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


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| But thee has not told me what
thee viii take for the place. l will
give thee $500 for it, if that is an
! object to thee
Hoskins thought long enough
over the matter to conclude that
/ the interes. OF eight hundred dol
lars was far better for him than q
/ farm, for the use of which he real
izel scarcely anything, and at last
said, You can have it.
VERY well, Hoskins, thee can
make out the deeds tomorrow, and
thee shall have thy money. BY the
by, does thee know what become
of Daniel Atkin 2
No; he has not been in the vii
lage tor more shan year ; at any
rate. l have not seen him.
We may here tell the reader
something that Hoskins did not
know. The Quaker had that day
received letter from Daniel At
kin, stating that he was at the
mines, hard at work and sticking
TO his motto, Not q drop more,
Daniel, that he had laid up few
hundred dollars. and desired to in
quire what the place he once own
ed could be bought for.
Mr.. f igerton had taken the
method above mentioned to fad
out the views OF Hoskins respect
ing the place so. confident was he
that Daniel Akin would come
home sober man, with money in
his pocket, that he ha d ventared to,
purchase the place, to keep foz him
till his return.
He wrote 10 Atkin informing
him what he had done, and about
three months after he received a
letter from him, stating that he
had sent by express five hundred
dollars in gold to New York, with
orders TO sell it, and remit the pro-
ceeds to him - 90 toward the mon
ev for the farm.
Gold COMMANDED hi oh premi-
um, :ri the five hundred dollars
became eight hundred before they
reached the hands OF friend Edger
ton. Atkin requested him to draw
up a deed giving the property to
his wife Mary. and to have it duly
recorded, and left with the register
# deeds.
In his letter lie said
II, perchance, / should ever
break NY resolution, l shall have
secured home for my wife and
children ] prefer, however, that
they should net know anyth ing OF
this for the present. If / live to
come home, viii give the deed to
Mary with nv own hands; il not,
ytu can do il. Now that the farm
is bought, yon had better stock it
to- | still stick 10 my motto, Not
a drop more, Daniel.
Another year passed away BY
this time fri, nl Edgerton had
stocked the farm with young cattle
and sheep, The fences were put in
repair, and everything but the
house wore tidy appearm -.
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 extensive repairs
were going on still no one pre-
sumed to question the Quaker in
regard to bis plans. These repairs !
completed, furniture found its way
into the house. A yoke of oxen
was seen on the farm. The villa
gers were astonished to see the |
Quicker driving an elegant horse
and riding in new buggy. He |
received this note one day.
Il have arrived safe and sound. |
Please go and get Mary and the
Friend Edgerton rode over to
tie next town and called on Mary's
father, and invited her and the
children to 90 home with him and |
make visit. I he invitation was
accepted, AID they returned with
The Quaker to his house. On the
afternoon Of the next day he said:
Mary, want to GO 10 the rail
way station. Thee and the chill
dren can stay with Amy
He went down to the station,
and, fetching Daniel, left him at
he house, where he had previously
conveyed some provisions, and
T here he was to pass the night Il
was dark when friend Edgerton
reached his home.