The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-17

4 IAey DuTnt UP all INC FENCES, III laCt,
.ffwonld rather sell it than rent it.
IA sAEhatiwin " thee take for itS', "a,
thine own Price forthem.s,
\ aTo besure l did. Akin could not
get trusted anywhere else, and I felt
that was running great risk. in
letting hinr have tho goods, 50 char
god accordingly just as any body else
would have done under the circum-
stances.a
"But thee has not told me what
thee will take for the place. 1 will
give thee $500 for it, if that is any
object to thee"
Hoskins thought long enough over
the matter to conclude that the in
tercst of $500 was far better for him
than a farm for the use Of which he
realized scarcely anything, and at
last said, "You can have it."
"Yerywell, Hoskins;the can make
out the deeds tomorrow, and thee
shall have thy money. By-the-by,
does thee know what has become of
Daniel Akin?'
"No; 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 readers some
thing that Hoskins did not know
The Quaker had that day received a
let's from Daniel Akin, saying that
he was at the mines hard at work
and sticking to his motto, "Not Il
drop more, Daniel" that he had laid
upa few hundred dollars, and desired
him to inquire what the place he
Lonce owned could be bought for
b Mr. ,Edgcrton had taken the meth
ahdxa mentioned to find out the
views Of Hoskins respecting the
fplace;so confident was he that Dan
iGl Akin would come home 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 alettcr from
him stating that he had sent by ex-
press $500 in gold to a banker in New
York, with orders to sell. it and remit
the proceeds to him, to so toward the
money for the farm.
Gold at that time commanded a
high premium, and the $500 became
$500 before it reached the hands of
friend Edgcrton. Akin requested
him to draw up u deed giving the
whole property to his wife Mary, to
have it duly recorded and left with
the register of deeds.
In his letter he said "Ifporchance
| should ever break my resolution, /
shall have secured a home for my
wife and children. l prefer, howev-
er, that they should not know any
thing of this for the present. If |
live to come home, l viii give Mary
the deeds 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 q drop
more, Daniel"
Another year passed away. By this
time friend Edgcrton had stocked the
farm with young cattle and sheep,
the fences were put in repair, and
everything but the house wore a tidy
appearance. Another remittance
came, which paid for all the stock
and left an overplus 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 re-
pairs completed, furniture found its
way into the house, a yoke of oxen
were seen on the farm, The villa.
gers were astonished to sec the Qua
Eor driving an elegant horse and ri
ding in u new buggy. He received
this short note one day;
al have arrived all safe and sound.
Please go and get Mary and the chill
drcn,'
Friend Edgcrton rode over to the
next town and called on Mary's fa.