I must carry it to him at once."
"Never mind, man! Let it stand till morning," urged Mrs. Ross, the motherly
woman with whom he boarded.
"I cannot do that," replied Garfield; "the little fellow will think I am a
thief."
"No danger of that, James," insisted the well-meaning woman. "He will know
that you forgot it, and all will be well in the morning."
"But, you see, I promised, Mrs. Ross, and a promise is always binding. I
must go tonight, and carry it to him," urged the young man, drawing on his
coat.
"It is all of two miles to his father's, and just look how dark it is, and
raining, too," said the woman, opening the door to convince her boarder
that things were as bad as she had represented them.
"I am young and strong, and can make my way quite easily," insisted
Garfield. "It is always better to right a wrong as soon as you discover it,
and I would rather walk the four miles in the mud and rain than disappoint
one of my scholars. Sometimes example is more powerful than precept, and if
I am not careful to live an honest life before my pupils, they will not
give much heed to what I say on such subjects.
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