But no such opportunity offered.

There was another opening nearer home.
A teacher was wanted for the Ledge Hill district in Orange, and the committee-man bethought himself of James Garfield.
So one day he knocked at Mrs.Garfield's door.
"Is James at home ?" he asked.
James heard the question, and came forward to meet his visitor.
"Good-morning," he said, pleasantly; "did you want to see me ?" "Are you calculating to keep school this winter" asked his visitor.
"If I can get a school to keep," was the reply.
"That's the business I came about.

We want a schoolmaster for the Ledge Hill School.

How would you like to try it ?" "The Ledge Hill School!" repeated James, in some dismay.

"Why, all the boys know me there." "Of course they do.