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Mrs. Garfield was anxious to give Thomas a chance to make his way in the world, and therefore she arranged that James should make himself as perfect as possible in farm work before Thomas was of age. MISSUS GARFIELD WAS ANXIOUS TO GIVE THOMAS A CHANCE TO MAKE HIS WAY IN THE WORLD AND THEREFORE SHE ARRANGED THAT JAMES SHOULD MAKE HIMSELF AS PERFECT AS POSSIBLE IN FARM WORK BEFORE THOMAS WAS OF AGE
 trying to keep the boy perfectly still, he was cramping his energies and repressing his natural activity of mind and body. From that day the lad made rapid progress, and he finished the term by winning the prize of a New Testament, which had been promised to the scholar who was best in study and behaviour. CHAPTER VI. MAN-MAKING. At Work on the Farm--A Good Mother's Teaching--A School Incident--The Building of a New School--Bible Lessons--The Garfields' Motto. The Garfield farm provided for many of the wants of the family, but money was needed to provide clothing and books, and to pay the teachers who came from time to time. Thomas, therefore, earned all he could by engaging himself for short periods to any of the neighbours who required help. James attended school before he was four years old, and began to work on the farm when he was only eight. In the absence of Thomas he took his elder brother's place. He chopped wood, milked the cows, and made himself useful in a variety of ways.  CHAPTER SIX 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 SIX MAN MAKING AT WORK ON THE FARM A GOOD MOTHER'S TEACHING A SCHOOL INCIDENT THE BUILDING OF A NEW SCHOOL BIBLE LESSONS THE GARFIELD'S MOTTO THE GARFIELD FARM PROVIDED FOR MANY OF THE WANTS OF THE FAMILY BUT MONEY WAS NEEDED TO PROVIDE CLOTHING AND BOOKS AND TO PAY THE TEACHERS WHO CAME FROM TIME TO TIME THOMAS THEREFORE EARNED ALL HE COULD BY ENGAGING HIMSELF FOR SHORT PERIODS TO ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS WHO REQUIRED HELP JAMES ATTENDED SCHOOL BEFORE HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD AND BEGAN TO WORK ON THE FARM WHEN HE WAS ONLY EIGHT IN THE ABSENCE OF THOMAS HE TOOK HIS ELDER BROTHER'S PLACE HE CHOPPED WOOD MILKED THE COWS AND MADE HIMSELF USEFUL IN A VARIETY OF WAYS
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