The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-10
SLANG PHRASES.

r SLANG PHRASES.
e Rev. DR.. Hall was sitting in his
! study one pleasant August afternoon,
I MS thoughts intent upon his Sunday
sermon, and his mind Withdrawn
rom earthly cares, when his train OF
thought was rudeiy interrupted,
aud his attention attracted from his
theme by the following conversation :
''Oh, Nellie, where are yOu-yOu'd
ought TO have been tneTe-juSt the
stuuningist feilown
Then = sound Of running feet, aud
pretty so9E he heanl his daughter ex-
claim
'-Iy that you, Maggie?"
"Yes, come down, I've got some
thing to tell you"
i.Pli De theee in half jiTy.''
Then q door opened and sEui, aEd
in q few minutes. l..-.f' r.. I.
"What DO you think, as 1 was eonI-
ing over here, there was just the cum
ningest fellow, right in front of me-
Just as got Opposite the new church,
my music roll slipped, and every pa
per in it fell on the sidewalk.1
Gracious should have been
\ DUN bfouuded."
''And so was, but it was 80 ridieu-
lous that / almost died laughing
A What did you dog" = -l-ll go
/ "Weil, that fellow, do you think,
stopped, turned round and helped me
pick them up. was all hunki-dOry
then. de walked as far as here with
me, and thanked him of course, etc,
etc. You know how tits yOurself.iD
The good Doctor scratched his head.
Could that be his Nellie, whom he
thought 50 ladylike? He opened the
door, softly, . little crack, thinking
no doubt, that he had right 20 play
the part Of q listener to so strangely
/ mixed q conversation, and in his own
house. Very soon it was continued,
this time his daughter commencing
the conversation.
"There how's that for high 81
"Oh, isn't that sweet; how much
was it ?u - r.,s. ~. -..-
"QnlY five dollars, cheap enough"
"Yes Indeed; but you saidgyou we're
going to have pink, this Is blne!h
Never mind, it's all the same in
The Doetar peeped to see what they
were talking about and Miss Nellie
vas exhibiting her new bonnet to the
admiring gaze Of her friend.o -
= '.lt's raging hot here" l-ilF"'i
"Well dos't know as 1 can make
1t any cOOier,p said Nellie, 81 suppose
father would xiii me iffI opened
door, Her father had requested her
the day beforeto keep the doors closed. !
81 guess it's time for me to absquat-
ulate," said Maggie, rising.
Don't tear yourself away Are
you going to the lecture Tonight ?"
I'd "Yes, had ars,aving eld time li>t !
Tuesday night.n ls.B ,-ll1 's
George Saunders said he should go
home with you to-night.2 l' a-- 1
odd he? He'd better spell able,
first" ~ -a i
THAT'S so. II there's anything |
hate, tits the Buys h0therihY round;
they ought to be put in a barrel ind 4
fed through the bunghOle uutlE they 1
are old enough to bebave.7 hHl.-- (
81 must bid you fond alieu now,
I've got thousands of errands to !
do" -,
"WelI, good-bye1'i lzazz
"oh, the dickens I've left my par
"Here il is. =, q. N -ys no ..5..
"Now, goodbye, be sure and come /
tonight" -t...z.t re ,s.iT'. /
Eyes, goodbye" tt.s-. vI7iEi I
Then the. door closed, and Nellie
went up stairs .r.'..r .lfs-r .-s
The doctor gently shut the door,
with q sly twinkle in his eyes. He
sat buried in thought some little time.
Now and then a good humoFed smile
broke over his face. and once he
shook with silent laughter. Then
agina his face heightened and his
brow grew dark, until at last with a
profound shake Of the head he sat
down to resuDe his sermon; but in
vain; he could not concentrate his
thoughts, not an idea would enter his
brain; so -he sat idly scratching his
pen on the paper, till at last with
gesture of impatience, he pushed back
his chair, got up. shook himself, took
his hat and went out for n walk. He
got as far as the gate, when an idea
seemed to strike him. He came L
back, hung up his hat, and went in
search of his wife. For long while
they were clOseted together, until I
time for tea. When tea was ready, :
Miss Nellie came down equipped for
the lecture. After they were fairly
seated at the table, Mrs. Hall said,
MY dear sir, will you have-sOme
tea 2" ana is
''In half a jiffy, Madame.n
Nellie looked up, but her father
took no notice. re, {
''Really, this cake is quite stun
ming, went on the doctor, as solemn
as ajudge. Just then his napkin tell
TO the floor. '.Jiraei0us, Pm can-
~ calculated the doctor, d
getting it little wrong. Nellie gaZcd
at her father in perfec. amazsment !
MY dear, this sauce is STAYING
Where did you buy it?''
az made it," said the wife cooliy.
"Ob, well, it's all the same in CIR
man." D. @
Nellie dropped her knife and fork.
'YOu must give me some money
for the butcher, tomorrow, 'said Mrs.
Hall. -5 -r- -h
"You'll have to spell ability first" e
growled the doctor savagely. .-I..
Then suddenly taking out his hand I
kerehief he gave his nose q trenen-
ious blow. There,' said lie, 'how's Z
hat for high?' ~ Know how il is '
myselfp neekly replied his wife. This I
capped the climax. The knowledge
hat her father must have heard the Q
afternoon conversation was too much
or Nellie. She burst into tears and ?
eft the room. The sage doctor nod Z
led wisely to his wife, and, when she
got out Of hearing, exclaimed, ''There, u
wife, 1 guess we shall hear no more
slang phrases from her." a
The next day the good doctor u
called his daughter into his study and
'aid to her: MY dear girl, don't you d
zee how very foolish all these phrases
ire? They mean nothing, but are ex- U
Injurious to those who use
hem. By ever so sparing q use,
)ne's speech gets so corrupted, that 8
person Often makes use of these =
at times, which after =
ward he would be sorry to remember. =
They sound very silly to a listener
md often the usage of them leads to
worse. 1t is bad enough 2
% hear boys use them sometimes,
but a girl is expected to be too refined !,
and lady-like 10 sully her lips by such y
expressions. The use of them is SIM =
ply bad habit, but bad habits like :
,uts in bark OF q tree, grow and widen I
With age, and If they once get firm =
hold, are hard to get rid Of Then
here is great deal in companion Z
ship. II we keep company and are ;,
intimate witt those who use bad Ian =
suage, we are apt to make bad use of Z
t ourselves. Persons are known by
Inc company they keep When yOu o
near a person using slang phrases,
you may be sure that such a person
Knows not what is called good sOeie- n
~ sr Oh. rrlsr- = :,
such expressions as by CORY or, = =
By Darn are not only foolish, but I
wicked. For does not the Scripture =
'ay, Swear not at all, neither by :
heaven, nor by the earth; but let your 7
be yes, yea, and nay, :, =
nay, for whatsoever is more than these !,
,Ometh of evil.' There, my daughter, :,