He got twelve dollars a month, and boarded round.

I also taught school in a neighboring town.

We both went back to Chester to college, and would probably have finished our education there, but it was a Baptist school, and they were constantly making flings at the children of the Disciples, and teaching sectarianism.

As the Disciples grew stronger they determined their children should not be subjected to such influence; the college of our own Church was established at Hiram, and there Garfield and I went." Though the remainder of the reminiscences somewhat anticipate the course of our story, it is perhaps as well to insert it here.
"We lodged in the basement most of the time, and boarded at the present Mrs.Garfield's father's house.

During our school-days here I nursed the late President through an attack of the measles which nearly ended his life.