pay expenses in college. His brother's question was timely. He always thought that Providence managed the affair. "No, I have not more than half enough," James replied; "but I shall teach in the winter, and perhaps I can find some kind of labor to perform in term time. I always have been able to pay my way." "But if you enter two years in advance, I would not advise you to labor in term time. You will have enough to do." "How can I pay my way, unless I do work?" "Yes. When you get through college you can teach, and it will not take you long to pay the debt.” "Suppose I should die; where will you get your pay?" "That is my risk." "It ought not to be your risk. It is not right that you should lose the money on my account." "It is, if I consent to it." "It occurs to me," continued James, after a pause, that I can arrange it in this way. You can loan me the money, and I will get my life insured for five hundred dollars. This will protect you in case of my death." "I will agree to that, if it suits you any better." "Well, it does. I shall be satisfied with that method; and I shall be relieved of some anxiety. I want to make my two years in college the most profit able of any two years of my course of study." James took out an insurance upon his life, and when he carried it to his brother he remarked: "If I live I shall pay you, and if I die you will suffer no loss." What James accomplished during the three years he was at Hiram Institute, may be briefly stated, thus: The usual preparatory studies, requiring four years, together with the studies of the first two years, in college, the studies of six years in all, he mastered in three years. At the same time he paid his own bills by janitor and carpenter work, and teach ing, and, in addition, laid up a small amount for col lege expenses. CHAPTER XXI. IN COLLEGE. One T the close of the summer term at Williams College, candidates for admission, who pre sented themselves, were examined. James presented himself to Dr. Hopkins very dif ferent, in his personal appearance, from the wellworded and polished letter that he wrote to him. describes him-"As a tall, awkward youth, with a great shock of light hair, rising nearly erect from a broad, high forehead, and an open, kindly, and thoughtful face, which showed no traces of his long struggle with poverty and privation." His dress was thoroughly western, and very poor at that. It was evident to Dr. Hopkins that the young stranger before him did not spend much time at his toilet; that he cared more for an education than he did for dress. Of course, Dr. Hopkins did not recognize him. "My name is Garfield, from Ohio," said James. That was enough. Dr. Hopkins recalled the capital letter which the young man wrote. His heart was in his hand at once, and he repeated the cordial handshake that James felt when he read in the doctor's letter, "If you come here, we shall be glad to do what we can for you." James felt at home at once. It was such a kind, fatherly greeting, that he felt almost as if he had arrived home. He never had a natural father whom he could remember, but now he had found an intellectual father, surely, and he was never happier in his life. Yet a reverential awe possessed his soul as he stood before the president of the college, whose massive head and overhanging brow denoted a giant in intellect. James was perfectly satisfied that he had come to the right place, now; he had no wish to be elsewhere. He had read Dr. Hopkins' Lectures on the "Evidences of Christianity," and now the author impressed him just as the book did when he read it. The impression of greatness was uppermost. James passed the examination without any difficulty, and was admitted to the Junior class. Indeed, his examination was regarded as superior. He was qualified to stand abreast with the Juniors, who had spent Freshman and Sophomore years in the colleges. And this fact illustrates the principle of thoroughness, for which we have said James was distinguished. In a great measure he had been his own teacher in the advanced studies that he must master in order to enter the Junior class; yet he was thoroughly prepared. "You can have access to the college library, if you remain here during the summer vacation," said Dr. Hopkins to him. "If you enjoy reading, you will have a good opportunity to indulge your taste for it." "I shall remain here during vacation, and shall be thankful for the privilege of using the library," answered James. "I have not had the time to read what I desire, hitherto, as I have had to labor and teach, to py my bills. It will be a treat for me to spend a few weeks in reading, with nothing else to do." Dr. Hopkins gave him excellent advice, and words. of encouragement, not only for vacation, but for term time, as well; and James found himself revelling among books, within a few days. He had never seen a library of such dimensions as that into which he was now introduced, and his voracious mental appetite could now partake of a "square meal." One of the authors whom he desired to know was Shakespeare. He had read only such extracts from his writings as he had met with in other volumes. Therefore he took up a volume containing Shakespeare's entire works with peculiar satisfaction. He read and studied it, studied and read it, committing portions of it to memory, and fairly made the contents of the book his own. His great familiarity with the works of Shakespeare dates from that period. Certain English poets, also, he read and studied, for the first time; and he committed a number of poems to memory, which he always retained. Works of fiction he rejected from principle. When he joined the Disciples' church he resolved to read no novels. His decision was in accordance with the practice of that church. On the whole, that vacation in the college library was a very profitable one to James. It was just what he needed after so many years of hard study in the sciences and classics. It was well for him, too, to be relieved from the strain of study and pecuniary support, that had taxed him heavily from the outset. He had no carpenter's job on hand, or class to teach, for his support. For |