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T m E 11)6 lVfeii){>3cl‘i6. RALEIGH, S. C., HAY 30,1857. S C^fAKRISOK,’ ! * r-ropricturs. Tkrjij.—ONE DOI.LAU jHr Htiuimi, iu u'l- raar«, or ten CE.^''S per nxmili, pnjahlc ou Ihc deliver; of Ihoilretnuinbi'r. MoeoWriptiim rwived for Jd^s lhan odi-ir.niitli Niipr.pcr will be until nil arreare^ri-s aie l<eid, unlf#s ut the opU"ii of tb.! ritii'iivtora. Adv person ubluiniD); ten hubsicribL’ri atiti Ittr- wni^ing Uic luoner, sball be fiiriiiHhed wilU iv copj ffrudu, to bo contiuuvd while hekoopa tbe numlK'r of bit subarrilwn ^'d. fSf" All letters OD busiueas, or ''ommunioa- tioDS for nublicatiuu, must be luldronsiHl to ‘ cnTAVir & lliMifliSitv siiuu, uiusi uo lu SWANKAJlABItlSUN. Riloigh, K. C. TO TIJE PUBLPC. y/c present before tbs public to-day a specimen of that wonderful publication, tbe expected appearance of which has of course awakened tb6 most intense curios ity. Wo consider ourselves fortunate in having got a few week’s start of the gr«)at comet, and speak in time for a fair show of popular favour. With a team of Shet land ponies we drive into town a whole " Menagerie” of animals, every one of which, living or de.ad, will sudlce to cast its most formidable rival into iuiponclra- bio shade, hewover high that rival tiiay hold its towering bead among thC .stars. Tbo "Mcnagorie” will be np for exhi bition every week front this date, pronr- isiog to provide the most delectable en tertainment for its pBtrons->y>ronWsd ai- ,.-6a:u5 u i-urticiciicy Qi fodder. Verb. Snt Hup.'' The mon key will never have heart to crack prac tical jokcfis unless he has a few wholeAjnje nuts to crack likewise. So in spite of hard times we’ll look out for the dimes. In return for these wc are ready to fur- nh>h quite a variety of attractions. For example: Wo open our columns to original Con tributions of various classes, from the comte poet to the sartbmic philosopher. The dream of current jokes will be care fully gathered. The mnmago list will!.(« enlai^d a.s eslcti.sively us Cupkl wil! per mit-. Tim pricc-s rurrent and stale of the currency will be duly noted, and every little fragment of daily news that is woHh prcscrvinc,, duly preserved and chrnni- clod for the public eye. Perhaps some times a llltlc innocent ji' tiou may be in dulged in, but only by way of luxury. “Light Literaliiro’' i.s Ihc'sauce with which the goose should be served, and not by any means the goose itevlf. That is another kind of an anuaal allogctbcr. So now for it, and let u.-: sue how li beml so refined a community a.s this can be, in return for such a gigantic efiort to serve aod please. OUR DEBUT. Whet: Uie idea was fir.^t conceived by the Editors of this sheet to publish such a paper, the name of *‘Huniori8t” sug gested iwelf as a proper title therefor.— Itcflcction, however, ci'iivinccd us tliat the title of “Humorist” better belonged to a worthy coulem|K'rary, locatcl hard uiton the borders of the city of K. C,, and immediately in Uio vicinity of the “Dark Comer,” and accordingly, irf changed, and at once adopud the name which yon »co printed on the top of our pavilion '•ativas-x. To the bri*c7.'. Ihni. wc iioliiri every incli of our cloth, and have irawh the cords Eo tigbly at every poirit, is lo secure a safe and pleasant seat for aticast 000,- OOO spectators, for whose entertainment the I'cep-rt will paiS around the cage.s once a week, and “stir up” 'lb animals of Fun, H’fr, Ftolie and JiViMiOnd soni- occasionally, take the “fr/'rby the ears, and by sundry incUioo' “f the thumb-nail, cause the long-logged old I'ti- low to cut such fantastic c«pcr-s os ure .seldom indulged iu bybiitcds oMw itript' anil to sail nuih'msf of itfo^e ! The “Menagerie” shall be what it’.s name Icnotcs—a fit represcnt-ntlvc cS the An imal Kingdom—Human ; and U this end, a torjjs of talented young men lave bdtn engaged to study human natiin, and re port every week, the result of their re search. Where they shall dUcever any thing of a comic caste, they slittl .say ac cordingly ; if grave, or prosy, 'a say so, and to what e.xtcnl—ami thus, vc think, by a strict regan! for patslnfj tvttUt, a weekly dish will be served up (esuit the ‘a.stc of every man woman and cUld, who has die smallest appetite for renting. Speaking of y (vttiU, we wish it distinctly understood that wo h.vc not tile slightest reference lo the hoq>-skirLs that daily and hourly pass our ofice win dow. No, verily: thi« journal wil never consent to let itself dnfn so low as to speak in a voice of ridicule of any styit of dress our fair friends ina^ clrno.-c rV..v-, frc ttiu lAe'floriN of cre- tion 5 it is aqil.ally tnic. that they arc the QuceiLs, and v- LonI:> intend to sec that their mandates and whim-; shrill be rt-- spcctcd. Karnes arc notliitig. Call n rose a rotten egg, it don’t chnngt- the scent of the flower, until the two rome i i noiilacl. Il<K.'ps may be called crlm.lincs —they arc still hoop-, until ‘'Mosc * rub.« against them—then what! The morals of tills commuTiity, jicihajis, need reforming—if they do, we arc n<it pruichcra, nor the -ons of prciu hers. and coitpLijudily, will not unJertnko to ac complish that which Brother James and and P.rolliei Heflin have been at wnrk on, with apparent little surecs-s forycnis. This Jijfi wc n’so turn over to ihc T» uiilf a>hnrfit--,fi& an umpl''ymetit better snilcd to its pen, than the fnr-fetched funny say ings of iu quill editorial, and its travel ling Mo.scs. In a word, pre «’her.<, and religious papers must do tlicir w«>rk, and we’ll do our’s. Now, reader, Uii.s is oiir programme. Do you like it ? Tf so, walk in—lake a scat, and settle with the door-keeper.— Only $1, and tickets good for fifty-two weeks. I counti-y. But it strikes us very forcibly, that the Fable of th<> Fox and the Grapes could, with propriety, be applied to both Harper and hi.s Mo6e.s. Each of these gems, we doubt not, (and we dnre so vliarge) ha.s jusHy received the mittcu 1 from one of the fair little buds of wouian-' hood; and now they .sfind ofi" making ugly faces at them, and call them not so pretty after all. tlod blc.s.s the dear little creatures, we s;ty { And crooked pallis and dai k nights to the crusty old huchclors who dare work the tongue of defamation against thorn. And a woi-d. jn.st here, iu your long ear, Mr. Uiralfo :• say les.s about ladu-s' ifl iris, hoop.< '•rinolines, &c. You liad ju<t as wo’J undirUketo slop the progi i of the com ie ns U* write ’em down f voices nic still for hoops 1 They look n fll—very becoming to our female friends, and a great comfort in warm w tiler, we dare as.sert. Iloop-dc dootien-do I Stiul H'trp-niii ON kv kauguthki— Tile (ihafTe of the 21st inst., contains several articles of an editorial smacking, into whicli, the ladies arc hi'OjmL This is decidedly iu bad ta-^te, and we would recommend to thci^e c<m.sors or pai-aguiu of beaut}, to get before a full sized look ing glass, ;.n(l sec if It is not possible that their forms might be improved by Uic liberal u.sc of whale-bone, wheat bran, wadding and white oak s|diU. Pcrliajis jrieud Biggs will allow his large mirror tf> l« iisi d—prorided, however, it is insured against cmcking. I.n I’.UAUy NOTICES. Under lliis caption, wc shall, after tins week, review tho masterly etfusions of the .American lHcken-s.a.s they appear in the column.^ of the Giraffe, over the abre- \iate.t sigualiirc of an ancient prnphet.— The dis.sooling knife whiah wc sluill use (in these ncaislons, shall be a common lablv“ knife and ha.'id saw. We’ll nuke drv bones mltle. IIav:,ss can beat ail creation tak ing picture-. lli.sspccime.is will do for )ie05'le to look at; Imi, aio/ir ot I'lC facts on glass, thereto be sceii. scLs our henrf to leaping and rolling, like a dOj stung by a y-ilh’c jackeL LIVE GIRAFFE tb. THE LADIES. Tlie Girafle of the 21 inst., contains a chnractcristic article, of some length, ridiculing lheliulegirl.sioftheprc.scut day snider sixteen, whose mammas choose to place upon their litilc forms, dre-ss*^ inn- dellcd after the mo-lnrn .styles. The r.r*i- clc in question Isa slander. decidciHy. as italounds in niws-roprcscntations, and unr. mUh rcficctii)n.s. As the Register has recently been ihrcaloiicd with a pwsveu- lion, hr the Fayetteville Obscrvir, so, also, may the Giniffo, and its Mows, e.\- pect to receive, as they certainly merit, the frtiwiis of the young ladic.s iinJ- r six- torn, who ar«‘ the pr'de and hope i-f the ^??“\Ve lihd ill.- pleasure of listen tng to an able a-hlicss, deiiverid on the 20i!i. by .Sir. bVni. II. llmrison, U-fore the liulciji lietiaiing C.uh, on the .Mcrklt-nburw Peclnratioii of Imlcpen- deuce. Tills club is ill A prospKT'iUS condition. It has, and will continue to nrovc a great benefit, ns well ns profit- .-ihlc amiiseiucnt to iw members. "W wish it every poB^iblfl success. Ug Looked NiCE.-StrolIiitg through the city Cemetery last .SabbutU after noon. our attention was arrested by thcr displny of a living form strecln d out full irtigth on the top of a grave-aione— nsli-c-p. with a yullott kirer iindvr his- Lead. Poor place for a vtau to rcadi novels and sleep, espcc’.illy on the Sab- batli, and wo would advise the voung L—, to do so no more. If the ftllou - h..s no respect for himself he certainly oU'^ht to have fur the dead. Wo lespeutfully call the atten- lion of the public, and especially tlio ladies, to tho commuiiicatiun signed^ Becky, and siucr-itily Lupo that they.' will follow her cxntDpIe. »ur subscribers will U-ar iu luind that tlie sul>Scripiion price of the “ Menagcrit' munt Ik; paid on rcci-plioii of ilietiist nuHib- r tuihe carrier, ur ei ther of tlio piiblisheis. Wo have no doubt but that our female friends, and imde ouvs tuo, ire loukiog forward with iiUa-mo Iu the times fur vucatit.ns and paitiea. Wu wish them much juy. Al^FrovitHons (if all kinds are ex- cet*dii>stv high in uur in-irket. Cflinmnnirfliinns. Tub C-criTOL Square.—This long iiegl. ctcd Square is now bcingiuiduffin a handsome «ud tasty mai.ner, by Mr. JlaiiiiUoD, a g-iiilloman of lung e-tj«- rieiiccin gsirdoning. hen ouropl«JUj'J, it will be .X beautiful place fur pr.-mc- nxdhig. Mr. Ilamiltin inform* us that if will bo fi.iislii-d in S«'pttn;bcr. SuL,M.‘rlbeis whr wUh their pa- 1 ft at iheir rosidciioes, or left m tin-1*' St t >fli:c will please let us kuuw iiiiiiivdi.'itely. Fur iLt M«-iia|p;Hr. Kaleiou, May 28f!i, 18.'»7. Messrs Sdilurt:—Strolling uji Fay etteville strict the other evening, ve stopped in at the N. l'. I’ookilore. and wl; !e looking aroui.d at the luaiiy in teresting works, uur aiteuiion wa«( ailed to the Prospectus of the AlKtrAOEiUK, on rentliiig it over and over, and seeing lliat it advueated the ladies’ cause. w«» ]iut uur namu down, and n shilling also . iu the liHiid of otir young friend II , res.-lved to try it one tnontli, ai-y way. Taking a Pr.-.-ipeclus in our p.x-kel. wn sniiii'erc'l .lowu the street, tliinkii g wu could I ro' urc a few subscriber* for tin- •‘Mcmigcrie.’* On the corner of llir blunt siju.xre we ran ngniiisl a yoiu-g genth-mnn of this city, whom we bhall <-:iil J’.. and ihus accosted him : “Gome P.. subscribe to the Menage rie*, it is true it is a small sheet, but a witty one, am) tlicrc is ceilainly ten cent’s worth of fun in four coj»iea V “Well,” said he, ‘Til coosidet oi it— perhaps 111 take it—iT* mrrjAty efear ik'jUfi/i." Wo tlien left the gent, and continued our walk iu the dircctiou of the Post Ofhct.: fin ling there w ere no Ic-fleis for u.i, we rigbl-abuut-fi.ccd and started up Fayeiteville St. Wc had not gone far, liowever, before we encouutercd, fine oil] colored Ltmninc, Wliobc name was I’uclc Bob,” ■ with his iravi li.ng bakery and lantern., j F'-eiing a “leeile kinder” hiinirry, we purchased a goud sizid <7*/aycr, (intend- I ill" to divide with P.,if wc found him), I and continued oiir walk. After per«- mm mtm Mi iitti
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