The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-06-05
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0UEsTIONs ANswERED.
Anew days since We received letter from
sfriend at the east, making inquiries in re-
gard to our Territory, from which We clip
the follow;og questions and append the an
swers:
We have been in Nebraska but : short
time, and our knowledge being somewhat
limited, we hope due allowance will be made
for any measurements.
"What kind of country do you live in 20
Mixed and extensive. 1t is made up prin.
cipally Of land and water. /
"Whnt kind of weather 2"
Long spells of weather are frequent.
Our sunshine comes off principally during
the daytime.
"Have you plenty Of water and how
gota"
Agood deal scattered about, and general
ly got in pals and whisky. t3Es
'Is it hard?" %. %.
Rather so, when you have to 60 half .
mile, and wade in mud knee-deep to get
it. @ S- @t.. /
sWhat kind Of buildings7" -
Ailegoric, Ionic, Anti Baloric, log and
slabs. The buildings are chiefly outdoors,
and so low between joints that the chlmneys
ill stick out through the roof. ttE77
"What kind Of society ?" -... ..,,
Good, bad, hateful, Indifferent and mix
cd.
"Any Aristocracy 1905
"W6at do your people do for living,
mostly %
Some work, some laze around; one's .
shrewd business manager, and several drink
whisky. ......ss..-. ..s .-..
Sis it cheap living there?" l.
Only FIVE cents a glass and the water
thrownin.
'sAny taste for music?"
Stronq. Buzz and buch-saws in the day.
time, and wolf-howling and cat-fghting
nights. (
ssAny pianos there?''
No, but we have several cow-bells, and Q
tin pan in every family.
. 'sAny manufacturers % .s.s.
Every household. All our children are
home productions.
What could genteel family in moderate
circumstances do there for a living?"
Work, shave notes, fish, hunt, steal, or it
hard pinched, buy and sell town property
Wyoming (N.T.l Post:
MANLINESS OF SPEECH.
A lecture recently delivered in Carlisle,
England, by the Rev. A. Murrell, contained
the following amusing but instructive pass
age:
"The point to which have next to direct
your attention is manlipess in speech. There
are many young men who seem to consider
it essential that they should be masters Of
slang. The sporting world like its brother,
the swell mob, has language Of its own;
bat this dog English extends far beyond the
sporting world. 1t comes with its hordes of
barbarous words, threatening the entire ex-
tradition of genuine English! Now just
listen for n moment to our fast young man,
or the ape of fast young man, who thinks
that to be man he must talk in the dark
phraseology of slang. If he does anything
on his own responsibility, he does it on his
own shook.' If no sees anything remarka-
bly, good, he calls 1t q 'stunner,' the super
lative of which is a regular sumner If a
man is requested to pay tavern bill, he is
asked if he will Stand SAM If he meets a
savage looking dog, he calls him an 'ugly
customer If he meets an eccentric man,
he calls him ''rummy old cove" A sensi-
BILE man IS a schap that is up to snnf." A
man not remarkable for good sense is a
scake'-a shat'--a 'spoon'-a 'stick'-'his
mother does not know he is OUT A doubt
full assertion is to be 'told to the Marines
An incredible statement is 'all CANNON
Our young friend never sco'ds, but SHOWS
up never pays, but 'stumps up'-never finds
it difficult to pay, but is hard up'-never
feels fatgued, but is fused up He has no
hat, but shelters his head beneath a stile.'
he wears no neckcloth, but surrounds his
throat with schoker.' He lives nowhere.
but there is place where he hangs OUT
He never goes away, or withdraws, but he
'bolts'-he 'slopes'-hes mizzles'-he 'makes
himself scarce'-he walks his chalks'-he
max les tracks'-he scuts his stick'-or what
is the same thing, he 'cuts his lucky The
highest compliment you can pay him is to
tell him that he is regular brick He
does not profess to be brave, but he prides
himself on being 'plucky.' Money is word
which he has forgotten, but he talks good
deal about 'tin,' and 'the needful,' 'the
rhino,' and sthe ready When man speaks
he 'spouts' he holds his peace, he is
'down peg or two,' and 'made to sing
small.' He calls his hands paws his legs
tpins.' To be perplexed is to be'fummaxed'
to be disappointed is to be sdished'-to be
cheated is to be 'sold'-to be cheated clearly
is to be 'done brown Whatsoever is fine,
is 'nobby'-whatsoever is shabby, is 'seedy'
whatsoever is pleasant, is 'jolly.' He
says blessed if he does this,' 'blowed if he
does that and 'hanged' if he does the other
thing; or he exclaims 'my eye!' my stars!'
If you asked hun which were his stars, he
would be lummaxed.' Then he swears 'by
George'-'by the piper on select oc-
casions he selects 'the piper that played be.
fore Moses"