The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-03

became eight hundred dollars before 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 IL duly recorded, and
left with the register of leeds.
In his letter he said If, perchance,
should ever break my resolution, I
shall have secured home for my wife
and children. Iprefer, however, that they
should not know anything of this for
the present. If live to come home, 1
will give Mary the deeds with my own
hands: II not, you can do it. Now that
the farm is bought, you had better stock
1t, for 1 will stick to my motto.''
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 wore tidy appear
ance.
Another remittance came which paid
for all the stock, and left on overplus
with which to repair the house. Car
penters 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 repairs completed, furniture
found its way into the house. A
yoke of oxen was seen on the farm.
The villagers were astonished 10 see
the Quaker driving an elegant horse, and
riding in new buggy He received this
short note one day.
have arrived all safe and sound
Please go and get Mary and the chill
dren."
Friend Edgerton rode over to the next
town and called on Mary's father, and
invited her and the children to go home
with him and make a visit.
The invitation was accepted, and they
returned with the Quaker to his home.
On the afternoon of the next, day he
said
Mary, want to go the railway sta
ton. 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 convey
ed some provisions, and where he was
to pass the night.
1t was dark when friend Edgerton ar
rived home.
Next morning friend Edgerton said to
Mary:
" Mary, suppose thee has heard L
have bought the old placer L have got
1t fitted up, and thee and the children
shall ride over with me after breakfast
to see it. think thee will like it.''
They rode over, and Mary was sur
prised to see the changes that had taken
place.
They looked over the lower room first
and over the mantel-piece in the sit
tingroom was frame, and under the
glass, in large gold letters, were these
words
"NOT A DROP MORE, DANIEL"
Mary, on reading these words,
said:
go, friend Edgerton, if Daniel could
have said these words, and stuck to
them, this beautiful home might have
still been his"
"Then thee don't know where Daniel
is ?"
"No; have not heard anything of
him for more than three years"
"Thee would like to see him, would
thee not p''
"Oh, yes L should"
"Let us walk up stairs"
AS they went up the front stairs Dan
iel slipped down the back ones, and took
his stand in the front room.
When they returned, Mrs. Akin no
ticed stalwart man standing in the
room with his back to the door, and
started back for an instant. The Qua
ker said:
st is friend, Mary"
Daniel turned round but in the man
with the heavy beard and mustache,
Mary did not recognize her husband
Daniel advanced to the spot where Mary
was standing, and in a voice tIemulous
with emotion, exclaimed
"Don't you know me, Mary 2"
We leave the reader to imagine what
the meeting was. Friend Edgerton said
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