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When the work was done, James carried the money he had earned to his mother, and then engaged to help a farmer who lived a few miles away. WHEN THE WORK WAS DONE JAMES CARRIED THE MONEY HE HAD EARNED TO HIS MOTHER AND THEN ENGAGED TO HELP A FARMER WHO LIVED A FEW MILES AWAY
sing 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. 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. He now worked within sight of Lake Erie, and his desire to be a sailor was intensified when he saw the vessels sailing to and fro on the broad expanse of water before him. At first he lost much time watching the ships, but when he found that his work suffered, he gave it all his attention. When he spoke to his sister about being a sailor, she replied as her mother had done, and told him that he had better be anything than that. He was too clever, she said, to throw away his abilities on board a ship. 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 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 HE NOW WORKED WITHIN SIGHT OF LAKE ERIE AND HIS DESIRE TO BE A SAILOR WAS INTENSIFIED WHEN HE SAW THE VESSEL SAILING TO AND FRO ON THE BROAD EXPANSE OF WATER BEFORE HIM AT FIRST HE LOST MUCH TIME WATCHING THE SHIPS BUT WHEN HE FOUND THAT HIS WORK SUFFERED HE GAVE IT ALL HIS ATTENTION WHEN HE SPOKE TO HIS SISTER ABOUT BEING A SAILOR SHE REPLIED AS HER MOTHER HAD DONE AND TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD BETTER BE ANYTHING THAN THAT HE WAS TOO CLEVER SHE SAID TO THROW AWAY HIS ABILITIES ON BOARD A SHIP
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