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though only known to the world through his more gifted brother, he belongs to that grand army of self sacrificing spirits who leave a bright and shining track behind them, and who everywhere make the wilderness and the desert place to blossom like the rose. THOUGH ONLY KNOWN TO THE WORLD THROUGH HIS MORE GIFTED BROTHER HE BELONGS TO THAT GRAND ARMY OF SELF SACRIFICING SPIRITS WHO LEAVE A BRIGHT AND SHINING TRACK BEHIND THEM AND WHO MAKE EVERYWHERE LIKE THE WILDERNESS AND THE DESERT PLACE TO BLOSSOM LIKE A ROSE
. 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. 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. Every day, every hour, the gentle, loving mother whom he loved best in all the world would in spirit be with him. The clever brother of whom he was so proud would be ever in his thoughts, and the two sisters who had so faithfully performed their part would not be forgotten. [Illustration: An American Farmstead.] Brave, noble-hearted, hard-working Thomas Garfield! EARS 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 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 EVERY DAY EVERY HOUR THE GENTLE LOVING MOTHER WHOM HE LOVED BEST IN ALL THE WORLD WOULD IN SPIRIT BE WITH HIM THE CLEVER BROTHER OF WHOM HE WAS SO PROUD WOULD BE EVER IN HIS THOUGHTS AND THE TWO SISTERS WHO HAD SO FAITHFULLY PERFORMED THEIR PART WOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN BRAVE NOBLE HEARTED HARD WORKING THOMAS GARFIELD
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