Show NEEDED A THOROUGH SOUSING Evil Spirit of Hackman Hackman Could Not BelE Bo Bel E Exorcised Except by Most Stringent Stringent gent Methods Doctor octor Brown a negro evangelist was was was' wasa a firm believer In the ancient ancient custom custom custom cus cus- tom of river baptism and converts whom he baptized In this manner seldom seldom sel sel- dom forgot It Ii A few years ago he lie held a n christening In a n New Jersey Jerseytown Jerseytown Jerseytown town town on the banks of or the Delaware river where a dozen or more converts were assembled awaiting awaiting- their turns to be Immersed Among Amons th them in was a hackman who evinced a lively Interest Interest interest Inter Inter- est In the ceremony Why Wh does the good doctor he her h asked of fellow a-fellow convert duck some of ot them folks two times timos an nn others more morel 2 y x He ducks em once explained his friend for c every ry new v ne n name me they're v h goin gaIn to have hare Is that Is that possible lie uie hackman re re- re- re plied I was was- goin to call myself Thomas Jefferson Lincoln Anderson but ut I guess Tom will bebout be out long huff U M This conversation was cas overheard by bythe bythe bythe the sharp ears of Doctor Brown who finally beckoned the hackman to come forward Yo To name please he be Inquired In Ina ina n na a deep bass voice Jess baptize me Tom that's the candidate replied as as the evangel vangel- evangelist 1st taking him none too gently by the neck piloted him far out Into the stream where he be ducked him not once but half halt a dozen times with such rapidity rapidity rapidity ra ra- and vigor that a few minutes later the hackman found himself on the time shore coughing sputtering and fighting for breath The ceremony was soon ov over r and ond when he had recovered reco his strength he made his way to the side of f Doctor Brown What fo you duck me that way he demanded In aggrieved tones I come here to be baptized not to be drowned My good man replied Doctor Brown you OU was so flied fined with thA devil I had to use a n powerful lot of water to wash him out of ot yo ye 0 system |