Evening star., 1941-08-17
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING YOURSELF
by Louis Adamic
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bY Louis AdaIiaic
Author Of "from Mony Londs, " "Aty America. eth

So had to become Cabot . Anyhow knew she would
keep calling the dog Buster and would the girls And
figured wasn't fair for to call i'm Nurmi any
only made things for i'm thought maybe that if l.
Also started to call i'm Buster by he would resign
Nurmi and become Buster just like resigned kobotch
mix and became Cabot
Il was wrong my life My calling i'm Buster
didn't help at all he getting more miserable right
along, that my wife and daughters stopped liking i'm
They thought he good and nuisance And he really
wasn't very pleasant to have around He wasn't himself
HEN he disappeared No sign of i'm for three days
week. thought he over and said to myself his
troubles But sad Was sad, Next got the
notion that maybe he just away hoped that what
happened But after while wasn't if dogs smart
enough to clear out like that thought that only the fellow
in the movie and bright get the idea walk off,
Il was wrong again. About month after the dog dis
appeared was in Fchburg afternoon, and who yelled
at me but the Finn that gave the dog He said Hey
Mr. Cabot! my name was still Cabot them all this hap
pened about ten years ago.
The Finn told me my dog back to i'm Nurmi was
alive He went back the farm where he born never
thought he would do that 1t was thrty-one miles away
WAS glad! was 50 glad could of cried l asked the
Finn how Nurmi Was he all right? The Finn said he
kinda funny when he first back was fine now
He catching all the rabbits the place.
WENT to the Finns farm. and enough there
was my dog my Numi running around like his old self
again only in time could see that he wasn't my dog
my Nurm, any When he first saw me he barked at
Then for little while he looked scared and miserable
like he before he disappeared and he squeaed and
crnged on the ground couldn't i'm well because had
tears my said, Hello Nurm Hello Nurm! tried
to pat i'm his head, used But all of sudden he
growed and jumped up like shot, and he snapped at me-
He never done that before can't tell you how felt felt
pretty bad. He hated me-
Il understood i'm perfectly. Who wo,d understand i'm
if didn't? Now back the Fnns farm where he was born
everybody called i'm Nurm Nobody yelled Buser Busterr
at i'm. He was happy.
Il didn't blame i'm for being me- either didn't
stick by i'm. wanted i'm resign Nurm like resigned
Kobotchnik
Il left the dog there and felt in my life Then
got the idea to clear out and back the old country
like Nurm went to where he from. Only didn't have
Numi's CUTS. had family
Nov everythings all right I'm Kobotchnil like Amer
lea, like New England That's why stayed here in
spite of everything I'm here than forty years now
Who wouldn't like this country? The countrys all right
I'm crazy about it. It's people that wrong ball
other people It's free country. If mans name is
kobochnk, he should be kobocnik why not? And if he
wants to- he can call his dog Nurmi; why not?
Sure I'm an American citizen and proud of it. became
citizen htyfve years ago under the of Cabot but
that was fixed I'm American citizen under my real
- Kobotchnik. And have another dog He was
Just pup when got i'm, and he had name yet So call
i'm Nurmi!"