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A few days after, the carpenter came, and, assisted by Thomas and James, he set about his task. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CARPENTER CAME AND ASSISTED BY THOMAS AND JAMES HE SET ABOUT HIS TASK
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. 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? She would not have exchanged that precious filial affection for all the gold that was coined in royal mint. Relief came when at length the mother's tears fell on the shining coins. Tears indeed! but tears of joy. Never was there a happier woman in the world than was Widow Garfield at that moment. No time was lost in carrying out the work, for Thomas was eager to get back again to earn more money while there was plenty of employment. When he had arranged with Mr. Treat, the village carpenter, he made a journey to Cleveland with James to obtain lime, nails, and windows.  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 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 SHE WOULD NOT HAVE EXCHANGED THAT PRECIOUS FILIAL AFFECTION FOR ALL THE GOLD THAT WAS COINED IN ROYAL MINT RELIEF CAME WHEN AT LENGTH THE MOTHER'S TEARS FELL ON THE SHINING COINS TEARS INDEED BUT TEARS OF JOY NEVER WAS THERE A HAPPIER WOMAN IN THE WORLD THAN WAS WIDOW GARFIELD AT THAT MOMENT NO TIME WAS LOST IN CARRYING OUT THE WORK FOR THOMAS WAS EAGER TO GET BACK AGAIN TO EARN MORE MONEY WHILE THERE WAS PLENTY OF EMPLOYMENT WHEN HE HAD ARRANGED WITH MISTER TREAT THE VILLAGE CARPENTER HE MADE A JOURNEY TO CLEVELAND WITH JAMES TO OBTAIN LIME NAILS AND WINDOWS
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