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

we are q happy family once more. Not
drop more, Dsniel, 50 help me God,
TIL all these things are accomplished. |
thank you, lIaskins, for those words. |
shall not forget them" ya aI a" 1'
lie had become 80 much occupied
with his thoughts, and spoken in toue
So loud, that he had not heard the wag-
on, which by this time reached the
road, in which was seated the kind
hearted Quaker who has been mention,
ed. lie stopped his horse, and heard
distinctly the language which Daniel
used. As he closed his soliloquy he
turned and saw Thomas Edgerton, who
said, Daniel, does thee mean to keep
thy vow ?" .. ~.
He answered, 81 do" .-, =.
{" Thee has promised great many
/ times that thee would drink no more.
What makes thee think thee will keep
thy vow| ..,.
al know, Friend Edgerton, I have Of
ten vowed to drink no more, but now 1
feel different from what | ever did be
fore. My heart is broken, aud l feel
my weakness, and l believe God will
help me this time" ..
"God grant it may be so. Daniel,
get in and fake a seat Thee must be
hungry; 90 home with me" F.
On the way the Quaker drew out of
him all that has been written and he
advised him to go to California. He
told him to go to New York and work
his passage around the Cape, He de.
tcrmined to do so. The Quaker fur
uishcd him with suitable apparel.
"Thce wants to see thy wife and
children before thee goes.'
" Yes, Friend Edgerton, | do, but
they have become estranged from me.
If / went perhaps they would not be-
lieve what say. 1t is better thar |
should not see them. Indeed it is bet
ter that they should not know where l
am. want to surprise them, as hope
TO do, by coming back sober man, and
with money enough to make them COM
Portable. | prefer that you end your
wife should be the only persons in the
place who should know where | am and
what I am doing" ." r.'
Thus while riding toward the quiet
farm house of the Quaker, the whole
thing was arranged. When they reach
ed the place, the horse was put in the
barn, and they entered the house, lie
said as they took seats before the FIRE,
" Amy, thee may put on another plate !;
Daniel VIII stay with us few days, and
then lie will 90 to California"
The benevolent Quaker was conf
dent that Daniel Akin would keep his
resolve. ~...
At length when everything was in
readiness the old horse was harnessed,
aud before daybreak Daniel Akin was
on his way to a railway station. lie had
not been in the village since the night
when the words "Not drop more,
Daniel" were uttered. He was missed
from his customary haunts, but it was
supposed that he had gone off on a spree,
and so nothing was thought of his ab-
sence. His wife's father lived in the
adjoining town, and some thought he
had gone there, rm .
No inquiries were made, Cor all were
rejoiced that he was missing, and cared
not for his return.
lie had been gone somewhat more
than year when tho Quaker was in the
store of IIaskins and remarked that he
wished to hire a pasture for the coming
season, 81 have got one will let you
have free of rent il you will put up the
fences on the place" fg
"Where is 2" said the Quaker.
"On the Akin farm"
II thee will let it at that rate, thee
must have let it get out of repair"
sit is so indeed; l cannot leave the
store to see it. The house is poor, and
the family that lived in it last were too
shiitless to buy wood, aud burnt up the
rails. l had rather sell it than rent IT,"
" What will thee take for it ?"
1t cos: me some $1,000" ",--r
4" Yes, but thee paid in goods, and
charged thine own price on them"
g. To be SURG | did; Akin could not
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