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In the companionship of his mother and sisters, with health and strength, food and raiment, where was the hardship? That was a question which James could not answer. IN THE COMPANIONSHIP OF HIS MOTHER AND SISTERS WITH HEALTH AND STRENGTH FOOD AND RAIMENT WHERE WAS THE HARDSHIP THAT WAS A QUESTION WHICH JAMES COULD NOT ANSWER
utting 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. 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. James did not know the meaning of the word "hardship" in the sense their neighbour used it. Did it mean hard work? Not to James, for he was able to do it. Did it mean hard fare? No, for he had enough to satisfy all his wants.  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 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 JAMES DID NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD HARDSHIP IN THE SENSE THEIR NEIGHBOR USED IT DID IT MEAN HARD WORK NOT TO JAMES FOR HE WAS ABLE TO DO IT DID IT MEAN HARD FARE NO FOR HE HAD ENOUGH TO SATISFY ALL HIS WANTS
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