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HER LAST WORDS. No ! Leave me nlone—'tin better no. My wavs at d yours are widely far at art. Why should you stop to grieve about my woe, . And why should I not step across yoor ! Itearl T A man’s heart is a poor tiling at the be*t. And yoois is no whit better than the rest. j I loved ren orro? Ah. ves ! perhnps 1 ibd. i Women are curious things, you know, nod , strange. Apd hard to understand ; and then, besides, The key of her cellV mode ofi do'h change, And so—ah. do not look at me that way I 1 loved yon once, but that was yesterday ! Sometimes n careless word doth rankle deep— So deep that it can change a heart like this. : And ofot out ail the long sweet throbbing hours That went before, crowned gold rap lurons bliss ; Bo deep thai it can blot out hours divine, And make a heart as hard and cold as mine. Nnv. do not speak ; I never can forget; So let n« say good bve, and go onr ways. Mayhap the pansies will start from the dust Ol our past days—the slumbrous, happy days, When I was trusting, and life knew no grief. But hlossomrd with my clinging, sweet be licl. (Jnoil bye! good-bye! Part of my IHe you take— Its fairest part. Nay, do not touch my lips. Once they were yours; hut now, O, iny lost love, I wonld.not have yon touch my finger tips. And saying this I feel no chill of pain ; I cannot even weep above my slain. If God cares anght for women who have loved And worshipped idols fnlse T trnst He will K<ep us so Ihs apart that nevermore . Our paths may cross. Why are you standing still ? Good-bye, I say. Ibis is the day’s din close; Our love is no more worth than last year’s rose! The Church. Mr. Editor ln yonr paper of the 18th of July I notierd a rather caustic article un der the head of “War in Gamps.” When 1 hear that exclamation it makes me uneasy. I dread war. There scarcely ever was a war but what religion, or in other words religious opinions, were in some way involved. Now, sir, I don’t write Ibis lor the purpose of pro voking a controversy with Bro ‘ Zip," Bto. “Zuph,” Bro. Adams or Bro. Thurman, but that I may enter for this once rr peacemaker. I am desirous that there should be no strife in camps, but that the pilgrims may mareli on in pence and unity of spirit until they en ter in »t the pearly gates of the New Jeru salem ; and I do Jiope the brethren will cease to occupy your columns with such articles us the one referred to. If my advice be not heeded, I hope they will take God’s word. The Ghurch is an institution of Ghrist ; He is the head. The body is one, the mem bers of that body are one ; so, also, is Christ. A particular body of men, who are wont to meet together at one place, lo profess, wor ship and serve the Lord Christ, are culled bv this name. Such were the churches of Kphe rus, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Rome, etc. Thus, we read of chnrohes in particular houses: Bom., jvi., 5 ; Col., iv., 16. Foul says, in 1 Corinthians, xi , 16, “But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God .” “I am the fine, je arc the branches," gays Christ, speak ing of the churches. And Christ is the rock upon which it is founded. You bad as well undertake, and are as able, with all tbo as sistance of Satan himself, to speak this world out ol existence as.to npruot a single branch from off that roVk. You may plant an iron pillar l.tioQ TWt high, feet in diameter, 100 feet in the ground, and you may use iron bands equally strong, yet yru caqnpt confine the most tender vine, or branch of that vine, in any vineyard or forest aud make it twine around that pillar contrary to its pature. Go to the forest, to your vineyards, to. your flower gardens, and confine the little tendrils in order to make them twine contrary to their nature, and mark your success. As soon as the Bttle tendril is of sufficient length it will twine (mark the idea) contrary to the sun; nr, in other woids, contrary to the world. It ha* a certain way to twine, and that will be in accordance with the true vibe. 8o it wus with the martyrs, who suffered death at the •take ; so it was with those who diet! by be ing pushed off-high precipices at the point of the spear ; so it was with those who died by being torn asunder with the windlass ; so it was with those who died by being fettered and thrown out to be devoured by swine, and various other modes of persecution, in order to turn them horn the true vine, but without success. So it is with the true Christian ; so it is with the faithlol and upright followers o! the Lord Jesus Christ, whom they Will cling for salvalioD. Where is such faith to-day ! The Church of Christ is an institution that contains all the requirements as to man’s obedience to God. It requires temperance, love to God and man, soberness, onion of •j.iril, faithfulness, service and praise to our Lord Jesus Christ. “But if any man seem to be contentions, we have no such custom, neither the cboiche* of God.” We bare various institutions now-a-daya some very old ones. The institution o! Masonry, of Good Templars, of Odd Fellows, of Sisters ol Charity, of Young Men’s Chris tiau Association, and variousGlbcis—ausaid to be of a Christian character. Now, it matters not what religions re quirements ate mchlded iri those societies; they are all included in the Church of Christ About the year of our I/>rd <l4 I'jnl wrote, or had it done, the 6'h chapter of Ephesian", in which he says “not to serve Christ with eye-service as man pleases, but do the will of God from the heart, with good will doing service ns to the Lord and not to men." It is to be feared that among so many institn tions a Is l2e:Y> umber are simply doing eye oprvfco'And trying id plenre men. And lam almost persuaded to say that it is a sin to join any institution ot man, particularly if ii fs done to add to or strengthen th** plan of Christ’s Church. The requirements.of His Church includes every! Mng necessary. It is to be regretted that contentions exist, for Paul says we have no such- custom, nei ther the Churches of God. The followers of Christ, who are here in a slate of spiritual warfare against, r.ot one another, but the world, the flesh and the devil, are called the chutcli militant ; bnt those in heaven, whose conquest over sin at»d death is compete, and who sire reworded with eternal blessedness, ate styfed the Church triumphant. And now, in attempting to reconcile these pr jodieesi and strifes, ,fet me tell you that all cohtentions, strifes and difficulties among men as to modes, ordinances and particular creed", nnd games of churches and denominations, being the only ones of arid in which there are true Christians, is adverse to God and to the cause of Christ*. It Is a stumbling stone in the patH of Chifetiuns almost us bad as the stumbling stone doc rise of Mr. Johnson now trying to be established m our country. But if any man seem—only seem—to be conten tious, we have, no such custom, neither the tjhunhes of Grab R‘ bt. Band.fkb. Indian Creek, August 2,1879. A Koinanlic f>ctne. It is donbtfn! if any theatre ever offered such volumes of romantic incidents as the deck of the old time Mississippi steamer To the old davs before the "railroads traversed the contilent in every direct ion, arfd 'he West was a wilderness, New Orleans was the Mecca of travelers, and the fleet wave-born carried thousands of plensure seekers to the South. It was then that life was a carou sal ; and men and women surrendered them selves to the most lavish enjoyment. Gain ing wus a custom and courage an insrinct. Men were us prone to brawls ns the sparks to flv upward. Conspicuous among (tie fierce and rollicking habitues of the steamers was Cuptuir. West, u noted duelist One day he engaged in a controversy will) a gentleman whom he met on the deck, whom he licensed of staring at him impertinently. ‘ Why do you look at me so intently?'' demanded the enptnin. “1 am not looking ut you,” calmly replied the stranger, his eyes meanwhile fixed in u stony glare upon the duelist’s (nee. "But you are, sir.’’ “1 inn Hot.’’ The captain turned away, bnt a short time afterward he felt that those stony eyes were uguin upon him and following All his mnve uanU with paik’ss ferocity. It became iii expie sibl.v annoying, slid tlie captain at last determined io make hii end of it Stepping up to the stranger he inquired, with suppressed passion : “Cau you fight us well l as look ?’’ .“Perhaps so. 1 never tried it l . Place me however, in position nnd will do niv best ” The singular conduct of the stranger hud by this time attruvted Universal attention, und whispered conferences regarding his re markable appearance agitated little groups ol persons ull over the boat. In a short lime, however, the vereel rounded' to at a landing lor wood, und iben the parties to the impromptu duel went ashore. The stranger was led off by a negro servant., who seeming ly picked his way. Indetd.from tbe interest he wiib mnnitesting in the encounter, the col ored servant was apparently more deeply in terePed lo it than bis nuu-tif. But die time allotted for pH liniinarirs wag Giet, *nd the men were put in posltiotf at|d* (Halol-; placed in ettoir n««ds. -« v. via* ~ Tbe word was given ami iwo ringing re ports flashed out on llte air. Captain West iell pierced lo the t-eurt. The stranger stood erect, calm and dignified. 11 is second rushed up to him. "Are you hurt, air ? ’ “No ; how is it with m> antagonist?” "Can’t jou see ? You have killed him.” “No, I atn unable to see ” “You cun t see ! ’ “No; 1 atu blind.” Aud he was Tbe tragedy wus a nine days wonder, and all sorts of rumors were ri*e as to the identity of the fatal stranger. But who he wus und whither he went was a mystery never solved. The circumstance went touieke up au incident in the dark and bloody memories which made fatuous tbe oideu time. TnR Old Rhkdivr’s Vkngsancr—ln 1833 tba Colonel of one of Mohammed Ali’s ’ regiments in Mecca had , rendered himself odious to the soldiers, and while on parude, fir it g with blank cartridges, the officer was shot. No notice was taken of it at the time, and it was thought that the thing had been lorgotteo. Two yehi* afterward, in the reg ular course of exchanges, the battalion re turned to Cairo, (Marched into the citadel. \ and piled arms. A couri-martiul was iut - mediately called, and the battaliou found ! guilty of murder, the it d’vidu.d could [ uot be discovered, the battalion was decima -1 ted, and 134 wire marched outside tbe gate ! in separate squads, aud shot by their own ■ comrades. A tenant bad been importuned so fre | quently lor his rent thnt in a climax of ex asperation, the other day, be turned on tbe ; landlord with the cogent and conclusive j retort : “Now you needu’t ptess me so. ' Why. I owe enough iu this town to buy all ) your old houses.” No one blames a business maD for want ! trg his sign to convey a big idea ot his busi- I IMS, but a Michigan bfeeksmith, In a hnm j lei of 40d people, rather overdoes the thing •lieu lua sign reads : “Foreign aud do men - 1 tic Lorres shod beru.” How he Tested liigersulPs The ory. Colonel Ingersoll says he kerrjs a nocket book- in an open drawer, and his children go .and help thetnselveiMo monev whenever thev want it. “They eat when they want to; they innv slpep all (Iny if they choose, and ,»it np till nieht if thev desiro. | don’t try to coerce tliem. 1 never pmrfth ; never °eold They buy their own clothes, and are m isters of themselves.” A gent lent n bving on Marshall street, who has a boy that is as full of kittenv as his father, read the article nnd pondered deeply. fL> knew that Cnftpelr Jugi rsoll was n enrols* at rnisihg'ehildren in flip way they should go. and lie thought he would trv it. The bov hud caused him c 'n°id< ruble umioypncc. «ud he made up his mind lie hud not treated Hie boy right, so he called him in from the street, where he was putting soft sonp on a lamp po s t in order to see tbc lump lighter climb it. and said to him : “My son, I have decided to adopt a dif ferent cnu-sc with you. Heretofore 1 have heon careful about giving you money, and have wanted to know where every cent went to. and my supervision has no doubt been annoying to you. Now, I am going to leave mv pneket-hook in the bureau drawer, with plenty'of money iq it, and you meat liberty to use all you want without asking me. I want you to buy anything you de sire, buy your own clothes, and to feel as though the money was yours, and Hint yon had not got to eecount for it. Just make yourself at home now, and try and have a good time.” The boy looked at the old gentleman, put his hand on Ids head, as though he had “got ’em sore,” nod wgut out to see the lamp lighter climb that soft soap. The next day the stern parent went ont into the feoontry, shooting, and returned on the midnight train three days later He opened the door with u Jutch key. aud a strange yellow dog grabbed him by the elbow of his pants, and took him, lie'said, “like the agar." The dog barbed and chewed tmfUHhe son rumo down in his night shirt and called him off. He told his father he had brtoght that dog of a fin man for #ll, and it was prob ably, the -best Bog bargain fha'e' had been made this season He said the fireman told him lie could find a man that wanted that kmd of a "dug. '■ , The parent took off his pants, what the dog had not removed, and in the hall he stumbled over a birch-bark canoe the boy bought of an Indian far #9 and an army musket with an iron ramrod fell down Irom the corner. The boy hud paid s{j for lhat. fie hud also nought himself an overcoat with n seal-skin collur and caffs, am j a com plete outfit of calico shirts and silk stock mgs. In 1 ift room the parent found the marble top of a soda fountain, a wheelbairow and shelf filled with all kinds of canned meat, preserves and crackers, and a barrel of apples A wall tent aud six pairs of blankets were rolled up ready for camping out, and a buckskin shirt and a pair of corduroy pants lay on the bed ready for pulling on. Six fi-hing poles and u basket ful of fish lilies were ready for business, and an oyster eun la*. grub-worms lor bait were squirming on the wusbstand. The old gentleman looked the lay-out over, looked nt bis pocket-book in tbe bureau drawe , aj empty us a contribution box. and said : • Young mm, the liqies have been too flush. We will now return to a specie basis When you want money come to me ami I will give you n nickel, und you will tell ine what you intend to buy will) it, or I’ll warm you. You hear mo.” And now lhat man stands around from the eflVc's of the encounter with tbe yellow dog. and asks every man a here a letter will reach Bob Jngersdll. lie says he will kill lngcrsoll, il it is the last noble act he ever ecomplishes —Detroit Free Tress. An Irishman, fresh from the old country, found a tree fall of green persimmons, and climbing to the top, helped hunsell to tbe fruit A passer-by overheard him sh) - : “B> the powers, an’ I’m the lad that can knock the socks* off the man that poured vinegar ou these plums.” A man coming ont of a newspaper office with his nose spread all over his face* re plied to a policeman who interviewer! him : "I didn't like an article that ’penred in the pa; er last week, uu’l went in ter see the mao who writ it. He were thar.” Tiikre are two little girls of the same name in New London, Ct. The other night one of them said Iter prayers, and for fear they might be credited to the other child, site added after the Amen, “No. 10 Orange street.” “(’an You Support Vie, Darling?” is the name Of anew song. How much do you weigh, love? IIE WAS WIJH GRANT. “I was with Grant,” the stranger said ; Said the farmer, “Say no mwe, But rest thee tit iny'cottage porch. For tfiy feet ore weary nnd sore.” “I was with Grant,” the stranger said ; Said the farmer, “Say no more— I prithee sft lit my frugal board, And eat of my humble store.” “Hbw fate* my boy—my soldier boy— Of the old Ninth army corps? 1 warrant he bore him gallantly In the smoke and bittle's roar.” “I knew him not,” said the aged man, “And as I remarked before, 1 was with Grunt”—• Nav, nay, I know,” Said tbe farmer, “Say no more. “He fell in a battie, I see alas 1 Thou did'st smooth these tidings o'er— Nay, speak the truth, wlmte’er it be, Though it rends my bosom’s core. “How fell he—with his face to the foe, Upholding the flag he bore ? O say not that my boy disgraced The uniform he wore J” “1 canoot tell.” said the aped man, “Aud should have r.maiked aefore, That l was with Grant in Illinois— Some three years before the war I” Then the farmer spake him never a word. But beat with bis fi>t full sore That aged man who had worked with Grant Some three years before tbe war. —Bret Harte. mv HEM f Copartnership Notice. IH AVK this dflv sold a half interest in my business to G F. Turner, and the rami' and style ot the firm will be known in fnture ns Harper t Turner. R. T. HARPER. Jana try 9th, 1879. We respect fullv solicit a share of the pub lie patronage, believing we can show us fine and well assorted stock of goods as will be found anywhere. Our stock of DRY GOODS Is complete in every particular, nnd imjlndes a fine assortment of Ladies’ Dress Goods, Linens, Blanchings, Domestics, and Fancy Notions of all kinds. OlotMng ! A new and elegant lot of Clothing, of every style and quality. Gents’ Underwear a spe cialty. HATS AND CAPS To suit the tastes of the masses, and at prifee? that will meet the requirements of the trade. BOOTS AND SHOES! Our stock of Boots and Shoes, having been bought at a bargain in the Northern mar kets, we can afford to sell cheap, and are pre pared to offer extra inducements to tbe trade. Furniture 2 We have also a largo lot of Furniture—Bed steads, Bureaux. Wasbstauds, Wardrobes, Tables. Chairs,,’etc—which we will sell at extremely low figures. Bed room 9etts a specialty. GROCERIES. Special attention is called to our sto£k of Groceries, which is quite large, and com prises every article kept iu that line. Our stock is being constantly replenished with Goods that are carefully selected by ex perieneed buyers, and are bought lor cash from first bauds, thereby enabling us to sed to advantage—both to ourselves and customers. With ail these tacdii.es we are prepared to ex hibit at all times a complete geoera! stock, aud parties wishing to buy can always fiuci some specialties at very low prices at our sioie. Give us a call. Harper <fe Turner. , r . . - Gullelt’s Improved Cotton Din. Pi.an’tkps sre respectfully invi'ed to ex amjpe this Gin before bavin? I Will keep sample Gin. with Feeder, Condenser and (rullett’s Double Revolving Cotloo Press (dispensing with a lint room.) always on hand (or exhibition. We guarantee the most per fret satisfaction to purcha-ets. In every par ticniar. T e price will he redtioed next son lr<Sm f! f 'to $3 fit) per saw on the Gins ami itom #t 25 to #1 on the F-'erfets. 1 refer all to the accompanying certificates of onr cottore buyi rs and planters of last year, ■ atid to the certifi'mes of well known planters who are nsfrig Gnllett’s Gins, as to the extra prices obtained tor cotton oinoed rfn them. J A. BEF.KS, Agent. Grifffn, Ida., March 10, 1879. Grimir Ga , March 1, 1879. We. fhe undersigned, arc using the Gullet! Improved I/gtat Draft Gotten Gin The Gin is of superior workmanship For fewt gioHoig, safety in lunnirg and light draft (*o do the srwne work,) 1 we think it has no equal; but the most important feature istheattneb i i t for opening and improving the sample. The last cotton is improved by it so as to to ing from to cent, and stained and dirty cotton Irom % to 1 cent per lb. more in ihe Griffin market than on other Gins (Signed) W J Bridges,!' W Manley, J T Mauley. Giwltin. Ga , May 17 1&78. 7b J A Reeks. Agent for the" Gnllett Gin Mini / g t'o- ’Griffin, Gn r—At your re quest. we, planters and dealers in cotton, give I Hie public onr opinion of your Gin. We lake pleasure in saying to all in need of new Gins that it is now a well established fact that cotton ginned on these Gins brings n higher pi ice in our market than any other, aud iln* Gins are growing in pnblic favor Cotton jtinU'd on them sold last season at from to 1 cent ppr pound above the mar ket puce. .Mr. Guilett’s attaenmi nt for im proving the sample of cotton, we are satisfied, i- whi-t he claims for it. The Gio appears to have reached perfection in gin machinery. ‘(Signed) A G Sotrel, T J Brooks, R P McWilliams. S B McWilliams, D \V Put iergon, U H Sims, T J Bioodworth. 1 ant also agent for the celebrated Eclipse Portable Engine, mauufagtared by Frick & Co, for tbe counties of Butts. Spalding. Fayette and Clayton. J. A. lIELKS. mt«2B;3m f OLD AND RELIABLE. £Dk. Sanfobd’s Lives IkvioohatobJ! Jis a Standard Family Remedy for ’ •diseases of the Liver, Stomach » •and Bowels.—lt is Purely ! •Vegetal )lf».— It V S •Debilitates—lt is MJm | wMk mmm 4&r IV ii dVi<s, (I I I (rP.K i> '''' n •Igj B nJy* ap d by the public,} IBal *■*>*’'* more than 35 years,} jl I J** with unprecedented results.? “®V* SEND FOR CIRCULAR.} SS. T.VJ. SANFORD, M.D., 53#SS$2RSi j! axy aaeneisT win, tell yov its rwtt.tiov. • m % t^s v - OFFICE N? 17 7 W 4 T . H ST , Cincinnati, o ♦ L C. NEBNNGER. Manager sale by G. K. Wise, Hampton, Ga. eepl3-ly. Furniture. S. S. Middleton, HAMPTON, GA., Has on hand a large and assorted stock ol FURNITURE, Bureaus. Bedsteads, Chairs, Secretaries, Wardrobes, Cupboards, A ivl ie prepared lo mannfacture to order anything you need to furnish yonr tiouse Upholstering and Cabinet work done iu the latest style und with dispatch." Coffins a!v*<*vs on hand. Job Work solicited and executed with neatness. Subsckibk for The Weekly—sl 50 per annum Slusckibe for Tiik Weekly. Reduced lo J 1.50! *•?'•* a# V* *'gp ? .40* Ffc it VT. i * * * i #-* • ' THIS HENRY • CV--' •>" ■ COUNIT • k y* ■ ' • > WEEKLY. rUXI.ISHKD *V»RT rniDAV AT Hampton, Henry Cwintf, Gn» A DEMOCRATIC PAPER, SOUSD IN PRINCIPLE AND 1/iY SWERPISG FROM PARTY UNEI • *. Confident that Democratic supremacy caw only be maintained in the State by strict adherence to the cardinal principles of Dem ocracy. and unfailing courage in their sup port, THE WEKKLY will never be found remiss in its duty, either by departing in the slightest degree from Democratic doctrines, or (ailing to maintain them t» their foliar 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 form. ALL THE NEWS. OF EVERY KIND, AND FROM EVERY QUARTER I SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year tl 50 Six months 75 Three months 4y