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

shall not forget them"
He had become so much oc-
cIpied with his Ii oughts, anC
spoken in a tone 30 loud, tina
he had not heard the wayOr
which by this time had reached
the road, in which was seated
the kind-hearted Quaker who
has been mentioned. he stop
ped his horse, and heard ii
tinctly the langu, ge which
Daniel used. As le closed il
sOliloquy he turned and saw
Thomas Edgerton, who said,
"Daniel does thee mean to keep
thy VOW"
He answered, 81 do"
%Thee has promised a great
many times thee would drink
no more. What makes thee
thin thee will keep thy vow?'
81 know, Friend Edgertcn,
have often vowed to drink no
more, but now | feel different
from what | ever did before
Ny heart is broken, and | feel
my weakness, and | believe
God will help me this time"
"God grant it may be so.-
Daniel, gel in and take a seat.
Thee must be hungry; 80 home
til me-"
tn the way the Quaker drew
out OF him all that has been
item; and lie IA lyised him to
90 to California. He told lin
go to New Y rk, and work
his passage arounl the Cane
lie determined 10 do so. The
Quaker furnished him Will
suitable apparel.
Thee wan 5 to see thy wife
and children ,elore thee goc =
eyes, Fri ~ + lge rton, ! do
ut they have hecome es
tranged from me. If | went,
perhaps they. wouldnot believe
what | say. 1t is better that |
SHOULD not see them. Indeed
iU is better that they should
not know where | am. / want
to surprise them, as | hope to
do, by coming back sober
man, and with money enough
to make them comfortable. |
prefer that you and your wife
should be the only persons in
the place who shall know
where | am, and what | am do
ing"
Thus while riding toward the
quiet farmhouse Of the Quaker
the whole thing was arranged.
When they reached 'he place
the horse was put in the barn,
and they entered the house,
He said as they took seats be.
fore the tiie, "Amy, thee may
put on another plate; Daniel
will stay with US Il few days,
and then he will so to Caliior-
nia.'
The benevolent Quaker wa
confident that Daniel Akin
would keep his resolve.
At length when every thing
was in readiness the old horse
was harnessed, and before day
light Daniel Akin was on his
way to a railway station. He
had not been in the village
since the night when the words,
Not a drop more, Dam /"
were uttered. He was missed
from his customary haunts,
but it was supposed he had
gone off on a spree, and so
nothing was thought of his alb
sence. His wiie's father lived
in the adjoining town, and
some thought he had gone
there.
No inquiries were made, for
all were rejoiced that he was
missing, and cared not for his
return.
He had been gone somewhat
more than Il year when the
Quaker vas in the store Of
Haskins and remarked that he
wished to hire Il pasture ior
the coming season. 81 have
got one | will let you have free
of rent if you will put up the
fences on the place" said Hask-
ms.
"Where is it?" SAID the Qua
ker.
"On the Akin farm"
"If thee will let it at that
rate, thee must have let it get
out of repair.
at is so indeed; l cannot
leave the store TO see TO it,
The house is poor, ardthe fam
lily that lived in it last were
too shiilless to buy wood, and
burnt up all the rails. | had
rather sell it than rent it,"
"What will thee take tor it."
at cost me some sixteen
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