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Often the children lay awake in terror when they heard the fearful cries of the hungry animals, and knew that their brave protector was no longer there to defend them from danger. OFTEN THE CHILDREN LAY AWAKE IN TERROR WHEN THEY HEARD THE FEARFUL CRIES OF THE HUNGRY ANIMALS AND KNEW THAT THEIR BRAVE PROTECTOR WAS NO LONGER THERE TO DEFEND THEM FROM DANGER
oble resolve, and came from a brave heart. To remain meant years of hard work, years of patient endurance, years of quiet suffering and numberless privations; yet she calmly faced them all, that she might do her duty to her children, and faithfully discharge the trust imposed upon her. First, she sold a part of her farm, and with the money she paid her debts. Then, asking God to help her, she prepared to fight her way through the difficulties which beset her path. Her eldest son, Thomas, was only eleven years old when his father died. Mehetabel, his sister, was twelve, a younger sister was seven, and James was not quite two. Thomas was a brave little fellow, and when his mother spoke to him about the work that would have to be done, he offered to undertake it all. Though a boy in years, he spoke and acted like a man. That first winter, alone in the backwoods, was a terrible time. Snowstorms swept around the humble dwelling, and wolves howled in the forest during the long winter nights. EMAIN ON THE FARM IT WAS A NOBLE RESOLVE AND IT CAME FROM A BRAVE HEART TO REMAIN MEANT YEARS OF HARD WORK YEARS OF PATIENT ENDURANCE YEARS OF QUIET SUFFERING AND NUMBERLESS PRIVATIONS YET SHE CALMLY FACED THEM ALL THAT SHE MIGHT DO HER DUTY TO HER CHILDREN AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE TRUST IMPOSED UPON HER FIRST SHE SOLD A PART OF HER FARM AND WITH THE MONEY SHE PAID HER DEBTS THEN ASKING GOD TO HELP HER SHE PREPARED TO FIGHT HER WAY THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH BESET HER PATH HER ELDEST SON THOMAS WAS ONLY ELEVEN YEARS OLD WHEN HIS FATHER DIED MEHETABEL HIS SISTER WAS TWELVE A YOUNGER SISTER WAS SEVEN AND JAMES WAS NOT QUITE TWO THOMAS WAS A BRAVE LITTLE FELLOW AND WHEN HIS MOTHER SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT THE WORK THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE HE OFFERED TO UNDERTAKE IT ALL THOUGH A BOY IN YEARS HE SPOKE AND ACTED LIKE A MAN THAT FIRST WINTER ALONE IN THE BACKWOODS WAS A TERRIBLE TIME SNOW STORMS SWEPT AROUND THE HUMBLE DWELLING AND WOLVES HOWLED IN THE FOREST DURING THE LONG WINTER NIGHTS
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