Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-02

! Chicago where he spoke to the chi
caro- man i'm these words: Did you
guido your parents through the
| stormy lakes and bring them to tins
place when only trappers and Indians
| lived here? Was it your sagaclty
which made them buy their muck
farm on tho lake shore? Was 1t any
thing which you did that made this
great city grow until this land is
almost without price? Did you place
the gold in the mountains from
whence you dug it? And yet heard
YOU say TO the young man whom !
sent TO YOU for assistance that you
were self-made man, and you re
fused to lend him enough of the
wealth which | have so freely be
slowed upon you that he might ind
life and help for his family on some
farm where he could repay you with
interest i'm due time. But for the tact
OF your great ignorance and the tatn-
ors heart which makes me yearn Tor
even those of my sons who will not
come unto me. | would gladly dlsoWn
any kinship. o my son, my son, 1t
IS this ingratitude which breaks my
heart. | have given to you freely,
but YOU say my gifts were all yours,
nd refused to share with those whom
| had hoped to Oless by blessing You
When | shall call for my wealth
which my land has produced, you may
we'll remember that you are a self
made man and nothing else
CAS- the Great Manitou went sor-
rowfully away he thought: 4 have
yet one chance for my seed corn
as he came TO the white nubbin. As
he looked at this misshapen ear he
said: You have grown in good soil
under good conditions. Why are you
thus And the white nubbin hung his
head in silence.
"The Great Manitou continued:
your parents worked hard to send
YOU to school bat you ran away. They
tried to place you under good Intiuen-
ces and the church but you would not
90. They tried to teach you that real
life is service, but you preferred sit
ting round the store criticising Others
You have some good qualities Tor
with an your laziness there IS within
vou heart, and If can but awaken
it may yet be able to use you to re-
seed my fields.
$50 saying, he took the whit nub-
bins hand, and led him to the little
yellow red nubbin and placed hand
in each of theirs as he said: | shall
depend upon YOU 20 teach these, your
brothers, about me. You must carry
TO them the Light and be an example
Of an which you believe should be.
The criticisms which you have pro-
,., he
q loving life of service. You have
not grown because you were lazy. Be
gin to labor. You have not loved yet
but will learn by loving.
CAS- the three nubbins stood there
together. holding each others hands,
the Great Nanitou passed ON and be-
camc a floating mist over the distant
mountains and the great world task
was left not TO the defined and veal
thy Boston ear, nor the shrrwd and
selfish Ohio car, nor the bigoted and
ignorant Chicago ear, but TO The lit
Tie white nubbin
as ! finished telling my story the
men were almost holding their breath,
and said to them: DO you know
who this white nuboin is?'
"rhev looked at me almost fright
eued when to my surprise Sam sprung
to his feet and said: please don't
tell them. | guess they all }now
that's me, but if the Great Manitou
will only give me a chance, I'll do
something for the little yellow and
the little red nubbins,' and from that
night Sam has been growing not only
in body, but into a beautiful loving
soul.
Sam and Jim were nearing The
norch where the two were sitting and
the kindly expression on the big fel-
lows face showed that the San Farm
er's words were indeed true, for he
was trying to plant some good seed
i'm the life Of this stranger who but
lately had come to Vacation Farm.
Supper is ready" called Mother
"And | made it," called Mrs. Smith
80, jim, do come quick while the bis
cults are hot, please"
Jim kissed the cook this time be
fore he had proved the cooking, anC
the meal, hallowed by the setting
suns rays floating through the west
ern windows, made that day one lonl
remembered by young girl who hac
seen vision in the Sand Farmer
corn story, and guessed that it haC
been told for her benefit.
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