Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-02-16

Attbe ealstant and earnest aolititaoi fe1e every
body but pssslly the old scquaintaaces q nans
can car be, be ssced. q ssot thai. Beast saso
mankind. and she &hJeasai admilstiOn 0mAukinds
do Ii 's ss n s 4 .s ssss s..... rsSs, Will.
ana sfes Ss IN s e % ss
and had It been Convent to have lived in its natss
sphere it woua nsw Asss bce he Brother Jonathan
most cnviabls dstiSssos in in as an Snust
and had thcreiore gotten sSoae his fellows, the
:" Animal" caped the bars Of IFS accustomed field. and the
next thing We heard Of him. he, Ike turned politician
from preacher was ning ior the good things Of iie and
doubt like the silly lamb Of old that eluded the sight Of
fund to be infested with wovs s he h Wished himself back in
his old range. But the bars had beenput another rail high
and he couldn't get back besides he had grown lean
1t is said that bought wisdom is the best in the world if
it don't cost too much. mighty true saying; one in
in view of this old saying and the Animals experience,
his old friends need have little fear that be will at any time
hereafter cut the same caper again. He'll kick any man
The Live Giraffe will then Be neutral 1t will be de.s
voted to tua to the ami literature. 1t will be made
the vehicle of publishing many thought to the world;
funny grave and Instructive that would have wasted it.
self the air do but for its columns
will seek every opportunity to turn grave and unincr-
esng matters into pleasant and agreeable ncidcnts up.
set all l-natured humanity it meets with and mould it
anew; expose all rascality wherever found whether in
Church State-dhats 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 well enough the value
such sheet and would not do without 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 Trusts have been made liens
been given upon property, mere assignments made, more
quaIreng and fighting. drinking of liquor more
meanness generally and more i'll luck than known
ut any period since the great pla suc in Egypt.
Now this plain daylight, and the only remedy
for such evils is to rot the Animal again So think.
Now, this is the proposition shall make you want
an assurance of your willingness to ptruuze the Animal
and to get that shall give yun full opportunity
to correspond with and send in all the that
can be sec.,skl
If 500 naaes be secured shall have no fears of the
of the Animal He will grow when he
gins take exercise and then he plead his own case
with eloquent words at least with occasional kick
the boys
1t has been intnaed that the connection sustained
to the GrOna Peanant" would niure the Animal since
the " Pen"ant had suddenly expired and left many Of its
subscribers in the suds. have to here and hope it
will satisfy every body that had no interest in the PEN
have received soethng according agreement but did
not have tried this cbusiness and neither pays
suits genius want broad hemisphere, a wide lati.
tude, and melody to divide with in the spus. 'N
Then, friends we understand each other. / want
you to send between and the first Of
january if enough respond the Animal will make his
boy; ; if not, no harm done.
TERMS: Two dollars per annun pay able delivery Of
first uumbcr dollars and fifty cents if paid in six
money will be required until the first No. is issued az
X. II. WHITAKER,
Raleigh N, G. (
Dec. 1st, 1850 f.