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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. 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
ad who so boldly reproved them, but boasted of the companionship of one so unlike themselves. 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." Both captain and crew agreed that James was a peacemaker, and that he carried out his purpose without making enemies. Thorough and prompt in everything, and unwilling to be a party to any wrong-doing, he was regarded as a model worthy of imitation by all who knew him. During the few months that he was on the canal boat, James fell into the water fourteen times. The last time nearly cost him his life. 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. CREW NOT ONLY RESPECTED THE LAD WHO SO BOLDLY REPROVED THEM BUT BOASTED OF THE COMPANIONSHIP OF ONE SO UNLIKE THEMSELVES 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 BOTH CAPTAIN AND CREW AGREED THAT JAMES WAS A PEACEMAKER AND THAT HE CARRIED OUT HIS PURPOSE WITHOUT MAKING ENEMIES THOROUGH AND PROMPT IN EVERYTHING AND UNWILLING TO BE A PARTY TO ANY WRONG DOING HE WAS REGARDED AS A MODEL WORTHY OF IMITATION BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM DURING THE FEW MONTHS THAT HE WAS ON THE CANAL BOAT JAMES FELL INTO THE WATER FOURTEEN TIMES THE LAST TIME NEARLY COST HIM HIS LIFE 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
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