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The man who as a boy often had so nobly filled a father's place was still a son and a brother. He left the log cabin because he knew that by doing so he could the better help the loved ones who remained behind. THE MAN WHO AS A BOY OFTEN HAD SO NOBLY FILLED A FATHER'S PLACE WAS STILL A SON AND A BROTHER HE LEFT THE LOG CABIN BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT BY DOING SO HE COULD BETTER HELP THE LOVED ONES WHO REMAINED BEHIND
ed, until she saw him preparing to leave her. The loving labours, the strong hand, and the wise counsels of her boy, now a man, would be sorely missed, yet she dried her tears, and asked the God in whom she had trusted to support her in this new trial, and, above all, to be with the lad. If God was with her son, she knew that all would be well, and that he would come unscathed from the world and its temptations. So, smiling through her tears, she bade him God-speed. [Illustration: She dried her tears and asked God to support her.] To James the parting was no less painful. He had confidence in himself, and manfully made up his mind to fill his brother's place. Yet he could not see the big brother, who was so dear to him, and who had done so much for him, go away without feeling an aching void in his heart. And Thomas--what about him? Did he lightly step out into the world, and, glad to enjoy a sense of freedom, go on his new path without a thought of those he was leaving behind? Not so. SELF IN HIS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FOR THEM HOW MUCH SHE HAD LEANED ON HER NOBLE SON SHE HARDLY REALIZED UNTIL SHE SAW HIM PREPARING TO LEAVE HER THE LOVING LABOURS THE STRONG HAND AND THE WISE COUNSELS OF HER BOY NOW A MAN WOULD BE SORELY MISSED YET SHE DRIED HER TEARS AND ASKED THE GOD IN WHOM SHE HAD TRUSTED TO SUPPORT HER IN THIS NEW TRIAL AND ABOVE ALL TO BE WITH THE LAD IF GOD WAS WITH HER SON SHE KNEW THAT ALL WOULD BE WELL AND THAT HE WOULD COME UNSCATHED FROM THE WORLD AND ITS TEMPTATIONS SO SMILING THROUGH HER TEARS SHE BADE HIM GOD SPEED TO JAMES THE PARTING WAS NO LESS PAINFUL HE HAD CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF AND MANFULLY MADE UP HIS MIND TO FILL HIS BROTHER'S PLACE YET HE COULD NOT SEE THE BIG BROTHER WHO WAS SO DEAR TO HIM AND WHO HAD DONE SO MUCH FOR HIM GO AWAY WITHOUT FEELING AN ACHING VOID IN HIS HEART AND THOMAS WHAT ABOUT HIM DID HE LIGHTLY STEP OUT INTO THE WORLD AND GLAD TO ENJOY A SENSE OF FREEDOM GO ON HIS NEW PATH WITHOUT A THOUGHT OF THOSE HE WAS LEAVING BEHIND NOT SO
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