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As a man had been engaged to do the work on Mrs. Garfield's farm, James once more went away in search of a job. This time he was employed by an uncle, who lived at Newburg, to chop wood. While there he lodged with his sister Mehetabel, who had been married some time before. AS A MAN HAD BEEN ENGAGED TO DO THE WORK ON MISSUS GARFIELD'S FARM JAMES ONCE MORE WENT AWAY IN SEARCH OF A JOB THIS TIME HE WAS EMPLOYED BY AN UNCLE WHO LIVED AT NEWBURGH TO CHOP WOOD WHILE THERE HE LODGED WITH HIS SISTER MEHETABEL WHO HAD BEEN MARRIED SOME TIME BEFORE
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. 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. Then he filled her heart with dread by expressing a wish to go to sea. This was a severe blow to his mother, who told him that she could never give her consent to that. She even told him to say no more about taking such a step unless he wanted to make her unhappy. POKE 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 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 THEN HE FILLED HER HEART WITH DREAD BY EXPRESSING A WISH TO GO TO SEA THIS WAS A SEVERE BLOW TO HIS MOTHER WHO TOLD HIM THAT SHE COULD NEVER GIVE HER CONSENT TO THAT SHE EVEN TOLD HIM TO SAY NO MORE ABOUT TAKING SUCH A STEP UNLESS HE WANTED TO MAKE HER UNHAPPY
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