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The loving labours, the strong hand, and the wise counsels of her boy, now a man, would be sorely missed, yet she dried her tears, and asked the God in whom she had trusted to support her in this new trial, and, above all, to be with the lad. THE LOVING LABOURS THE STRONG HAND AND THE WISE COUNSELS OF HER BOY NOW A MAN WOULD BE SORELY MISSED YET SHE DRIED HER TEARS AND ASKED THE GOD IN WHOM SHE HAD TRUSTED TO SUPPORT HER IN THIS NEW TRIAL AND ABOVE ALL TO BE WITH THE LAD
eturned from an expedition in search of work, in high glee. He had obtained employment in the State of Michigan. He had engaged to assist in clearing the forest, that is, in cutting down trees for a man who was about to make a farm. His wages were to be fifty shillings a month. This sum seemed a very large amount to James, who seldom saw much money, and did not know the important part it plays in towns and cities. Though Mrs. Garfield knew that it was better, both for the family and for her eldest son, that he should go away and take a place, a man among men, yet she was very anxious that no evil should befall him. Thomas had been a faithful son and a loving brother. He had been the mainstay of the family since that sad day when the grave in the wheatfield hid from their eyes the remains of the husband and father, who had never spared himself in his efforts to provide for them. How much she had leaned on her noble son, even she hardly realised, until she saw him preparing to leave her.  HOME ONE DAY THOMAS RETURNED FROM AN EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF WORK IN HIGH GLEE HE HAD OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN HE HAD ENGAGED TO ASSIST IN CLEARING THE FOREST THAT IS IN CUTTING DOWN TREES FOR A MAN WHO WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A FARM HIS WAGES WERE TO BE FIFTY SHILLINGS A MONTH THIS SUM SEEMED A VERY LARGE AMOUNT TO JAMES WHO SELDOM SAW MUCH MONEY AND DID NOT KNOW THE IMPORTANT PART IT PLAYS IN TOWNS AND CITIES THOUGH MISSUS GARFIELD KNEW THAT IT WAS BETTER BOTH FOR THE FAMILY AND FOR HER ELDEST SON THAT HE SHOULD GO AWAY AND TAKE A PLACE A MAN AMONG MEN YET SHE WAS VERY ANXIOUS THAT NO EVIL SHOULD BEFALL HIM THOMAS HAD BEEN A FAITHFUL SON AND A LOVING BROTHER HE HAD BEEN THE MAINSTAY OF THE FAMILY SINCE THAT SAD DAY WHEN THE GRAVE AND THE WHEAT FIELD HID FROM THEIR EYES THE REMAINS OF THE HUSBAND AND FATHER WHO HAD NEVER SPARED HIMSELF IN HIS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FOR THEM HOW MUCH SHE HAD LEANED ON HER NOBLE SON SHE HARDLY REALIZED UNTIL SHE SAW HIM PREPARING TO LEAVE HER
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