Hence, he hopes his patrons will duly appreciate
enterprising liberality.
The second prize he considers generously low at two hundred dollars;
and the dog-the sagacious animal constituting the third prize-would
be a great bargain to anybody wanting such an animal, especially in
consideration of his propensity to catch negroes, at sixty dollars.
The trio of human and animal prizes produce no distinctive effect
upon the feelings of those who speculate in such property; with them
it is only a matter of gradation between dollars and cents.
But, to be more off-handed in this generous undertaking, and in
consideration of the deep-felt sensibility and hospitality which
must always protect southern character, the chances will be
restricted to two hundred, at five dollars per chance. Money must be
paid in before friends can consider themselves stock-holders. It is
to be a happy time, in a happy country, where all are boasted happy.
The first lucky dog will get the human prize; the next lucky dog
will get the pony; the third will make a dog of himself by only
winning a dog. The fun of the thing, however, will be the great
attraction; men of steady habits are reminded of this. Older
gentlemen, having very nice taste for colour, but no particular
scruples about religion, and who seldom think morals worth much to
niggers, "because they aint got sense to appreciate such things,"
are expected to be on hand. Those who know bright and fair niggers
were never made for anything under the sun but to gratify their own
desires, are expected to spread the good news, to set the young
aristocracy of the city all agog,--to start up a first-best
crowd,--have some tall drinking and first-rate amusement.
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