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POOR SELL. pale pm? cold, Wilb small white hands Propped wearily at her side— A face on' which is phi inly told The pain in which she died ; A wnndprer, weary of the strife, Per sorrows none can tell: Without recard she gave her li f e And welcomed death—poor Nelli How oft ndown The well known street We wandered forth —we two— Returning oft with wearv feet, Yet found no work to do. Her eheeks crew pale, Her step grew slow, Hope bnne with parting knell— M-iy He who laid tier hotly low Be merciful to Nell 1 Full m»ny a bnff*t she hns borne, And many a strancer’s frown, Til! at Death’s feet she east her cross And laid Life’s burden down. Full many a weary night she passed, With toil from year to year— A shroud and coffin’s ail at last Within this dead-house dresr. In girlhood’s morn she left her home Beyond the wild bine sen ; A lighter heart, a braver son!, Ne’er fought adversity M’sfortnti'S gathered thick nnd fast. Before their force she fell— Light be the sod. and green the grass, Above thy breast, poor Nelli Sleep well within thy narrow bounds, Bri utblen, without a moan. No more you’ll pace thp weary rounds Of toil in stranger’s homes. God in Mis mercy cal’ed thee hence— I know that all is well; Across the bourne whence none return, I’ll meet you, lair haired Nelli —Sabina Kenny. Tlic Man Who Was Kicked. XEVEHTHE! ESS A MAN AM, THE rA Ml* FOUND CACSK TO UK FKOUD OF. 1 first saw Davis ’at II A fad mv, when at the beginning of the term in 1860. Ik* sidled into Ihe furt h« r end of a seat to lean against the wall. Fie was then about 27 years of ape. A tall, gaunt, awkward man, clad in a faded, ill fitting suit of home spun, and walking with an undecided, hesi tating gait, with his head thrown forwaul, and one uncertain hand helplessly rubbing a receding chin, was the fiiMire he presented as he wen* out of the the dose of pray ers Infirmity of purpose was written all over him. He had nn air of being old with out ever having been young. His fine was long, with large features, high rheek hones, a long nose, piomineut month, and a receding ch n from which a straggling whisker prn- Irtided a certain way, as though in doubt wliotlier to grow longer nr di-appear alto gether. It was n very weak lare, with an itifirm tpiiver of the hardly closed lower lip. and vtiscillatuig, half timid eyes of very pale blue. Its weukness and indecision might have hero comical had not an expression of earnestness ami seriousness made it pathetic His speech was hesitating and appealing, as though crav ng constant indulgence for his temerity when speaking at all. Yet there was such assurance ol his hearers’ sympathy anil help, that it generally carried its point, ft was apparent from the first that the char acteristics that made Davis a conspicuous figure in academical days had not foisaken him as he had grown older. He began leaning from the moment he came into camp Alter futile attempts upon myself, he trans ferred his weight to a man from Kentucky —a d< mons rative, devil-may Cure fellow, who »as his opposite in every respect. The first day's drive, too, revealed the fact that, whatever may have been his capabilities as a district school teacher, they did not assist him in the driving of mules. More than once he involved the leader in an hopeless tangle with the wheel animals, and his eotn p'ications with the harness were a pathetic mixture ot helplessness and ignorance. As to his helplessness it was nn ; que and com plete in its wav. He seemed utterly incapa ble of doing anything without advice and assistance. It is, perhaps, needless to say that these characteristics, however original and amus ing in themselves, were not such as to elevute their poseasor in the esteem of tho party. In lees than a week from the d >y of the de parture the man from Kentucky had warned Davis not to come near him again at the risk of l>eing crippled for life. At the end of a fortnight, 1 grieve to say, he had been kicked by an iruscible member of the party, and the propriety of deserting hint on the plains had been seriously discussed. Hardly a man speke to him, uud be seemed a very pariah in the camp. Af’er we bnd been three weeks out there were not wanting signs of the proximity of hostile Sioux. Signal smokes were seen in the evening, at d small clouds of dust low down upon the horizon indicated the presence of scouting bands. In the mid-afternoon of b sunny Sunday, as we were aseendng a low ridge in the prairie, the advance scout came guiioping in with a ball through his arm, and n moment later a yelling band of Sioux be gan to circle about the train. To dismount and form the three wagons into a triangular barricade was but the work of u few minutes. The most of the men knew their dauger and how to meet it. The Sioux were in large force, and narrowed tbeir circle in the assu ror ee of an easy victory. Their bullets be gan drr ppii'g in almost immediately. In three minutes alter the ball opened several of the animals had been killed, and John-on, our leader, lay under a wagon with a bullet through his head. As 1 said, all the party were heavily armed. But I should have excepted Ituvis, who not only was unarmed, but from his general character was deemed quite capable of groveling in the du-t at such a time. In the hurry of the nroiw nt he had been 10-t sight of, and now, when he slipped forwurd to poesess himself of the dead man’s guD, the man from Kentucky told him with an oath to dtop it, or to give it to some obc who would use it. Diva did not drop it, how ever, but took bis station at the rear end of tbe wagons. In a moment more the spirally decreasing cirele of savages broke suddenly and swept in a wild charge toward the train. Ami we turned toward tire point of attack * e 'wo of the advanc.ug wurriotb drop to *■ at Lfavut’ ujifc. .1 c.irp'h-e oivl astonishment would have ren df red 11s incapable of resist ince had not the Indians swerved from their course and begin circling again, as they did at first. Bnt the man who had turned the attack never stirred from h : s post. His slouching aspect seemed somehow to be shaken off as he stood there erect nnd firm as a rock. His infirm under-lip closed up like n steel trap into a bard, straight line. His pi'e blue eyes wore a erol, decided look. The man from Kentucky looked at him a moment, and went back to his post with a muttered. • Well, I’ll be blanketed I” The guid , ty ing bis wounded arm in a sling, said h”M ‘dive it up.” The whole party breathed frepr. But the whistling of ballets and the yells of the Sioox continued. In a short time the canvass tops of the wagons looked like gi gantic sieves. The circle of savages widened only to contract again. Whenever a reck - less brave approached within fair range the sharp crack of Ihe Winchester from the rear of the wagon sent a ball into his painted body. There was no random firing from that rifle ; every shot brought its man. The repeated charges of the Sionx grew less fre quent from the foot of the loss of two or thri-e of their number under the deadly aim of tho-e pale blue eyes. It was alter the filth or sixth charge of this kind that the man from Kentucky expressed the unani mous sentiment of the party when he said : •‘Hadn’t yer hetter get farther under cover, Davis 7 It’s party op> n tliar.” But Davis shook his beud without changing po sition. The evening wore slowly away. The minutes went by to an accompaniment of shot and yells. Some of the animals were lying dead beside the wagons The spokes of the wlice's and the beds of the vehicles were riddled and splintered with bullets. Charge after charge had been repulsed. 'lhree. men were lying badly wounded inside the triangle. The victims of the deadly Winchester formed a straggling line almost from its muzzle lo the circle of discomfited but not defeated Sioux beyond. Its owner had hnrdly spoken a word in all that time, bnt had stood there like a statute of fute. Night came on, and a low moon wrapped the landscape in dusky crayons. The sav ages retained their circular guard, prepared to renew the attack on the morrow. Shad owy forms ciept warily through tbo tall graas, und dragged away the dead The wounded began to plead piteously for water, and there was none to give. It was at u call of this kind from the man who had kicked him from his place at the camp fire a few days previous that Davis lelt his post to come forward and ask if no water was to be had. He was told that there was none ; that the nearest water was a small pond at the loot of the ridge, jn-t within the surrounding circle of Sioax. Taking u bucket from the wagon, Davis said quietly, “I'll get some.” Not a man of the party spoke. Everybody realized that something heroic was about to be done. Good God I To go to the pond was to go to ilmost certain d'a'h. And yet n<> one hade h m s'ny. 1 think every one was im pressed with the fact that it would be use icBS. Wc crept back to our posts in silence. Even the wounded ceased their moans We wa'ched the tall figure striding through the shadows till it was lost in the gloom. Then came an interval of silence—awful, | appalling—broken at last by a shot ami a wild chorus of yells. In a moment all the demons of the prairie seemed let loose. Shot to.lowed shot The bowls had something exulting in them. Through the gloom therp came a shadow —a lull figure running with a bucket in its hand. Following close behind a myriad ol dusky forms, with gleaming knives and clubbed guns Then our work began. A continuous sheet of fire belched from the wagons turned the howling Sioux back on their trail. In a moment more Davis stag gered into the triangle with a bucket half filled with water in his hand. The man from Kentucky left his post to grasp his hand in u grip thut would have ciu.-bed weaker bones. “Mr Davis,” he said, “yer a man as this pm t v is proud of.” The bronzed men, crouching behind the wagons, turned in their places to smile assent. But the hero who had run that gauntlet of fire simply placed the bucket beside the man who had kicked him. and went back to his post. The Sioux, exasperated by their detest kept up u desultory firo through the long grass. Just befoie dawn they charged again. But the Winchester alone killed three braves before the wagons were reached, and it wus converted iuto a club wielded by a giant. When the morning came the Sioux were found Wutching our movements from a safe distance over the prairie. Evidently the fight was costing them too dear. It was determined by the party, in view of the probability of the Sioux being le inforced during the dty to beat a retreat 'I he man from Kentucky harnessed Mr. D.iviß’ mule with his own hand. But when he came to hand the reins to their powder begrimmed owner, it was found that he was in no condition to receive them. He had been wounded in halt a doz n places, and the slow hemorrhage had robbed him ot his strength. We lifted him tenderly into the wagon Hnd commenced our march. The Sioux circled about as, but kept well out of range. By middtiy they had disappeared. It was about this time that the man from Ken tucky, who had been intently watching his I patient for some time, brought hi- wagon to a sudden halt. Gathering about him we ! found Davis with his eyes turned to the sky, and a grayish hue stealing over his face. A minute alter he reached his hand out to grasp the Kentuckian’s and so journeyed out into the ii finite solitude. We rode on in silence. When the shad ows of the evening came we dug a rude grave ) in the prairie, and buried Davis out ot sight The man from Kentucky burned bis epitaph when he said, ‘ He didn’t seem of much account at first, but be loomed up power ful toward the last.” “Oh, yes, I’m uiad—just as mad as I can be,” exe'anned a fashionable lady, tos=ing her bead to give erapbas s to her words, “to think that those horrid reporters had the impudence to lug me into their description ol the F.tzgerald weddiDg. U«h! the hor rid things—and they didn't even mention the lace on ray dress.” “Those whom the gods love die young.” That's v* bat becomes ol uit the houcat ud- Vr-rlUillir liiUUiS. , Why Deacon S. Went Behind. It had got to he the common talk of the neighbors that Deacon 8., who several years since lived in Hamilton county, Ohio, was going behind, but no one knew exactly the reason why. The fences were down on his farm ; the place was not only covered with weeds, but. worst of all, with a mortgage to a considerable amount One day the hoe was mis-lng, and after hunting all around for it for a long time, Deacon 8. called on I <o his ton John : “Where's the ho«, John?" “Don't know, father." “Thought I told yon to always keep it In its place ?” “Didn’t know you bad a place for it, father." Next day the shovel was missing ; then the axe. An hour was consurm-d in finding it—just at a time, too, when Mrs. 8 was impatiently waiting for wood to get dinner with. After the axe was fonnd the handle was discov red to have been broken; an other lour Was consumed in fixing it. One evening Farmer A came in about dark to sit awhile. After a little conver sation, says Deacon 8.: “Will you have something to drink ?” “Well. 1 do ,’t mind," replied Farmer A., “if it’s handy." “('ertainly it’s handy,” says the deacon ; and although it was dark, he went to the cupcoHrd and without any trouble put his hand on the bottle. A light whs struck, and if some of the inquisitive persons had looked in an hoar thereafter they could have found a solution very readily to the question of why Deacon 8. was going be hind. Although he had taken several draughts from the bottle, he was careful to put it back in its accustomed place. He could get up in the darkest night and put his hand on the bottle, but he cou'd never find the hoe. This was the secret of Deacon 8. going behind. Any man who attends to his bottle and for gets his hoc will be likely to go behind.— Ei change A Few ItrmarkH to Contribu tors. The following rules are suggested for the consideration of those who write for the pres®, and correspondents and writers of communications will do well to regard them : Write the proper names plainly. Write only on one side of the 9heet, ns the copy has often times to bo divided among several compositors. Write with ink ; never with a pencil, un less unavoidable. He brief in statements, sparing in com ments. He pointed ; do not write all around a subject without hitting it. Don’t attempt fine writing; it is news that is wanted, not style. When you have nothing to say, stop. Never mind filling out the page. ttsebew preface; plunge into the suhject at once. State facts; don’t moralize. Don’t say eve for evening, scholar for pupil, punts for pantaloons, gent for gentle man, or Sabbath for Suuday. Never wrangle or dispute in print with anybody. Avoid unpleasant personalities, and never send au item, the force of which is under stood only by youcsell and a few others. Do not be afraid of making your com munications too brief. Paragraph whenever a change of subject occurs ; and in no other place. You can keep the authorship as nearly a secret from the public as you please ; indeed nobody need know you write for tire news papers unless you choose to let them know yourself —Savannah News. HASTF.jriNO to bk Rich.—“ Did yos ever know a man who grew rich by fraud, con tinue successful through life, and leave a fortune at death ?” This question was put to a gentleman who bad been in business forty years. After reflecting awhile he replied : ‘•Not one I have seen many men become rich as if by magic, and win golden opinions, when some little thing led to an exposnre of their fraud, and they have fallen into disgrace and ruin. Arson, perjury, murder and sui cide ore common crimes with those who make haste to be rich, regardless of the means.” Hoys, stick a pin here. You will soon be men. and begin to act with those who make money. Write this good man’s testimony in your mind and with it put the words of God. “He that basteneth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.” —E’rov. xxxiii, 22. Let these words lead yon to resolve to make haste slowly, when you go into busi ness, in the matter ol making money. “Stop ze moozeek 1” shouted Prince Per rino, rushing trantieally through the halt of his villa. “Ze parti* lie is break up—one of ze guests in9olt myvife!” Hut before the ladies could get their shawl*, the Prince came running back, saying : “Never mind ; you dance plentee more. Eet is ail right— ze gcntlemau say be did not kuow it vas my vife.” "Ish’t my photograph excellent ?” said a young wife to her husband. “Well, my dear,” replied he. “there’s a little too much repose about the mouth for it to be natural.” For Sale. PURSUANT to the will of Q. R. Nolan. deceased, and for the purpose of a distri bution of the estate, I offer at private sale a valuable plantation lying on Flint river, in Fayette county, Ga. It is situate one fourth of a mile from North’s grist mills, four miles from Fayetteville and seven miles from Hampton, on the Macon and Western Rail road. It has 100 acres in woodland and about 100 acres of good bottom, well ditched and in cultivation. The entire tract consists of 432 acres. A neat four-room dwelling, plastered inside, bas been erected upon the premises within the last 12 mouths. There are lour good tenement bouses, with rock chimney-, ou the place. The well water is as good as any in Middle Georgia. If pur chased bv 15th ot February arrangements c iti be made to deliver possession m time for planting u crop ; if after that time, the place will be turned over next fall Any person desiring to purchase such a place cm reason able and accommodating terms Vrili commu nicate with me at McDonough, Ga. Y. C. NOLAN, ca r. Professional Cards. DOCTORS. DR. J. C. TURNIPBEED will attend to all calls day or night. Office at resi dence, Hampton, Ga. ]vR. W. (I PEEBLES treats all dis- J* eases, and will attend to all calls day and night. Office at the Drug Store, Broad Street, Hampton, Ga. DR. N. T. BARNETT tenders his profes sional services to the citizens of Henry and adjoining counties, and will answer calls day or night. Treats all diseases, of what ever nature. Office at Nipper’s Drug Store, Hampton, Ga. Night calls can be made at my residence, opposite Berea church. api26 JF PONDER, Dentist, has located in • Hampton, Ga., and invites the public to call at hia room, upstairs in the Bivins House, wtiere he will be found at all hours. Warrants all work for twelve months. LAWYERS. TNO. G. CO CD WELL, Attorney at Law, Brooks Station, Ga. Will practice in 1 he counties composing the Coweta and Flint River Circuits. Prompt attention given to commercial and other collections. TC. NOLAN. Attorney at Law, Mc • Donough, Georgia: Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Circuit; the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States District Court. WM. T. DICKEN, Attorney at Law, Me Donough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing tb’e Flint Jadicial Cir cuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States District Court. (Office up stairs over W. C. Sloan’s ) apr27-ly GEO. M. NOLAN, Attorney at Law, McDonough,Ga. (Officein Court house) Will practice in Henry and adjoining coun ties, and in the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention given to col lections. mch23-6m JF. WALL, Attorney at Law, //amp . ton.Ga Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia Prompt attention given to collections. ocs EDWARD j. REAGAN, Attorney at law. Office on Broad Street, opposite the Railroad depot, Hampton, Georgia. Special attention given to commercial and other collections, and cases in Bankruptcy. I) F. McCOLLUM, Attorney and Coun a* sellor at L»w, Hampton, Ga. Will practice in Henry, Clayton, Fayette, Coweta. Pike, Meriwether, Spalding and Butts Supe rior Courts, and in the Supreme and United Stales Courts. Collecting claims a specialty. Office uo stairs in the Mcln’osh Building. f OLD AND'REHABLETI JJDb. Sanford’s Liver Invigoratorl ! J iis a Standard Family Remedy for -wj! | [diseases of the Liver, Stomach j J [Debilitates —It is g g j J [Cathartic mid |g|f |jUp!j | g g |I i [ I! n ll * I ja^j^^Drvi gora ‘Orj[ g § has been uued[! Ii uy in my practice!* 1 1?* and by the public,J| for more than 35 years, l [ with unprecedented results. 1 ! Bend for circular.* SANFORD, M.D., nxwtobkcityS t’GUMT WILL TILL TOt ITS REPUTATION, j? __ 'yjpT iSiiSlliS OFFICE N? 177 W. ST . •►CINCINNATI. o.« LC. NEBINGER, Manager »®f*Fur sale by G. K. Wise, Hampton, Ga. eep!3-ly. Furniture. S. S. Middleton, HAMPTON, GA., Has on hand a large and asserted stock of FURNITURE, Bureaus. Bedsteads, Chaim, Secretaries, W ardrobes. Cupboards, And is prepared to manufacture to order anything you need to furnish your house Upholstering and Cabinet work dope in the latest style and with dispatch.* IgL. Coffins alw-Avs on hand. Subscribe (or The Weekly. NEW FIRM! Copartnership Notice. IH AVE this dnv sold n half interest in my business fo O F. Turner, and the name and style of the firm will he known in future ns Harper Turner. R. T. HARPER. January sth, 1879. We respeetfnllv solicit a share of the pub lie patronage, believing we can show as fine and well assorted stock of eoods as will be found anywhere. Our stock of DRY GOODS Is complete in every particular, nnd includes « fine assortment of Ladies’ Dress Goods, Linens, Bleachings, Domestics, and Fancy Notions of all kinds. Clotliins 2 A new and elegant lot of Clothing, of every style aud quality. Gents’ Underwear a spe cialty. BATS AND CAPS lo suit the tastes ol the masses, and at prices that will meet the requirements of the trade. BOOTS AND SHOES! Our stock of Bools and ShoeF, 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 the trade. Furniture 2 We have also a large lot ot Furniture—Bed steads, Bureaux. W ashstauds, Wardrobes, Tables, Chairs,,’ etc —which we will sell at extremely low figures. Bedroom silts » specially. GROCERIES. Special attention is called to our stock ot Groceries, which is quite large, and com prises every article kept in that fine. Our stock is being constantly replenished with Goods that are carefully selected by ex peiienced buyers, and are bought lor cash from first hands, thereby enabling us to seil to udvuslage—both to ourselves aud customers. W ith ail these facilities we are prepared to ex Libit at all times a complete general stock, and parties wishing to buy can always find some specialties at very low prices at our store. Give us a call Harper <fc Turner. Reduced to 11.50! TUB HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT Hampton, Henry Comity, Gc. A DEMOCRATIC PAPER, SOUND IN PRINCIPLE AND UN SWERVING FROM PARTY LINE / Confident that Democratic suprerascy can only be maintained in the State by strict adherence to the cardinal principles of Dem ocracy, and unfailing courage in their sup port, THE WKKKLY will never oe found remiss in its doty, either by departing in the slightest degree from Democratic doctrines, or falling to maintain them to 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 uecessarily in a condensed form. ALL THE NEWS. OF EVERY KIND, AND FROM EVERY QUARTER/ SUB SC RIP IKS RA TtS. One year §1 50 six mouths 7j Three months 4U