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Nailing on the boards next gave James work thoroughly to his mind. Boys are always fond of driving nails, and James was no exception to the rule. NAILING ON THE BOARDS NEXT GAVE JAMES WORK THOROUGHLY TO HIS MIND BOYS ARE ALWAYS FOND OF DRIVING NAILS AND JAMES WAS NO EXCEPTION TO THE RULE
 never seen a frame house built, and he was as eager and curious to watch how the work was done as he had been years before, when the shoemaker sat in the log cabin and made him his first pair of shoes. [Illustration: The carpenter set about his task.] He not only watched every operation, but eagerly lent a hand where he could. Hammer, chisel, and plane were in turn used as deftly as if he had served an apprenticeship to the trade. He especially distinguished himself in planing the boards ready for the carpenter, who declared that James was equal to a trained workman. He did the work well and quickly, and was so delighted with his success that he called it "fun." When the frame was ready, the neighbours came on an appointed day to help to raise it and put it in position. This was a great day for Mrs. Garfield, who received the congratulations of her neighbours, and listened with motherly pride to the words of praise they bestowed upon the son who had made this provision for his mother. ER CAME AND ASSISTED BY THOMAS AND JAMES HE SET ABOUT HIS TASK JAMES HAD NEVER SEEN A FRAME HOUSE BUILT AND HE WAS EAGER AND CURIOUS TO WATCH HOW THE WORK WAS DONE AS HE HAD BEEN YEARS BEFORE WHEN THE SHOEMAKER SAT IN THE LOG CABIN AND MADE HIM HIS FIRST PAIR OF SHOES HE NOT ONLY WATCHED EVERY OPERATION BUT EAGERLY LENT A HAND WHERE HE COULD HAMMER CHISEL AND PLANE WERE IN TURN USED AS DEFTLY AS IF HE HAD SERVED AN APPRENTICESHIP TO THE TRADE HE ESPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN PLANING THE BOARDS READY FOR THE CARPENTER WHO DECLARED THAT JAMES WAS EQUAL TO A TRAINED WORKMAN HE DID THE WORK WELL AND QUICKLY AND WAS SO DELIGHTED WITH HIS SUCCESS THAT HE CALLED IT FUN WHEN THE FRAME WAS READY THE NEIGHBORS CAME ON AN APPOINTED DAY TO HELP TO RAISE IT AND PUT IT IN POSITION THIS WAS A GREAT DAY FOR MISSUS GARFIELD WHO RECEIVED THE CONGRATULATIONS OF HER NEIGHBORS AND LISTENED WITH MOTHERLY PRIDE TO THE WORDS OF PRAISE THEY BESTOWED UPON THE SON WHO HAD MADE THIS PROVISION FOR HIS MOTHER
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