He had no sword

Another reason why I love what I do: Here is a little blurb about B. U. Watkins' submissions, or lack thereof, to the pages of the North Western Christian Magazine, in the early months of 1857.

"In answer to several interrogatories relative to his contributions, we would say that we are sorry to learn that he has turned his pen into a ploughshare. Being a peace man, he had no sword to convert to that use."

--John Boggs, editor, "Editor's Table", North Western Christian Magazine, July 1857.