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MEMORIES.
They come, as the breeze comes over tbe foam.
Waking the waves that are sinking to sleep,
The fairest of memories from far-away home,
The dim dreams of faces beyond the dark deep.
They come as the stars come out in the sky.
That shimmer wherever the shadows may sweep;
And their steps are as soft as the sound of a sigh,
And I welcome them all while I wearily weep.
They come as a song comes out of the Past—
A loved mother’s murmurs in days that are dead—
Whose tones, spirit-thrilling, live on to the last,
Where the gleom of the heart wraps its gray o’er
the head.
They come like the ghosts from the grass
~ shrouded graves, .
And they follow our footsteps on life s winding
way;
And they murmur around us as murmur the
waves.
They come sad as tears to the eyes that are
bright,
’.hey come, sweet as smiles to the lips that are
pale,
They come, dim as dreams in the depths of the
Tfly come, fair as flowers, in the lone, lovely
—vale.
There is not a heart that is not haunted so,
Tho’ far we may stray from the scenes of the
't Past;
Its memories follow wherever we go,
rttkd the days that were first sway the days that
F \ are last. S
A Beautiful Story.
material must that heart be
composed which fails to respond to the
fcilowmg extract with a gush of sympa
tiptic emotion. The incident related
is, in all its details, one of overwhelming
pathos. It occurred during the Con
federate war, a period that tried the
| uls and bodies of both men and
•kmen, and beautifully illustrates a
struggle between the natural affections
4 n the heart and the stern duties of the
I itriot soldier.
I We take it from a speech of General
■ftllen A. Battle, delivered at Tuseum
■ia, Alabama. Bead it, and be repaid
ui hundred fold :
■during the winter of 1863-'64 it was joey
Kip to bo President of one of tlje court-
A pnv iij' hU.i-ih.in'^Virn-inis
Bp bleak December morning, while the
snow covered the ground ana the winds
howled around our camp, I left my bivouac
fire to attend the session of the court. Wind
ing for miles along uncertain paths, I at
length arrived at the court ground at Bound
Oak church. Day after day it had been our
duty to try tho gallant soldiers of that army,
charged with violations of military law; but
never had I on any\previous occasion been
greeted by such anxious spectators as on that
morning awaited the opening of the court.
Case after case was disposed of, and at
length the case of “ The Confederate States
®s Edward Cooper” was called —charge,
desertion. A low murmur rose spontaneously
frgm the battle-scarred spectators, as a young
artilleryman rose from the prisoner’s beuch,
and in response to the question, “Guilty or
fhvt Guilty ?” nnswered, “Not Guilty.”
{The Judge Advocato was proceeding to
wen the prosecution, when the Court, ob
sJpVng that the prisoner was unattended by
interposed and inquired of the ac-
JwRT'” Who is your counsel ?” He replied,
have no counsel." Supposing that it was
his purpose to represent himself before the
court, the Judge Advocato was instructed to
proceed. Every charge and specification
against the prisoner was sustained. Tire
prisoner was then told to introduce his wit
nesses. He replied, “ I have no witnesses.”
Astonished at the calmness with which he
seemed to be submitting to what lie regarded
as inevitable fate, I said to him, “Have you no
defense V Is it possible that you abandoned
your < otnrades and deserted your colors in the
presence of the enemy without any reason ? He
replied, “ There was a reason, but it will not
avail me before a military court.” I said :
“ Perhaps you arc mistaken ; you are charged
with tne highest crime known to military
law, and it is your duty to make known the
causes thai. influenced your actions.” For
the his manly form trembled, and
his blue eyes swam in tears. Approaching
the President of the court he presented a
letter, Baying as he did so, “ There , Genei'al,
is what Aid it." I opened the letter, and in
a moment my eyes filled with tears. It was
passed from one to another of the court un
til all had seen it, and those stern warriors
who bait passed with Stonewall Jackson
through V hundred battles wept like little
children. Soon as I sufficiently recovered
my self-possession, I read the letter as the
defence of the prisoner. It was in these
words;
My Demr Edward—l have always been
proud of you, aud since your connection with
the Confederate army I have been prouder of
you than ever before. I would not have
you do anything wrong for the world ; but
before God, Edward, unless you come home
we must die! Last night I was aroused by
little Eddie’s crying. I called and said,
“What’s the matter, Eddie?” and he said,
“ Oh, mamma, I’m so hungry !” And Lucy,
Edward, your darling Lucy; she neve • com
plains, but she is growing thinner every day.
And before God, Edward, unless you come
home we must die. Your Mary.
Turning to the prisoner I asked, “What
did you do when you received this letter ?”
He replied I made application for fur
lough aftti Tt was rejected; again I made ap
plication and it was rejected ; a third time I
made application and it was rejected, and
that night as I wandered backward and for
ward in the camp, thinking of my home,
with the mild eyes of Lucy looking up to me,
and the burning words of Mary sinking in
my brain, I was no longer the Confederate
soldier, but I was the father of Lucy and the
husband of Mary, I would have passed those
lines if every gun in the battery had fired
upon me! I went to my home. Mary ran
out to meet me, her angel arms embraced
me; and she whispered, ‘O, Edward, lam
so happy! lam so glad you got your fur
lough !’ She must have felt me shudder, for
she turned pale as death, and, catching her
breath at every word, she said, ‘ Have you
come without your furlough ? O, Edward,
Edward, go back! go back! Lot mo and
my children go down together to the grave,
but O, for heaven’s sake, save the honor of
our namo!' And here I am, gentlemen, not
brought here by military power, but in obe
dience to the commands of Mary, to abide
the sentence of your court."
Every officer of that court-martial felt the
force of the prisoner's words. Before them
stood in bcatic vision, the eloquent pleader
for a husband’s and father’s wrongs; but
they had been trained by their groat leader,
Robert E. Lee, to tread the path of duty,
though the lightning’s flash scorched the
ground beneath their feet, and each in bis
turn pronounced the verdict, guilty. Fortu
nately for humanity, fortunately for the Con
n. !
federacy, the proceedings of the court were
reviewed by the Commanding General and
upon the record was written:
Headquarters A. N. Y.
The finding of the court is approved. The
prisoner is pardoned, and will report to his
company. R. E. Lee, General.
During the second battle of Cold Harbor,
when shot and shell were falling “like torrents
from the mountain cloud,” my attention was
directed to the fact that one of our batteries
was being silenced by the concentrated fire
of the enemy. When I reached the battery
every gun but one had been dismantled, and
by it stood a solitary Confederate soldier,
with the blood streaming from his side. As
he recognized me, he elevated his voice
above the roar of battle and said, “ General,
I have one shell left ; tell me have I saved
the honor of Mary and Lucy ?” I raised my
hat. Once more a Confederate shell went
crashing through the ranks of the enemy,
and the hero sank by his gun to rise no more.
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GENERAL
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R. B. FREEMAN,
BLOMBIBh, PA.
Manufacturer of pins, emblems,
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and other Societies.
Send orders direct, or through Secretary of
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DIRECT TRADE!
AND
Patrons’ Agents.
T a meeting of the Bond of the DIRECT
TRADE UNION, held in this city, June 2d, 1874,
the following resolution was passed :
“ Resolved, That Messrs. Reese & Dawson, of
this city, be appointed agents for this Company,
and as such are recommended to our brethren,
West and South: also, that the President and
Executive Committee arrange terms between this
Company and Reese & Dawson.
A. H. COLQUITT, President.
E. T. PAINE, Seo'y D. T. XT."
Executive Committee, )
In Session, June 25, 1874. |
Agreed upon terms with Messrs. Reese & Daw
son, our agents in tliia city, as ordered by the
Board of Directors ; they to charge all legitimate
expenses actually paid out, and 2% per cent,
commission for buying and selling.
E. T. PAINE, Secy D. T. U.
In view thereof, we bog to offer you our ser
vices as in the interest of the Patrons and the'
great farmers movement.
CS3" Will handle cotton either for sale or as
agents for the Direct Trade Union.
Respectfully,
REESE A DAWSON.
Atlanta, Ga. aug.tf
HUE. O. PULTOU,
Grangers’ Purchasing Agency,
Atlanta and Thomson, Ga,
References—l respectfully refer to Col. T. S,
Smith, Master, and Col. E. Taylor, Secretary, and
to Col. L. F. Livingston, Dr. J. 8. Lavender, Rev.
J. H. Echols, Executive Committee State Grange;
Gon. A. H. Colquitt, Gen. Jno. B. Gordon, Hon.
J. H. James.
And to the following certificate of Ex-Governor
0. J. Jenkins, President of tho Merchants’ and
Planters’ Bank of Augusta ; ex-Governor J osepli
E. Brown, President Western and Atlantic Rail
road; and Gen. A. Austell, President of the
Atlanta National Bank:
January 16, 1874.
To idiom it may Concern—We have known
Col. M. C. Fulton, of McDuffie county, Georgia,
some fifteen or twenty years, and regard him as
a man of integrity, sobriety, energy, and good
business capacity. We believe he will prove
himself faithfnl in any agency or trust that may
be confided to him.
C. J. JENKINS,
JOSEPH E. BROW’N,
ALFRED AUSTELL.
@3” Address
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P. C. SAWYER’S
ECLIPSE
COTTON GIN!
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PATENT JUNE 10, 1873,
WITTt
ADJUSTABLE ROLL BOX & SWINGING FRONT.
For Ginning Damp, Wet, or Dry Cotton.
ALSO, THE CELEBRATED
GRISWOLD GIN!
Genuine Pattern, with the Oscillating Box,
manufactured by
P. C. SAWYER, MACON, GA.
This Gin took the Premium last year.*^a
Having furnished my shop with new
machinery and the best of workmen, there Is
no Giu made that can excel mine, as to finish. lam
now running the bearings of the Saw and Brush in the
pivot, or oscillating Boxes that never heat, though run
as high as 2,000 revolutions to the minute. I hope my
patrons will not do this year as they did last—wait till
they needed tho Gin before ordering. Send ou your
orders at once, so that I may have time to do your
work right. It costs no more to order now than in
September.
The SAWYER ECLIPSE COTTON GIN, with its
improvements, has won its wav, upon its own merits,
to the very first rank of popular f;ivor. It stands to
day WITHOUT COMPETITION in all the points and
*ualitiPß desirable or attainable in a PERFECT COT
TON OC’.
Our Portable ot Adjustable Roll Box places it In the
power of every planter to regulate the picking of the
seed to suit niiuseif, ami is the only one ma e that
does. Properly managed, SAWYER’S ECLIPSE GIN
will maintain the full natural length of thestaple, and
be made to do as rapid work as any machine in use.
Three Premiums were taken by Sawyer’s Eclipse
Gin, last year, over all competitors, viz: Two at the
Southeast Alabama and Southwest Georgia Fair, at
Eufaula —one a silver cup, the other a diploma; also,
the hrat premium at the Fair at Goldsboro’, N. C.
From careful inspection of P. C. SAWYER’S GIN
WORKS, I believe his material and workmanship to
be of a superior character. lie invitee the most rigid
scrutiny, in overy particular. Patrons can have spe
cial terms from him, in new Gins or repairing.
E. TAYLOR, Secretary.
VOLUNTARY TESTIMONIALS.
Are furnished from various sections of the cotton
growing States, of the character following:
Wkmiurn, Ga., October 15,1373.
Mr. P. C. Saiq/er, Macon, Ga.:
My Gin is doiug well, and I am well pleased with
it—in fact, it can’t be beat.
Respectfully, 8. L. WILLIAMS.
Grahams, S. C., Sept. 10,1875.
P. C. ftztcyer, Esq.
Dear Sir,—When you sent me the fifty-saw Gin, you
requested me, when I tried her, to let you know low
I am pleased with her, and, according to your request,
I will do so. Yesterday afternoon I timed her. I
girthed one liour and thirty minutes on a pile of cot
ton which was too damp to bo in real good order. 1
then packed tiie cotton, putting 7% yards of bagging
on the bale. I then weighed it, and it weighed 511
pounds. Ido not hesitate to say that she is the fast
est, and picks as cloan as any, Gin that I ever saw gin
ning. I would not change her for no fifty-saw Gin ot
any other make, Magnolia Gin not excepted.
Yours respectfully, H. EASTERSIN.
P. B.—l weighed seed cotton for one other bale, the
first one I ginned on your Gin, last Monday afternoon,
and it turned out fourteen pounds over one-third—
bale weighing 467 pounds.
Athens, Ala., April 20, 1874.
Mr. P. C. Saicyer :—I am very well pleased with the
fifty-saw Cotton Gin I bought of you bust Hummer. It
does all you said it would do, and does it well. It gins
fast, picks clean, makes a good sample, aud, with the
adjustable breast, never chokes. I never expert to
use any other. Yours truly, J. R. BATTLE.
Faiiirchn, Ga., April 21, 1874.
Mr. P. C. Saicycr, Macon, Ga.
Dear Sir,—The Gin we bought of you last Fall, we
are pleased to say, gives entire satisfaction. We would
not have any other. Wo have ginned 390 bales, gin
ning from six to ten per day—cotton thirding itsoli af
ter paying tolo. We can safely say that, in our opin.
ion, it is the best Gin now in use.
Yours respectfully, etc., MILLER & McKOWN.
We, the undersigned, have witnessed the operation
rf Messrs. Miller & McKown’s Gin, made by P. C. Saw
yer, Macon, Ga., and can say that it cleans the seed
better than any Gin wo know of, and makes as good
lint as any Gin in the State.
HENRY STRICKLAND, F. P. S WILLIAMS,
W. K. ELDER, W. T. ROBERTS,
Rkv. 8, HARVEY, J. L. MARTIN.
Locust Grove, Ga., October 80,1873.
Mr. P. C. Sawyer. Macon, Ga.
Dear Sir,—Enclosed find draft on Griffin Banking
Company for $l4O, as payment for our Gin, with which
we are well phased.
Yours truly, H. T. DICKIN A SON.
The above lettor enclosed the following testimonial,
addressed to Mr. Sawyer, viz:
Locust Grove, Ga., October 30,1878.
We, the undersigned planters, have witnessed the
operation ot one of your Eclipse Cotton Gins, which
we think superior to any other Gin wo have ever seen
used. It leaves tho seed perfectly dean, and at the
same time turns out a lieautiiul sample, etc.
H. T. DICKIN & SON,
E. ALEX. CLEVELAND,
M. L. HARRIS.
Mr. Daniel P. Furgerson, of Jonesboro, Ga., wrttoe
under date of October 10,1872, as follows:
I have your Gin running. * • * I can say it is
tho bent that I ever saw run. It cleans the seed per
fectly. I hare been ralsod in a gin-house, and I be
lieve I know all about what should be expected In a
first-class Cotton Gin. I can gin five hundred pounds
of lint Inside of sixty minutes. The first two balee
ginned weighed 1,100 pounds, front 3010 pounds seed
cotton, bagging and lisa Included.
Colonel Nathan Bass, of Rom?, Georgia, says he has
used Griswold’s, Massey's, and Taylor’s Gina, and
that he Is now running a D. Pratt Gin in Lee county,
Ga., and an Eagle and a Carver Otn In Arkansas, and
a “Sawyer Eclipse Gin’’ In Rome, Ga., and regards
the last named as superior to any of the others. It
picks faster and cleaner than any other Gin with
which he is acquainted. He says he lias ginned eighty
six boles with It without breaking tho roll.
GINS REPAIRED PROMPTLY.
**. C. SATVTKB,
MACON, GA.
A- K. SEAOO, Agent, Atlanta, Go.
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CHEAPEST FURNITURE HOUSE IN GEORGIA,
xljie Eim\itufe Utqporiurp,
Corner Marietta and Peachtree Streets,
ATLANTA, - GEORGIA,
KOO | #50,000
oom, Parlor, Office, Dining Room
FURNITURE
NOW IN STORE.
GRANGERS ORDERS FILLED AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
READ THESE PRICES:
1 Walnut Bedstead $ 8 50
1 “ Bureau and Glass 13 75
1 “ Washstand 3 00
4 “ Cane-Seat Chairs 6 50
1 “ “ Rocker £ 75
Full suite $ 35 50
The same pieces, with HALF-MARBLE BUREAU, with
Glass 16x28, ONLY $ 45 00
each; Chairs, painted or varnished, $9.00 per doz.; Rattan-Seat, $ll.OO
per doz.; Mattresses, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 end $6.00. You can get a
Beautiful Full Marble Set, ro Pieces, only SBO.OO.
“ Ruffled Parlor Set, 7 fC only $75.00.
fry These Goods are FULLY TWENTY FEE CENT. LESS THAN OUR REGULAR
PRICES. Orders should come through Masters or Secretaries of their respective Lodges, WITH
THE SEAL. Any of the above sent to order.
I’. 11. SNOOK. (oct-tf.) !W. X. CABTLEBF.RRY,
COHEN & BELIG,
Corner Whitehall and Alabama Streets.
Having combined both Labor and Capital to carry on the Wholesale and Retail
Clothing Business
We are enabled to offer BETTER INDUCEMENTS in Fine Clothing and Gents
FnrnishinK, to gentlemen in want of anything in the above lines, aud to merchants, than auv
other house in Georgia; for these reasons]:
BUY 808 CASH!^
And adhere to the same principle in selling. We buy m very large lots, and manufacture a great
many of our goods. Everybody., whether customer or looker-on, is waited on with special
attention. Our house is especially adapted for a
Fine Clothing House.
Being very largo and well lighted. Customers have a large stock to select from, and can suit
i liemsel vex. And last but not least, wc can aud will sell cheaper than any other house in the
State. Call on us, and be convinced. COHEN A 9ELIG,
julyl Corner Alabama and Whitehall streets, Atlanta.
E. TAYLOR. THOS. WILLINGHAM, Jr.
G RANGE AGENCY,
Fourth Street, Mneon, Georgia.
Under the firm name of
1 TAYLOR, WILLINGHAM & CO. ~
WE HAVE OPENED EN THE ABOVE CITY AN AGENCY FOR CONSIGNMENT OF ALL
PRODUCTS OF THE FARM SOUTH AND WEST—and for
Storage and Sale of COTTON !
Brother Patrons — SEND ON YOUR GRAIN, HAY, PEAS, BUTTER, etc. LIBERAL
ADVANCES MADE ON SAME IN STORE. S3" GIVE US A TRIAL.
3" References - ANY ONE WITH WHOM WB DO BUSINESS.
TAYLOB, WILLINGHAM & 00.
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