The Cairo bulletin., 1872-12-21
SLANG PHRASES.

ouo ~ otuu WuuuroWu from ehTtDiy
caess, DtsA hts train Of though, was
sudsll Interrupted, and his attention dis
traoesd fsom his theme by the following
CONVERSATION;
On. Nellie, where are you--you
ought TO have been there--just the stun
ninsest fellow
Tnen sound Of running feet, aud then
be heard his dsughter exclaim;
IA that you Maggie?'
ayes, come down quick, I've got some
thing " toll yos lIl
IN be there in half iiHy."
Then door opened and shut, and in
few minutes,
What do you think, ss was coming
over here, there was just the stunninyest
fspoN, right IN front "f me. Just as got
opposite the new church, my music roll
slippsi. IN tho paper in Il fell out on the
SIDEWALK" :"
"Graciou. ! I should have been dumb
founded dF
And So I vas, but it was SO ridiculous
that almost died . laughing"
-t"WslL that fellow, do YOU think,
stopped, turned round and helped me pick
them Up. wss Nil hunky dory then.
He walked As tar As here with me, and l
thanked him Of c.urse, etc, etc. You
hnyv how IL Yourself
The good doctor scratched his head.
Could lnss be his n ellie whom he thought
90 lady He opened the door, softly,
little crack, thinking, no doubt, that he
had = right TO play The part Of n listener
10 50 strangely mixed conversation, and IN
his vwa house. Very sovn it was contn-
usd, the time bic daughter commenced the
e.Aver. alton.
'rLsrr, bows that for high Z"
'Oh, isn't That sweet how much was il?
"Only I've dollars; cheap enough"
"Yss, indeed; but you said you were
going 70 have pink, this is blue
"Ncver mind, iI's all the same in
Dutch
The doctor peeked to see what they were
talking About--and Miss Nellie was ex-
hibitiuE her new bonnet to th. al miring
gaze OF her {. lend.
.'lvs raging hot here"
.Wsll, 1 don't know as l can make il
anySsoasr,', said Nellie looking stound.
Il 'spo.e fAther'd kill mo IL 1 lonened Il
dooe.y Her father had requested her the
day before u keep the door closed.
Il guess Us time tor mo to absquai-
ulate, sS'd Maggie, rising.
: 1"Don,ldtsAr yOur>slf away. Are You
going TO the lssSurs to-nighl?
"Yss; l had y staving old time last
Tuesdsy night" Z I.. NIl~i 4I.
'GsofEs SANDERS said be would go home
~hh W tc.ntght."
'.Did hee He'd better spell able first.
"ThHt's so. II there's xnything hate,
lie shs buys bothsring roSnu they ought
TO bs put ~ y barrel aud t,d through the
buss-aulssaaiii they are old enough To be.
AoVo."sf 30 -. E
vrsi m1st bid you fond adiea now. I've
got thousands of crrahd to do
ell, good bye
..Oa, lhs dickens, I've left my parssoi.'
"Aerv il is."
Z Nov, god bye; be sure and come to-
sight, sns' si So 1ua4 .
Eyes, good bye"
Then The door closed, nnd Nellie went
up Stair.
The doctor gently smut the door, with
Sly twinkle in uis eye. He snt buried IN
eAoVghs s.suIe little time. Now AMI tuen
. good humored smile broke over bis face.
And once lie shook with slle.t Laughter
Then again his face heightened snd his
brow grew dark, until NJ is.t with pro-
found .hake Sf tbs hssd le sat down " fc-
su,ne bic sermon bat in vain, he could
not concentrate his thoughts, not an ides
would enter HE brain so he sat idly
scrstching his pen on the paper,
till st LIST with q agesturc Of impsti.nce
hs pushed back his char, got up, sh'ok
himself, took his hat sud went "ut for n
walk. 4As got ~ Tar ~ tho gate. when an
idea seemed 10 strike him. lie came back,
hung up HE hat, and went in search Of his
VIE. For long lime they were cioseted
tsgsthsr, until sftsr time for tea. When
les was ready. Miss Nellie came down.
esaippsd for t6s lecture. After they wer-
fairly seated NJ the table, Mrs. Hall said:
MY dear slr, viii you have some tea ?"
ia hAlflA j,ffy. Msdsm." vi
Nellie looked up, but her father took no
notice.
"RsAlly, this cake is quite stunning
went on lhe doctor, ~ solemn a. n iadyc.
Just then his napkin fell TO the floor.
''Grscious, LIN con-damfoundei," sj,cu-
lated the doctor, getti1y i, u little wrong.
Nellie gsxed NJ her father in perfect
AmssemeRt
@"Ay Jesr, this sauce is staving. Where
did you buy H." NOOK
II mad. H. said his wife, coolly.
'tph, we'll, IT'S all me same in German"
Nellie dropped her Xnife and fork.
"Yoa must give nv some money for the
butcher, to-niorrow, said Mr.. Hall
"fou'll have to spell ability first
growlsd the doctor, ssvsgely.
Then suddenly taking out hi. handker.
eAisf, he gave his nose u Tremendous blow.
"There, said he, "hows that for high 2"
II know how It's myself" meekly re-
Piled his wife. This capped the CLIMAX
The kno~ledge thst her father mus, have
beard he forenoon conversation was too
much for Nellie. She butst into ,eArs aud
left the room The sage doctor nodded
wIse'y to his wife, and when che had got
0ul Of hearing exclaimed, "rhers, ] gucss
ws Shah hear no more slang phrases from
her"
Tho next day the good doctor called his
daughter into his study, aud .sid TO her.
MY dear girl. don't you see how yerv
soclith all these phrases are? They mean
nothing, but are seriously injuriore a.
those who use them. By ever so sparinr
use, once speech gets 80 cor.
rurled ths. person often inakes
use OF these expressions, at times, when
si*rward he would be sorry TO remember
They sound very silly to u l's,cner, and
often u ussRe of them Leads 10 sauo ming
woise. tt.is bad enough 10 hear DO, use
them sometimes, but N girl I. expected 10
Do too refined and isdylike 10 sui, ler
lips by such expressions. The use Of ,he,o
10 simply = bad habit but bad habits, lke
cuts In tho bark of ,,ea
grew ssd WIDEN with age, ard If The,
once golS hrsp bold are hard IN oe, ,;s