Complex sentence: These experiences prepared Little Tich for his future career and he, like his father, became a strict teetotaller in later years, showing a deep loathing for boisterous and intoxicated people.
Split into simpler sentences: These experiences prepared Little Tich for his future career. As a result of what he saw, he like his father became a strict teetotaller in later years, showing a deep loathing for boisterous and intoxicated people.