Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-08-01
Sam And The Smoothing Process

in his eye. He took the harness off
from his faithful horses, and then
took them one by one, under the
shade of an apple tree, and washed
out their mouths, bathed their faces,
and washed off the sweat stains and
dust which had gathered during the
days work. The horses seemed to no.
tice that there was a change in Sam,
for he no longer spoke GROSSLY, or
swore at them he did not jerk on the
reins, nor strike them with the whip
and they often received little caresses,
which they had never known before
Sam came to the Sand Farm.
They responded to his loving treat
ment by better work, less false moves,
and every now and then look from
their great eyes which maze Sam feel
that they were his friends.
1t was Saturday night, end Sam
was glad that he had gotten through
blowing No. 6 little early, and could
clean up before supper. With the
horses bathed and in their stalls with
a good supper, his supper would taste
better, but the real joy IL his heart
was that he could tell tn, Sand Far
mer that he had stuck to his Job until
he had finished it, and although there
might be regrets for the hours he had
wasted on the cracker barrels at Mr..
Browns store, and his heart was sore
as he sometimes thought Of what he
might have done for his mother, there
was an exultation within him tonight,
for he had been thinking of the Sand
Farmers words about the shelter of a
mighty rock in a weary land, and how
it was only those who work hard and
get weary, that can enjoy that shell
ter.
Sam was beginning to realize that he
was working with God while blowing
No. 6. 1t was hard work, but didn't
God work hard? He had always
thought that God was so powerful
that it was easy for Him to do great
things, but the Sand Farmer had said
that even God could not make a man
love Him if he would not, although He
tried mighty hard, and kept right on
trying right up to the end. God was
trying to make the world better, to
feed the children, and God was work
ing through him when he was blowing
No. 6. 1t made the work different,
for he was now in partnership with
God, and they were working together
for Gods children. He had once been
proud Of his great muscles, and Of
the fact that he was the strongest
man in the township, but now he was
beginning to realize the words that
the Sand Farmer had read at the
Eamily prayers "And what is man
THAT thou art mindful of him ?" He
had been reading about the stars, and
all the great things that the writer
had been talking about, and man
seemed mighty small all alone by him
self, but tonight there was a new
company formed, and from this on
the name of the company should be.
God & Sam, for they were to be part
ners.
After supper Sam sat on the porch
with the Sand Farmer The birds
were singing their evening songs, and
the peaceful glow of the evening sun
set cast its magic spell over all who
had eyes to see and ears to hear.
81 have something to tell YOU" said
Sam, he turned to the Sand Farmer.
II have finished No. 6 today, and
started new partnership"
whats that 2" said the Sand Farmer.
81 have finished blowing No. g." re-
peated Sam, "and | have gone into a
new company, which is to be known
from this on as God & Sam"
Glad to hear it," replied the Sand
Farmer, as he reached his hand to
take the young giants. 81 suppose
that means you are going to church
with me tomorrow"
That's just what it does" said
Sam 81 may not know just what to
do for as perhaps you know, | have
never held down very many seats in
church, but | got to thinking that if
God was working so mighty hard for
US. and we are, as you say, his chill
dren, it is just about time that | got
busy doing something for Him |
have not forgotten that story you told
the boys up at the church about those
ears of corn. | knew then that / was
a white nubbin, and / have been try
ing to grow into something better,
and | can't see how | can work with
God successfully and do it all on the
farm. If He has had anything to do
with building the church. where the
people who are now trying to serve
Him meet and worship, ! guess that
this junior partner had better take
little interest in the firms business,
and it won't make any difference
whether the boys over to the store
laugh at me or not, | am going to get
into the firing line on this warfare.
at is easier, as you say, to rush
into the battle and die, than it is to
live and work as | have been doing
out on No. 6, but this junior partner
has gone into the concern to stay.
II would like to know just little
about what you are going to do with
No. 6 next Monday, so | can be think
ing about it, and not have to waste
any time Monday morning"
"The next thing to do" said the
Sand Farmer, "is to take the cutaway
discs and go after that rough plow-
ing until it is cut up, as best you can.
Follow the burrows around twice, then
take it diagonally, from corner to
corner, and then straight across. Take
it easy, for it will be hard on the
horses, and hard on you, but not so
hard as blowing.
"After it is disced put on the roller,
and roll it hard. / want to press that