEN A SCHOOL WAS OPENED SOME DISTANCE OFF HE RESOLVED THAT JIMMIE MUST BE ONE OF THE SCHOLARS BUT HOW WAS A LAD OF FOUR TO GET TO SCHOOL NEARLY TWO MILES AWAY
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