Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-23
NOT DEAD!
The LIVE GIRAFFE ;" AGAIN!
4 Neao Era about to Dawnlon North Carolina.

At the constant and earnest solicitation of nearly every
we have been induced to promise if usads cnoush
be secured that beast to the paze of
all mankind and the universal admiration of womanind,
during the first week in Jenuary 1856. . ...s
The Live Giraffe while it a neutral paper, while
grazed IN ITS own green Fastur"ge played with the yir
and loked with the boys the popular sheet aai
mate or ,nandaadt that issued iro Souhernipress
and had it been content To haze lived native
Of the South Snc ure canlbu! be evident any think
ing man; it was indeed The high road fame and
moment, like the who mad grown sca taog4 to faIs
On asx ana had therefore, gotten above his fellows tie
Animal eaped lie h"!s Of its accus,ced field. and the
from preacher, pning for the good things n life and
doubt like the silly I'h Of old that c,:le sight Of
the shepherd and got into The ,!'ck soods which
found t" lie infested with wolves he wished himself back
his old But the bars had beenpu another rail high
and he cldnt get back besides be lad grown SD La.
II said that bought wisdom. is the be, in the world if
it don't cost much mighty true saving; one in
which there is more of truth than poetry romance aud
IN view OF this old saving and the Annas experience.
his Old friends need have little fear ;ia. l.. VIII any
hereafter cut the same capsr again He II kick any
tsia, would intimate such thing
The Live Giraffe will then be neutral 1t will he do
voted u fMn. u tie ami Eteint,a Il will be made
the vehicle Of publishing many thought tile VERDI
Funny grave and instructive, that would have wasted il
it will seek every opportunity to turn grave ad
esting matters into pleasant nd agreeable incidents: n
anew expose all ,ascaty wherever found. whether in
Church or State that's promising great deal in ..
ana street watch the lteraIY
religious and POLITICAL and that each keeps hounds
The citizens of Raleigh know we'll enough the value f
such sheet, aud would do without it year
half million. Why, since the exit of the Animal from
their borders they have had bad luck than was ever
heard of before More Iusts have been made more Lens
been given upon property, assignments made
quarreiing and fighting drinking of lqnor more
generally and i'll l.c. than was known
at any period since the great plague in Egypt.
Now this is as plain AS daylight, and The only remedy
for such evils is to trot out The Animal again So think
Now this is the proposition shall make YOU.
an assurance of willingness to patTonize the Animal
and o get that assurance shall give you full opportunity
to correspond with and to send in all the names that
be secured
If o names can be secured shall have fears
of the Animal He will grow fat when he be
gins to take exercise and then he plead his case
no, with eloquent words at least With occasional kick
the boys.
1t has been intimate ed to that the connection sustained
to the Ctroina Isnaent would iniure the Animal since
the ien"ant had suddenly expired and left Of its
subscribers in the sn have to say here and hope it
will satisfy every body that had interest in the Pen
nant. wrote most of its Editorials for which l sionl2
have received something according agreement but did
not have tried this robustness and neither paws
suits genius. want broad hemisphere wide lati-
tude and nobody to divide with me in the spoils.
Then, friends, we now understand each other want
You to send between howard the first Of
January; if enough respond, the Animal will nake his
bow if not, no harm done.
TERMS: Two dollars per annun. payable delivery Of
first number two dollars and fifty cents if paid in six
months three dollars if not paid till end year u" No
will be required until the first No. is issued
II. ii. WHITAKER,
Dec 1st, 1876 f.