Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-07-04

Eyes, but thee paid in goods, and
charged thine own price for them"
"To be sureI did. Akin could not get
trusted anywhere else, and felt that I
was running great risk in letting him
have goods; SO I charged accordingly
just as any body else would have done
under the circumstances"
"But thee has not told me what thee
will take for the place. 1 will give thee
$500 for it, if that price is any object to
thee.n
Hoskins thought long enough over the
matter to conclude thai the interest 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 well, Hoskms, 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?"
"No; he has not been in the village
for more than q year; at any rate [ have
not seen him."
We may here tell the readers some.
thing that Hoskins did not know. The
Quaker had that day received q letter
from Daniel Akin, stating that he was
at the mines hard at work and sticking
to his motto, mot drop more, Daniel;"
that he had laid up few hundred dol
lars, and desired him to enquire what
the place he once owned could be bought
for.
Mr.. Edgerton had taken the method
above mentioned to find out the views
of Hoskins respecting the place 30 con-
fident was he that Daniel Akin would
come home sober man, with money
in his pocket, that he had ventured to
purchase the place to keep for him till
his return. He wrote to Akin, inform
ing 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 a banker in New
York, with orders to sell it and remit
the proceeds to him, to 60 toward the
money for the farm.
Gold at that time commanded q 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 tc
his wife, Mary, and to have it duly re-
corded and left with the register o1
deeds.
In his letter he said: "If perchance, ]
should break my resolution, l shall have
secured home for my wife and chill
dren. I prefer, however, that they
should not know anything of this fol
the present. If live to come home,
will give Mary the deeds with my OWL
hands if not you can do it. Now thai
the farm is bought, you had better stock
it, for shall stick to my motto, Not
drop more, Daniel"
Another year passed away. By thii
time friend Edgerton had stocked the
farm with young cattle, the fences were
put in repair, and everything tut the
house wore tidy appearance. Anoth,
er remittance came, which paid for al
the stock, and left an overplus with
which to repair the house. Carpenters
we're busy, and villagers who happened
to pass that way found that extensive
renairs were going on still no one pre-
snmed to question the Quaker with re-
snect to his plans. These repairs COM
nIeted. furniture found its way into the
honse. A yoke ofoxen were seen on the
farm. The villagers were astOnished to
ace the Quaker driving an elegant horse
riding in new buggy. He received thlt
short note one day.
"I have arrived all safe and sound
Please 90 and get Mary and the chill
dren."
Friend Edgerton rode over to the mex
town, called on Mary's father, and in
vited her and the children to go hom'
with him and make visit. The invi-
tation was accepted, and they returned
with the Quaker to his house. On tn
afternoon Of the next day he said:
"Mary, I want to 60 to the railroa,
station. Thee and the children can sta,
with Amy"
He went down to the station AM
fetched Daniel, and left him at his owl
house, where he had previously con
veyed some provisions, and where b
was to pass the night. It was dark whel
friend Edgerton reached his home.
Next morning friend Edgerton said
MARY, suppose thee has heard
have bought thy old place? have PC
it fitted up, and thee and thy childre