. The southern planter : devoted to agriculture, horticulture, and the household arts . the cattle after their manner, may showdissent and get their horns up in opposition; THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 209 as wayward younkers sometimes do at college,in resisting a public examination. But bellow-ing and baaing are but little heeded at eitherplace. The porkers take it more easily, andspend the while in a, perhaps, more rationaland submissive way, to the very driving off tothe butchery. Alas, the poor lambs! they toohave to pass the ordeal, though they fearfullyspring and bounce and bleat. Butchers have
. The southern planter : devoted to agriculture, horticulture, and the household arts . the cattle after their manner, may showdissent and get their horns up in opposition; THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 209 as wayward younkers sometimes do at college,in resisting a public examination. But bellow-ing and baaing are but little heeded at eitherplace. The porkers take it more easily, andspend the while in a, perhaps, more rationaland submissive way, to the very driving off tothe butchery. Alas, the poor lambs! they toohave to pass the ordeal, though they fearfullyspring and bounce and bleat. Butchers haveno hearts,—the cry of the distressed and theshout of the victorious are both alike to them:sometimes there may be a little bantering, butas the parties are generally old acquaintances,business is done with some despatch, and dally-ing is out of the question. Washington mar-ket and Fulton market and several minor oneshave all to be supplied, and so each purchaser,having made his selection, drives ahead in pre-paration to feed the half a million mouths ofthe great city.— THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. RICHMOND, JULY, 1854. TERMS. One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents per annumwhich may be discharged by the payment of One Dollaronly, if paid in office or sent free of postage within sixmonths from the date of subscription. Six copies for FiveDollars; thirteen copies for Ten Dollars, to be paidinvariably in advance. ITJr No subscription received for a less time than oneyear. Hjp Subscriptions may begin with any number.|£jT No paper will be discontinued, uniil all arrearagesare paid except at the option of the Publisher. Office on Twelfth between Main and Cary streets. ADVERTISEMENTS. A limited number will be inserted at the followingrates: for each square of ten lines, first insertion$1—each continuance, 75 cents. Advertisementsout of the city must be accompanied with the mo-ney, to insure their insertion. p. d. b. POSTAGE ON THE PLANTER, When paid quarterly or yearly in advance
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