Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-02-17

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 more, Daniel till this
house is mine again. Not a droI
more, Daniel till these broad acres
are again in my possession and my
wife and children that are living are
in Wonder rooms and we are a happy
family once more. Not drop more
Daniel Help me, my God, till al
these things are accomplished!
thank you Hoskins. for these words
shall not forget them
He had become so much occupied
with his thoughts and spoken in $
tone so loud, that he had not noticed
the wagon which had reached the
road. in which was seated the kind
hearted Quaker before mentioned
He stopped his horse AMI heard dis
tinctly the language Daniel used
AS he closed his soliloquy. he turned
and saw Thomas Edgerton, who
said:
"Daniel, does thee mean to keer
thy vow?'
"Yes, friend Edgerton, I do"
"Thce has promised a great many
times thee'd drink no more. What
makes thee think thee will keep thy
VOW this timeY
81 know. friend Edgerton, l have
often vowed / would drink no more
But now Ifeel different from what
ever felt before; my heart is almost
broken and / feel my weakness; and
I believe God will help me this
time.
'God grant that it may be so
Daniel, get in and take seat. Thee
must be hungry; 90 home with me-
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 90 to New York and
work his way round the Cape. He
decided to do so. The Quaker kind
" promised to furnish him with suit
able clothing.
"Thee would like to see thy wife
and children before thee goes?'
II SHOULDN'T they have become
so estranged from me; if l went
perhaps they would not believe me-
| think it would be better they should
not know where | am | want to sur
prise them, and hope to do so by
coming back sober man, and with
money enough to make them com
Portable. l prefer that you and your
wife shouldbe the only persons in the
place who shall know where / am ol
what am doing
Thus. while riding toward the
quiet farm -house of the Quaker, the
whole thing was arranged. Wher
vhey reacfIe ed ftffe tarrn tffe-horse~wa.
put into the barn, and they entered
The house. AS they seated them
selves before the fire, the Quaker
said to his wife:
"Amy, thee can put on another
plate, Daniel will stay with us few
days, and then he is going to Califor
MIA"
The good Quaker felt confident
Daniel would keep his word this
time. At the end of few days
everything was in readiness. The
old horse was harnessed and, before
daylight, Daniel Akin was on hi;
way to the railway station. He hat
not been in the village since tht
night when the words, Not a droI
more, Daniel" were uttered. H'
was missed from his customary
haunts; but it was supposed he hac
gone on spree, so nothing was
thought of his absence. No inquir
les were made. for all were glad tina
he was missing and cared not for hi
return.
He had been gone somewhat more
than year, when the Quaker was il
the store of Hoskins and wished Il
hire a pasture for the coming season
81 have one | will let you hav'
free, if you will put up the fences OF
the place." said Hoskins.
"Where is it?" asked the Quaker
"It's on the Akin farm" was the
reply.
"if thee will let 1t ut that rate
thee must have let it get out of re
pair"
sit is, indeed. I can not leave tn
store to look after it. The house i
poor, and the family that lived in j
last were too shiftless to buy wood
so they burnt up all the fences; il
fact, would rather sell it than rem
it."
"What will thee take for itY' in
qnired the Quaker.
at cost me $1,000.
eyes; but thee paid in goods, ant
charged thine own price for them"
$40 be sure fdid. Akin could nc
get trusted anywhere else, and | fel
that l was running great risk i
letting him have the goods, so
charged accordingly; just as an.
body else would have done under tn
circumstances"
! "But thee has not told me wha
thee will take for the place. / wi
give thee $500 for it, if that is an
object to thee"
Hoskins thought long enoug
over the matter to conclude that tn
interest of $500 was far better fo
him than farm for the use of whic
he realized scarcely anything, and q
last said, "You can have it.
Every well, Hoskins, thee ca
make out the deeds tomorrow, an
: thee shall have the money. Blythe
| by, does thee know what has becom
of Daniel AkinT
ssNo; he has not been in the villag
for more than year; at any rate
have not seen him."
4 We may here tell the reader some
thing that Hoskins did not know
:, The Quaker had that day received
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