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He did the work well and quickly, and was so delighted with his success that he called it "fun." HE DID THE WORK WELL AND QUICKLY AND WAS SO DELIGHTED WITH HIS SUCCESS THAT HE CALLED IT FUN
rld than was Widow Garfield at that moment. No time was lost in carrying out the work, for Thomas was eager to get back again to earn more money while there was plenty of employment. When he had arranged with Mr. Treat, the village carpenter, he made a journey to Cleveland with James to obtain lime, nails, and windows. A few days after, the carpenter came, and, assisted by Thomas and James, he set about his task. James had never seen a frame house built, and he was as eager and curious to watch how the work was done as he had been years before, when the shoemaker sat in the log cabin and made him his first pair of shoes. [Illustration: The carpenter set about his task.] He not only watched every operation, but eagerly lent a hand where he could. Hammer, chisel, and plane were in turn used as deftly as if he had served an apprenticeship to the trade. He especially distinguished himself in planing the boards ready for the carpenter, who declared that James was equal to a trained workman. S TEARS INDEED BUT TEARS OF JOY NEVER WAS THERE A HAPPIER WOMAN IN THE WORLD THAN WAS WIDOW GARFIELD AT THAT MOMENT NO TIME WAS LOST IN CARRYING OUT THE WORK FOR THOMAS WAS EAGER TO GET BACK AGAIN TO EARN MORE MONEY WHILE THERE WAS PLENTY OF EMPLOYMENT WHEN HE HAD ARRANGED WITH MISTER TREAT THE VILLAGE CARPENTER HE MADE A JOURNEY TO CLEVELAND WITH JAMES TO OBTAIN LIME NAILS AND WINDOWS A FEW DAYS LATER THE CARPENTER CAME AND ASSISTED BY THOMAS AND JAMES HE SET ABOUT HIS TASK JAMES HAD NEVER SEEN A FRAME HOUSE BUILT AND HE WAS EAGER AND CURIOUS TO WATCH HOW THE WORK WAS DONE AS HE HAD BEEN YEARS BEFORE WHEN THE SHOEMAKER SAT IN THE LOG CABIN AND MADE HIM HIS FIRST PAIR OF SHOES HE NOT ONLY WATCHED EVERY OPERATION BUT EAGERLY LENT A HAND WHERE HE COULD HAMMER CHISEL AND PLANE WERE IN TURN USED AS DEFTLY AS IF HE HAD SERVED AN APPRENTICESHIP TO THE TRADE HE ESPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN PLANING THE BOARDS READY FOR THE CARPENTER WHO DECLARED THAT JAMES WAS EQUAL TO A TRAINED WORKMAN
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