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When the work was done, he received four pounds, and what was worth more, both to him and his worthy mother, the hearty commendation of his employer, who said, as he gave him the money   "You have earned every penny of it." WHEN THE WORK WAS DONE HE RECEIVED FOUR POUNDS AND WHAT WAS WORTH MORE BOTH TO HIM AND HIS WORTHY MOTHER THE HEARTY COMMENDATION OF HIS EMPLOYER WHO SAID AS HE GAVE HIM THE MONEY YOU HAVE EARNED EVERY PENNY OF IT
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. 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. The day after the school closed, the carpenter engaged him to assist in building a barn. This gave him employment until farming began, and he was paid at the rate of two shillings a day. R 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 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 THE DAY AFTER THE SCHOOL CLOSED THE CARPENTER ENGAGED HIM TO ASSIST IN BUILDING A BARN THIS GAVE HIM EMPLOYMENT UNTIL FARMING BEGAN AND HE WAS PAID AT THE RATE OF TWO SHILLINGS A DAY
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