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A moment later, mother and son, once more reunited, were sobbing in each other's arms. Then James told his mother all about his life on the canal, and how God had preserved him almost by a miracle from drowning. A MOMENT LATER MOTHER AND SON ONCE MORE REUNITED WERE SOBBING IN EACH OTHER'S ARMS THEN JAMES TOLD HIS MOTHER ALL ABOUT HIS LIFE ON THE CANAL AND HOW GOD HAD PRESERVED HIM ALMOST BY A MIRACLE FROM DROWNING
ight, and no one saw him jerked into the water. The boat swept on, and just as he began to despair of receiving any aid, his hand caught a rope in the darkness, and he drew himself into a place of safety. He found that the rope that had served his purpose had held fast by catching in a crevice on the edge of the deck. That was all that had come between him and death. Never had James had such serious thoughts in his mind as then, when he saw the rope and how it had saved him. At once he thought of his praying mother, and the over-ruling Providence in which she so firmly believed. And at that moment he made up his mind to leave the canal boat, and return to his home. A few weeks afterwards, James was attacked by ague, and he decided to go at once. It was eleven o'clock at night when he reached the house. Looking through the window, he saw his mother by the light of the fire. She was on her knees. Listening for a moment, he heard the words that fell from her lips. She was praying for him. IT WAS A DARK AND RAINY NIGHT AND NO ONE SAW HIM JERKED INTO THE WATER THE BOAT SWEPT ON AND JUST AS HE BEGAN TO DESPAIR OF RECEIVING ANY AID HIS HAND CAUGHT A ROPE IN THE DARKNESS AND HE DREW HIMSELF INTO A PLACE OF SAFETY HE FOUND THAT THE ROPE THAT HAD SERVED HIS PURPOSE HAD HELD FAST BY CATCHING IN A CREVICE ON THE EDGE OF THE DECK THAT WAS ALL THAT HAD COME BETWEEN HIM AND DEATH NEVER HAD JAMES HAD SUCH SERIOUS THOUGHTS IN HIS MIND AS THEN WHEN HE SAW THE ROPE AND HOW IT HAD SAVED HIM AT ONCE HE THOUGHT OF HIS PRAYING MOTHER AND THE OVER RULING PROVIDENCE IN WHICH SHE SO FIRMLY BELIEVED AND AT THAT MOMENT HE MADE UP HIS MIND TO LEAVE THE CANAL BOAT AND RETURN TO HIS HOME A FEW WEEKS AFTERWARDS JAMES WAS ATTACKED BY EGU AND HE DECIDED TO GO AT ONCE IT WAS ELEVEN O'CLOCK AT NIGHT WHEN HE REACHED THE HOUSE LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW HE SAW HIS MOTHER BY THE LIGHT OF THE FIRE SHE WAS ON HER KNEES LISTENING FOR A MOMENT HE HEARD THE WORDS THAT FELL FROM HER LIPS SHE WAS PRAYING FOR HIM
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