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Show WOULDN'T TRUST THE 'GATOR Darkey Had by No Means Lost His Faith, But He Was Just a Little Apprehensive. Bishop McDowell tells a story about a southern baptism. A colored preacher preach-er was dipping his converts in the waters wa-ters of a tropical stream when one old darkey saw a crocodile sunning himself him-self on the opposite bank. When his turn came to be immersed he drew back,' casting terror-stricken eyes at the sleeping saurian. "What's de mattah wid yo', brud-der," brud-der," said the parson; "yo' all ain't skeered o' dat dar 'gator, is yo'?" The darkey admitted frankly that he was. "Don' yo' all 'member de story ob Jonah an' de whale, an' how de whale dun spit up Jonah on de shoah?" "Yes, passon, Ah 'members erbout Jonah. But dat whale dun hab a conscience." con-science." Dat 'gator looks lak he mighl go to sleep an' fergit all erbout me." |