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James continued to spend as much time as he could spare from the farm work in helping the carpenter, and then, when the winter school opened, he once more gave all his attention to his studies. JAMES CONTINUED TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS HE COULD SPARE FROM THE FARM WORK IN HELPING THE CARPENTER AND THEN WHEN THE WINTER SCHOOL OPENED HE ONCE MORE GAVE ALL HIS ATTENTIONS TO HIS STUDIES
e enough to do, but she was willing to let him try. "Yes, I will try," said James, for he had long ago found out that there was nothing like trying. An hour later he was in the carpenter's shop. The man gave him a hearty welcome. When he heard the object of the lad's mission, he at once said-- "I shall be glad to give you a job. I like boys who want to help their mothers. I don't like lazy boys, and I know there is not a lazy bone in your body." James agreed to begin on the following day, and the carpenter gave him a pile of boards to plane. He was to receive a halfpenny for each board; and to his own delight, and the carpenter's astonishment, he planed one hundred the first day, and received four shillings and twopence. Once more was Mrs. Garfield struck dumb. Her feelings of joy and thankfulness could not find expression in words. Was there ever a mother so blessed with devoted sons? Silently the mother clasped her boy in her arms, and in this way showed the love she could not speak. SHE SAID THAT HE HAD QUITE ENOUGH TO DO BUT SHE WAS WILLING TO LET HIM TRY YES I WILL TRY SAID JAMES FOR HE HAD LONG AGO FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE TRYING AN HOUR LATER HE WAS IN THE CARPENTER'S SHOP THE MAN GAVE HIM A HEARTY WELCOME WHEN HE HEARD THE OBJECT OF THE LAD'S MISSION HE AT ONCE SAID I SHALL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU A JOB I LIKE BOYS WHO WANT TO HELP THEIR MOTHERS I DON'T LIKE LAZY BOYS AND I KNOW THERE IS NOT A LAZY BONE IN YOUR BODY JAMES AGREED TO BEGIN ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE CARPENTER GAVE HIM A PILE OF BOARDS TO PLANE HE WAS TO RECEIVE A HALFPENNY FOR EACH BOARD AND TO HIS OWN DELIGHT AND THE CARPENTER'S ASTONISHMENT HE PLANNED ONE HUNDRED ON THE FIRST DAY AND RECEIVED FOUR SHILLINGS AND TWOPENCE ONCE MORE WAS MISSUS GARFIELD STRUCK DUMB HER FEELINGS OF JOY AND THANKFULNESS COULD NOT FIND EXPRESSION IN WORDS WAS THERE EVER A MOTHER SO BLESSED WITH DEVOTED SONS SILENTLY THE MOTHER CLASPED HER BOY IN HER ARMS AND IN THIS WAY SHOWED THE LOVE SHE COULD NOT SPEAK
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