Sambo and the Infidel Judge.
Once there was a Judge who had a colored man. The colored man was very
godly, and the Judge used to have him to drive him around in his
circuit. The Judge used often to talk with him, and the colored man
would tell the Judge about his religious experience, and about his
battles and conflicts. One day the Judge said to him, "Sambo, how is it
that you Christians are always talking about the conflicts you have with
Satan. I am better off than you are. I don't have any conflicts or
trouble, and yet I am an infidel and you are a Christian--always in a
muss-how's that, Sambo?" This floored the colored man for a while. He
didn't know how to meet the old infidel's argument. So he shook his head
sorrowfully and said: "I dunno. Massa, I dunno." The Judge always
carried a gun along with him for hunting. Pretty soon they came to a lot
of ducks. The Judge took his gun and blazed away at them, and wounded
one and killed another. The Judge said quickly, "You jump in, Sambo, and
get that wounded duck before he gets off," and did not pay any attention
to the dead one. In went Sambo for the wounded duck and came out
reflecting. The colored man then thought he had an illustration. He said
to the Judge: "I hab 'im now, Massa, I'se able to show you how de
Christian hab greater conflict den de infidel.
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