The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-01-02

Tor the use OF which he real
lied scarcely any thing, and
said, "You can have it,"
"Thee can make out the deed
to morrow, and thee shall have
thy money. BY the way, does
thee know what has become
of Daniel Akin!'
"No. He has not been in
the village for more than q
year. At any rate l have not
seen him.,
We may tell the reader what
Haskins did not know. The
Quaker had that day received
a letter from Daniel Akin sta
ting that he was at the mines
hard at work, and was sticking
TO his motto, "Not a drop more,
Daniel" and that he had laid
up a few hundred dollarS-and
desired him TO inquire what
the place which he on ce owned
could be bought for. Mr.. Ed
gerton had taken the method
above mentioned to find out
HaSkin's views. So confident
was he that Daniel Akin won
come home a sober man, wi
money in his pocket, that he
ventured to purchase it for the
purpose Of keeping it.lor him
He wrote TO Akin what he
had done, and about thre,
months after received a letter
stating that by express he had
sent five hundred dollars in
gold, to a banker in New York,
with orders to sell it and rem
proceeds to him, to 20 towarj
the farm. Cod commanded
large premium; an, the Gv
hundred became more ~
eight hundred before it reached
Friend Edgerlon's hands. All
requested him to draw a deed
giving the whole property to
his wife Mary and have it duly
recorded and LETT with the Reg
ister Of Deeds. sr
In his letter. "'f nerchanr
| should ever break nv reso'
ton, shall have secured a
home for my wife uu c0.sI
| prefer, however hey shou
not know anyth gof this +
the present. Ii ! 'iv~ O." ror
home, | will give Mary lie
deed with my own hands-ll
not you can do it. Now tina,
the farm is bought, you had
better stock it, for / SIM slch
to my motto, GOT alo Ell
drop, Daniel"
Another year passed. By
this time Friend Edgerton hac
stocked the farm with youne
cattle and sheep. The fences
were put in repair-and ever
thing but the house wore tidy
appearance.
Another remittance. came
which paid for all the stoct
and with an Overplus with
which to repair the house.
Carpenters were busy, and
the villagers who chanced to
pass that way found that ex
tensive repairs were going on;
still no one presumed to ques
ton tie Quaker with resi- ect
to his | lans.
These repairs all completed
- furniture found its way to
the house. A yoke of oxc,
were seen on the farm. The
villagers were astOnished to
see the Quaker driving an ele
CANT horse, and riding in Il new
buggy.
lie received this short note
one day: Il have arrived, all
safe and sound. Go and get
Mary and the children"
lie rode over to the odioin-
ing town and called at Mary's
fathers and invited her ana
the children to so homo witt
him and make him and his wife
q visit. They accepted the in
vitation and he took them
home.
The next afternoon lie saiG,
Mary, | have got to go to the
railroad station, but thee and
the children can stay witt
Amy" He went and got Dan
iel Akin, and did not reach
home till after dark. He left
Daniel in his own house, nicely
furnished, to which place he
had previously conveyed pro
visions, and left him there to
pass the night.
The next morning he said,
"Mary, Isuppose thee has heard
that l have bought thy old
place. I have got it fitted up.
and | want thee and the child
rem to ride over and see it after
breakfast. / think thee will
like it."