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At once the other men ran to his assistance, and, when James and his mules were placed safely on the towing path, he had to stand a considerable amount of good humoured chaffing. AT ONCE THE OTHER MEN RAN TO HIS ASSISTANCE AND WHEN JAMES AND HIS MULES WERE PLACED SAFELY ON THE TOWING PATH HE HAD TO STAND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF GOOD HUMORED CHAFING
he books he had read, and he began to think that there must be a mistake somewhere. At any rate, he had no present intention of giving up the idea of being a sailor. While walking along the side of the docks, he met his cousin, Amos Fletcher, who was the captain of a canal boat, and to whom he related his recent experience. Amos offered him the post of driver, and James engaged to go with his cousin to Pittsburg in that capacity. His work was to take turns with another driver, and, for a certain number of hours, when his turn came, to drive the two mules which drew the boat along the canal. The boatmen were profane, coarse, vulgar whisky-drinkers, "who regarded rum and tobacco as among the chief necessaries of life." A greater contrast there could not have been than that which existed between James and the men among whom his lot was cast. The work required some experience, and the very first day the new driver and his mules were thrown into the canal, while trying to pass another boat. ESCRIBED IN ANY OF THE BOOKS HE HAD READ AND HE BEGAN TO THINK THAT THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE SOMEWHERE AT ANY RATE HE HAD NO PRESENT INTENTION OF GIVING UP THE IDEA OF BEING A SAILOR WHILE WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE DOCKS HE MET HIS COUSIN AMOS FLETCHER WHO WAS THE CAPTAIN OF A CANAL BOAT AND TO WHOM HE HAD RELATED HIS RECENT EXPERIENCE AMOS OFFERED HIM THE POST OF DRIVER AND JAMES ENGAGED TO GO WITH HIS COUSIN TO PITTSBURGH IN THAT CAPACITY HIS WORK WAS TO TAKE TURNS WITH ANOTHER DRIVER AND FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS WHEN HIS TURN CAME TO DRIVE THE TWO MULES WHICH DREW THE BOAT ALONG THE CANAL THE BOATMEN WERE PROFANE COARSE VULGAR WHISKEY DRINKERS WHO REGARDED RUM AND TOBACCO AS AMONG THE CHIEF NECESSITIES OF LIFE A GREATER CONTRAST THERE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THAN THAT WHICH EXISTED BETWEEN JAMES AND THE MEN AMONG WHOM HIS LOT WAS CAST THE WORK REQUIRED SOME EXPERIENCE AND THE VERY FIRST DAY THE NEW DRIVER AND HIS MULES WERE THROWN INTO THE CANAL WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER BOAT
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