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When they returned, Mrs. Garfield and Thomas eagerly questioned the scholars, who declared that they had had "such a good time." WHEN THEY RETURNED MISSUS GARFIELD AND THOMAS EAGERLY QUESTIONED THE SCHOLARS WHO DECLARED THAT THEY HAD HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME
d, 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. 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. Mrs. Garfield was busy with her needle for days before the school opened, preparing the necessary clothing, that her children might appear neat and tidy. And when the day came round, Mehetabel set out with Jimmy on her back, and her younger sister by her side. D 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 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 MISSUS GARFIELD WAS BUSY WITH HER NEEDLE FOR DAYS BEFORE THE SCHOOL OPENED PREPARING THE NECESSARY CLOTHING THAT HER CHILDREN MIGHT APPEAR NEAT AND TIDY AND WHEN THE DAY CAME ROUND MEHETABEL SET OUT WITH JIMMIE ON HER BACK AND HER YOUNGER SISTER BY HER SIDE
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