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Relief came when at length the mother's tears fell on the shining coins. Tears indeed! but tears of joy. Never was there a happier woman in the world than was Widow Garfield at that moment. RELIEF CAME WHEN AT LENGTH THE MOTHER'S TEARS FELL ON THE SHINING COINS TEARS INDEED BUT TEARS OF JOY NEVER WAS THERE A HAPPIER WOMAN IN THE WORLD THAN WAS WIDOW GARFIELD AT THAT MOMENT
 a gold coin, and he had hardly imagined that such a sum could be within the reach of the humble workman. Mrs. Garfield looked at the little pile on her knee, and then at her son, but she did not utter a single word. "Why don't you say something?" cried James in his excitement. Why? Because she was unable to do so. There are feelings too deep for words, and times when we cannot give expression to the intense joys or bitter sorrows that thrill or rend our hearts. The bitter sorrow she had experienced when her husband was struck down in his early manhood; the intense joy now possessed her soul when she saw this golden token of her eldest son's love and devotion. The gold that was needed to provide a better house for her lay there, and no one knew its value better than she did. But what were the golden coins to the mother, compared with the pure, unselfish, loving spirit of her son? She would not have exchanged that precious filial affection for all the gold that was coined in royal mint. ORE HAD HE SEEN A GOLD COIN AND HE HAD HARDLY IMAGINED THAT SUCH A SUM COULD BE WITHIN THE REACH OF THE HUMBLE WORKMAN MISSUS GARFIELD LOOKED AT THE LITTLE PILE ON HER KNEE AND THEN AT HER SON BUT SHE DID NOT UTTER A SINGLE WORD WHY DON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING CRIED JAMES IN HIS EXCITEMENT WHY BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO DO SO THERE ARE FEELINGS TOO DEEP FOR WORDS AND TIMES WHEN WE CANNOT GIVE EXPRESSION TO THE INTENSE JOYS OR BITTER SORROWS THAT THRILL OR REND OUR HEARTS THE BITTER SORROW SHE HAD EXPERIENCED WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS STRUCK DOWN IN HIS EARLY MANHOOD THE INTENSE JOY THAT NOW POSSESSED HER SOUL WHEN SHE SAW THIS GOLDEN TOKEN OF HER ELDEST SON'S LOVE AND DEVOTION THE GOLD THAT WAS NEEDED TO PROVIDE A BETTER HOUSE FOR HER LAY THERE AND NO ONE KNEW ITS VALUE BETTER THAN SHE DID BUT WHAT WERE THE GOLDEN COINS TO THE MOTHER COMPARED WITH THE PURE UNSELFISH LOVING SPIRIT OF HER SON SHE WOULD NOT HAVE EXCHANGED THAT PRECIOUS FILIAL AFFECTION FOR ALL THE GOLD THAT WAS COINED IN ROYAL MINT
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