Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-02-20
THE LIVE GIRAFFE AGAIN!
A New Era about u Dosesson ;NorfI. C6r1gja6.

the constant and earnest solicitation Of nearevery
we been induced to promise Il erossndsrs enough
It caed to trot that beast outtsg.in to the e..e
and and jOa.v week in January, 1856. '' =
and had # be9s while It was neutral paper, while
sphere Il would pastursge played with the girls
of the South = from southssss
most enyabs ss d;stinction lived in its own native
moment like who to tSn
aned t5s Sas. f. e. to fame and
ne. thing we heard Of him. he like .ses to I'd.
me fe s Rn for Of Ss a
the shepherd, and got into the thick woods x.:sn
found to be infested with wolves: he wished hmsslfE
his old range But the bars had beenpu another rail hg
er and he couldn't get back besides he had grown lean
that he could not jump:
it don't cost too much mighty true saying; enc in
which there is Of truth than poetry romance and
his old friends need have little I fear T shathe viii ss
hereafter cut the same caper again. He'll kick any man
that would intimate such . thing
voted to u" to the news, and hraturs It will be made
the vehicle of publishing many thought to the word
self the air do" but for its columns
it will seek every opportunity to turn grave and uninte
set ali inaured humanity meets with and mould It
anew expose all rassalty wherever found whether in
saea the
religious and political and that each it's bounds
such Sheet and would not do without it another year for
half million. Why, since the exit of the Animal from
their borders they have had bad luck than
heard of before. More Tuss have been made liens
been given upon property more assignments made,
quarrelng and fighting, more drinking of liquor
meanness generally and more i'll luck than known
ut any period since the great plague in Egypt.
Now this as plain daylight and the only remedy
for such evils is to tro out the Animal again. So think
Now, this is the proposition shall make you.
an assurance of your willingness patronze the Animal
and to get that assurance shall give you full opportunity
to correspond with and to send in all the that
can be secured.
500 names be secured shall have fears of the
success of the Animal He will grow when he
gins to take exercise and then he plead his
not with eloquent words at least with occasional kick at
the boys
1t has been intmaed to that connection sustained
to the Carolina Pennant" would njure the Animal since
the Pennant had suddenly expired and left many of its
subscribers in the suds have to say here and hope
will satisfy every body that had interest in the PEN
nant. wrote most of its Editorials for which should
have received something according to agreement but did
not have tried this robustness and it neither PAYS nor
suits my genius want broad hemisphere a wide lati-
tude, and nobody to divide with me in the spos.
Then, friends we understand each other. want
you to send names between and the first of
January if enough respond the "Animal will makehis
bow /; if not, no harm done.
Terms Two dollars per annum, payable delivery of
first number; two dollars and fifty if paid in six
months three dollars if not paid till end of year. - No
money will be required until the first No. is issued al
R. II. WHITAKER,
,ax- Raleigh, N, C.
Dec Isl, 1865. f.