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All through life it was the same. No matter where he was, or in what circumstances he was placed, James Garfield always showed his colours, and he was never afraid to nail them to the mast. ALL THROUGH LIFE IT WAS THE SAME NO MATTER WHERE HE WAS OR IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES HE WAS PLACED JAMES GARFIELD ALWAYS SHOWED HIS COLORS AND HE WAS NEVER AFRAID TO NAIL THEM TO THE MAST
was on the ground. But James replied that he never struck a man when he was down. This was a new idea to the men, who had called him a coward because he would not fight for that which did not belong to him. Ever afterwards they regarded him with respect. Even they, rough and brutal as they were, could appreciate the generous spirit which prompted such noble actions. One of the boatmen, named Harry Brown, was a good-hearted fellow, who took a great fancy to James. This man was, however, so very fond of drink, that he was always getting into trouble. James tried to persuade Harry to give up drinking, and the man listened willingly to the kind advice which he found so hard to follow. When speaking of James to one of the crew, Harry said, "Jim is a great fellow. I should like to see what sort of a man he will make. The way he rakes me down on whisky, tobacco, and swearing is a caution, and he does not say a word that is not true. I like him, though. I always like a man to show his colours. O PITCH INTO HIM WHILE HE WAS ON THE GROUND BUT JAMES REPLIED THAT HE HAD NEVER STRUCK A MAN WHEN HE WAS DOWN THIS WAS A NEW IDEA TO THE MAN WHO HAD CALLED HIM A COWARD BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT FIGHT FOR THAT WHICH DID NOT BELONG TO HIM EVER AFTERWARDS THEY REGARDED HIM WITH RESPECT EVEN THEY ROUGH AND BRUTAL AS THEY WERE COULD APPRECIATE THE GENEROUS SPIRIT WHICH PROMPTED SUCH NOBLE ACTIONS ONE OF THE BOATMEN NAMED HARRY BROWN WAS A GOOD HEARTED FELLOW WHO TOOK A GREAT FANCY TO JAMES THIS MAN WAS HOWEVER SO VERY FOND OF DRINK THAT HE WAS ALWAYS GETTING INTO TROUBLE JAMES TRIED TO PERSUADE HARRY TO GIVE UP DRINKING AND THE MAN LISTENED WILLINGLY TO THE KIND ADVICE WHICH HE FOUND SO HARD TO FOLLOW WHEN SPEAKING OF JAMES TO ONE OF THE CREW HARRY SAID JEM IS A GREAT FELLOW I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT SORT OF A MAN HE WILL MAKE THE WAY HE RAKES ME DOWN ON WHISKEY TOBACCO AND SWEARING IS A CAUTION AND HE DOES NOT SAY A WORD THAT IS NOT TRUE I LIKE HIM THOUGH I ALWAYS LIKE A MAN TO SHOW HIS COLORS
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