E. J. Waggoner
Solomon wrote, “He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not unto him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.” Bishop Thomas W. Dudley, of whom the following story is told, had evidently learned some lessons at the same school that Solomon did:- AMS July 21, 1898, page 439.1
When it was first known in the city in which he was settled that he was to go to Kentucky, some of his friends were disposed to be critical. AMS July 21, 1898, page 439.2
“You are not going to Kentucky, are you?” asked one. AMS July 21, 1898, page 439.3
“Yes, indeed.” AMS July 21, 1898, page 439.4
“Do you know what kind of a State that is? I saw in the paper that one man killed another in a Kentucky town for treading on a dog.” AMS July 21, 1898, page 439.5
The bishop said nothing, and the man continued, impatiently, “What are you going to do in a place like that?” AMS July 21, 1898, page 439.6
“I’m not going to tread on the dog!” was the calm reply. AMS July 21, 1898, page 439.7
The quarrelsome man is the one who is always in difficulty. A man of peace can live peaceably even among ill-disposed people. No man ever has any use for weapons, except the man who always carries them. AMS July 21, 1898, page 439.8