Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-08-28


way to the railroad station. lie had not
been in the village since tho night when
the words, "Not drop more, Daniel"
were uttered. lie was missed from his
customary haunts but it was supposed
he had gone Oh the usual "sprce," aud so
nothing was thought of his absence.
No inquiries were made, for all were
glad that he was missing, and cared not
for his return.
lie had been gone somewhat more than
year, when the Quaker was in the store
OF Hoskins, and wished to hire pas
ture for the coming season. 81 have one
| will let you have free, If YOU will put
up the fences OIL the place." said Hos
kins.
"Whcre is il p asked the Quaker.
"lps on the Akin farm" was the
reply.
"lf thee will let it at that rate, thee
must have let it get sadly out of re-
pair"
at is indeed can not leave the store
to look after it. The house is poor, and
the family that lived in il last year were
too shiitless TO buy wood, SO they burnt
up all the fences; in fact, would rather
sell it than rent it,"
"Wbat will thee take for it ~ inquired
the Quaker.
at cost me sixteen hundred dollars"
"Ycs, but thee paid in goods, and
charged thine own price for them"
"To be sure | did. Akin could not get
trusted anywhere else, and felt that |
was running a great risk in letting them
have goods; SO charged accordingly,
just as anybody else would have done
under the circumstances.
"But thee has not told me what thee
will take for the place. / will give thee
eight hundred dollars for it, if this is an
object to thee"
Hoskins thought long enough over the
matter to conclude that the interest Of
eight hundred dollars was far better for
him than place for the use of which he
realized scarcely any thing, and at last
said, "You can have it," .. ...
every well, Hoskins, thee can make
out the deeds tomorrow, and thee shall
have thy money. By-the-by, does thee
know what has become of Daniel
Akin 2"
more than year; at any rate, have
not seen him."
We may here tell the reader some
thing that Hoskins did not know. The
Quaker had that day received letter
from Daniel Akin, stating that he was
at the mines, hard at work, and sticking
to his motto, "Not drop more, Daniel !"
that he had laid up few hundred dol
lars, and desired him to inquire what
the place he once owned could be bought
for.
Mr.. Edgenton had taken the method
above mentioned TO find out the views
of Hoskns respecting the place; so con-
fident was he that Daniel Akin would
come home n sober man, with money in
his pocket, that he had ventured to
purchase the place, to keep for him till
his return.
He wrote to Akin, informing him
what he had done, and about three
months after he received letter from
him stating that he had sent by express
five hundred dollars in gold to banker
in New York, with orders to sell it and
remit the proceeds to him to go toward
Inc money lof the larin. ..
Gold commanded high premium,
and the five hundred dollars became
eight hundred before they reached the
hands of friends Edgerton. Akin re-
quested him to draw up deed giving
the whcle property to his wife, Mary,
and to haye it duly recorded, and left
with the register of deeds. .,l j.. ....m
In his letter, he said ''If, perchance,
l should ever break my resolution, |
shall have secured home for my wife
and children. prefer, however, that
they should not know anything OF this
for the present. If / live to come home,
| will give Mary the decd with my own
hands; If not, you can do it. Now that
the farm is bought, you had better stock
it, for still stick to my motto. "Not a
drop more, Daniel" 4 - e .a.
Another year had passed away. BY
this time friend Edgerton had stocked
the farm with young cattle and sheep,
the fences were put in repair, and every
thing but the house wore tidy appear
ance., Another remittance came, which
paid for all the stock, and left an over
plus with which to repair the house.
Carpenters were busy, and villagers who
happened to pass that way found that
extensive repairs were going on; still no
one presumed to question the Quaker
with respect to his plans. These repairs
completed, furniture found its way into
the house. A yoke of oxen were seen
on the farm. The Villagers were aston
ished to see the Quaker drive an elegant
horse, and riding in a new buggy. He
received this note one day: 81 have ar
rived all safe and sound. Please SO and
get Mary and the children" 'N
Friend Edgerton rode over to the
next town and called on Mary'S father,
and invited her and the children to &c
home with him and make visin. The
invitation was accepted, and they re-
turned with the Quaker 10 his house
On the afternoon of the. next day, he
said: "Mary, want to 60 10 the rail.
way station. Thee and the children can
stay with Amy" u, o.. ...I -
lie went down to the station and
fetched Daniel, and left him at his own
honse, where lie had previously conveyed
some provisions, and where he was to