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

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God will help me this time.'
God grant that il may be so! Dam
iel, get in and take seat. Thee mus'
be hungry; go home with me-
On the way the Quaker drew out oil
him all that has been written, and h'
advised him to go 10 California. HI
told him to go to New York, aud work
his way round the Cape. He decided to
do so. The Quaker kindly promised to
furnish him with suitable clothing.
Thee would like to see The wife and
children before thee goes!'
Il should, but they have become sc
estranged from me if went, perhap;
they would not believe me. l think
1t will be better they should not know
where am. l want to surprise them,
and hope TO do so, by coming back a
sober man, aud with money enough TO
make them comfortable. prefer thai
you and your wife should be the only
persons IN the place who shall know
where | am, or what 1 am DOING
Thus while riding toward the quiet
farmhouse of the Quaker, the whole
thing was arranged. When they had
reached The farm, the horse was put II
the barn, and they entered the house,
As they seated themselves before the
fire, the Quaker said to his vile.
Amy thee can put on another plate
Daniel will stay with US for a few days
and then he is going to California;
The good Quaker felt confident Dan
iel would keep his word this time. AT
the eud of few days all WIS ready.
The old horse was harnesscd, and be-
fore daylight, Daniel Akin. was on his
way to the railway station; he had not
been in the village since that night
when the words, No. drop more,
DANIEL were uttered. He was missed
from his customary haunts; but 1t was
supposed he had gone on spree, aud
so nothing was thought of his absence.
No inquiries were made, for all were
clad be was missing. and cared not fol
his return.
He had been gone somewhat more
than a year, and when the Quaker was
in the store of Hoskins, and wished 10
hire a pasture for the coming season.
Il have one l will le; you have free II
you will put up the fences on that
place said Hoskins.
Where is it ?'asked the Quaker.
IT'S on the Akin farm. was the re-
ply.
IF thee will lett: at that rate, thee
must have let it go sadly out ofrepair'
1t is, indeed, l cannot leave the
store TO look after it. The house Is
moor and the family that lived in it last
were TOO shifllcss to buy woed, so they
burnt up the fences; IN fact would
rather sell it then rent it,
what will thee take for it 2 inquired
the Quaker.
1T cost $1,000.
Yes, but thee paid in goods, and
charged thine own pGce for them
To be sure l did. Akin could no
Get trusted anywhere else, and
felt that l was running a great risk 10
letting him have goods; so l charged ac
cordngly-iust as anybody else would
have done under the circumstanceS.'
But thee has not told me what thee
will take for the place. will give the'
$500 for it, if that price is any Object
TO thee.
'Hoskins thought long enough ovel
the matter TO conclude that the lnleres
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 maxi
out the deeds to morrow, and the
shall have thy money. BY the BY
docs thee know what has become 0
Daniel Akia?'
No: he has not been in the villag
for more than a year; at any rate
have not seen him.
We NAV here tell the readers some
thing that Hoskins did not know. Ih
Quaker had that dGy received a lette
fr ON Daniel Akin, stating that he wa
Of the mines hard at work and stickin
to his motto, mot drop more, Daniel
that he had laid up few hundred dol
lars, aud desired him to enquire wha
the place he once owned could D
bought fer.
Mr.. Edgerton had taken the melho
above mentioned to find out the Vie"
of Hoskins respecting the place; SO col
6denL was he that Daniel Akin woul
come home a sober man, with none
in his pocket, that he had ventured
purchase the place to keep for him u
his return. H9 wrote to Akin inform
ing hlm what be had done, and aoo'
three months afterhe received a lctte
from him stating that he had sent D
express $500 in gold TO banker Il
New York, with orders to sell II an
remit the proceeds to him, to go 'c
ward the money for the farm.
Gold at that time commanded a hi
nremium aud the $500 became sS(
before they reached the hands oi irlen
Edoerton. Akin requested him
draw up deed giving the whole pr
nerty TO his wife. Mary, aud 70 have
duly recorded and left with the reglste