Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-11
thee $500 for. it, if that IS any object to

Hoskins thought long enough over
the matter to conclude that the inter-
est of $500 was far better for him than
farm for the use OF which he realized
scarcely anything, and at last said,
You can have it.
Very we'll, 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 p
No; he has not been in the village
for more than year: at any rate, 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 sticking
to his motto, Not a drop more, Dani-
ell that he had laid up a few hundred
dollars, and desired him to inquire
what the place he once owned could be
bought for.
Mr.. Edgerton 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 a 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
what he had done, and about three
months after he received a letter from
him stating that he had sent by express
$500 in gold to banker In New York,
Al. ~,
proceeds TO him, to go toward the
money for the farm.
Gold at that time commanded high
premium, and the $500 became $500
before they reached the hands of friend
Edgerton. Akin requested him to
draw up deed giving the whole prop
erty to his wife Mary, to have it duly
recorded and left with the register of
deeds.
In his letter he said: IF, per-
chance, | should ever break my reso-
luton, [ shall have secured home for
my wife and children. | prefer, how
ever, that they should not know any
thing of this for the present If |
live to come home, l will 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 l
still stick to my motto; Not a drop
more, Daniel
Another year passed away. By this
time friend Edgerton had stocked the
farm with young cattle and sheep, the
fences were put in repair, and every
thing but the house bore tidy ap-
pearance. Another remittance came,
which paid for the stock and left an
house. Carpenters were busy, and viii
layers who happened to pass that way
found that extensive repairs were 60
ing on; still no one presumed to. question
the Quaker with respect to his plans.
These 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 driving an elegant horse and
riding in new buggy. He received
this short note one day:
1 have arrived all safe and sound.
Please go and get Mary and the child
ren.'
Friend Edgerton rode over to the
= =
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 go to the railway
station. Thee and the children can
stay with Amy
He went down to the station and
fetched Daniel and left him at his own
house, where he had previously con-
veyed some provisions; and where he
was to pass the night. 1t was dark
when friend Edgerton reached his
home.
Next morning friend Edgerton 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. [ think thee will like it.
They rode over, and Mary was sur
prised to see the changes which had
taken place. They looked over the
lower room first, and over the mantle
piece in the sitting room was frame,
and under the glass, in large gold let
ters, were these words:
NOT DROP MORE, DANIEL p
Mary, on reading these words, said,
%, friend Edgerton, if Daniel could
have said these words and stuck to
them, this beautiful place might have
still been his
Then thee don't know where Daniel
ic p oskad the 0uakar
No, | have not heard anything of
him for more three years
Thee would like to see him, would
the not?'
o, yes, indeed l 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 no.
ticed a stalwart man standing in the
room with his back to the door, and
started back for an instant. The
Quaker said:
1t is friend, Mary
Daniel turned around; but in the
man with the heavy beard and mus
tache Mary did no. recognize her hus-
Uduus duNduCCO " LAV ctCp
where Mary was standing and, In a
voice tremulous with emotion, ex-
claimed:
Don you know me, MaryY
We leave the reader to imagine what
the meeting was. Friend Ed6erton
said he must go and see Amy, and ad-
dressing himself to Mary, said:
Mary this house and farm are thine.
Daniel has got the papers and will give
them to thee Thee can stay as long
as thee likes; thee will live happily once
more, for that-pointing to the frame
over the mantle-piece-'Not drop
more, Daniel, is his motto now, and
will be as long as he lives
Daniel and his wife fell on their
knees before the Lord Their prayers
we're mingled with many tears; but in
their future lives those prayers were
found to be answered.
Several years have passed away since
the above events occurred, and Daniel
Akin, now an earnest Christian man,
still sticks to his motto. Not a drop
more, Daniel !-RuraE Nea0 Parker.
Merrill i'm Trouble Again.