THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA., JUNE 3, 1870. DANIEL'S MOTTO. . DANIEL AKIN had become a con firmed drunkard. Bo fully had lie come under the dominion of the bottle, that he was perfectly miserable whon he could not obtain the means of gratify lag his thirst. lie had neglected his family till his wife's father had taken herand the dill Jren to the paternal roof. lie had Bpent all his substance in drink was kept from the poor house only by performing menial services for his food, and by the kindness of Thomas Edgerton, a tueru- ber of the Hoclety of Friends, who had known him from his youth, and who had a strong hope that, in the course of time, he would see his folly, and turn again Into the right path. llosklns, the leading liquor dealer of the place, had let him have drink so long as his money lasted, but would trust him no longer. lie was lounging about the saloon one bright moonlight evening, pleading with the keeper to trust him for adrlnk. His reply was sharp and unfeeling: " iVb a drop more, Daniel " lie remained a while longer and then left. As the cool air of the evening fell upon him, he, all at once, gave utter ance to his feelings in the following strain : '"Not a drop more, Daniel.' Ami -drunk, or am I sober? Iain sober. 'Not a drop more, Daniel.' Did llos klns think a drop would hurt me V No, but my money was gone. He has got nil got everything I had even the Bible my mother gave me I He has got the boots which my wife, with her own earnings, bought for Jennie. ' Not a tlrop more, Daniel ;' Daniel, what say you to that? I say so too. I once had good clothes, but now I have nothing but rags. 1 Not a diop more, Daniel,' tiil I have clothes as good as when Mary nnd I were married. I once had a good watch, but that too is gone 1 'Not a drop more, Daniel,' till I have another as good ns the one I pawned to llosklns for drink. I have seen the day when I liad a good horse and buggy, and could ride into town in as good style as any man in the place. ' Not a drop more, Daniel,' till I have another horse and buggy as good as I or.ce had. I once had cows that furnished my family with butter and cheese, but llosklns has got them. ' Not a drop more, Daniel,' till those cows, or others as good, are mine again. I once had this wallet full of Mils, but now not a cent have I got. ' Not a drop more, Daniel,' till this wal let Is well filled again.' By this time he had reached the place where he formerly resided, and leaning up against the fence, he mused a long time in silence. He viewed the deso late place by the light of the moon, and his eyes ranged over the house and farm oncehis own. He then said to him self: " Once I owned this house and barn. Here I was born. Here my father and mother died. I was the pride of their hearts; but I brought down their gray hairs with sorrow to the grave I Here I began my married life; and all that heart could wish was mine. Here Mary and I took comfort together ,tlll HoBklns came and opened his rum-shop,and now he calls it his. "In that south room my children were born, and there my Jennie died. Oh I how sorrowful she looked when she saw me take her boots and start for the store to pawn them for rum, while she lay sick upon the bed. And then how she begged of me never to strike her mother again I I can see her now her pale face, her wasted form but she can not come to me again. And, oh 1 my wife, how shamefully I abused her I It was not you, Daniel that did it. No, It was llosklns' accursed rum I No won der you were taken from me by those who loved you, and would not see you abused. They won't have me in the house. They won't let me live with you. " Not a drop more, Daniel,' till the house is mine again. ' Not a drop more, Daniel,' till these broad acres are again in my possession, and the wife and chil dren that are living, in yonder room and are a happy family once more. 'Not a drop more, Daniel I' Help me, my God, till all these things are accom plished ! I thank you, Hoskins, for these words. I shall not forget them." He had become so much occupied with his thoughts, and spoken in a tone bo loud, that he had not noticed the wag on, which by this time had reached the road, in which was seated the kind hearted Quaker before mentioned. He (stopped his horse, and heard distinctly the language he'd used. As he closed his soliloquy he turned and saw Thos. Edgerton who said : " Daniel, does thee mean to keep thy vowV" ' Yes, friend Edgerton, I do." " Thee has promised a great many times thee'd drink no more. What makes tbee think thee will keep thy vow this time?" 41 1 know, friend Edgerton, I have often vowed I would drink no more; but now I feel different frora what I have felt before; my heart Is almost broken, and I feel my weakness ; and I believe God will help me this time." " God grant that it may be so 1 Dan iel, get in and take a seat. Thee must be hungry ; go home with me." On the way; the Quaker drew out of him all that has been written, and he advised him to go to California. He told him to go New York and work his way round the Cape. He decided to do bo. The Quaker kindly promised to fur nish hlra with suitable clothing. " Ther would like to see thy wife and children before thee goes V " I should, but they have become so estranged from me ; If I went, perhaps they would not believe me. I think it will be better they should not know where I am. I want to surprise them ; and hope to do so, by coming back a so ber man, and with money enough to make them comfortable. I prefer that you and your wife should be theonly per sons In the place who shall know where I am or what I am doing." Thus, while riding toward the quiet farm house of the Quaker, the whole thing was arranged. When they reach ed the farm, the horse was put in the barn, and they entered the house. As they seated themselves beside the fire, the Quaker said to his wife: " Amy,thee can put on another plate ; Daniel will stay with us a few days, and then he Is going to California." The good Quaker felt confident Dan iel would keep his word this time. A t the end of a few days everything was in readiness. The old horse was harnessed and before daylight, Daniel Akin was on his way to the railway station. He had not been in the village since the night when these words, "Not a drop more, Daniel," were uttered. He was missed from his customary haunts ; but it was supposed he was on a spree, and so nothing was thought of his absence. No Inquiries were made, for all were glad that he was missing, and cared not for his return. He had been gone somewhat more than a year, when the Quaker was in the store of HoBklns, and wished to hire a pasture for the coming season. I have one I will let you have free if you will put up the fences on the place," said llosklns. " Where Is it V" asked the Quaker. " It's on the Akln's farm," was the reply. ' If thee will let it at that rate, thee must have let It get sadly out of re pair." ' It is, indeed ; I can not leave the store to look after it. The house is very poor, and the family that lived there last were too Bhlftless to buy wood, so they burnt up all the fences ; in fact, I would rather sell it than rent It." 'What will thee take for It?" asked the Quaker. "It cost me sixteen hundred dol lars." " Yes, but thee paid in goods, and charged thine own price for them." "To be sure I did. Akin could not get trusted any place else, and I felt that I was running a great risk in let ting him have goods, so I charged ac cordingly ; just as any body else would have done under the circumstances." ' But thee has not told me what thee will take for the place. I will give thee eight hundred dollars for it, If that is any object to thee." Hoskins thought long, enough over the matter to conclude that the interest of eight hundred dollars was far better for him than a farm for the use of which he realized scarcely anything, and at last said : " You can have It." "Very well, Hoskins; thee can make out the deed to-morrow, and thee shall have the money. By the by, does thee know what has become of Daniel Akin?" ' No ; he has not been in the village for more than a year ; at any rate I have not seen him." We may here tell the reader Bomething Hoskins did not know. The Quaker had that day received a letter from Daniel Akin, stating that he was at the mines hard at work and sticking to his motto, " Not a drop more, Daniel," till he had laid up a few hundred dollars, and desired him to in quire what the place he once owned could be bought for. Mr. Edgerton had taken the method above mentioned to find out the views of llosklns respecting the place ; so con fident was he that Daniel Akin would come home a 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, informing him what he had done, and about two or three months after that he received a letter from him stating that he had sent by express five hundred dollars in gold to a banker in New York, with or ders to sell It, and remit the proceeds to him to go towards the money for the farm. Gold at that time commanded a high premium, and the five hundred dollars became eight hundred dollars before they reached the hands of friend Edgerton. Akin requested him to draw up a deed giving the whole property to his wife, Mary, and to have it duly recorded, and left with the register of deeds. In his letter he Bald : " If, perchance, I should ever break my resolution, I shall have secured a home for my wife and children. I prefer, however,that they should not know anything of this for the present. If I live to come home, I 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 I 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 a 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 to see the Quaker driving an elegant horse,and riding in a new buggy. He received this short note one day : " I have arrived all safe and sound. riease go and get Mary and the chil dren." Friend Edgerton rode over to the next town and called on Mary's fiit.hpr. mul invited her and the children to go home witu nlm and make a visit. The invitation was accented, and Mipv returned with the Quaker to his home. On the afternoon of the next, dnv he said : " Mary, I want to go the railway sta tion. 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. It was dark when friend Edgerton ar rived home. Next morning friend Edgerton said to Mary : ' Mary, I suppose thee has heard I have bought the old place V I have got it fitted up, and thee and the children Bhall ride over with me after breakfast to see It. I 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 ting-room was a frame, and under the glass, In large gold letters, were these words : " NOT A DROP MORE, DANIEL." Mary, on reading these word's. said: " O, friend Edgerton, if Daniel could have Bald these words, and stuck to them, this beautiful home might have still been his." " Then thee don't know where Daniel is?" 'No; I have not heard anything of him for more than three years." " Thee would like to see him, would thee not V" "Oh, yes! I should." "Let us walk up stairs." As they went up the front stalrs.Dan- iel slipped down the back ones, and took his stand in the front room. When they returned, Mrs. Akin no ticed a stalwart man standing in the room with his back to the door, and started back for an instant. The Qua ker said: . "It Is a 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 V" We leavo the leader to imagine what the meeting was. Friend Edgerton said that he must go and see Amy, and, ad dressing himself to Mary, said : ' Mary, this house and farm are thine. Daniel has got the papers and will give them to thee. Thee can stay here as long as thee likes ; thee will live happily once more, for that (pointing to the frame over the mantel-piece, ' Not a drop more, Daniel,') is his motto now, and wjll be as long as he lives." Daniel and his wife fell on their knees before the Lord. Their prayers were mingled with many tears, but in their future lives those prayers were found to be answered. Several years have passed away since the above events occurred, ' aud Daniel Akin, now an earnest Christian man, sticks to bis motto : Fulfilling Her Marriage Vow. A TOUCHING story is narrated In connection with the recent exe cution of Waller Watson at Highland, Indiana, for the murder of Ezra Cora ton. The parties had quarreled about the charge of a quarter dollar for Borne soap made by Compton, who was a store keeper. The wife of Watson, to whom he had been but a year married, endeav ored to restrain him from the quarrel, but her entreaties failed. A week before the execution Mrs. Watson visited the governor, with her babe in her arms, and made a strong ap peal for mercy, but that oillclal de clined to interfere because the sentence had been confirmed by the supreme court. The faithful wife was a dally visitor to her husband's cell, and joined him In fervent prayers for forgiveness. During the last night most of the time she sat upon his knee, breathing words of love and encouragement, or at his feet, ca ressing his hands. He was truly a pen itent, and expressed himself as having made peace with God. As the time approached for the execu tion she was for a moment overcome, and fell on her husband's neck in un controlable anguish, but suddenly Bhe raised her flaxen head and assisted in ar raying him for his doom. She had con tributed a necktie and a pair of slippers and put them on him with a fierce de termination that overmastered her ago ny. She combed his hair, and seelngall was ready, she said she would go with hlra. All present remonstrated with her, in which the minister joined. Her reply was a rubuke few women would have ventured : " I should not have expected this from a minister. When I was married I prom ised to cleave to my husband for better or for worse. I promised this to a min ister, and I am going to keep my word as far as God will let me." On reaching the gallows the pair soon to be sundered mounted the steps hand in hand. They were seated side by side over the fatal trap. She again took his hand and sobbed with her little head resting upon his breast, while the min ister made the closing prayer. Meanwhile the culprltsat In his chair, unmoved. A heart-broken wife was sobbing on his bosom, strong men sob bing, but the man about to be hanged seemed an uninterested spectator of the absorbing scene of which he was the central figure. For fully five minutes he sat there without the least perceptible twitch of a muscle. There was no bravado in this composure; it was rather the calmness of resignation. At the close of the religious exercises the two stood up, and for the last time she embraced her husband, kissed him passionately, and with " Good-bye,Wal-ter," stepped back and fell into the arms of the good Christian ladles who were there to receive her. The last words of the unhappy man were a prayer for mercy and for heaven ly aid to his poor wife. At the sheriff's house she saw the remains of her hus band in a coffin, and kissing his lips and arranging his hair, turned away with a look of woe, and Bald : " I can cry no more I have no more tears. God have mercy on me and my child 1" An hour later the coffin was in an east-bound train, accompanied by the wife. At Richland, a bleak station sev en miles from Highland, it was deposited on the barren ground, and as the train moved on only one other beside the widow was In charge. 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