“PUDDN’HEAD” WILSON

“A just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again…” —Proverbs 24:16

Bob Shuler, who pastored the Trinity Methodist Church in Los Angeles for 33 years. In his book “Some Dogs I Have Known” he tells about a boyhood acquaintance growing up in Virginia. His name was John Wilson, but his nickname was “Pudd’nhead Wilson” because he was a fierce scrapper. He was always getting into fights with other boys, often much larger than himself. He usually got beat, but would not stay down. He’d get up and go back to fight again. He just didn’t know when to quit. He hated to lose.

One time Shuler and Wilson got into a boyish fight. Shuler whipped him good and left Wilson on the ground. As he walked away, Wilson threw a rock that hit Shuler in the back of the head! They had to carry Shuler home.

Shuler met Wilson several years later. Wilson was the President of the First National Bank in Virginia. Shuler asked him, “How on earth did you do it, John?” Wilson grinned and said, “I got a job in the bank as a messenger boy and after that it was easy!”

There is no ability like tenacity! Don’t quit! Keep on, keeping on!