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The manner in which he attended to business caused Mr. Barton to place absolute confidence in him, and to treat him with the utmost kindness. James was the first to enter the factory in the morning, and the last to leave it at night. THE MANNER IN WHICH HE ATTENDED TO BUSINESS CAUSED MISTER BARTON TO PLACE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN HIM AND TO TREAT HIM WITH THE UTMOST KINDNESS JAMES WAS THE FIRST TO ENTER THE FACTORY IN THE MORNING AND THE LAST TO LEAVE IT AT NIGHT
that the rate of wages was high, but the workmen who were engaged in the factory were rough and coarse in their speech and manner of life. James replied that he had no fear of being led away by their bad example. He said that evils would meet him everywhere, and that he was quite able to resist all temptation to do wrong. The wise mother did not question the strength of his power to resist evil, but she reminded him of the text, "Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." Then, when she had sufficiently impressed upon his mind that there was a real need for the utmost care, she gave her consent. Indeed, she could hardly refuse when James reminded her that he was waiting for Providence to open a door, and that if Providence had not opened this door, he should never know when Providence did open one. James went to the factory on the following Monday morning, and was at once set to keep the books of the establishment, and attend to the buying and the selling of the potash. FFER SHE SAID THAT THE RATE OF WAGES WAS HIGH BUT THE WORKMEN WHO WERE ENGAGED IN THE FACTORY WERE ROUGH AND COARSE IN THEIR SPEECH AND MANNER OF LIFE JAMES REPLIED THAT HE HAD NO FEAR OF BEING LED AWAY BY THEIR BAD EXAMPLE HE SAID THAT EVILS WOULD MEET HIM EVERYWHERE AND THAT HE WAS QUITE ABLE TO RESIST ALL TEMPTATION TO DO WRONG THE WISE MOTHER DID NOT QUESTION THE STRENGTH OF HIS POWER TO RESIST EVIL BUT SHE REMINDED HIM OF THE TEXT LET HIM THAT THINKETH HE STANDETH SHALL TAKE HEED LEST HE FALL THEN WHEN SHE HAD SUFFICIENTLY IMPRESSED UPON HIS MIND THAT THERE WAS A REAL NEED FOR THE UTMOST CARE SHE GAVE HER CONSENT INDEED SHE COULD HARDLY REFUSE WHEN JAMES REMINDED HER THAT HE WAS WAITING FOR PROVIDENCE TO OPEN A DOOR AND THAT IF PROVIDENCE HAD NOT OPENED THIS DOOR HE SHOULD NEVER KNOW WHEN PROVIDENCE DID OPEN ONE JAMES WENT TO THE FACTORY ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING AND WAS AT ONCE SET TO KEEP THE BOOKS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ATTEND TO THE BUYING AND THE SELLING OF THE POTASH
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