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That was a question which James could not answer. He had not yet seen and coveted the pleasures, the luxuries, nor even the conveniences of the dwellers in towns. He had not felt the want of anything he did not possess or enjoy. Therefore, while he hoped to be such a man as his mother had often described, he was content to leave the future to take care of itself, and was only concerned in making the most of himself in the present. THAT WAS A QUESTION WHICH JAMES COULD NOT ANSWER HE HAD NOT YET SEEN AND COVETED THE PLEASURES THE LUXURIES NOR EVEN THE CONVENIENCES OF THE DWELLERS IN TOWNS HE HAD NOT FELT THE WANT OF ANYTHING HE DID NOT POSSESS OR ENJOY THEREFORE WHILE HE HOPED TO BE SUCH A MAN AS HIS MOTHER HAD OFTEN DESCRIBED HE WAS CONTENT TO LEAVE THE FUTURE TO TAKE CARE OF ITSELF AND WAS ONLY CONCERNED IN MAKING THE MOST OF HIMSELF IN THE PRESENT
e was but twelve years of age, and yet he went about his work like a man. He said that he could take his brother's place, and he did it. Even the neighbours began to speak with admiration of the diligent lad who was trying so earnestly to fill his elder brother's place. James worked cheerfully; he was satisfied to do his best in the position in which he found himself. He was satisfied to remain in that position until he had qualified himself for a better. He had hopes and ambitions about the future, but his whole time and energies were so occupied in doing his best, that he never for one moment felt the unrest which accompanies a discontented spirit. James did not know the meaning of the word "hardship" in the sense their neighbour used it. Did it mean hard work? Not to James, for he was able to do it. Did it mean hard fare? No, for he had enough to satisfy all his wants. In the companionship of his mother and sisters, with health and strength, food and raiment, where was the hardship? TION OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM HE WAS BUT TWELVE YEARS OF AGE AND YET HE WENT ABOUT HIS WORK LIKE A MAN HE SAID THAT HE COULD TAKE HIS BROTHER'S PLACE AND HE DID IT EVEN THE NEIGHBORS BEGAN TO SPEAK WITH ADMIRATION OF THE DILIGENT LAD WHO WAS TRYING SO EARNESTLY TO FILL HIS ELDER BROTHER'S PLACE JAMES WORKED CHEERFULLY HE WAS SATISFIED TO DO HIS BEST IN THE POSITION IN WHICH HE FOUND HIMSELF HE WAS SATISFIED TO REMAIN IN THAT POSITION UNTIL HE HAD QUALIFIED HIMSELF FOR A BETTER HE HAD HOPES AND AMBITIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE BUT HIS WHOLE TIME AND ENERGIES WERE SO OCCUPIED IN DOING HIS BEST THAT HE NEVER FOR ONE MOMENT FELT THE UNREST WHICH ACCOMPANIES A DISCONTENTED SPIRIT JAMES DID NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD HARDSHIP IN THE SENSE THEIR NEIGHBOR USED IT DID IT MEAN HARD WORK NOT TO JAMES FOR HE WAS ABLE TO DO IT DID IT MEAN HARD FARE NO FOR HE HAD ENOUGH TO SATISFY ALL HIS WANTS IN THE COMPANIONSHIP OF HIS MOTHER AND SISTERS WITH HEALTH AND STRENGTH FOOD AND RAIMENT WHERE WAS THE HARDSHIP
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