The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-03-07
VOLUME iSETEN--NCNBER 81

"Thee has not told me what thee
would take for the place l viii give
eight hundred for it, if that is any OBJ
ject to thee" .a' ' .s.s-rog ti-
lIaskins tbonght long enough to con.
clude that the interest Of eight hundred
dollars was far better forShim than the
farm, for the use of which he realized
scarcely anything, and said, "YOu can
have it," --'7 .,..-7 i..-" ,i.-
"Thee can make out the deed to-
morrow, and thee can have Thy money.
BY the way, does thee know what has
become of Daniel Akin !" BIS "
| "No. He has not been in the vii
lage for more than year. At any rate
Have not seen him" "1ar. nr.a'
We may tell the reader what Has
kins did not know. The Quaker had
that day received letter from Daniel
Akin, stating that he was az the mines
hard at work, and was sticking to his
motto, "Not drop more, Daniel" and
that he had laid up few hundred dol
lars and desired him to inquire what
the place he once owned could De bought
for. Mr.. Edgerton had TAKEN the meth.
cd above mentioned to find out Haskins'
views. So confident was he that PANEL
Akin would come home sober man,
with money in his pocket that he yen>
:ured to purchase it, for the purpose Of
keeping i; for HIM
He wrote to Akin what he had dono,
and about three months after he Ieceiv-
ed letter stating chat by express he
had sent FIVE hundred dollars to bank.
er in New York, with orders to sell and
remit proceeds to him, to go toward the
farm. God commanded a large prcmi-
um, and the five hundred commanded /
more than eight hundred before it
reached friend Edgerton's hands Akin
requested him to draw deed, giving
the whole property to his wife, Mary,
and have it duly recorded and left with
the Register of Deeds. ..." - 80
| In his letter he said: pcrchance
| should ever break my resolution,
sh ould have a home secured for my
wife and family 1 prefer, however,
that they should not know anything of
this at present. If 7 live to come home
I will give Mary the deed with my own
hands-if not you can do it. Now that
the farm is bought, you had better
stock it, for will stick to my motto
''Not another drop, Daniel" '
Another year passed. BY this time
Friend Edgertou had stocked the farm
with young cattle and sheep. TIE
fences were put in repair-and every.
thing about the house were tidy ap.
pearance.
Another remittance came which paid
for all the stock, with an cverplus with
which to repair tae house. rk .... .
Carpenters we're busy, and the villa
gers who happened to pass that way
found that extensive repairs were going
on still there was no one presumed to
question the Quaker with respect to his
plans. ..,.. ... .........,
These repairs all completed, furniture
found its way to the house. A yoke of
cattle was seen on the farm. The vii.
layers were astonished to see the Quas
ker driving an elegant horse and riding
in new buggy. ...
He received this short moi one day
{" have arrived all safe aud sound.
Go and get Mary and the children"
He rode over to the adjoining town,
aud called at Mary IS fathers, and invit.
ed him and his family to 90 home with
him aud make him and his wife visit.
They accepted the invitation, and he
took them home. ..s..
The next afternoon he said, {" Mary,
have to so to the railroad station;
but thee and the children can stay with
Amy" He went and got Daniel Akin
and did not reach home until after dark.
The next morning, be said Mary,
suppose thee has heard that have
bought thy old place. I have got it
fitted up, and | want thee and the chill.
dren to ride over and see it after break.
fast l think thee will like it.
They rode over and were surprised to
see the changes that had taken place.
They could scarcely believe their own
eyes. They looked through the lower
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