Charlevoix county herald., 1914-04-11
Sam, The White Nubbin

cuss, and | know it, but when you
think or speak of me after this, will
you do me favor? Please call me
the name my dear mother gave me-
Samuel. | am going to grow
"Then | came to myself, and real
lied that | had made fool of my
self again. The Sand Farmer just
smiled, and said, in kind, brotherly
voice, Samuel, God bless you. Well
help you grow
81 thought | had busted up that
story, but the Sand Farmer went right
on just as though nothing had hap
pened.
Gone day the Great Spirit of the
country, Manitou, came through his
corn field, and looked for seed corn.
He came to the Boston ear and said:
You're nice and large, of good form
and perfect, but ] can't use you.
"'"Can't use me ?" shouted the
Boston ear. "My parents came over
Harvard. I'm rich, and besides | was
born in Boston"
"'"Yes, said Manitou, "all you say
is true, but was it anything you did
that brought your parents in the May
flower, or provided a college for your
education, and caused you to be born
in Boston? All you have | gave you.
Do you think love you better than
the little red or yellow ears? | gave
you more because ! thought you could
be depended upon to show your man
hood, and help me to help your Afri-
can and Chinese brothers"
"He didn't mention me, Bill. L
L.. -, Ia i knIfN
| wasn't worth helping"
1.-The great Manitou went on talk
ing to the Boston ear, because he had
boarded his money and opportunities,
which it seemed had only been loaned
to him to use for someone else.
Then Manitou came to the Ohio
Great Spirit. | want to look at your
books, and see if you will answer "a
seed for the earth"
"'The oil fellow took down a big
book, and showed Manitou the millions
he was worth in oil lands, railroads,
handsome house, jewelry, and cash in
bank.
'Manitou's face grew stern as ne
asked "Who gave you Christian pa
rents, and oil lands? Were they not
mine? ! gave them to you, not for
your own pleasure, but h'.cause /
thought you were capable of doing the
work | gave you. You have robbed
me of interest as well as principal,
and not me only, but your brethren.
You would not help the young girl |
sent TO you so that she could go and
do the work you had refused to do.
What will you do when | call for my
oil, my land, and all that they have
produced, now in your hands ?"
'Manitou then went to the Chicago
ear, and said, 81 am Manitou, the
Great Spirit of the earth. heard you
say that you were a self-made man.
Did YOU make the land which your
father bought for a song? Did you
make its price advance, as the city
grew? Did you make the gold in my
mountains? Did you make the air
you breathe, and the food you eat ?
Did you make the men who worked
for you to dig out the gold? Did you
make the government. that protected
you, and helped you so no one should
steal your wealth? Remember, when
| come to collect that which is mine,
| shall take only that which | have
made-my land, and my gold-but not
you"
"Say, Bill, honest, would you want
to be a self-made man? 1t would have
done you good to hear the Sand Far
mer as he told how Manitou put his
arms around the little nubbins, and
told them he knew they had been
sinned against, and had not had a fair
chance; but if you could have heard
him tell about all the good things that
were waiting for them, you would
have wished you were nubbin in
stead of some of those big fellows,
who had had all kinds of opportuni-
ties. The nubbins wanted TO learn,
wanted to be useful. and Manltou said
he would teach them by getting some
member who would share with them.
And Bill, he said that the kind of folks
that made heaven were the fellows
who wanted to help others, it VISA not
the rich, and the wise-but that didn't
let them out if they wanted to help.
"That made a cold chill run down
nv back, because / was afraid the
Sand Farmer was going to stop. and
not say anything about that little
white nubbin, but he went on:
"'The great Manitou brought the
little red nubbin and the little yellow
one, over to that little white one, and
said to the white che, "You have not
grown because you refused to. When
your parents tried to help you you
would not go to school. You would
not take advantage of your oppor-
tunities, but | am goi~g to give you
one more chance, by helping these,
your brothers Love them, because j
have loved you. Be patient with
them, because | have been patient
with you. Teach them, as / have
taught you to do one kind deed each
day, and give from your bounty to help
others at least one cent each day,
for by so doing you will keep in
touch with me, and learn how l am
working for all rny children. Do not
think / love you more than | love
them, for l love you all. If you love
me, help me with my work, for those
who do not love me are fit for seed
to produce the Kingdom of God on
earth"
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