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(ENONE.
(The following beautiful poem wan found
op the bod? of a, dead soldier, at Kenoesaw
Mountain, (3a., Jbne 20,1864.]
I nit by the door of my tent to-night,
Watching the drifting clouds,
With which the moon, like a trained co
quette,
The light of her bcaot? shrouds.
The star-crossed banner flouts o’er my head,
With a listless, rustling sound.
And I hear distinctly the sentinel’s tread,
In the silence that reigns around.
l’?e been dreaming, my Pride, of when last
we met,
Of that long remembered night,
When the pale stars shone on an uptnrned
face.
Ro tearful, sad and white.
Yon were wretched that night, my peerleas
one—
Or at least yon told me so—
As I kissed the dews from your silken hair,
And you wept that I bad to go.
Do yon remember, lore, how we stood that
night,
’Neath the old oak collonnde.
fn a little spot where the moon looked thro’
The canopied arch of shade T
How your queenly head ou my breast was
bowed.
How yaur hands in mine were clasped,
And the lotc words you murmured were low
and sweet
As the summer winds that passed T
How we spoke of the time when we learned
to love—
Those long, long summer hours—
Of our whispered vows—of our tender trust—
Oh ! never was love like ours.
How the waning night flpd by so fast,
Bringing the hateful day,
Till 1 breathed my soul in one lingering kiss,
And wretchedly rode away 1
The moon is shining as calmly now
As it did that fatal night,
And ’neath the gloom of forest trees
Makes patches of silvery lieht.
I have dreamed of the past, of our early love,
Till even the crisp night air
Is filled with the scent of the orange bloom
That was twined in your braided hair.
Again do I hear. (Enone dear.
In the swell of these forest trees,
The grand old hymn of the ancestral oaks
As they rocked to the passing breeze.
Again do I feel your soft hand’s clasp.
And yonr proud bead on my breast.
As we stood together that summer night,
When your lips to mine were pressed,
a • a • • a •
Bot ’tis oyer now and my dream is gone,
For you are another's bride,
And to talk of love were wretched sin—
A shock to a young wife's pi ide.
The few cold words that you sent me once
Are all 1 have to tell
Why you broke the faith of that plighted
lave,
Yet I’ve learned their leason welt.
They tell me you looked lika a queen that
night,
As you muimured the marriage vow ;
That the orange wreath of your bridal veil
Looked sullied beside your brow.
They tell me your laughter was blithe and
That yoar step was light and proud,
And you lavished the smiles that once were
mine
On a senseless, flattering crowd.
Did yon think of the blossoms, O faithless
one.
That you used to wear for roe,
When your heart was as pure us the bridal
wreath,
As it never again can be?
Bid you think of the vows your lips once
framed—
That syllabled wreath of love ?
Did you deem that a maid with a perjured
heart
As a wife could faithful prove ?
Did you think of the tears which dimmed the
smile
When your scarf for my sword you gave.
And 1 swore it should lead to the battle
shock
The bravest of the brave ?
That scarf is steeped in my own red blood,
Yet I laugh in ray own bitter scorn
T-o think bow false is the beautiful one
By whom it once was worn.
Yoa hare taught me the worth of a woman's
word.
The faith of a woman’s heart ;
That the tenderest tear that ever was shed,
Is a triumph of woman's art.
Pass on in your beauty, but yet the thought
Of our last, our first caress,
Will cloud the light of your sunniest smile
With the shadow of wretchedness.
To-morrow, (Enone. the gray pale morn
Will dawn on a field of death,
And the atarry cross that is drooping dow
Will flap with the battle’s breath.
My brave men fight for their homes, their
loves.
But I with grim despair.
For all that is left me of all the past
Is “only a woman’s hair.”
An Arizona Venus. —Miss Carrie Borne,
in company with her father, passed through
El Moro vesterday on a wild mustang, eo
route for Kansas from Tueson, Arizona, some
sieven hundred miles away, and have yet six
hundred more to make before tbelr journey
is coded. Mist Carrie has rather a pretty
face and impressive form—not such a one as
fbe young man of to-day with the blonde
mustache and hair parted in the middle
would select to whisper sweet sentiments
over the garden gate to—but a girl for ao
Indian fight or a “bar” bunt you could rely
on every time. She sported nary diamond
oor coral necklaces, but was muscled like an
Amazon, and bad a fist like a Morriaeey.
She was a girl of nerve, too, we reckon, for
on her saddle bung a Ballard rifle aud a
brace of Coltb revolvers. She informed the
Writer that site bad seen much of life in the
past twelve months, and bat little of news
papers, and was aosious to know what was
going uo in the world.— Irimdad (Col).
At
vrncs.
Watv a boy sees a nice, round, smooth
stone lying on the ground, he always thinks
it ra«W ** Ibl
A Husband’s Dote.
“I wish you would tell James, when he
comes in. to turn the cows into the lower
lot. And if Turpin calls, tell him I have
concluded to take those sheep—l want the
merinos. Aud while I am getting ready,
please take my memorandum book and note
down four harness straps, five pounds of
nails, and a gimlet, half a jockey strap, and
—and—yes. I believe that is nil. I forgot
them when I made out the items this morn
ing *
Mrs. Streeter rose wearilv, laid her sleep
ing babe carefully in its crib, and proceeded
to record the article; named. She was young,
not over twenty-five, hut the complexion
was sadly faded, and faint lines were already
marking the white forehead, while the tired
eyes told of care, and hinted strongly of an
unsatisfied heart.
And this thin-cbeeked, pink eyed woman
had been called a beauty only seven years
before I And when she gave her hand to
Newton Streeter she could say what few
girls can, “I married my first love.”
Judge Streefei, the father, was supposed
to be wealthy. But after his son’s marriage
a financial crisis came, and the thousands
dwindled into hundreds.
It was false pride, perhaps, bat the young
man shrank from a position under those who
had once looked up to him, and his thoughts
turned wistfully towards the Western prai
ries
lie expected objections fro n his young
and accomplished wife. But she saw with
his eyes, and was not only willing, but eager
to go and help him make a home that should
be all tbeir own. Tlie purchase of a prairie
team, some firming implements, and the
expense of building a small exhausted
bis capital; and the young couple com
menced their married life as many others
bad done who bad been blessed with tbeir
advantages. The small dwelling contained
but three sleeping apartments, and this fact,
added to their uncertain income, Induced
Mrs. Streeter to take upoo herself the entire
care of the household.
Two childreo hud come in the seven years
to nestle in her bosom. But one, a fairy
child of three summers, bod slid away from
them, and was uow sleeping beneath the
flowers of the prairies ; and the tired wife
had sighed as she looked on the cold, folded
hands.
"She will never toil as I have done ; but
oh. I wanted her so much,” the lonely mother
sobbed forth.
Mr. Streeter was considered a wealthy
farmer. His acres had broad oed and bis
■took increased. Physically and mentally
strong, and with a gentle, loving wife ever
studying bis tastes and wishes, why should
be wear out fust ?
But of her. Naturally frail, she bad been
like a willow bending beucath a burden vol
untarily taken up. With the exception of
an efficient girl for a lew weeks when little
Mary died, she bad performed all the labor
required in tbs bouse siuce she became its
mistress.
Newton Streeter took the memorandum,
glanced hastily at the ueatly written items,
and then he stepped into the light buggy
and drove away.
No longer might she linger, fortbe dough
was waiting in the kitchen to be kneaded,
and the baby's naps were like angel's visits
Aud before the task was well over bis bugle
note sounded to arms, and the fretful child
was taken up aud caressed aud soothed to
quietness.
She was conscious of a strange dizziness.
When she arose from a stooping position her
head was aching miserably, and her eyes
seemed burning. What was coming over
her ? She must be ill. Oh, no ; she had
no time for that. And then her thoughts
drifted away to the dear old home of child
hood, and she asked herself for the first time,
if she had done wise to leave it for this life
of toil and care ?
It was a dangerous question for a wife
and mother, and she clasped her child more
classy to suppress iu her heart the disloyal
answer.
When Mr. Streeter returned, exultant over
the dollars be bad deposited in the bank, he
found no supper prepared, and his wife help
less upou the bed. with cheeks flushed with
fever, and the wailing child distracting .her
with demands for care.
A physician and norse were soon sum
moned from the city, and the weary wife en
joyed the luxury of being ill.
But convalescence soon followed ; and be
fore leaving bis patient the old doctor, a
does observer and a deep thinker, took the
husband aside and asked :
“Do you know what brought this fever on
your wife, Mr. Streeter? You have worked
her nearly to death
’ You are speaking of tuy wile, not my
horse.”
’•Granted ; and I say again you are work
ing her to death.”
••Really, doctor, such language is unpar
donable."
“And yet you will pardon it. And fur
thermore, by your great love for the self
sacri6ciug woman we have just left, I shall
perform an operation on your eyes, that you
may see as I see.”
And tbeo be placed the cold, bard lacts
before him, from the time she came—a bride,
beautiful aod accomplished—to the village,
up to the date of her present illness, in which
domestic cares only bad haunted her in fe
verish dreams, lo concluding he added :
“I truly believe, if phe takes up her old
burdens at once, that before the year has
passed the grave or an iusaue asylum will re
ceive her.”
The strong man shuddered.
“As heaven is my witness, sir, I have only
permitted, not exacted, this sacrifice. She
voluntarily took her place by my aide, aod
has uncomplainingly kept step with me ”
“No, she has not kept step, to follow yonr
own figure. Unable to keep up with your
long, rapid strides, she has fallen, faint aod
footsore, by tbe way. I tell you abe must
have rest for both mind and body, or I will
not auswer for the result. And it would be
better found away from borne."
“Yea; I begin to comprehend, aod it can
be found away." Aod offering his hand, “I
will take care, doctor, that you do uot get a
chance to administer another such dose to
me.”
Mr. Streeter went back to the room where
bis wife was sittißg propped up by pillows,
aod a gosh of unutterable tenderness welled
ap is his heart as he glanced at her pale
face aod almost transparent bands, lie aat
down beside her and said, softly :
“You don't know bow glad I am that you
it now we sfiall nevu mceT again.' ~
now—shall soon be able to be in the kitchen.
I ana sore ! most be sadly needed there by
this time.”
“No. you are not seeded there. By tbe
way. would you like fo have me pnt the
farm to reDt Ibis summer, and you take the
boy and go back to the old granite bills ?”
“OH. could ?nn ? May I go?” and the
voice quivered with excitement ; then wi«t
fally. “but the expense. Newton. It would
put os back so much."
“Yes, there it is; the old doctor was
right,” he thought. And then aloud, “Do
you know what I went to tbe city for tbe
day yno were ill ?’’
•To deposit aome money for more land, I
think yon said.” she replied, wearily.
“Yes; but Ido not need that land. I
have far more land than 1 can cultivate now.
And you shall have that money—at least all
you want of it—and go home and stay all
the summer, and try to get some of your
blood back. I shall write to-day that you
are coming.”
Mrs Streeter could not believe it was Dot
one of her feverish dreams.
But it all came about in good time, and
she arrived safely at borne, where she was
petted and car ssed to her heart's content.
“You are all trying to spoil me," she
would expostulate; “I shsll never be fit for
a farmer’s wife any more.”
And thus among loving friend.;, riding,
walking, aud, when at borne, reading, music,
and writing long letters to her husband, tbe
summer wore swiftly away.
Aod now he had written that he was
coming, and she was counting the days that
must elapse ere she could look upou his face
and be clasped to bis heart. She was eager
to go dow. Her holiday was over. Health
bad returned, and not an instant did she
shrink from the old life.
And when tbe husband came and saw the
wonder one summer had wrought, he again
told himself that the good doctor was right
A few Jays were given to the old friends,
and tbeo they turned their faces toward their
Western home.
It was evening when they arrived, and the
wife looked with bewilderment on the change.
A handsome front had been added to the old
dwelling ; and before she bad time to ques
tion she was ushered into a parlor newly
furnished and already lighted. An clegaul
piano stood in a recess evidently constructed
for its reception.
She turned toward her husband to assure
herself that be, too, hud not changed into
something or somebody else. But tbe merry
twinkle in his eye told her be was enjoying
her surprise, and slowly she began to realize
the whole situation. Yes, now she under
stood his strange reluctance to mention what
be was doing and his willingness to have
her remain, even alter she bad expressed her
anxiety to return.
“Come, I have more to show you I” and
he showed her into a large, commodious
room, furnished for her own sleeping apart
ment, even lo her baby’s crib.
“ Phis is lor you. And now lay aside your
dusty garments and prepare tor tea ; it must
have been ready an hoar ago. 1 will go
and see.”
When he returned he found bis wife
sitting in her little rocker and weeping si
lently.
"Have I wounded where I wished to heal?”
he asked, reproachfully.
“Forgive me,” she said, smiling; “I am a
goose, but a tired-winged one, you know.
Aud I am so happy to be at home in such a
home, that 1 have no words to tell my hap
piness.”
He stooped to kiss the offered lips. And
wbat a different life it was—busy, not bur
dened. Time for the wants of tbe mind as
well as the body. Good help in the kitchen
all tbe time, and choice readiog for odj
leisure hour.
Tbe larro was an unfailing source of in
come, fully defraying all expeose, with a
balance in favor.
“Been improving, I see,” said Dr. Meeker,
as he reined in his horse before tbe neat
fence.
"Yes, doctor Come in ; I wont to show
you all the improvements. Here, Mary, the
doctor wants to see yon.”
And as she came to greet him, rosy with
health and happiness, be Dodded his head at
her husband.
“Yes, that will do," and then glancing at
the o;>en
enough to hear one tune played. Will you
favor me?" and with the old gallantry, fitted
so awkwardly to his brusque manner, be led
her to tbe instrument, and stood, hat iu band,
while she played.
Womens’ Escorts.— Women, both young
and old, who have no husbands, near kins
men or friends whom they feel privileged to
ask to become tbeir escorts in going out
after night, are uow provided for. as is well
known, by a company in the city, in a man
ner said to be entjrely satisfactory. A lone
woman, possessed ot a little money, need no
longer be deprived of the pleasure of attend
ing parties, dinners, or any torro of social or
professional entertainment She can inform
the company that on any named evening she
wishes to go to tbe house of a friend, to the
opera, to a lecture, or any place of amuse
ment or business, and at tbe required hour a
well-behaved, intelligent, well-dressed is an
will appear at the door and act as her escort.
He will accompany her to tbe place and call
for her at any time she Dames; or, if re*
quired, will sit by her aide —as at the thea
ter, opera, or concert —during tbe perlortn
ance, and take her home afterwards. To
others than herself be seems to be her irieud,
though it may be observed that they are ou
frecziogly polite terms, as no well-bred
womuu, under tbe circumstances, would be
likely to keep up a very active conversation
with a man acting iu tbe capacity of a ser
vant, though unde? a plausible disguise It
might be thought that there would be very
little demand for escorts ot this sort, but we
are informed to tbe contrary. Women—
strangers in tbe city—who want to atteod
the theater or opera, frequently secure such
service; so do widows, tnaideos, and other
women unwilling to put themselves uuder
obligations to any man ou whom they have
uo claim.— N. Y. Times.
A Cleveland lady who has lately passed
a few weeks in Paris always refers to her
kitchen girl as her “fille ue cuiaine." Her
son will insist on reterriog to the worthy
domestic as our • pot rassier.” much to bis
mother's horror, but then be hasn’t bad
the beuefit of a fortnight iu “Paree.”
A man’s curiosity never reaches the female
Qn *- heiis turn hie name
NEW mill
Copartnership Notice.
In A YE this day sold a half interest in my
buriness to G. F. Turner, and the name
and style of the firm will be known in fnture
as Harper 4 Turner. R. T. HARPER.
January 9th, 1879.
We respectfully solicit a share of the pub
lie patronage, believine we can show as fine
and well assorted stock of goods as will be
found anywhere. Our stock of
DRY GOODS
Is complete in every particular, nnd includes
a fine assortment of Ladies’ Dress Goods,
Tiioens, Bleaching?, Domestics, and Faney
Notions of all kiods.
Clotmng 2
A new and elegant lot of Clothing, of every
style and quality. Gents' Underwear a spe
cialty.
HATS AND CAPS
To suit tbe tustee of tbe masses, and at prices
that will meet lb« requirements of the trade.
BOOTS AND SHOES!
Our stock of Roots and Shoes, having been
bought at a bargain in the Northern mar
kets, we can afford to sell cheap, aod ar« pre
pared to offer extra inducements to the trade.
Furniture!
We have also a large lot of Furniture—Bed
steads, Bureaux, Wasbstaods, Wardrobes,
Tables, Chairs,,' etc—which we will sell at
extremely low figures. Bedroom setts »
specialty.
GROCERIES.
Special attention is called to our stock ot
Groceries, which is quite large, and com
prises every article kept in that line.
Our stock is being constantly replenislted
with Goods that are carefully selected by ex
periet>crd buyers, and are bought lor cash
tr(>m first hands, thereby enabling us to seil to
advantage—both lo ourselves aud customers.
Vf it b ait these facilities we are prepared to ex
hibit at aii times a complete gcuerai slock,
and parlies wishing to buy van always find
some specialties at very low prices at our
store. Give us a call
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LIVE it
This important organ weighs but about three
pounds, and ail the blood in a living person (about
three gallons) passes through it at least once every
half hour, to have the bile and other impurities
strained or filtered from it. Hile is the natural
purgative of the bowels, and if the Liver becomes
torpid it ip not separated from the Hood, but car
ried through the veins to all - parts of the system,
and in trying to escape thrdtigh the port* of the
skin, causes it to turn yellow or a dirty brown
color. The stomach becomes diseased, and Dy»-
ptpsin. Indigestion, Constipation, Headache, Bili
ousness, Jaundice, ChiHs, Malarial Fevers, Piles,
Sick and Sour Stomach, and general debility fol
low. Merrill's Heeatinb, the great vegetable
discovery for torpidity, causes the Liver to throw
oflPfrom’cfne tp two ounces of bile each lime the
blood passes through it, as long as there is an ex
cess of bile; and the effect of even a few doses
upon yellow complexion or a brown dirtv looking
skin, will astonish all who try>t —they being the
first symptoms to disappear. The curb df *n bili
ous diseases and Liver complaint is made certain
by taking Hrpatikk in accordance with directions.
Headache is generally cured in twenty minutes,
and no disease that arises from the Liver can exist
if 1 a fair trial is given.
SOLD AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR FILLS
BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Price 25 Cents and SI.OO
LUNGS
The fatality of Consumption or Throat and
Lung Diseases, which sweep to the grave at least
one-third of all death's victims, arises from the
Opium or Morphine treatment, which simply stu
pefies as the work of death goes on. £IO,OOO will
De paid if Opium or Morphine, or any preparation
of Opium, Morphine or Prussic Acid, can be found
in the Gm>bb Flower Cough Syrup, which has
cured people who are living to-day with but one
remaining lung. No greater wrong can be done
than to say that Consumption is incurable. The
Globk Flower Cough Syrup will cure it when
all other means have failed. Also, Colds, Cough,
Asthma, Bronchitis, and all diseases of the threat
and lungs. Read the testimonials of the Hon.
Alexander H. Stephens, Gov. Smith and Ex-Gov.
I Brown of Ga., Hon. Geo. Peabody, as well as
those of other remarkable cures in our book—free
to all at the drug stores —and be convinced that il
you Wish to be cured you can be by taking the
Globb Flower Cough Syrup.
Take no Troches or Lozenges for Sore Throat,
when you can get Globb Flower Sykup at same
price. For sale by all Druggists
Price 25 Cents and SI.OO
BLOOD
Grave mistakes are made in the treatment of all
diseases that arise from poison in the blood. Not
one case of Scrofula, Syphilis, White Swelling,
Ulcerous Sores and Skin Disease, in a thousand,
is treated without the use of Mercury in some form.
Mercury rots the bones, and the diseases it pro
duces are worse than any other kind of blood oc
skin disease can bc.GDn. Pemberton's Stili.in
gia or Queen's Delight is the only medicine
upon which a hope of recovery from Scrofula, Sy
pnilis and Mercurial diseases in all stages, can be
reasonably founded, and that will cure Cancer.
SIO,OOO will be paid by the proprietors if Mercury,
or any ingredient not purely vegetable and harm
less can be found in it.
Price by all Druggists £I.OO.
Globe Flower Cough Syrup and Mbrrell's
Hbpatinb for the Liver for sale by all Drug
gists in 25 cent and £I.OO bottles.
A. 7. MEBBELL Jb CO., Proprietors.
" PHILADELPHIA, PA.
HEPATIItE.
GLOBE FLOWER SYRUP.
STILLING! A.
Gullett’s Improved Cotton Gin.
Pi.antkrs are respectfully invited to ex
amine this Gin before huvin? I will keep
sample Gin. with Feeder, Condenser and
Gulletl’r Double Revolving Cotton Pres*
(dispensing with a lint room,) always on hand
lor exhibition. We guarantee the most per
feet satisfaction to purchasers, in every par
ticulsr. The price will be reduced next sea
son from $4 to $3 sft per saw on the Gins,
and from $1 25 to SI on the Fcedeis. I
refer all to the accompanying certificates ol
our cotton buyers and planters of lust year,
and to the certificates of well known planters
who are using Gnllett’s Gins, as to the extra
prices obtained lor cotton pinned on them.
J. A. BEKKS, Agent.
Griffin, Ga., March 10, 1879.
Griffin. Ga , March 1,1879.
We, the undersigned, are using ibeGullett
Improved Light Draft Cotton Gin The
Gin is of superior workmanship For fast
ginning, safety in running and light draft, (to
do the same work,) we think it has no equal;
but the most important featuie is the attach
ment for opening and improving the sample.
The best cotton is improved by it so as to
bring from % to *£ cent, and stained and
dirty cotton from % to 1 cent per lb. more
in the Griffin market than 00 other Gins
(Signed) W J Bridges, T W Manley, J T
Manley.
Griffin, Ga . May 17.1878.
To J A Beeh, Agent for tht Gultett Gin
Mun'f'g Co , Griffin, Ga :—At your re
quest. we, planters and dealers in cotton, give
to the public oor opinion of your Gin. We
take pleasure in saying to ail in need of new
Gins that it is now a well established fact
that cotton ginned on these Gins brings a
higher price in oor market than any other,
and the Gins are growing in public favor.
Cotton ginned on them sold last season at
from to 1 ceut per pound above the mar
ket price. Mr. Gullett's attachment for im
proving the sample of cotton, we are satisfied,
is what he cluims for it. The Gin appears
to have reached perfection in gin macbineiy.
(Signed) A C Sorrel, 1’ J Brooks, R P
McWilliams. S B McWilliams, D W Pat
terson, K H Sims T J Bloodworth.
I am a Iso agent for the celebrated Eclipse
Portable Engine, manufactured by Frick &
Co, for the counties of Butts. Spalding,
Fayette and Clayton. J. A. BEEKS.
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