Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-15
SLANG PHRASES.
How Learned -. D. Cured hts Dnugla

How Learned ID. ID. Cured his Dnugl
ter.
Rev. DR.. Hall was sitting in hi
study one pleasant August afternoon
| with his thoughts intent upon his Sun
day sermon, and his mind withdraw
from worldly cares. when his train 0
thoughts was rudely interrupted AM
his attention distracted from his them
by the following conversation -,
"Oh, Nellie Hall, whe-n are you
yought to have been here-just stun
ninest fellow"
'Is that you Maggie ?"
eyes f; come down quick, got some
thing to tell you."
T'il be there in half a jiffy."
Then a door opened and in few
moments
"What do you think? as ! was com
ing over here, there was just the stun
ningest fellow just in front of me. Jus
as l got in front of the new church
my music roll slipped and every papel
in it fell on the sidewalk
Gracious, I should have been bum
c0nfounded."
"And so was. but it was so ridicu
lous that amost died laughing"
"Well, that fellow, do you think
stopped, turned round and helped mt
pick them up. l was all hunkydor,
then. He walked as far as here with
me. / thanked him of course. You
know how it's yourself"
Very soon it was continued, this
time it was commenced by bis daugh.
ter:
"Therc, how's that for a high"
"Oh, isn't it sweet, how much was II
Nellie 2"
"Only five dollars; cheap enough
isn't it."
eyes, indeed; but you said you
s were going to have pink-and this is
"Never mind; it is all the same in
Dutch
The Doctor peeped to see what they
were talking about--and Miss Nellie
was exhibiting her new bonnet to the
admiration of her friend.
"Tt's raging hot here"
"Well, l don't know as can make il
any cooler" said Nellie, looking round.
I 'spose father would kill me i'll open
ed the door,"
Her father, the day before, had re.
quested her to keep the door closed.
II guess it's time for me to absquat-
ulate,n said Maggie.
"Dont tear yourself away. Are you
going to attend the lecture this even
.ingy
AYes; I had staving time Tuesday
night
aGeorge Saunders said he should go
home with you tonight"
"Did he? He'd better learn to spell
able first"
"That's SO. If there's anything
hate, it's these boys botherin around
they ought to be put in a barrel and
fed through tho bung hole until they
are able to behave"
~ must bid you fond adieu now.
I've thousands of errands to perform
to-day"
"Well, goodbye"
20, the dickens, I've forgot my par
asol."
Here it is"
tonight"
es goOo-Dye.
Then the door closed and Nellie
went up stairs.
Tho doctor gontly shnt the door
with a sly twinkle in his eye. He sat
buried In thousht -sonaa- l;ttle timc
Now and then good humored smile
broke over his face, and once he shook
with silent laughter; at last, with al
impatient gesture, he took his hat and
went out for q walk. He got as far as
the gate when an idea seemed to strike
him. He came back, hung up his hat,
and went in search of his wife. For a
long time they were closeted together.
until time for tea. When tea was
ready Miss Nellie came down equip
ped for the lecture. After they were
fairly seated at the table, Mrs. Hal
said:
"My dear, will you have some tea p
ain half .jitfy, madam.
Nellie looked up, but her father
took no notice.
"Really this cake is quite stunning,
went on the Doctor, as solemn as s
Judge. Just then his napkin fell te
the floor. Gracious, I'm con-dumb
founded" calculated the Doctor. get
ting it little wrong.
Nellie gazed at her father in perfec
amazement.
"My dear this sauce is staving
Where did you get it?"
81 made it." said the wife cOolly.
"Oh well, it's all the same in Ger
man."
Nellie dropped her knife and fork.
"You must give me some money fol
the butcher Tomorrow said Mrs
Hall.
"Youll have to spell ability first,
growled the Doctor savagely.
Then suddenly taking out his hand
kcrchief, he gave his nose a tremen
dous blow, "There," !" said he, how's tina
for a high ?"
~ know how It's myself" replied
his wife. This capped the climax. Tit
knowledge that her father must hav'
heard the afternoon conversation wa
too much for Nellie. She burst int
tears and left the room. The sag
doctor nodded to his wife, and wher
she had got out of hearing, exclaimed
sThere, wife, I guess we shall hca
no more slang phrases from her.
The next day the good doctor calle'
his daughter into his study and said t
her: "My dear girl, don't you see hov
very foolish all these slang phrase
are? They mean nothing, but are ex
ceedingly injurious to those who us
them. There is great deal in com
panionship. If we keep compan.
and are intimate with those who us
bad language, we are apt to make us
of it ourselves. Persons are know
by the company they keep. Whe
you see person using these phrase
you may be sure that such a perso
does not know what is called good SC
ciety.
A Girl Fire Fiend.
James Wright, q wealthy farmer Q
jefferson township, and his wife wer
recently brought up before the Grimm
al court in Chicago, charged with cru
| city to their daughter, Kate, aged II
They told q strange story. Immedi
ately after the great fire in Chicago
some unknown hand commenced
fire, at decent intervals, Wright's barr
out-houses, hay.stacks, &C., until final
ly $4,000 worth Of property had bee