Word: baptismal
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Baptism. "I fear godparents must go; for though they were beautifully conceived, as an institution they are legally and practically powerless, and should not be tempted to make promises which they know they cannot perform...
...gravel slide, got one foot frozen, had the end of his thumb sliced by Harvey (deliberate torture), got his jaw knocked half in two by an ax (Harvey again, an accident, no apology). Occasionally a cowboy stopped for a few days - most of them left lice -or a river baptism relieved the monotony: "As the women waded into the river, gasping with every breath, their long wrappers floated about their legs. Brother Jim, mindful of their virtue, would stoop and shove the dry fabric down, holding fast to the lady with one hand, and shove and shove until the robe...