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He said that it would be against his mother's wishes; therefore, if he never went, he would not go on Sunday. HE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE AGAINST HIS MOTHER'S WISHES THEREFORE IF HE NEVER WENT HE WOULD NOT GO ON SUNDAY
o his studies. The day after the school closed, the carpenter engaged him to assist in building a barn. This gave him employment until farming began, and he was paid at the rate of two shillings a day. When the work was done, he received four pounds, and what was worth more, both to him and his worthy mother, the hearty commendation of his employer, who said, as he gave him the money-- "You have earned every penny of it." About this time James borrowed a copy of Robinson Crusoe, which he eagerly devoured. It opened a new world to the lad's inquiring mind, and awakened within him a strong desire to travel and see something of the world. Two or three incidents of his youth may here be told, as they serve to still further illustrate the different phases of his character. A friend invited him to make a short excursion to visit an acquaintance on the Sunday. James at once refused. His friend pleaded that it was the only day on which the visit could be made, but James would not be persuaded.  GAVE ALL HIS ATTENTIONS TO HIS STUDIES THE DAY AFTER THE SCHOOL CLOSED THE CARPENTER ENGAGED HIM TO ASSIST IN BUILDING A BARN THIS GAVE HIM EMPLOYMENT UNTIL FARMING BEGAN AND HE WAS PAID AT THE RATE OF TWO SHILLINGS A DAY WHEN THE WORK WAS DONE HE RECEIVED FOUR POUNDS AND WHAT WAS WORTH MORE BOTH TO HIM AND HIS WORTHY MOTHER THE HEARTY COMMENDATION OF HIS EMPLOYER WHO SAID AS HE GAVE HIM THE MONEY YOU HAVE EARNED EVERY PENNY OF IT ABOUT THIS TIME JAMES BORROWED A COPY OF ROBINSON CRUSOE WHICH HE EAGERLY DEVOURED IT OPENED A NEW WORLD TO THE LAD'S INQUIRING MIND AND AWAKENED WITHIN HIM A STRONG DESIRE TO TRAVEL AND SEE SOMETHING OF THE WORLD TWO OR THREE INCIDENTS OF HIS YOUTH MAY HERE BE TOLD AS THEY SERVE TO STILL FURTHER ILLUSTRATE THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF HIS CHARACTER A FRIEND INVITED HIM TO MAKE A SHORT EXCURSION TO VISIT AN ACQUAINTANCE ON THE SUNDAY JAMES AT ONCE REFUSED HIS FRIEND PLEADED THAT IT WAS THE ONLY DAY ON WHICH THE VISIT COULD BE MADE BUT JAMES WOULD NOT BE PERSUADED
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