The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield

im Five Hundred Dollars.-Why he Deci

dies? Thus far he had defrayed all his expenses by his own exertions as janitor, carpenter, and teacher; but, to enter college, he would need a little money in advance. His proud, independent spirit

ladly advanced him the sum he desired. In order to make sure the payment in case of his death, James

ld he enter? Every one seemed to take it for granted that he would go to Bethany College; which was under

ily toward slavery. 3d. I am the son of Disciple parents, am one myself, and have had but little acquaintance with people of other views; and having always lived in the West, I think it will make me more liberal both in my religious and general views and s

ncludes with this sentence: 'If you come here we shall be glad to do what we can for you.' Other things being so nearly equal, this sen

described at this time "as a tall, awkward youth, with a great shock of light hair, rising nearly erect from a broad, high

n provincialisms. "Old Gar" and the "Ohio giant" were the names by which he was best known in college, and a classmate says of him that

b to the top of Greylock and feast his eyes upon the magnificent panorama below. He was no longer obliged to work at the carp

dent. The "friendly hand-grasp" was extended to him in many ways, and, when

ks of Shakespeare, consecutively. During the summer vacation he not only read and thoroughly studied the plays, but committed large portions of them to memory. He also varied his h

vance of the other pupils. He then took up German as an elective study, and, in the space of a few mo

by the students, James took great interest, and wa

Memory," he wrote the last yea

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st pencil e

hadowy land whe

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y the mournfu

nlit mountain

blue. Upon its

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joys serene

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sleeping rise f

silent years, an

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clay within its

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various hues so

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ating through

lling snow thei

rimson hues, th

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shadows of

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across the

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d sky in dream

m with dark o

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in childhood'

hence, along th

hadow of my

hildhood up to

h winds down thr

ink of many a

darkness comes

hantom dances

ward the verge

ummit where th

t and shade, sun

, this life-pa

the Philologian Society, of which

nt speeches in Congress; and when the tidings came of the attack made upon him by Preston Brooks of South Carolina, indignation meetings were held

imed his classmates; "the cou

. This brought him in quite a sum of money, and enlarged his circle of acquaintance. His sunny disposition, his energy, his warm-h

exercise with habits of study, and thus did for himself what it is the o

nt, Chadbourne adds hi

ng him. It was a noble college life; everything about him was high and noble and manly. He was one whom his teachers would never suspect as guilty of a dishonest or mean ac

er in Solon, Ohio. What a tall, manly fellow he had grown to be! What a power he would be in the church, in th

s a frequent attendant at the conference meetings. His able remarks and earnest exhortations excited so much comment that the pastor, Mr. Streeter, invited him to occupy his

eacher in the Disciples' Church,"

onging to the school committee at

you to supply the vacancy. You will not find it a difficult po

niary difficulties that hung like weights about his feet. After taki

me, intellectually, for life. Then, again, I feel under some obligation to Hiram Institute, where the trustees expect me to return. My roots seem to be fi

. President Hopkins had established the metaphysical oration as the highest hono

wo members that composed his class, are a number of