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Sunday was regarded by the pioneers as a day of rest, but the younger members of the various families had never even seen a place of worship. Now and then a travelling preacher called at the settlement, and during his brief stay held a service in one of the log cabins or in the schoolhouse. SUNDAY WAS REGARDED BY THE PIONEERS AS A DAY OF REST BUT THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS FAMILIES HAD NEVER EVEN SEEN A PLACE OF WORSHIP NOW AND THEN A TRAVELING PREACHER CALLED AT THE SETTLEMENT AND DURING HIS BRIEF STAY HELD A SERVICE IN ONE OF THE LOG CABINS OR IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE
vere tone of voice, "James, did I not tell you to go home?" "I have been home," said the boy quite calmly. "Been home?" replied the teacher, who was at a loss how to deal with the boy's ready wit in getting out of the difficulty. "Yes, sir," he said, "I have been home. You did not tell me to stay there." What could the teacher do under such circumstances but tell the boy that he might remain? He saw that James had learned a lesson, and would not again incur the risk of being sent home in disgrace. Unlike many boys, James showed neither a sulky nor a discontented spirit. He knew that the punishment was deserved, and therefore he set about undoing the mischief by prompt obedience, and his ready wit suggested a way out of the trouble. Before he left home, Thomas was anxious to make his mother as comfortable as possible. When he heard that the people of the district had decided to build a better school, he bought the old one, and removed it. Then he rebuilt it alongside his mother's cabin. BEEN OBEYED HE CALLED OUT IN A SEVERE TONE OF VOICE JAMES DID I NOT TELL YOU TO GO HOME I HAVE BEEN HOME SAID THE BOY QUITE CALMLY BEEN HOME REPLIED THE TEACHER WHO WAS NOW AT A LOSS HOW TO DEAL WITH THE BOY'S READY WIT IN GETTING OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY YES SIR HE SAID I HAVE BEEN HOME YOU DID NOT TELL ME TO STAY THERE WHAT COULD THE TEACHER DO UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES BUT TELL THE BOY THAT HE MIGHT REMAIN HE SAW THAT JAMES HAD LEARNED A LESSON AND WOULD NOT AGAIN INCUR THE RISK OF BEING SENT HOME IN DISGRACE UNLIKE MANY BOYS JAMES SHOWED NEITHER A SULKY NOR A DISCONTENTED SPIRIT HE KNEW THAT THE PUNISHMENT WAS DESERVED AND THEREFORE HE SET ABOUT UNDOING THE MISCHIEF BY PROMPT OBEDIENCE AND HIS READY WIT SUGGESTED A WAY OUT OF THE TROUBLE BEFORE HE LEFT HOME THOMAS WAS ANXIOUS TO MAKE HIS MOTHER AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE WHEN HE HEARD THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT HAD DECIDED TO BUILD A BETTER SCHOOL HE BOUGHT THE OLD ONE AND REMOVED IT THEN HE REBUILT IT ALONGSIDE HIS MOTHER'S CABIN
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