The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-09
AN HUMBLE PROPHET.
Our Poor old Faithful samuel aud u


Our Poor Old Faithful samuel aud His
Calling.
He used 20 wrinkle up his old face
and shake his stopping shoulders with
mirth. whenever anyone asked him how
he came 10 be called samuel
Dunno. 'cept de ole missus read
bout dat 'er chap in de good book wot
talk to de Lawd. l reckon she nebbcr
done tell nobody what for she gwine
glib name ter her lilli niggah,'
But who taught you about the real
Samuel?'
Dat" said the old man with a sigh
of satisfaction, ''wuz my pore ole mud
der way of in Nirginny. She sea, seq
she. Samuel, yo' IL an sammel, 'yo be.
an Ise wanter hev yer anser ter dab
nam sem as de rely trooly Sammel. wat
lib in de good book I0' liSseR
now, youze good d-for-nothin' raskel, an
ef We doan min ole missus an de Lawd,
wen He call, l skin yo' fom head ter
heels, suah. An dun try; Lawd, [
dun try"
Poor. faithful old soul, who had come
TO us thirty years before, and had been
homesiclS ever since for his ole missus.'
long dead and gone. and for his dear
'Virginny" hills But always the true,
faithful servant, whom we could trust
with untold riches, and whose
quaint speeches had made Us laugh im-
moderately many a time.
Once, when we had "a very dignihed
lady visiting va, ne had waited on table
for he was rung in as temporary but
Ter when our table girl was inefficient.
lie was helping the after-dinner coffee.
and, poising the sugar tonRs over our
friends cup and bringing his sable face
within her range of vision. he asked:
How menny permiscous lumps2'
Three, answered the visitor frigid.
ly.
'Iacquiesls, said the old darly with
dignity; free ez my numbah."
We never could tell where he picked
up his big words, but he had a whole
vocabulary OF them, and il made no diff
ference whether they were in season or
out of season. they were in constant
use.
Did you have good sermon, Sam
uel?" he was sked once.
''Possumly pcart." nc answered, ''ds
elder obscoriatad . powerful heap on
de sinnahS De agony bench wuz full
an spiliiu obcr.
No matter how often we explained 70
him that II was anxious bench, he
would respond:
Il knows. I'ss been dart am agony
bench, suah."
One Of our old friends pecuiisrities
was an objection % having his maine
shortened into sam
II amt ia IT," ne said. with an adopt
ed northern idion, '',vot yoa speci. dat
dc Lawd wen be want rue csII. 'Saml
Sam. whar 20 be. go iazy uiggahY AMI
/ sex, Yeah, Layd' do4a anseF u
no sam. no time all"
But his reply 70 ''Samaei" 8as VERY
distinct he always responded with a
fervsut "Hcah. Lasydr' II he did not in
s,antly recognize the voice that called
him When asked Why he did ~ he
said.
''spose. honey. de La I'D done call me
au' / vent gwius heHh BIN. ~0t 70
reckon hoip me den e! d0An sey, 'vot
20 want, LaUd2 .se here
We tired IN vain ~ teach him lha
Bible verAion II the story. iie persist
81 ia kseping N the way his old mann
nay had taught him, and a. fse read hls
Bible up4lds down FOR he didn'l 6sosg
one letter frou Snother-is didu't make
much difference. And a ra0rc. sarEast.
oCnstant Chr1stian did not Hve. In tho
simplicity ~ his ehi!dli.ss Old heart. ba
never doubted, after his gr4.luatioa
from the agony bench. that he WA
ole % the 4aTed and elect of ihc kiuz-
dom 20 cyTue.
Bat oZe morning sshen he dtd not
appear IS usual. vse sent ~ h.s lrsiginz
10 call ham, and there WAC ao alssseF,
lie svas ~, aud speeches
TAs END Booa car1e. Il vTas clear
with noDntide elezrnsss hat revealed
70 us IN. very boraer-l2ud = H-avcn,
Nonc Of "a kucas who it wFs- -aii~a hiu.
possibly agss4e men Der - She family
ssho had not heard Df bss ssrknsHs, bu.
IL answer - tazf call be hft~c hiaaaelt
up. reached 0ssf his arms, and 10. ~
ss haze heart was that q httle chlld
had answered - as name and stood ia
the preseBcs Q: ths Master. - Detroit
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