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At any rate, he had no present intention of giving up the idea of being a sailor. While walking along the side of the docks, he met his cousin, Amos Fletcher, who was the captain of a canal boat, and to whom he related his recent experience. AT ANY RATE HE HAD NO PRESENT INTENTION OF GIVING UP THE IDEA OF BEING A SAILOR WHILE WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE DOCKS HE MET HIS COUSIN AMOS FLETCHER WHO WAS THE CAPTAIN OF A CANAL BOAT AND TO WHOM HE HAD RELATED HIS RECENT EXPERIENCE
come unsettled and restless, she decided to give way, and allow him to obtain some experience of a seafaring life. Finding that he had no definite plan in his mind, she proposed that he should try a voyage on Lake Erie. This suggestion fell in with his wishes, and, once more taking his bundle in his hand, he set out to seek his fortune. On foot he journeyed to Cleveland, a distance of seventeen miles, and went on board the first vessel he saw. There he inquired for the captain of the schooner, whom he expected to be a gentleman. To his disgust, the man who appeared was a drunken, swearing fellow, who, with a volley of oaths, threatened to throw him into the dock if he did not at once leave the vessel. No pleasant dream was ever more rudely dispelled than were James Garfield's bright visions of the charm of a seafaring life. No such wretch as the captain he had just met with had been described in any of the books he had read, and he began to think that there must be a mistake somewhere. FOUND THAT JAMES HAD BECOME UNSETTLED AND RESTLESS SHE DECIDED TO GIVE WAY AND ALLOW HIM TO OBTAIN SOME EXPERIENCE OF A SEAFARING LIFE FINDING THAT HE HAD NO DEFINITE PLAN IN HIS MIND SHE PROPOSED THAT HE SHOULD TRY A VOYAGE ON LAKE ERIE THIS SUGGESTION FELL IN WITH HIS WISHES AND ONCE MORE TAKING HIS BUNDLE IN HIS HAND HE SET OUT TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE ON FOOT HE JOURNEYED TO CLEVELAND A DISTANCE OF SEVENTEEN MILES AND WENT ON BOARD THE FIRST VESSEL HE SAW THERE HE INQUIRED FOR THE CAPTAIN OF THE SCHOONER WHOM HE EXPECTED TO BE A GENTLEMAN TO HIS DISGUST THE MAN WHO APPEARED WAS A DRUNKEN SWEARING FELLOW WHO WITH A VOLLEY OF OATHS THREATENED TO THROW HIM INTO THE DOCK IF HE DID NOT AT ONCE LEAVE THE VESSEL NO PLEASANT DREAM WAS EVER MORE RUDELY DISPELLED THAN WERE JAMES GARFIELD'S BRIGHT VISIONS OF THE CHARM OF A SEAFARING LIFE NO SUCH WRETCH AS THE CAPTAIN HE HAD JUST MET WITH HAD BEEN DESCRIBED IN ANY OF THE BOOKS HE HAD READ AND HE BEGAN TO THINK THAT THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE SOMEWHERE
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