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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. 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
 had been guilty of acting foolishly, and to waver in his purpose. [Illustration: On board the canal boat.] One day the boat came to a lock the same time as another boat, and the crews of the two vessels were about to fight for the first turn, when James spoke out boldly, and declared that the right belonged to the other boat, and that it should precede them. The captain was so struck with his cousin's manly defence of the right, that he ordered his men to give way. A fight was prevented, and fair play was given to the first comers. Some of the men in his own crew called him a coward, but that had no effect on James. He had long ago settled in his own mind that the greatest coward was the one who did not dare to do right. Not long afterwards James offended one of the men, who at once set upon him. To save himself, James knocked the man down. All the men at once called upon James to pitch into him while he was on the ground. But James replied that he never struck a man when he was down. NSIDERABLE INFLUENCE OVER HIM HE BEGAN TO THINK THAT HE HAD BEEN GUILTY OF ACTING FOOLISHLY AND TO WAVER ON HIS PURPOSE ONE DAY THE BOAT CAME INTO A LOCK THE SAME TIME AS ANOTHER BOAT AND THE CREWS OF THE TWO VESSELS WERE ABOUT TO FIGHT FOR THE FIRST TURN WHEN JAMES SPOKE OUT BOLDLY AND DECLARED THAT THE RIGHT BELONGED TO THE OTHER BOAT AND THAT IT SHOULD PRECEDE THEM THE CAPTAIN WAS SO STRUCK WITH HIS COUSIN'S MANLY DEFENCE OF THE RIGHT THAT HE ORDERED HIS MEN TO GIVE WAY A FIGHT WAS PREVENTED AND FAIR PLAY WAS GIVEN TO THE FIRST COMERS SOME OF THE MEN IN HIS OWN CREW CALLED HIM A COWARD BUT THAT HAD NO EFFECT ON JAMES HE HAD LONG AGO SETTLED IN HIS OWN MIND THAT THE GREATEST COWARD WAS THE ONE WHO DID NOT DARE TO DO RIGHT NOT LONG AFTERWARDS JAMES OFFENDED ONE OF THE MEN WHO AT ONCE SET UPON HIM TO SAVE HIMSELF JAMES KNOCKED THE MAN DOWN ALL THE MEN AT ONCE CALLED UPON JAMES TO PITCH INTO HIM WHILE HE WAS ON THE GROUND BUT JAMES REPLIED THAT HE HAD NEVER STRUCK A MAN WHEN HE WAS DOWN
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