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A LAST TALK. Come out in the garden anti walk with mo, While tie dancers whirl to that dreamy tune. See! the moonlight silvers the sleeping sea, And the world is as fair as a night in June. Let me hold your hand as 1 used to do ; This is the Inst, last lime, yon know, For to-morrow n wooer comes to woo And to win you, though I love yon so. Yon are pale—or is it the moonlight's gleam Thut gives to yoor face that sorrowful look ! We most wake at last from our summer dream— We have come to the end of our tender hook. Love, the poet, has written well; He has won onr hearts hv his poem sweet. And now at the end we must snv farewell— Ah ! but the summer was fair and fleet. Do von remember that night we met ? You wore a rose in your yellow hair ; 1 Closing my eyes I can see you vet, Just ns you stood on the topmost stair, A flutter of white from head to feet, A cluster of buds on vour hreast. Ah, me ! But the vision was never half so sweet As it is to-night in my memory. Hear the viols cry. and the deep bassoon Seems sobbing out in its undertone Some sorrowful memory. The tune Is the saddest one 1 have ever known. Or is it because we must part to-night. That the music seems so sad? Ah, me ! You are weeping, love, and yoor lips are white— The ways of life are a mystery. I love you, love, with a love so trne That in coming years I shall not forget The beautiful lace and the dream I knew, And mem’rv always will hold regret. I shall stand hy the seas ns we stand to night. And think of the summer whose blossoms died When the frosts of fate fell chill and white On the fairest flower of the Summer-tide. They are calling you. Must I let you go ? Must I say good-bye, and go my WHy ? If we must part, it is better so— Good-bye’s such a sorrowful word to say! Give me, my darling, one Inst sweet kiss— So we kiss our dear ones, and see them die ; But death holds no parting so sad as this. Good bless you and keep you—and so, good-bye ! Common icated. 1 Reply to “Ziipli”—No. 2. Mr. Editor:— 1 wailed long and patiently for “Zuph” to point out “the common snake —that crawls upon its breast, and cuts dust in all its varied forms to-day—that the Devil CDtered into and delivered our foreparents;’ for he said it was “Bible truth,” hut I lisve waited in vain. lam no wiser on that sub ject than 1 was when 1 first asked the favor, and. of course still fail to “understand.” “Zuph,” don’t you know that the rules of debate, as well as common politeness, demand that you make good your affirmations ? The great teachers of all ages are unsparing in their admonitions, that wo assert no propo sition that cannot be proven by good au thority, in human us well as divine ufiaits. Now, you affirmed in the most positive man ner posible that it was “Bible truth" the common snuke of this day and time was the very one that the Devil entered into to be guile our foreparents in the garden of Eden. And when I asked you to point out the par ticular snake, among the many different species known to mun, that was an instru ment in the hands of Satan in accomplishing what you seem to think such dreadful mis chief in the world, you are as silent as the dead in the charnal house of death. True, you asked space of the Editor to uuswer my questions, but instead of doing thut you merely string out a batch of questions for me to answer, as if I were the affirmant. Why ask me to find a better description of Satan than the one in the 12th chapter of Revelations ? Why, I have never under taken to describe him at all. I'bis is a thing for you to do, especially since you seem to know him so well. But be this as it may, 1 presume not to judge; for the Bible and common decency forbid that I judge you <>r say augbt detrimental to your character. But one thing I do promise to do, and that is to show you, in a few words, or as few as possible, that you have great need to read your Bible more carefully, in the full exer cise of reason, than you seem to have done heretofore. Now listen. “Why," you ask, “did Adam hide himself if he did not know what time the Lord would conie into the garden?” 1 will let the Word of God answer. In fact, I prefer to quote three or four verses ou that subject, that you may see and understand bow Adam knew that God was in the gar den, as well as to show bow ignorant Adam was before eating of the tree of the knowl edge of good and evil. And here it is. “And they heard the voice of the Lord God walk ing in the garden in the cool ol the day.” Now, if you want to know, how did Adam know when God was coming ? I answer, that be heard Hitn. Isu’t that plain enough ? “Aod Adam and his wile bid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called uuto Adam,and said onto him, Where art tbou ? And he said, 1 heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because 1 was naked ; and I hid myself." l'o see bow ignorant Adam was, listcu to the Lord God’s reply : “And he said, Who told thee that tbou waet naked ? Hast thou eateu of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that tbou shouldst not eat?” See Genesis iii: 8-11. A mau may have a ematteriug of Greek, English. 1 have seen many such cases. And here is “Zuph” spouting Greek, and not withstanding snch a superior parade of learn ing, he asks me, with sounding of trumpets, “How did Adam know God was coming if lie did not reckon time correctly,” when the Bible says plainly ll at he heard the voice of the Lord God wnlking in the garden in the cool of the day. And remember, “Zuph.” that before eat ing of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, Adam didn’t even know that he was naked. Why, man, be had no knowledge of good. Sorely, “you and I” know when we are naked, and know good from evil And still you say that Adam was much wiser than you are! Well, it does really seem so. And now, as for “the naming of the beast of the field, and every (owl of the air,” etc., he displayed considerable wisdom, I grant, but I am of the opinion he did it by the power of inspiration, just as the prophets uttered many things that they understood no better than their hearers. “Zuph,” what a pity you didn’t under stand that “beast,” when used figuratively in the Bible, means a kingdom, before exhaust ing your store- hojse of eloquence in abusing me for calling the Roman C’utholic Church an “Old Beast.” Now, let me learn you . something again. Turn to the 7th chapter of Daniel and 23d verse, and you will see thut “beast” means “kingdom.” By the way, read the balance of this chapter, and you will see that Daniel describes the reign of the “Old Beast,” the Catholic Church of Rome, which reign was to lust for “time and times and the dividing of time.” “Zuph,” do you know how long that is? Let me tell you. It is just 1260 years—the exact time thut the Roman Catholic Church held undisputed sway over the nut ions of the earth. About the 16th century the great Murtin Luther rose up and said that eveiy creature should have the pure Word of God to reud and study for themselves ; for this Monster that you extol so highly Imd taken the Bible Irom the people, and wouldn’t let them have it. If 1 hud space I could tell you many things übout this “Old Beast,” that John, in Revelation, xii., tells of being cast down, about which you apparently know so little. Now, ‘ Zuph,” point me to chapter and vese that gives Christ’s Church the numeof Homan Catholic, and then 1 will hear your instructions about the Bible meaning of Ro~ man, Greek, and ull ! But, O, that Greek !! I now inform you, "Zuph,” that I belong to no denomination, in the sense in which you use the term, nnd that I huve no creed but the Bible. Is that good enough ? Can you say the same ? Answer, will you ? "Pray God through Jesus Christ to purge you with hyssop.” YVliat an expression ! No, sir ! 1 shall not do it; for we are com manded to pray according to His will, and He bus nowhere promised to “purge me with bys-op;” therefore He will not do it. Now lor the name “Z p,” which you say “might answer for a tame coon or a liitlu dog," etc. I intended a “t” where there is a “z,” but from some cause, either the slip of my pen, the proof-render, lype-sttter, or other agency, it appears in print as “Z'p.” But, anyhow, 1 am satisfied with the name the mistake has given me, for both are very nigh akin, uud answer pretty much to the same thing • Now. ‘ Zuph,” sit down and read your Bi ble carefully through, noticing closely each word us it appears, und you will be better ptepared to teach others the truth of God’s Word. Don’t fight against the truth, and pretend that Adam and Eve were happy, wi-e and contented, when in truth they knew nothing about it. And remember that by the act ol the serpent we are made ucquaio ted with good and bad, with Christ and heaven—a belter country than this, where we cun intelligently enjoy eternal life und happiness, because we have learned through experience, while travailing in the flesh, how to appreciate happiness, eternal lile, peace, joy, etc,, so when we get to heaven we can thank God that the serpent deceived Mother Eve, and she her husband, und thus prepared us for the coming of the new heaven and earth. I say it, and 1 mean it, that I thank God from the bottom of my heart that the serpent was introduced into the garden, and succeeded in persuading Eve to cut the fruit 'hat was good to "make one wise lor had he failed l see no reusou why or how man could ever become any wiser than the beast of the field, or how‘he could ever know any thing of that better life above, where the dear Christ has gone to prepare a place for us ; or how be could ever gain that immor tality that aloue comes through Christ Jesus. Mun uever did, neither, indeed, is it possible for bim to possess immortality in this pres ent woild. Hence, had not the serjient suc ceeded in getting Eve to eul the apple, we would have died and gooe to dust again just as the beast does. But, thank the Lord, he succeeded, and by it we are made acquainted with Christ, Heaven aud holiness, and in the resurrection He will raise up our spiritual bodies, prepared for immortulity, eternal life and happiness Now, “Zuph,” lay aside those old Plato oiau theories introduced iuto Christianity by the converts from Puganism, that never bad one shadow of authority in God’s Word, aud uccept the truth. Aud above all be caretul not to judge your fellow-man as you have me—iu a very naughty manner. Zip. Minn Ik C. Ballard, in a tender lyric just published, oquiies ot whom it may couceru : “Would you love me as well, true-heart, Hud 1 a face less fair ?” We dislike to say uupleasaut things, Minnie, but tbe chances are he wouldn’t. Plain words are best, and so sometimes are womeu, bnt we repeat that tbe chances are that he wouldn’t “What brought you to prison, my colored friend V' said u Yankee to a uegro. “Two policemen, sale” Yes; but 1 mean had iuteuiiAiutiC£ anythin to do with 4?” Not a Lawyer. ”X. I. E.,” the Georgia hnmorist, having been accused of being a Inwver, makes the following denial, which we find in the Atlanta f)i<-palch : In vour kind notice of the undersigned a few days since, von stated that X I. K. wa a voting attorney of Macon. Fate having got ton careless with that particular clique and the grand j rv being down on the bar in general l hasten to repel the imputation. I have long since retired from the practice of law, and the janitor, when he brightened an the cnurt-hou«e last month, removed with a brush on a pole what little eloquence of mine s'ill clung to the ceiling, and swept out with a stiff back broom the dust I bad shaken from my departing sandal*. Ours was the Centennial Glass; there had not been one like it io a hundred years, for in the year 1876 we passed under the rod, and the State grunted ns her most gracious writ of starvation—a writ wh'ch the Presi dent of old Mercer had previously smiled over and indorsed. Thus it was I became an attorney Dwell with me upon the theme a moment and witness the ending. I could not, if called upon to answer for this class, respond as does the sergeant of a certain French company at roll-call, when ever the name of Anvcrgene is pronounced — 4 Dead upon the field of honor.” I could only say. speaking in a professional sense, Dead ! We were seven, and well do I recol lect the night that closed our school experi ence and left tis with sparsely feathered wings fluttering open the slender t wigs of onr legal knowledge. It was a night upon which we argued a divorce ease, in moot eourt. Ido not remember which sid’* I was on. nor does it matter much ; the case was as ably defen ded as pressed, and both parties obtained a complete divorce. That case must Imve been an Hugury of fate. Since thut time all seven of us have obtained divorces—from that stern mistress, Madame Law Number one, our most ambit iou= fledgling, rejoiced in the name of we will call him Sawyer. He shook his beautiful little wings to the morning 1 ght und made daring voy ages from twig to twig. On the trial of the great divorce ease aforesaid, Sawyer took ihe sheriff's place. Now, by one of the resistless decrees ol destiny, the sheriff lias taken Saw ye ’8 place, and we hear of him tifemore. Number two hopped from his twig down into the piney woods, and the next 1 saw of him he was on his wav to Tennessee, alter a conditional lee of $150,000. Alas! the tempting worm proved 100 large, and after desperate efforts to swallow it, No. 2 gasped and died. Number three was guthered to his fathers by the hawks—those long-lueed creditors— ere his feet touched the ground. Number tour flitfed awuy to the moun tains, warbled feebly once or twice, aud then was silent Inrever. Numbers five and s ; x never left the twig% and number seven (your correspondent) fell off Ihe tree, fluttered desperately, and lost confidence in his wings 1 sturted out (to leave the metaphor) in company with u friend, by renting an office on a side street—that is, iny friend look possession of ihe place, and I rented from him. Our contract was that I should pay him whenever he paid the landlord, and I have never violated that contract. Well, we staid in that office eleven months before the landlord knew it was rented. For a long time we debated as to the propriety of hanging out a sign. We wanted to attract attention, aud we didn’t want to attract at tention. Remembering, however, thut the good book says : “It ij an evil generation thut seeketh alter a sign,” aud as that was the generation which we desired shou’d find us, we hung ouis out. From that time out we struggled manfully with the creditors, aud 1 tbiuk in the end would buve whipped the fight, but the landlord put in nn appear ance ; he happened up one day and was sur prised to find u-; he was more surprised than we were; he wusn’t looking for us, and we had been looking (or him twelve months. The end came quickly. The next day he presented his bill to my friend, who told him he would settle as soon as 1 did; then the bill came to me ; I told bim 1 was a sub lessee und did not know him in tbe transac tion ut all. The next morning when I opened tbe door my friend was gone, and with him bis mugnitieent library—tbe Code ot Georgia und four "Acts ot the Legislature.” That evening when the landlord opened the door, 1 was gone with my extensive library, Web ster’s pocket dictionary, (blue back edition) Life of Napoleon, vol. 2d, and "Greek-y on Farming.” 1 hut ended the law business. Lest any one should judge me harshly, 1 will repeat that my agreement was, that I should pay whenever the principal did; l will udmit tliul it wus tbe safest contract I ever made, yet 1 cannot be blamed for that, and conttacts must be coustrued strictly, (see Code ol Ga ) X I. E. Old Piukeab Rick was one of the quaint types ot itinerants He bad a hard patch to cultivate once, and when be made bis report to the confereuco following he reported the church “looking up.” The presiding bishop expres-ed his pleasure but asked for an ex planation, because no one expected success in that purish l>r. Rice was equal to the occasio , and added : “Well, Bishop, the church is on its buck and cau’t look any other way.” Proud Mother—Come, Mamie, darling, what is three tinres three ? (Mamie hesitates.) P. M.—ls it nine, darling! (Smart child is not quite prepared to answer) I*. M.—Now, isn’t it nine, precious ? (Smart child sees safety in its mother’s eyes, and nods. Ad miring female relatives pass the dear child around the osculatorv circle—aud old “bach” leaves the room iu disgust.) Ou. maiden fair, with eyes of blue. With tangled cutis ol amber shade, Whisper it sottly, tell me true, Ol whom are you dreaming, prettv maid ? She lilted her hoof, and whistled, “ Whew ! Thar’s a pesky gtavel got into my shoe.” Horse shoes do not invariably bring good luck. A man out West picked up four of them iu one day, and all tbe luck be had was to get bung. It seems theie was a horse attached to them. \\ hen freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her banner to the breeze. We ll bet ten ceuts she didn't wear Her clothes pulled back against her knees. Waterloo Observer. I he knob hies t part of the house is tbe NEW FIRM I Copartnership Notice. I HAVE this dav sold a half interest in my business to G F. Turner, are! the name and style of the firm will be known in fu'ure as Harper & Turner. R. T. HARPER. January 9th, 1879. We respectfully solicit a share of the pub lie patronage, believing 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, and includes a fine assortment of Ladies’ Dress Goods, Linens. Bleaehings, Domestics, and Fancy Notions of all kiuds. ClotHing 2 A new aud elegant lot of Clothing, of every style and quality. Gents’ Underweur a spe cialty. HATS AND CAPS To suit tbe tastes of the masses, and at prices thut will meet the requirements of the trade. BOOTS AND SHOES! Our stock of Boots and Shots, having been bought at a bargain in tbe Northern mar kets, we caD afford to sell cheap, and are pre pared to offer extra inducements to tbe trade. Furniture 2 We have also a large lot of Furcirure—Bed steads, Bureaux, Washstands, Wardrobes, Tables, Chairs,,’ etc—which we will sell at extremely low figures. Bedroom setts » specialty. GROCERIES. Special attention is called to oor stock of Groceries, which is quite large, aud com prises every article kept iu that line. Our stock is being constantly replenished with Goods that are careluliy selected by ex perienced buyers, aud are bought lor cash troui first hands, thereby enabling us to veil to advantage—both to ourselves aud customers. VV ith all these facilities we are prepared to ex hibit at all times a complete general stock, and parlies wishing to buy cau always fiud some specialties at very low prices at our store. Give us a call. ’ (LIVER f This important organ weighs hut about tfircc E | pounds, and all the blood in a living person (alxmt 3 j three gallons) passes through it at least once every * half hour, to have the bile ami other impurities strained or filtered from it. Bile is the natural Wi purgative of the bowels, and if the Liver becomes j torpid it is not separated from the blood, but cur- I— ried through the veins to allimrts of the system, and in trying to escape thr#|gh the port* of the u jskin, causes it to turn ycTTbw or a dirty brown color. The stomach becomes diseased, and Dys- Cb| pepsia, Indigestion, Constipation, Headache, Fiii ousness. Jaundice, Chills, Malarial Fevers, Piles, Sick and Sour Stomach, and general debdity fob II low. Mkkkkll’s Hkpatink, the great vegetable Pd discovery for torpidity, causes the Liver to throw _ « off from one to two ounces of bile each time the W blood passes through it, as long as there is an cx- Hcess of bile; and the effect of even a few doses upon yellow complexion or a brown dirty looking skin, will astonish all who try it—they being the I first symptoms to disappear. The cure of all bili ous diseases ami Liver complaint is made certain by taking Hepatine in accordance with directions. Headache is generally cured in twenty minutes, and no disease that arises from the Liver can exi.it if a fair trial is given. SOLD AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PILLS BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Price 25 Cents and $1.09 The fatality of Consumption or Throat and fVj Lung Diseases, which sweep to the grave at least P one-third of all death's victims, arises from the M Opium or Morphine treatment, which siinpiy stu m pefies as the work of death goes on. SIO,OOO will *** be paid if Opium or Morphine, or any preparation fy) of Opium, Morphine or Prussic Acid, can dc found W in the Globs Flower Cough Syrup, which has M cured people who are living to-day with but one 1 PI remaining lung. No greater wrong can be done & than to say that Consumption is incurable. The ir Globs Flower Cough Syrup will cure it when I all other means have failed. Also, Colds, Cough, (Asthma, Bronchitis, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. Read the testimonials of the Hon. Ud Alexander H. Stephens, Gov. Smith and Ex-Gov. Brown of Ga., Hon. Geo. Peabody, as well as U those of other remarkable cures in our book—free «to all at the drug stores —and be convinced thut il you wish to be cured you can be by taking the Globe Flower Cough Syrup. Take no Troches or Lozenges for Sore Throat, W when you can get Globe Flower Syrup at same I price. For sale by all Druggists | 'Price 25 Cents and SI.OO 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, yj 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 or skin disease can be.® Dk. Pemberton'sStillin 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, Hor any ingredient not purely vegetable and harm less can be found in it. fgk Price by all Druggists SI.OO. ” Globs Flower Cough Syrup and Merrkll's IHbpatins for the Liver for salt* by all Drug gists in 85 cent and SI.OO bottles. A. F. MEEF.ELL Sc CO., Proprietors, " PHILADELPHIA, PA. Gullett’s Improved Cotton (iin. Plantkrs are respectfully invited toes amine this Gin before buying I will keep sample Gin. with Feeder, Condenser and Gnllett’s Don tile Revolving Cotton Press (dispensing with a lint room,) always on hand (or exhibition. We guarantee the most per feci satisfaction to purchasers, in every par ticular. The price will be reduced next sea son from $4 to $3 50 per saw on the Gins, and from $1 25 to $1 on the Feedeis. I refer all to the accompanying certificates ol our cotton buyers and planters of last year, and to the certificates of well known planters who are using Gnllett’s Gins, as to the extra prices obtuiDed lor cotton ginned on them. J A. BEEKS, Agent. Griffin, Ga., March 10, 1879. Griffin. Ga , March 1,1879. We, the undersigned, are using the Gullett 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 tbiuk it has no equal; but the most important feature is the attach ment for opening and improving the sample. 'The best cotton is improved by it so as to bring from % to y cent, and stained and dirty cotton from y to 1 cent per lb. more in tbe Griffin market than on other Gins (Signed) W J Bridges, T W Manley, J T Manley. Griffin, Ga , May 17. 1878. To J A Beeks, Agent for the Gidlett Gin Man'f'g Co., Griffin, Ga :—At your re quest, we, planters aud dealers in cotton, give to the public onr opinion of your Giu. We take pleasure in saying to all in need of new Gins that it is now a well established fact that cotton ginned on these GiDS brings a higher price in our market than any other, and the Gins ore growing in public favor. Cotton ginned ou them sold last season at from y to 1 cent per pound above the mar ket price. Mr. Gullett’s attachment for im proving tbe sample of cotton, we are satisfied, is what he claims for it. Tbe Gin appears to have reached perfection in gin machineiv. (Signed) A C Sorrel, T J Brooks, R P McWilliams, S B McWilliams, D W Pat terson, R 11 Sims, T J Bloodworth. 1 am also agent for the celebrated Eclipse Portable Engine, manufactured by Frick & Co, for tbe counties of Batts. Spalding. Fayette and Clayton. J. A. BERKS. mat2B;3m fear*'or sale by G. E. Wise, Hampton, Ua. sepl3-ly. Job Work solicited and executed with neatness. ScnsciusE lot Tux Weekly. Reduced to 11.50! THIS HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY. PUBLISHRD BVBKY FRIDAY AT Hampton, Henry County, Ga* A DEMOCRATIC PAPER, SOU HD IN PRINCIPLE AND UN SWERVING FROM PARTY LINE / Confident that Democratic supremacy can only be maintained in the State by strict adherence to the cardinal principles of Dem ocracy, and 11 nfhiliner courage in their sup port, THE WEEKLY will never be found remiss io its duty, either by departing in the slightest degree from Democratic doctrines, or failing to maintain them tn their full ex tent at all times. Believing it also to be a fair assumption that a large proportion of the readers of weekly newspapers see no other, special pains will be taken to present each week, though necessarily in a condensed fora. ' ALL THE A TEWS. OF EVERY KIND. AND FROM EVERY QUARTERt SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year... 59 Six mouths 75 Ttuec months 49