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Garfield was like David. His was the magnetic soul that drew all men to him, and then drew forth the best and brightest impulses of their natures. GARFIELD WAS LIKE DAVID HIS WAS THE MAGNETIC SOUL THAT DREW ALL MEN TO HIM AND THEN DREW FORTH THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST IMPULSES OF THEIR NATURES
would kick off the blankets a dozen times in a night. Then, half awake, he would say, "Tom, cover me up"; and the patient hand, that never tired of helping others, would replace the clothing, and the little head would sink down again on its hard pillow. Five-and-twenty years afterwards, when at the head of an army, and after a great battle, he lay down on the battlefield to sleep. An officer heard him say, "Tom, cover me up." A friendly hand drew the blanket over his shoulder, and awoke him by the act. On being told of his saying, General Garfield sat a moment silent, then he told his comrades how he had been helped at home, and all through life; and as he spoke of this brother's love, his heart grew too full, and he turned aside and wept. Surely if there is one lesson more than another to learn from the story of this splendid life, it is to be found in the sacrifice of this elder brother, who, like Jonathan of old, stepped aside and lent a hand that another should climb over his head. ND THE RESTLESS LITTLE FELLOW WOULD KICK OFF THE BLANKETS A DOZEN TIMES IN THE NIGHT THEN HALF AWAKE HE WOULD SAY TOM COVER ME UP AND THE PATIENT HAND THAT NEVER TIRED OF HELPING OTHERS WOULD REPLACE THE CLOTHING AND THE LITTLE HEAD WOULD SINK DOWN AGAIN ON ITS HARD PILLOW FIVE AND TWENTY YEARS AFTERWARDS WHEN AT THE HEAD OF AN ARMY AND AFTER A GREAT BATTLE HE LAY DOWN ON THE BATTLEFIELD TO SLEEP AN OFFICER HEARD HIM SAY TOM COVER ME UP A FRIENDLY HAND DREW THE BLANKET OVER HIS SHOULDER AND AWOKE HIM BY THE ACT ON BEING TOLD OF HIS SAYING GENERAL GARFIELD SAT A MOMENT SILENT THEN HE TOLD HIS COMRADES HOW HE HAD BEEN HELPED AT HOME AND ALL THROUGH HIS LIFE AND AS HE SPOKE OF HIS BROTHER'S LOVE HIS HEART GREW TOO FULL AND HE TURNED ASIDE AND WEPT SURELY IF THERE IS ONE LESSON MORE THAN ANOTHER TO LEARN FROM THE STORY OF THIS SPLENDID LIFE IT IS TO BE FOUND IN THE SACRIFICE OF THIS ELDER BROTHER WHO LIKE JONATHAN OF OLD STEPPED ASIDE AND LENT A HAND THAT ANOTHER SHOULD CLIMB OVER HIS HEAD
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