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His mother was glad to see him back again, though she did not agree with his hasty action in leaving without notice. James explained to his mother that he had not taken offence at being called a hired servant, but at the insulting manner in which the words were said. HIS MOTHER WAS GLAD TO SEE HIM BACK AGAIN THOUGH SHE DID NOT AGREE WITH HIS HASTY ACTION IN LEAVING WITHOUT NOTICE JAMES EXPLAINED TO HIS MOTHER THAT HE HAD NOT TAKEN OFFENCE AT BEING CALLED A HIRED SERVANT BUT AT THE INSULTING MANNER IN WHICH THE WORDS WERE SAID
tice of these things, his presence was an influence for good over them. While living in Barton's house, he read a number of books on seafaring life and the doings of famous pirates. They fired his imagination so much, that he never tired of reading them, and he conceived a strong desire to be a sailor. This desire became stronger every day, and when Mr. Barton spoke to him about settling down to the potash business, James told him he wanted to go to sea. The old man spoke strongly against such a course, and told him that if he would stay in his service, he might look forward to the time when he would have a factory of his own. [Illustration: He never tired of reading.] James was not willing to give up his idea of going to sea, but he remained for some months with his employer. One day, however, Mr. Barton's daughter spoke of him as a hired servant, and this made James so angry, that, in spite of the persuasions of his master, he left the factory, and returned home on the following day. THOUGH HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NO BUSINESS OF HIS TO TAKE NOTICE OF THESE THINGS HIS PRESENCE WAS AN INFLUENCE FOR GOOD OVER THEM WHILE LIVING IN BARTON'S HOUSE HE READ A NUMBER OF BOOKS ON SEAFARING LIFE AND THE DOINGS OF FAMOUS PIRATES THEY FIRED HIS IMAGINATION SO MUCH THAT HE NEVER TIRED OF READING THEM AND HE CONCEIVED A STRONG DESIRE TO BE A SAILOR THIS DESIRE BECAME STRONGER EVERY DAY AND WHEN MISTER BARTON SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT SETTLING DOWN TO THE POTASH BUSINESS JAMES TOLD HIM HE WANTED TO GO TO SEA THE OLD MAN SPOKE STRONGLY AGAINST SUCH A COURSE AND TOLD HIM THAT IF HE WOULD STAY IN HIS SERVICE HE MIGHT LOOK FORWARD TO THE TIME WHEN HE WOULD HAVE A FACTORY OF HIS OWN JAMES WAS NOT WILLING TO GIVE UP HIS IDEA OF GOING TO SEA BUT HE REMAINED FOR SOME MONTHS WITH HIS EMPLOYER ONE DAY HOWEVER MISTER BARTON'S DAUGHTER SPOKE OF HIM AS A HIRED SERVANT AND THIS MADE JAMES SO ANGRY THAT IN SPITE OF THE PERSUASIONS OF HIS MASTER HE LEFT THE FACTORY AND RETURNED HOME ON THE FOLLOWING DAY
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