Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-04

they burned up all the fences; in fact 1
would rather sell it than rent it,
what Will thee take for it?'' inquir-
ed the Quaker.
1T cost me 81 900
Yes; but thee paid in goods and
charged thine own price for them"
ITO be sure did. Akin could not
get trusted anywhere else, and | felt l
was running great risk in letting him
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 l will give thee
$500 for the place, if that is any object
! to thee
Hoskins thought long enough over
the matter to conclude that the interest
of $500 was far better for him than a
farm for the use of which he realized
arcely anything, and at last said,
"You can have il"
VERY 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?"
mo; he has not been in the village,
for more than a year;.at any rate l 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 stick
ing to the motto. Not a drop more,
Daniel" that he had laid up few
hundred dollars, and desired him to
inquire what the place he once owned
could be bought for.
Mr.. Edgarton had taken the method
above mentioned to find out the views
of HOskins respecting the place. So
confident was he that Daniel Akin
would come home sober man, with
money in his pocket, that he ventured
to purchase the place to keep for him
till his return.
He wrote to Akin, informing him of
what he had done; and about three
months after, he received letter from
him, stating that he had sent by ex-
press $500 in gold to banker in New
York, with orders to sell it and remit
the proceeds to him, to go towards the
money for the farm.
! Cold of that tima commanded n biub
premium, and the $500 became $500
before they reached the hands of friend
Edgarton. Akin requested him to draw
Up deed giving the whole property to
his wife, Mary, to have it duly record
ed, and left with the register of deeds.
In his letter he said: IF, perchance
/ should ever break my resolution, |
shall have secured home for my wife
and children. prefer, however, that
they should not know any thing of this
for the present. If live to come home
L will give Mary the deed with my own
hands; if not, you can do it. Now that
the farm is bought you had better stock
Not a drop more, Daniel
Another year passed away By this
time friend Edgarton 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. The
repairs completed, furniture found its
way into the house. A yoke of oxen
were seen on the farm. The villagers
were astonished to see the Quaker dri-
wing an elegant horse and riding in a
new buggy He received this short
note one day:
Il have arrived all safe and sound.
Please go and get Mary and the chill
dren."
Friend Edgarton rode over to the
next town and called on Mary's father
and invited her and the children to go
home with him and make visit. The
invitation was accepted and they re-
turned with the Quaker to his house.
On the afternoon of the next day he
said:
Mary, want to so to the railway
station. Thee and the children can
stay with Amy"
He went down to the station and
fetched Daniel aud left him at his own
hocse, where he had previously con-
veyed some provisions, and where he
was TO pass the night. 1t was dark
when friend Edgarton reached his
home.
Next morning friend Edgarton said
to Mary: MARY, l suppose thee has
heard have bought thy old place? L
have got it fitted up, and the children
shall ride over after breakfast and see
it,"
They rode over, and Mary was sur
prised to see the changes which had
taken place. They looked over the
lower rooms first; and over the mantel-
piece in the sitting-room was frame,
and under the glass, in large gold let
ters, were these words:
mot DROP MORE, DANIEL"
Mary, on reading these words, said,
Oh, friend Edgarton, if Daniel could
have said these words and stuck to
them, this beautiful place might still
have been his!"
''Then thee don't know where Daniel
is?" asked the Quaker.
mo, have not heard anything of
him for more than three years."
''Thee would like to see him, would
thee no.p''
''Ch, yes, lindeed should"
LET us walk up stairs"
AS they went up the front stairs,
Daniel slipped down the back ones, and
took his stand in the front ROOM When
they returned, Mrs. Akin noticed a
stalwart nan standing in the room
with his back to the door, and started
back for an instant. The Quaker said:
ut is friend, Mary"
Daniel turned around; but in the
man with the heavy beard and mus
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