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When he spoke to his mother on the subject, she expressed a wish for him to remain at home until a fitting opportunity came. WHEN HE SPOKE TO HIS MOTHER ON THE SUBJECT SHE EXPRESSED A WISH FOR HIM TO REMAIN AT HOME UNTIL A FITTING OPPORTUNITY CAME
at it would be against his mother's wishes; therefore, if he never went, he would not go on Sunday. One day he found the same friend throwing stones at the cat. James at once stopped him, and spoke so earnestly against cruelty to animals that the youth begged, pardon for his thoughtless conduct, and said that he should ever afterwards befriend cats. In the school there was a fatherless boy like himself, who had no older brother to stand up for him. When James saw the bigger boys teasing the little fellow, he took the boy's part, and compelled his tormentors to leave him in peace. The seasons followed each other in rapid succession, and with each came the tasks which gave James the employment he so much enjoyed. The farm, the carpenter's shop, and the school kept him busy, and at fifteen he could do a day's work with any man in the district. Studying geography and reading books of travel had, however, one effect on his mind--they made him eager to see the places about which he had read. PERSUADED HE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE AGAINST HIS MOTHER'S WISHES THEREFORE IF HE NEVER WENT HE WOULD NOT GO ON SUNDAY ONE DAY HE FOUND THE SAME FRIEND THROWING STONES AT THE CAT JAMES AT ONCE STOPPED HIM AND SPOKE SO EARNESTLY AGAINST CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THAT THE YOUTH BEGGED PARDON FOR HIS THOUGHTLESS CONDUCT AND SAID THAT HE SHOULD EVER AFTERWARD BEFRIEND CATS IN THE SCHOOL THERE WAS A FATHERLESS BOY LIKE HIMSELF WHO HAD NO OLDER BROTHER TO STAND UP FOR HIM WHEN JAMES SAW THE BIGGER BOY'S TEASING THE LITTLE FELLOW HE TOOK THE BOY'S PART AND COMPELLED HIS TORMENTORS TO LEAVE HIM IN PEACE THE SEASONS FOLLOWED EACH OTHER IN RAPID SUCCESSION AND WITH EACH ONE CAME THE TASKS WHICH GAVE JAMES THE EMPLOYMENT HE SO MUCH ENJOYED THE FARM THE CARPENTER'S SHOP AND THE SCHOOL KEPT HIM BUSY AND AT FIFTEEN HE COULD DO A DAY'S WORK WITH ANY MAN IN THE DISTRICT STUDYING GEOGRAPHY AND READING BOOKS OF TRAVEL HAD HOWEVER ONE EFFECT ON HIS MIND THEY MADE HIM EAGER TO SEE THE PLACES ABOUT WHICH HE HAD READ
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