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Show She Took Them at Their Word. Kcuka Lako Is ono of tho most attractive at-tractive of tho great chain of lakes In tho Interior of Now York state. Bluff Point at its head Is a bold promontory, which rises grandly and improssivoly. It was upon tho banks of this lake that tho famous "Jemima Wilkinson" founded n colony nearly threo generations ago nnd announcod that sho could walk upon tho water oi tlio lako. A largo crowd gathered to soo her undertake tho oxpcrlment. Turning to her followers sho asked: "Havo you all faith that I can walk upon tho water?" "Wo havo, wo havo!" her followors replied. Then thero Is no uso In my undertaking to do so," sho replied. "If yo havo faith yo shall bo saved without my walking upon tho water." |