Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-06-21

down their gray hairs with sorrow
to the grave! Here | began my
married life, and all that hear
could wish was mine. Here MARY
and | took comfort together til
HoslHins came and opened his run
shop, and now he calls it his. Ii
that south room my children were
born, and were my Jennie died
O, how sorrowful she looked when
she saw me take her boots and start
for the store and pawn them for
rum, while she lay sick upon the
bed. And then, how she begged
me never to strike her mother
again | can see her now-her
pale face, her wasted form; but
she can not come to me again
And o, my wife, how shamefully l
abused her! 1t was not your Dan
lei that did it. No, it was Hoskins'
accursed rum No wonder you
was taken away from me by those
who loved you and would not see
you abused. They won't have me
in the house ; they won't let me live
with you. Not a drop more, Dan
iel,' till this house is mine again
Not drop more, Daniel till these
broad acres are again in my posses
sion and my wife and children that
are living are in yonder rooms and
we are happy family once more.
Not drop more, Daniel Help
me, my God, till all these things
are accomplished! l thank you
Hoskins, for those words. l shall
not forget them"
He had become so much occupi-
ed with his thoughts and spoken in .
a tone so loud, that he had not no.
ticed the wagon which had reached .
the road, in which was seated the |
kind-hearted Quaker before men
toned. He stopped his horse and
heard distinctly the language Dan
iel used. AS he closed his soliloquy, /
he turned and saw Thomas Edgar
ton, who said
Daniel, does thee mean to keep
thy vow :"
"Yes, friend Edgarton, | do
"Thee has promised a great
many times thee'd drink no more.
What makes thee think thee will
keep thy VOW this time"
l know, friend Edgarton, l have
often vowed | would drink no more.
But now feel different from what
ever felt before my heart is al
most broken and l feel my weak
less and l believe God will help
ne this time" I
"God grant that it may be so.-
Daniel, get in and take a seat l
Thee must be hungry; go home
nth me-"
On the way the Quaker drew out y
{ him all that has been written, :,
nd he advised him to 60 to Califor- y
ia. He told him to go to New Il
'ork and work his way round the
ape. He decided to do so. The =
quaker kindly promised to furnish =
i'm with suitable clothes. y
"Thee would like to see thy wife u
nd children before the goes 7" a
81 shouldn't they have become :. =,
estranged from me; if | went, :
erhaps they would not believe me. =
think it would be better they :.
lould not know where / am. l -
an. to surprise them, and hope to
, so by coming back q sober =,
an, and with money enough to =
axe them comfortable. l prefer =
at you and your wife should be -
e only persons in the place who
all know where l am or what / :
d doing A.
Thus, while riding toward the :,
Iiet farmhouse of the Quaker, the :.
iole thing was arranged. When =, -
ey reached the farm, the horse =,
Is put into the barn, and they en- -
red the house. AS they seated -
emselves before the fire, the a
laker said to his wife: :,
"Amy, thee may put on another a.
,te. Daniel will stay with us
v days, and then he will go to -
lifornia." =,
The good Quaker felt confident =
mel would keep his word this .h'
ne. At the end Of a few days ~
was in readiness. The and
horse was harnessed and, be-
e daylight Daniel Akin was on ne
way to the railroad station. He fat
not been in the village since CHI
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