Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-05-24

goods, 80 charged accordingly Just az any
body else would have done under the circum-
stances"
But thee has not told me what thee viii
take for the place. | Will give thee eight
hundred dollars Tor It, II that IS any object
TO thee"
lioskins thought long enough over the
matter 20 conclude that the interest OF eight
hundred dollars 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,
Very well, lloskins, thee can make out
the deed tomorrow, and thee shall have the
. money. By-the-by, does thee know what has
become OF Daniel Aiken 2
No he has not been IN the village Tor
more than year; at any rate, have not
seen him.
We may here tell the reader something
that lloskins did not know, The Quaker
pad that day received letter from Daniel
Aiken, stating that he was at the mines hard
az work and sticking TO his motto, Not
arop more, DANIEL that ne had iaid up a
ieW hundred dollars, ana desired nm 70
inquire what the place he once owned conld
be bought for.
MT Edgerton had taken the method above
mentioned 10 hnd out the views OF lloskins
respecting the place SO confident was he
that Daniel Aiken would come nome sober
man, with money IN ms pocket, that he ven
tured TO purchase the place 10 Keep Tor MN
tili ms return
lie wrote To Aiken informing HIM what he
had done' and about tnree months after ne
received letter nom MN stating that ne
had sent ny express nVe hundred dollars IN
gold 10 banker IN new lork' WIN orders
10 sell 1t and remit the proceeds TO MN, 10
go toward the money on the iarn'
Hoid NJ tnat une commanded q hlgh
premium and tie hYe hundred dollars be
came eight hundred dollars before they
reached the hands oil Edgerton. Aiken re-
q9ested MN TO draw up deed giving the
Whole property 10 ms WiIe, Mary 10 nave u
duiy recorded and leit win the register OF
deeds,
In ms letter ne sald H. Perchance'
should ever break my resolnuon' snall nave
secured nome LOT my wlie ana chlldren'
prefer however that they shouih NOT KNOW
anything oi this Tor the present II hVe
70 colhe ho'he, WIN give MARY tne aeeu
Win my own hands II not you can DO IT,
| Now tnat the Iarm IS pought you had petter
stock 1t, Tor shall stick to my motto Not
drop more, DANIEL
I
friend Edgerton had stocked the iarm with
young catue ana sheep 'he FENCES were put
III repair ana everything out the mousse bore
udy appearance Ahother remittance
came whici pald ior tne STOCK ana ieit an
oVerpius WIN Which 10 repair the mousse
carpenters were busy, ana villagers VINO nap
pened W pass that way iound that eNpen-
slve repairs We're going on sun no one pre-
| sumed 10 question the quaker win respect
70 MS plans. these repairs completed, iur-
nlture iound It's way INTO the hohse' \ yoke
OF oxen were seen on the iarm. Ihe WI
layers We're astonished 10 see the Quaker
=" ,iis shor. a',s ts ~, I've"
II have arrived all safe and sonnd Please
90 and get Mary and the children"
Friepd Edgerton rode over 10 the next
town and called on Mary's father and invited
her and the children tn On home with him
and make a visit. The invitation was ac.
cant.d and thev returned with the Ouaker 10
his house.
On the afternoon of tbe next dav he said
"NIary. want 10 90 10 the railway sta
ton. Thee and the children can stay with
Amy"
lie went down to the station and fetched
DaniaI and lest him AZ b;s oun house where
he had nrevionslv conveyed some nrovisions
and where he was 10 mass the nigbt. II was
dark when Fdgerton reached his home
Next morning. friend Edperton said 10
Mary. "Marv supnose thee has heard
| have boupbt the old Mace ? have cot IL
fitted mn. and thee and the children shall
ride over after breakfast and see il. think
thee will likeit."
They rode over and Mary was SURPRISED
10 see the changes which had taken nlace
They looked over the lower rooms first, and
over the mantlepiece in the sittinp.room.
was a frame, and under the glass. in large
gold letters, were these words
..,.or ,,n,,, ,,o,, .,r,-
| '''
mary, on reading these words, Sald "
irlehd hdgerton' II panlel couiu nave seen
these words ana stuck 10 them' tnls peautl'
lui place might nave SUN oeeh ms, a.,
men thee den KNOW "here Dahiei Is
." No. nave not heard anything ol nun
ior more than three years 49,,
lhee would llke TO see hln' would 'hee
not 49,.
~ yes ih1eed shoulu'
Icy us walk up stars.
AS they Went up ths front STAIRS, banlel
slipped down me pack ones, ana TOOK ms
stand IN the iront room; "hen they re