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The new teacher found his pupils, and especially our friend Jimmy, so very restless, that he made the following rule: "Scholars cannot study their lessons and look about the room; therefore gazing about is strictly forbidden." THE NEW TEACHER FOUND HIS PUPILS AND ESPECIALLY OUR FRIEND JIMMY SO VERY RESTLESS THAT HE MADE THE FOLLOWING RULE SCHOLARS CANNOT STUDY THEIR LESSONS AND LOOK ABOUT THE ROOM THEREFORE GAZING ABOUT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN
of the scholars. When the teacher told him anything, he wanted to know why it was so, and how the teacher knew. And this curiosity extended to the names of the letters of the alphabet. Winter came, and James pursued his studies at home. The long winter evenings were spent in reading. Lying on the wooden floor, he eagerly read page after page, by the light of the huge log fire which burned on the hearth. Before he was six years old he had read every book within his reach, and wanted more. Wishful to shorten the journey to school, Mrs. Garfield offered to give a piece of land on one corner of her farm, if her neighbours would put up a building on it. Those who lived near welcomed the project, and the schoolhouse was built. Then she obtained a teacher from New Hampshire, where she was born, and she arranged that he should begin by boarding with them. Then the whole family worked hard to get all the farm work done before he came, that Thomas might take advantage of his presence among them. TO NO SMALL AMUSEMENT OF THE SCHOLARS WHEN THE TEACHER TOLD HIM ANYTHING HE WANTED TO KNOW WHY IT WAS SO AND HOW THE TEACHER KNEW AND THIS CURIOSITY EXTENDED TO THE NAMES OF THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET WINTER CAME AND JAMES PURSUED HIS STUDIES AT HOME THE LONG WINTER EVENINGS WERE SPENT IN READING LYING ON THE WOODEN FLOOR HE EAGERLY READ PAGE AFTER PAGE BY THE LIGHT OF THE HUGE LOG FIRE WHICH BURNED ON THE HEARTH BEFORE HE WAS SIX YEARS OLD HE HAD READ EVERY BOOK WITHIN HIS REACH AND WANTED MORE WISHFUL TO SHORTEN THE JOURNEY TO SCHOOL MISSUS GARFIELD OFFERED TO GIVE A PIECE OF LAND ON ONE CORNER OF HER FARM IF HER NEIGHBORS WOULD PUT UP A BUILDING ON IT THOSE WHO LIVED NEAR WELCOMED THE PROJECT AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE WAS BUILT THEN SHE OBTAINED A TEACHER FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE SHE WAS BORN AND SHE ARRANGED THAT HE SHOULD BEGIN BY BOARDING WITH THEM THEN THE WHOLE FAMILY WORKED HARD TO GET ALL THE FARM WORK DONE BEFORE HE CAME THAT THOMAS MIGHT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIS PRESENCE AMONG THEM
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