The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-12-24

Il
der YOU were taken from me by
/ those WHO los Ell YOU, and would
| not see you abused They won't
have me in the house. They won't
| let me live with you. Not drop
ore. Daniel, till this house is
mine again. Not q drop more.
Daniel till those broad acres are
again in NY possession, and the
wife and children that are living
are in wonder rooms and we are q
happy family once more, Not
drop more, Daniel. Help me, my
God, till all these things are ac
complished I thank you, Hos
ktns, for these words. l shall not
forget them.
He had become SO much occu-
pied with his thoughts, and spoke
in a tone SO LOUD, that he had not
noticed the wagon, which by this
time had reached the road, and in
which WAS seated tue kind hearted
Qnak er, before mentioned. He
stopped his horse, and heard dis
.inctly the language Daniel used.
As he closed his soliloquy, he
turned and saw Thomas Edgerton,
who said:
Daniel, does thee mean to keep
thy vow 2
Yes, friend Edgerton, I DO
Thee has promised great many
times thee'd drink no more. What
makes thee think thee will keep
thy vow this time ?
i know, friend Edgerton, have
often vowed l would drink no
more but now | feel different
from what l have felt before; my
heart is almost broken, and I feel
my weakness; and l believe God
will help me this time
God grant that il may be so.
Daniel get in and take Il seat. Thee
must be hungry; so home with me.
On the way the Quaker drew ont
of him all that has been written,
and he advised him 20 so TO Cali
fornia. He told him to &c 10 New
York and work his way round the
Cape. He decided TO do SO. The
Quaker kindly promised to furcish
hin With suitable clothing.
L should, but they have become
so estranged from me, if | went,
perhaps thew would not believe
me. ] think it will be better they
should not kaow where | ON.
want 70 surprise them and hope
to do so, by coming back man,
with money enough 10 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
doing
Thus While riding toward the
quiet farm house of the Quaker,
the whole thing was arranged.
When they reached the farm, the
horse was put into the barn, and
they entered the house As they
seated themselves before tie tire,
the Quaker sa!d to lis wife: An,
thee can put on annther , ate
Daniel will stay viii Us ! few days,
and then he is going to California
The Quaker teit cobfiant Daa-
iel would keep bis word this time.
At the end of a few days. every
thing was in readiness. The cid
horse was harnessed, and before
daylight Daniel Atkin was on his
way to the railway station ; he had
not been in the village since the
night when the woi ids-.Not a drop
more, Daniel were uttered He
was missed from his customary
haunts ; but it was supposed he
had gone on the usual spree, and
so nothing was thought Of his ab-
sence. No inquiries were made,
FOR ali were glad .lat he was mis-
sing, and cared not for his return.
lie had been gone somewhat
more than year when the Quakec
was in the store of Hoshins, AMI
vi he'd to hire a pasture for he .
coming season.
i have one l will let 4.ol have
free, if you will put up t fences
on the place, said Hoskins
w here is it Z? asked the Quaker.
'It's on the Atkin farm, was the
reply.
III thee will let it at that rate,
thee must let it get sadly out of
repair.
1t is indeed I cannot leave the
store to look after t. The house
is poor, and the family that lived
in it last were too shiftless to buy
wood, SO they burnt up all the fen