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The colored brother broke a piece of raw land,Kltivated it, and then, as good luck would have it, he made several great big crops in succession. Ife became, as a result, considerably prosperous, and very biggoty. Wherever he went he boasted a good deal, about ,,mah land, mah fahm, mah crops," etc.

His friends began to get tired of his boastfulness, and one day the preacher met hirn and proceeded to take him to task.

"Brothah Jackson," he said, "you alla time talkin' 'bout yore land, an' yore crops, an' yore fahm, an' Ah notices you don' nevah give de Lawd no credick. Ah axes yore attention to de fack, Brothah Jackson, dat de Lawd made dat land. He had it befo' you did. He sont de sun an' de rain to make yore crops grow. So, don' you think when you talk 'bout dat land you should oughta give de Lawd some credick?"

And the biggoty nigger answered, definitely-

"Nossuh, Ah don' think so."

"An'why not?" insisted the preacher.

"Pahsun," said the farm owner, ,'you should oughta seed dat land when de Lawd had it all by Hisse'f.',