The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-03-20

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u b expressive Of great prstsnsions, bassd
upon very sleudsr foundations, or mega.
lived BY contemplate conduct; as when .
wealthy employer buys up uncarrens money
and pays his workmen with u, compelling
them 70 take u at par. aud incur q serious
los In using e; that Is "smsll potatoes :,
&c where Lady pays the rich dealer, with.
out any dsmur, Q hundred dollan for the
msterial ofa dress, and then hagglcs with
the scamstress who is to make IL to beat
own the miserable plttance she asks for her
labor, and forces her to come thrcc or four
times after her pay on some frivolou, ex.
cus,. That's smaller ..po.atoe." sill and
the smallest Of al Is when solemn fribble,
with lit.ls brains and les heart, ssb up for
scholar aud philanthropis., and. being
prodisal Of p'atitudes but penurious OF
pure, crawls into oditon' closets and IL
willing to lick tho dust OF their boots for
the privilege Of dwelling through their col
amns, TO gain q notoriety which he a,tters
himself is reputation. We hope there arc
iew-we know but one-of this community
40 r1y diminutivc.
The number Of words and phrases in use
to express in'oxicAt,on, in is degrees. l. Q
triumphant evid,ncc Of the copiousness Of
our language, us the amount Of meaning
embodied in each, is Of its compresibility.
Let US take them in order, beginning at the
topof the slope, with "primed." J" which is
merely a preparatory condition, speedily
followed by elevated" which may be CALI
9 the primary degree; the fst decided
step bsyond sobriety. Next, the elevated
party bccomes "hapPy," he shakes you
warmly by the hand, claps you on the
shoulder with unnecessary emphasis. and
wants to lend you money. To this succ eds
the "mellow" stage, when the boisterous
happiness has subsided into chirruping
good humor with everything. The next
step below thisis "dissuiscd, - which Is only
kind Of polite synonyme for palpably
drunk, 'llish" stands for getting uproar.
Gus, when he sings, "we won't 90 homo
till morning." IN the street. and Offers to
fight the policeman who orders him to
"move on and make lers noise" "Glori.
ous' is simply an enhancement Of the high
condition Of things. The next step down.
ward shows him "sprung" getting little
weak in tie knees and slight" slrc,s,ical.
ly expressive OLA general tendency to lin.
bsrness, Us IL his joints were all Of the ball
and socket pattern. turning every way, and
had worked themselves loose, and needed
screwing up. From this Ioint, he goes rap.
idly down through "halr seas OVER
''maudlin," when he becomes tender.hcart.
sd and sentimental and tells you, con6dsn.
TALLY, with abundance Of tears. how his .bc.
loved one has slighted him, and how some
body recently spoke disrspectfally Of his
aunt-'boozy'-' 'faddled,' when a slight In.
conference ofSpeech and thought b-gins to
manifest i:sell-(David Copperfeh was a
good illustmtion Of this degree, when no
went to the theatre, on that memorable
night, under the firm impression that his
hair only was drunk k)-'shot in tho neck
'torc-'corned'-'brick in his hat very
suggestive ofthc superhuman effort to walk
straight which marks this d.gree-.sorc-
ooted;' and at tho bottom Of tho slope, pa.
tiently biding his time stands tho man with
the poker;;' and, close behind him, the
Shas,ly shadow Of Death. f.
'Blatlcnkite' is an cpitomc Of our idea Of
windy bragsart, .that loves " hear himself
talk and wiltspeak moro in minute than
he will stand to in q month. us Romeo hath
1t. When Young America (who has
strong tendency to the kind Of val. l.:srity
best known by tho title 'Jakey ismD wishes
to show hls kccnncss, II, Eor instance. you
should tell him anything which does not c1-
ac'ly square with his ideas of probability,
no pulls down tho corncr ot his eye, and
asks IL you eco anything green meaning
TO express in poeticil way, that he Is
down upon that'-that you are trying to
run saw on him. but you can, enne to
tea says CANNON that he Is not to be sold
that he s'up to snuff backing lis opin.
ion With various cxpleiyes moro energetic
than polite. by tho way, Young Americ.
seems 70 think b,ins green the lowest late
or-i"telIect and morals possible. lf you
should bs unlncky enough To say anything
which touches tho dignity Of our friend
'JAkcy,' (ind his dignity is Of {. very
souehy character,) you arc requested 70
'shet your hed. OF he'll lam yr.''
! whrn Sam Slick dilates on the merits OF
his clocks, and cntertains bis hearers with
dissertation on .soft sawder, We know what
he mems better than bis victims do. We
have just seen rich desc. iption Of tho pus.
,lcincnt of tho editorial forcs Of French
paper, over this phrase, which occurs in the
rpor. Of Sir Robert Pecl's late speech at
Birmingham. by London paper. Diction.
tionarics were consulted, hut they were not
equal To tho emergency. At last they be.
lieved they had q glimmering Of tho idea,
and turned Sir Roberts expression, that
all tho Gund dukes 6ne talk was sofs
s.wder,' into an assertion that the Grand
Duke Was q great drons!' .t
.IIard up Is only too we'll understood
pow-a-Jays. 'Dauney' is an old country
word for ,ha, very unplsaaantstatsof hsaith
known as neither sick nor we'll able to bs
,hs,t and vat Ia In IN fall into tho doc