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The salary was only one hundred and fifty pounds a year, less by one third than the sum offered him by the trustees of the high school at Troy, but that made no difference to Garfield. He brought to the duties of his profession a profound love for the school to which he himself was so greatly indebted, and an ardent desire to help young fellows as poor as himself. THE SALARY WAS ONLY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS A YEAR LESS BY ONE THIRD THAN THE SUM OFFERED HIM BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AT TROY BUT THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO GARFIELD HE BROUGHT TO THE DUTIES OF HIS PROFESSION A PROFOUND LOVE FOR THE SCHOOL TO WHICH HE HIMSELF WAS SO GREATLY INDEBTED AND AN ARDENT DESIRE TO HELP YOUNG FELLOWS AS POOR AS HIMSELF
ds swept over the audience, his fellow-students sat amazed. Great as had been their belief in his powers, they had hardly expected this, and they heard enough that night to convince them that one of the mighty men of the earth was rising up amongst them; and they went away from the meeting whispering, "We have heard great things to-day." CHAPTER XIV. THE FIRST BLOW. Garfield's Power as a Platform Speaker--A Candidate for the Senate--His Election--Is Slavery right or wrong?--War inevitable--The Attack on Fort Sumter--The Civil War begun. Garfield was twenty-six when he left Williams' University. He entered this college a raw student from a Western seminary; he left it a distinguished scholar, a graduate with honours, and a popular lay preacher and platform speaker. In spite of many flattering offers, he had remained true to the Western Institute at Hiram. Before his return he was appointed teacher of ancient languages and literature there, and to this office he came full of enthusiasm.   CHAPTER FOURTEEN THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE FIRST BLOW GARFIELD'S POWER AS A PLATFORM SPEAKER A CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE HIS ELECTION IS SLAVERY RIGHT OR WRONG WAR INEVITABLE THE ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER THE CIVIL WAR BEGUN GARFIELD WAS TWENTY SIX WHEN HE LEFT WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY HE ENTERED THIS COLLEGE A RAW STUDENT FROM A WESTERN SEMINARY HE LEFT IT A DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR A GRADUATE WITH HONORS AND A POPULAR LAY PREACHER AND PLATFORM SPEAKER IN SPITE OF MANY FLATTERING OFFERS HE HAD REMAINED TRUE TO THE WESTERN INSTITUTE AT HIRAM BEFORE HIS RETURN HE WAS APPOINTED TEACHER OF ANCIENT LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE THERE AND TO THIS OFFICE HE CAME FULL OF ENTHUSIASM 
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