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He began to think that he had been guilty of acting foolishly, and to waver in his purpose. [Illustration: On board the canal boat.] One day the boat came to a lock the same time as another boat, and the crews of the two vessels were about to fight for the first turn, when James spoke out boldly, and declared that the right belonged to the other boat, and that it should precede them. The captain was so struck with his cousin's manly defence of the right, that he ordered his men to give way. HE BEGAN TO THINK THAT HE HAD BEEN GUILTY OF ACTING FOOLISHLY AND TO WAVER ON HIS PURPOSE ONE DAY THE BOAT CAME INTO A LOCK THE SAME TIME AS ANOTHER BOAT AND THE CREWS OF THE TWO VESSELS WERE ABOUT TO FIGHT FOR THE FIRST TURN WHEN JAMES SPOKE OUT BOLDLY AND DECLARED THAT THE RIGHT BELONGED TO THE OTHER BOAT AND THAT IT SHOULD PRECEDE THEM THE CAPTAIN WAS SO STRUCK WITH HIS COUSIN'S MANLY DEFENCE OF THE RIGHT THAT HE ORDERED HIS MEN TO GIVE WAY
could not have been than that which existed between James and the men among whom his lot was cast. The work required some experience, and the very first day the new driver and his mules were thrown into the canal, while trying to pass another boat. At once the other men ran to his assistance, and, when James and his mules were placed safely on the towing-path, he had to stand a considerable amount of good-humoured chaffing. Amos had been engaged in teaching before he became the captain of a canal boat, and when he found how much James knew, he spoke very seriously to him about his future prospects. His cousin told him that with a little more education he would be well qualified to take charge of a school, and strongly advised him to adopt this course. James now remembered that not only his mother and sister, but every one to whom he had spoken, had told him he was throwing himself away in seeking to be a sailor, and therefore the words of his cousin had considerable influence over him. TER CONTRAST THERE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THAN THAT WHICH EXISTED BETWEEN JAMES AND THE MEN AMONG WHOM HIS LOT WAS CAST THE WORK REQUIRED SOME EXPERIENCE AND THE VERY FIRST DAY THE NEW DRIVER AND HIS MULES WERE THROWN INTO THE CANAL WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER BOAT AT ONCE THE OTHER MEN RAN TO HIS ASSISTANCE AND WHEN JAMES AND HIS MULES WERE PLACED SAFELY ON THE TOWING PATH HE HAD TO STAND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF GOOD HUMORED CHAFING AMOS HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN TEACHING BEFORE HE BECAME THE CAPTAIN OF A CANAL BOAT AND WHEN HE FOUND HOW MUCH JAMES KNEW HE SPOKE VERY SERIOUSLY TO HIM ABOUT HIS FUTURE PROSPECTS HIS COUSIN TOLD HIM THAT WITH A LITTLE MORE EDUCATION HE WOULD BE WELL QUALIFIED TO TAKE CHARGE OF A SCHOOL AND STRONGLY ADVISED HIM TO ADOPT THIS COURSE JAMES NOW REMEMBERED THAT NOT ONLY HIS MOTHER AND SISTER BUT EVERY ONE TO WHOM HE HAD SPOKEN HAD TOLD HIM HE WAS THROWING HIMSELF AWAY IN SEEKING TO BE A SAILOR AND THEREFORE THE WORDS OF HIS COUSIN HAD CONSIDERABLE INFLUENCE OVER HIM
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