Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-02-09
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The LIVE GIRAFFE AGAIN!
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At the constant and earnest solicitation Of nearly every
ooof out especisy the old aequaintances Of Animal
can be secured trot that beast oufsp f he es.e cf
all nankin4 and the universal airstou of womsnkin
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with The ss s,dss ppeo peSu'ss Ss sr
and had it been content 10 bare lived in its own native
sphere would DOW hape been the Brother Jonathan
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n'sst dsaeaos nGt becSning at, in an uniucky
moment like the man wbohad grown c1 e2eseh rid
Animal" leape the hars of its accustomed He and the
next thing we heard of him. he ike man turned politician
no doubt like the sy lamb Of old Sss eud be saS
the shepherd and got into the thick woods which was-
und ~ 20 oe infested with wolves he wished himsef in
er and he c'1dn get back; besides he bad grown lean
th1, IT. n he sn?S could d.. not Jump jump -. :.
II aHnt cost too much. mighty trie saying; one in
which there more of truth than poetry romance and
his old friends need have little fear he will at any tifS
tSt hereafter SG the same caper again. He'll kick any
The Live Giraffe will viii them .nq 5: neutral, 7, will :.
voted TO rdn to a and ktrwtu,~ It will be made
the vehicle of publishing many thought to the world:
self the air do but for its columns
VIII seek every opportunity to turn grave and unnter-
set all -natured humanity It meets with and %md
anew; expose all ascality wherever found whether i'm
Shurch or promising great DEAL in the
social CIRCLE and keep strict watch the press literary
religious and political and that each keeps its bounds
The citizens of Raleigh know we'll enough the value
such sheet and would not do without it another year for
half million Why since the exit of the Animal from
their border they have had bad luck than was eyer
heard of before More Trusts have been made more liens
oeeh gwen upon property, more assignments made more
qnarrellng and lighting drinking Of LIQUOR mora
meanness generally and.inore ill luck than was known
at.any period since the great pasue in Egypt. :
Now this Is plain DAYLIGHT and the onv remedy
Now, this Is the proposition shall make 10 you want
mn assurance OF yonr Willingness patrunze the Animal
and to get that shall give Won fn opporfunitv
to correspond with and send all the names that
can be secured. -
Ii 800 names bc secured we shall have no fears of the
success or the Animal He will grow fat when he be.
gins to take exercise and then he plead his own case If
the boys. ' =
has been ntimatcd to that the connection sustained
to the tarolna Pennont wonld injure the Animal since
the pcnnant had suddenly expired ard left many of n.
subscribers in the s"9. have say here and hone f.
will satisfy body, that had no interest in the PEN
nant wrote most of its Editorials for which l sbouH
have received sohtny according agreement but did
not nave tried this ebusness and it neither paws nor
suits my genius want broad hemisphere a wide ati-
tude, and nobody to divide with me in The spoils
Then, friends, we understand each other I want
you to send me your names between anil the first ID,
January If enough respond, the Animal will make his
bow if not, no harm DONE
TERNs Two dollars per annum, PAYABLE on delivery Of
first NUMBER two dollars and fifty cents if pad in six
nonths three dollars if not paid till end of year. ~. No
money will be required until the first No. is issued ~
r. II. WHITAKER,
IA. -. ,oz= Raleigh, N, G.