Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-21

The favorite expressions of American
vary according TO location. For instance,
when Southerner says that he has left his
ssTricks" at his hotel, he does not allude Il
tricks similar to those for which the Heath
en- Cbinee is sspeculiar," but refers to hi
overcoat, valise, umbrella, etc. A West
erner would speak of those things as his
s'plunder" or his ''out-fit." A Nevada mai
classes such articles of personal effects un-
der the general term "affidavits."
When a man is hard up out in the Rocky
Mountains, he says he has "struck bed
rock" If he engages in speculation
which fails to make satisfactory returns, he
conveys such information to inquiring
friends by saying at didn't pan out worth q
cent" The expression ''You bet, is used
universally, West of the Mississippi river.
An Eastern man says he "guesses So
when speaking of anything of which he has
some doubt. A resident of the Middle
States expresses the same thing by saying
he "'sposes so" while Kent1ckian would
''reckon So" Several years ago, Tom.
Marshall was being shaved by Davenport,
Iowa, barber, when, in answer to some re-
mark made by friend standing
near, the, Knight of the razor
said 81 'spose So" whereupon
Marshall raised himself in his chair, saying,
in voice which thrilled the barber through,
"I 'spose so; 1 'spoSe sop Why the hi
don't you talk right-wby don't you say 4
reckon sop"
In that vast region, vaguely denominated
"Out West" one meets all kinds of char
acters and heazs all sorts of expressions. a
few years since a newly married pair from
Pike county, Mo-, took passage on steam
boat on one of the California rivers, at
tracing universal attention by their evident
fondness Tor each other. At one time,
while sitting on the guards, the bury bride
groom opened his lengthy arms sufficiently
wide to encircle sugar ,hogshead, exclaim-
ing to the wife of his bosom, "Come to my
arms, my greasy filter" Was ever affec-
ton more delicately expressed?
A Pike county young lady, after express
ing herself in the manner peculiar to the
section from which she hailed, met with the
inquiry, sYou are considerable of gram
marian, are you not?" to which she re-
sponded bluntly, "No l amt, Pm q Mis-
sourian."
The joy audpride OF Missouri house
hold went the way of all flesh in that
REGION not long since-that is, she got mar
ried, and an acquaintance calling upon the
mother Of the girl few days after the hap
py event, was treated to minute history
of the entire affair by the garrulous old
lady, who insisted on his taking away with
him chunk of the weddiu' cake" Thai
necess ary accessory TO wedding fes-
tivities being produced (resembling,
in its general appearance, g loaf
of the acorn bread found among
the Digger Indians) the mother, doubtless
feeling that some sort of an apology was
necessary, remarked SIT amt so good
'prlps, as it orter be, but we hadn't no kind
of perfumery to put in it,"
Murshy, Californian character, used TO
say that he would never eat hash away
from home because be did not like to rob
swill barrel At one time a gentleman
discovered his buggy whip in Murphy's
vehicle. Not wishing to convey the i'm
preston that lie thought the article bad
been stolen; the gentleman remarked 81
see, Mr.. Murphy, that you have made
mi stake" pointing TO the whip as he spoke.
On no. replied Murphy, (" l h-ha'int made
n-ro m-misIake." Why yes you have
don't you see you have taken my whip?"
said the other. ayes, | see I've got
y-your whip, but l a'int m-made n-no
y-your the m-man that's IN
made the m-mistake-I took it on purpose"
Mr.. Murphy.