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He had hopes and ambitions about the future, but his whole time and energies were so occupied in doing his best, that he never for one moment felt the unrest which accompanies a discontented spirit. HE HAD HOPES AND AMBITIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE BUT HIS WHOLE TIME AND ENERGIES WERE SO OCCUPIED IN DOING HIS BEST THAT HE NEVER FOR ONE MOMENT FELT THE UNREST WHICH ACCOMPANIES A DISCONTENTED SPIRIT
o faithfully performed their part would not be forgotten. [Illustration: An American Farmstead.] Brave, noble-hearted, hard-working Thomas Garfield! though only known to the world through his more gifted brother, he belongs to that grand army of self-sacrificing spirits who leave a bright and shining track behind them, and who everywhere make the wilderness and the desert place to blossom like the rose. While Thomas was cutting down trees in Michigan, James was playing the part of "boy farmer" to the satisfaction of all who knew him. He was but twelve years of age, and yet he went about his work like a man. He said that he could take his brother's place, and he did it. Even the neighbours began to speak with admiration of the diligent lad who was trying so earnestly to fill his elder brother's place. James worked cheerfully; he was satisfied to do his best in the position in which he found himself. He was satisfied to remain in that position until he had qualified himself for a better. LD BE EVER IN HIS THOUGHTS AND THE TWO SISTERS WHO HAD SO FAITHFULLY PERFORMED THEIR PART WOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN BRAVE NOBLE HEARTED HARD WORKING THOMAS GARFIELD THOUGH ONLY KNOWN TO THE WORLD THROUGH HIS MORE GIFTED BROTHER HE BELONGS TO THAT GRAND ARMY OF SELF SACRIFICING SPIRITS WHO LEAVE A BRIGHT AND SHINING TRACK BEHIND THEM AND WHO MAKE EVERYWHERE LIKE THE WILDERNESS AND THE DESERT PLACE TO BLOSSOM LIKE A ROSE WHILE THOMAS WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES IN MICHIGAN JAMES WAS PLAYING THE PART OF BOY FARMER TO THE SATISFACTION OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM HE WAS BUT TWELVE YEARS OF AGE AND YET HE WENT ABOUT HIS WORK LIKE A MAN HE SAID THAT HE COULD TAKE HIS BROTHER'S PLACE AND HE DID IT EVEN THE NEIGHBORS BEGAN TO SPEAK WITH ADMIRATION OF THE DILIGENT LAD WHO WAS TRYING SO EARNESTLY TO FILL HIS ELDER BROTHER'S PLACE JAMES WORKED CHEERFULLY HE WAS SATISFIED TO DO HIS BEST IN THE POSITION IN WHICH HE FOUND HIMSELF HE WAS SATISFIED TO REMAIN IN THAT POSITION UNTIL HE HAD QUALIFIED HIMSELF FOR A BETTER
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