Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-09-01


The good Quaker felt confident Daniel
would keep his word this time. At the
end of few days everything was in
and, before daylight, Daniel Akin was
on his way to the railway station. He
had not been in the village since the
more, Daniel" were uttered. He was
missed from his customary haunts; but
it was supposed he had gone on a spree
and so nothing was thought of his alb.
sence. No inquiries We're made fer all
were glad that he was missing, and cared
not tor his return.
| He had been gone somewhat more
than year, when the Quaker was in
the store of Hoskins, and wished to hire
a pasture for the coming season. 81
have one will let you have free if you
will put up the fences on the place" said
Hoskins.
"Whcre is it ?" asked the Quaker.
"lt's on the Akin farm" was the re.
ply.
''If thee will let it at that rate thee
must have let it got sadly out of repair
store to look after it. The house is poor
too shiftless to buy wood, so they burnt
up all the fences; in fact, would rather
sell it than rent it."
"What will thee take for to" inquired
the Quaker.
at cost me $780,"
Yes, but thee paid i'm goods and
charged thine own price for them"
ITO be sure did. Akin could not get
trusted anywhere else. and / felt that ]
was running a great risk In letting him
have goods, so I charged accordingly ;
just as anybody else would haYe done
under the circumstances"
"But thee has not told me what thee
will take for the place. will give thee
$500 for it if that Is any object to thee. "
Hoskins thought long enough over the
matter to conclude that the interest of
$500 was tar better for him than farm
for the use of which he realized scarcely
anything, and at last said, 'You can have
it."
avery well, 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 2"
mo, he has not been in the village for
more than a year; at any rate have not
seen him."
We may here tell the reader something
that Hoskins did not know. The Quaker
had that day received letter from Dan,
lei Akin. stating that he was ut the mines
hard at work and sticking to his motto,
''Not drop more, Daniel )" that he had
laid up few hundred dollars, and de-
once owned could be bought for.
a.. al fot fto hnC
above mentioned to find out the views
of HOskins respecting the place; so con-
fident'w was he that Daniel Akin would
come home sober man, with money in
his pocket, that he had ventured to pur-
chase the place, to keep for him till bis
return.
He wrote to Akin, informing him
what he had done, and about three
months after he received letter from
him stating that he had sent by express
$500 in gold to banker i'm New York
with orders to sell it, and remit the pro-
ceeds to him to 60 toward the money
| for the farm.
Gold at that time commanded a high
premium, and the $500 became $500 be-
fore they reached the hands OF friend
Edgerton. Akin requested him to draw
up deed giving the whole property to
| his wife, Mary, and to have it duly re-
corded and left with the register of
deeds.
In his letter he said: IF, perchance,
I should ever break my resolution, shall
have secured home for my wife and
children. | prefer, however, that they
should not know anything of this for the
present. If live to come home, 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 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 about the house wore tidy appear
ancc. Another remittance came, which
paid for all the stock, and left an over
plus with which to repair the house.
Carpenters were busy, and villagers who
happened to pass that way found that
expensive 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 was
seen on the farm. The villagers were
astonished to see the Quaker driving an
elegant horse and riding liz a new buggy.
He received this short note one day: =
II have arrived all safe and sound.
Please 60 and get Mary and the chill
dren."
Friend Edgerton rode over to the next
town and called OH Mary's father, and in
vited her and the children to 60 home
| with him and make visit. The invita-
ton was accepted, and they returned
with the Quaker to his house. On the
afternoon of the next day, he said:
.Mary, L want to go to the railway
station. Thee and the children can stay
with ANY," 5E
He went down to the station and
fetched Daniel, and left him at his own
house, where he had previously conveyed
some provisions, and where he was to
pass the night. 1t was dark when friend
Edgerton reached his home.
Next morning friend Edgert0n said to
Mary: MARY, 1 suppose thee LAS
he ard have bought thy old place? l
have got it fitted up, and thee and the
children shall ride over after breakfast
and see 1t. think thee will like It."
They rode over, and Mary was sur
prised to see the changes which bad
taken place. They looked over the low
er rooms first; and over the mantel piece
In the sitting room was frame, and un-
der the glass, in large gold letters. were
these words:
mot A DROP MORE DANIEL :"
| Mary, on reading these words, said,
"Oh, friend Edgerton. ii 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