Show WILLIE IN DEEP WATER depth suitable for bride was too much for hubby when miss ellen jobob and mr william smith were married the neighbors remarked 0 the couple certainly represents the long and short of jones and smith he ile was the shortest member of a family noted for their dwarfish dnn stature while his bride was the tallest one of a numerous household of almost gigantic height they joined the baptist church soon after their marriage mairi mair lage age and acre ero bandt for baptism at nt the same saine tit time in that hint euial district cre nere unknown a lake take near the church s beav iv ing the same purpose pui pose the minister like mrs smith 15 of unusual height and as the till thice walked out into the ater nater he lie seemed to forget the short member and sought a depth suitable for baptizing the lady when they vere acre some distance fiani the shore there arose sounds of sup glossed mirth from the tho spectators when the minister stopped and turned around the cause of the unseemly hilarity was nas evident little had passed his depth and was quietly swimming behind them the parson being behig a man mail of expediency tinned to the swin swimming imin bandl date and afeei repeating repenting the baptis mal inal formula ducked his head that be ing the only part of his body out of the water mr smith swam back to land while the minister proceeded with the boic difficult task of baptizing his gigantic bride lippincotts magazine |