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At thirty one he was at the head of a regiment; at thirty two, a major general; at thirty three, a Member of Congress; at forty eight he was made a Member of the National Senate; and at fifty he became President of the United States. AT THIRTY ONE HE WAS AT THE HEAD OF A REGIMENT AT THIRTY TWO A MAJOR GENERAL AT THIRTY THREE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS AT FORTY EIGHT HE WAS MADE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SENATE AND AT FIFTY HE BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
eemed no nearer than before. But at the thirty-fifth it was found that one name had received about fifty votes. When that name was read, it was greeted with a mighty cheer, which grew louder and louder, until the whole of the vast building resounded with the name of James A. Garfield. Another ballot was taken, and Garfield was found to be the chosen of his party. He was nominated as the Republican candidate; and on November 2, 1880, the "little sapling" of the Western Reserve became the President of the United States, the uncrowned monarch of one of the greatest nations of the world. Thus had he marched along. At fourteen he was working at the carpenter's bench; at sixteen he was a canal boatman; two years later he entered the Chester school; at twenty-one he was a common school teacher. Then in his twenty-third year he entered the university, graduating three years afterwards. At twenty-seven he became principal of the Hiram Institute. The next year he was a Member of the Ohio Senate. AND THEY SEEMED NO NEARER THAN BEFORE BUT AT THE THIRTY FIFTH IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE NAME HAD RECEIVED ABOUT FIFTY VOTES WHEN THAT NAME WAS READ IT WAS GREETED WITH A MIGHTY CHEER WHICH GREW LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL THE WHOLE OF THE VAST BUILDING RESOUNDED WITH THE NAME OF JAMES A GARFIELD ANOTHER BALLOT WAS TAKEN AND GARFIELD WAS FOUND TO BE THE CHOSEN OF HIS PARTY HE WAS NOMINATED AS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND ON NOVEMBER SECOND EIGHTEEN EIGHTY THE LITTLE SAPLING OF THE WESTERN RESERVE BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNCROWNED MONARCH OF ONE OF THE GREATEST NATIONS OF THE WORLD THUS HAD HE MARCHED ALONG AT FOURTEEN HE WAS WORKING AT THE CARPENTERS BENCH AT SIXTEEN HE WAS A CANAL BOATMAN TWO YEARS LATER HE ENTERED THE CHESTER SCHOOL AT TWENTY ONE HE WAS A COMMON SCHOOL TEACHER THEN IN HIS TWENTY THIRD YEAR HE ENTERED THE UNIVERSITY GRADUATING THREE YEARS AFTERWARDS AT TWENTY SEVEN HE BECAME PRINCIPAL OF THE HIRAM INSTITUTE THE NEXT YEAR HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE OHIO SENATE
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