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Thejutemillsfailedofitsagreementtoincreasemypaytoadollarandaquarteraday，andI，afree-bornAmericanboywhosedirectancestorshadfoughtinallthewarsfromtheoldpre-
RevolutionaryIndianwarsdown，exercisedmysovereignrightoffreecontractbyquittingthejob。
Iwasstillresolvedtosettledown，andIlookedaboutme。Onethingwasclear。Unskilledlabourdidn’tpay。Imustlearnatrade，andIdecidedonelectricity。Theneedforelectricianswasconstantlygrowing。Buthowtobecomeanelectrician？I
hadn’tthemoneytogotoatechnicalschooloruniversity；