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He was not always successful at the first attempt, but his self reliance caused him to peg away in the face of every difficulty and even seeming failure, and he invariably succeeded in the end. His mother was ever on the watch to help him by her kindly counsels and wise advice. HE WAS NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT BUT HIS SELF RELIANCE CAUSED HIM TO PEG AWAY IN THE FACE OF EVERY DIFFICULTY AND EVEN SEEMING FAILURE AND HE INVARIABLY SUCCEEDED IN THE END HIS MOTHER WAS EVER ON THE WATCH TO HELP HIM BY HER KINDLY COUNSELS AND WISE ADVICE
 to pay the teachers who came from time to time. Thomas, therefore, earned all he could by engaging himself for short periods to any of the neighbours who required help. James attended school before he was four years old, and began to work on the farm when he was only eight. In the absence of Thomas he took his elder brother's place. He chopped wood, milked the cows, and made himself useful in a variety of ways. Mrs. Garfield was anxious to give Thomas a chance to make his way in the world, and therefore she arranged that James should make himself as perfect as possible in farm work before Thomas was of age. At the same time, she told James that she looked forward to the time when he would be able to take his place as a teacher or a preacher. In the meantime, it was his duty to do the work that lay nearest to his hand. Just as he set himself to learn with all his might, in the same way he went about the work of the farm. When anything had to be done, he said, "I can do it," and he did. DE CLOTHING AND BOOKS AND TO PAY THE TEACHERS WHO CAME FROM TIME TO TIME THOMAS THEREFORE EARNED ALL HE COULD BY ENGAGING HIMSELF FOR SHORT PERIODS TO ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS WHO REQUIRED HELP JAMES ATTENDED SCHOOL BEFORE HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD AND BEGAN TO WORK ON THE FARM WHEN HE WAS ONLY EIGHT IN THE ABSENCE OF THOMAS HE TOOK HIS ELDER BROTHER'S PLACE HE CHOPPED WOOD MILKED THE COWS AND MADE HIMSELF USEFUL IN A VARIETY OF WAYS MISSUS GARFIELD WAS ANXIOUS TO GIVE THOMAS A CHANCE TO MAKE HIS WAY IN THE WORLD AND THEREFORE SHE ARRANGED THAT JAMES SHOULD MAKE HIMSELF AS PERFECT AS POSSIBLE IN FARM WORK BEFORE THOMAS WAS OF AGE AT THE SAME TIME SHE TOLD JAMES THAT SHE LOOKED FORWARD TO A TIME WHEN HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE HIS PLACE AS A TEACHER OR A PREACHER IN THE MEANTIME IT WAS HIS DUTY TO DO THE WORK THAT LAY NEAREST TO HIS HAND JUST AS HE SET HIMSELF TO LEARN WITH ALL HIS MIGHT IN THE SAME WAY HE WENT ABOUT THE WORK OF THE FARM WHEN ANYTHING HAD TO BE DONE HE SAID I CAN DO IT AND HE DID
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