Show l I f WILLIE IN DEEP W WATER TER Depth Suitable for Bride Was Too Much Much for Hubby When Miss Miss' Ellen Jones and Mr William Smith were married the neighbors remarked The coup couple e certainly represents thelong thelong the long and short of Jones and arid Smith He was the shortest member of a family noted for their dwarfish stature white while e his bride was the tallest one of a numerous n household o of almost almost almost al al- most gigantic height They Joined the Baptist church soon after their marriage and were candIdates candidates candidates candi candI- dates for baptism at the same time In that rural district were unknown a lake near the chur church h servIng serving serving ing tho the same purpose The minister like Mrs Smith was of unusual height and as the three wall walked d but out into the the water he seemed to forget orge th the short member and sought a depth suitable for baptizing the lady When they were some distance from frem the shore there arose sounds of suppressed suppressed suppressed sup sup- pressed mirth mirth from the spectators When the minister stopped and turned turm around the cause of the unseemly hilarity was evident Little Willie had passed his his his' depth and was quietly swimming behind them The parson being a man of expediency expediency ency turned to the swimming candi i date dat and after repeating the baptismal baptismal baptismal baptis baptis- mal formula ducked his hits head t that at beIng being being be be- ing the only part of his bod body out of or orthe the water Mr S Smith nIth swam back to land while th the mi minister lster proceeded with the more difficult task of ot baptizing his liis gigantic gigan gigan- tic bride Lippincotts Lippincott's Lippincott's Lippincotts Magazine |