Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-07-26

which to repair the house. Carpenters
we're busy, and the villagers who pap
pened 20 pass that way found that ex'
tensive repairs were going on; still M
one presumed to question the Quaker
with respect to his plans. These re-
pairs completed, furniture found it,
way into the house. A yoke OF oxen
we're seen on the farm. The villagers
were astenlshed to see the Quaker
driving AN elegant horse, riding 10 a
new buggy. He received this short
note one day:
Il have arrived all safe and sound
Please 90 aud get Mary and the chill
dren.'
Friend Edgerton rode over to the
next town, called on Mary's father, and
invited her and the children to 60 home
with him and make a visit. The inyi-
tation 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 railroad
station. Thee and the children can stay
with ANY,
'He vent down 10 the station and
fetched Daniel. and left him at his Ow r
house, where he had previously con-
yeyed some PROVISIONS, and where he
was 10 pass the night. 1t was DARK
when friend Edgerton reached hi;
home.
Next morning friend Edgerton sail
to Mary:
Mary, l suppose thee has heard
have bought thy old placer [ have got
it fitted up, and thee and thy children
shall ride over after breakfast and SEE
it. l 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
lower rooms; and over the mantle-pece
In the sltting-room was frame and un-
der the glass, in large, gold letters, were
these words:
NOT A DROP MORE, DANIEL:
Mary, on reading these words, said
oh, friend Edgerton, if Daniel could
have said these words and stuck to
them. this beautiful place might have
been his
then thee don't know where Daniol
is,' said the Quaker.
No, l have not heard anything oil
him for more than three years.
thee would like to 5 ee him, would
thee nOt?'
oh, yes, indeed, 1 should
AS they went up the front stairs,
Daniel slipped down the back ones
aud took his stand III the front room.
When they returned Mrs. Aiken no.
ticed a stalwart man standing IN the
room with his back to the door, ant
started back Tor an instant. The Qua
ker said:
1T is a friend, Mary
Daniel turned around: but in the
man with the heavy beard and mus
tache Mary did not recognize her hus'
band. Mary was standing, aud in a
voice tremulous with emotion, he ex
claimed
Don't you know me, MarS?'
We leave the reader to imagine
what was the meeting. Friend Edgerton
said he must so and see Amy, anc,
addressing himself 10 Mary, said {:
Mary, this house and farm are thine.
Daniel has got the papers, aud vii
give them to thee. Thee can stay here
as long as thee likes; thee will live hap
pily once more, for that (poipt!ng tt
the frame oyer the mantle-p'ece,) Not
drop more, DAnieI,' is bis motto now
and will be as long as be lives
Daniel and his wife fell on their
knees before the Lord. Their prayers
were mingled with many tears, ou' 10
their future lives those prayers were
found 10 be answered.
Several years have passed away
since the above events occurred, aud
Daniel Akin, now an earnest Christian
man, still sticks to his motto-'Nor A
DROP MORE, DANIEL