Sandy Spring's pioneering Quakers and Anglicans looked warily at one another as they carved out frontier farms in the mid-1700s.

In Anglican eyes, the Quakers were troublemakers, unwilling to swear allegiance to the King, unwilling to pay taxes for Indian wars, unwilling to pay the annual tithe of 50 pounds of tobacco to support the Established Church of England—and all too willing to voice their views on such matters.

In Quaker eyes the Anglicans were violating civil liberties; their Quaker faith required them "not to Concern with fighting or takeing away mens Lives nor Contributing towards Idollatrous priests nor their houses of Worship."

The Quaker and the cow:
A Quaker farmer owns a milk cow that constantly causes trouble. She swats him with her tail as he milks, she sticks her foot in the bucket, she even kicks the bucket over.

One evening she systematically does all of these. The forbearing Quaker can take no more. He rises from the milk stool and walks around front to address the cow:

"Bossie, I will not curse thee, I will not strike thee, I will not twist thy tail. But I will sell thee to an Episcopalian, and he will do all three!"

Quakers on Episcopal drinking:
"When three and four Episcopalians are gathered together—thee will usually find a fifth."

Episcopalians on Quaker hypocrisy about drinking:
"Quakers never drink—in front of each other."