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Said the steersman to the bowman of another boat, "We have a fellow in our crew who never drinks, smokes, chews, swears, nor fights; but he's a jolly good fellow, strong as a lion, could lick any of us if he has a mind to, and a first rate worker. I never saw such a boy." SAID THE STEERSMAN TO THE BOWMAN OF ANOTHER BOAT WE HAVE A FELLOW IN OUR CREW WHO NEVER DRINKS SMOKES CHEWS SWEARS NOR FIGHTS BUT HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW STRONG AS A LION COULD LICK ANY OF US IF HE HAD A MIND TO AND A FIRST RATE WORKER I NEVER SAW SUCH A BOY
ed 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." 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. Therefore the ignorant, drunken crew not only respected the lad who so boldly reproved them, but boasted of the companionship of one so unlike themselves.  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 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 THEREFORE THE IGNORANT DRUNKEN CREW NOT ONLY RESPECTED THE LAD WHO SO BOLDLY REPROVED THEM BUT BOASTED OF THE COMPANIONSHIP OF ONE SO UNLIKE THEMSELVES
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