Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-21
SLANG PHRASE
Some of Them I'm Convenient Use Even
Among Inc Refined.
From the Brooklyn Eagle
"Then they would talk
q sot Qnd@ how they y-ouI1 rqIkf's


heard" That's what [ told him, :" Whist are
you going to do about ii?' "PGt a bead on
him." ''Is that your lutte gamer lyon old
duffeF.' What a cheek "Give us A rest ;,
"That's what's the matter" "Lat's take a
smile, ""Where's Tom Coilins?" Zone whera
the woodbine twineth, ""Like a Philsdelphia
chicken" "He doesn't scare worth a cent, /"
There's a Niger in the fenca, :" ''Go for him ~
"Mtnd your eve" George III strike you like q
I Ie, map y "George, IN hlt y21 with a
my wife said" "There's music in the air -" Bi 2
SIX, ""He's got the stamps" RED hot" eco
west West, !onug man, go west "RiP, slap, set
put mp job" "Ke-reet,'' she did his level
best ICY ou're a nice young man" You're too
fresh ;" you're sItogeth T too new" HIt's ali
the CO." SShow me yOnT man." "rhere's too
many frills about him." What sport ~ He
know what's what, /" its all o. X, - keep a
stitf upper lip" at won't wash" "Maniac
water, lyon lie. villain, you know Won lie, !"
"YOu lie for Briti'h gold" ''Step up TO the Cap
tain,s once" Hes naughty, but he's nice !" :. /
smell a pice, "He's too high toned" "Put a
sgony," "Whip the cpOn around tie stump"
Whats your hand?'' " High, low Jack aud
TIE game, G2 It blind Ny gay and festive
grasshoFper," Il think he's perfectly charm
ing," with marked accent on the charm, a
young ladies' phrase). "Paddie your own
at that game" "Like Mulfoon, be il a sold
man." "Wnlie have you had your morning
bounce "Ah, going Tor a walk
ooh, George, he is a charmsr, Oh 4"
SCOT brick in his hat >" "a noboy youth ~
"He's dressed TO KILL" ''The b!oated bond
holder" m in the same boat, ;" Gwen take a
some toirg (?),""On the fly" ''DOn't give II
away" "ShOOt that hat" That's all gam
mon, do YOU see any green in my eye,?" ''GO
II Nv whlle you're Young, Hell laugh the other
ell phsnt?' ''Cut his tan OFF behind his ears y
"Seh~aIe OF, ;" (JefeTsou's Rip Van wink'el,
ORA" It mild tits no g" when the soup
man, '"Put me in my little bed !" THAT'S too
thin" "Oh, Keller, don't yen want to buv A
dog" 81 should smile if you didn't" "HoW
sometimes generally tell,' why is this thus?"
I'VE shake hands cross the bloody chssm,"-
greeley Ga phrase which afforded a grand
opportunity during the last pOlitica! aud Presi-
dental campaign for the ''smsll fry politicians
TO "iet or their sUPeriluGus POWDER, "He
sings nasty pen" Dead to rights" bring
nun 70 DIS oats give him away" Ellis little
bill, Lay him out" "a murderous phrase in
Use among the Battle Row Gang'j, "Keep
cool, '"Used up" "Quite some" western col
lCqG con, 1t slide, - "Soft soap or saw
DER (Sam Sticks fGvOrite expTess.on), "ShIne
en- up or "Want q shiDe?"
The foregoing expire sSi0nS are heard every day
on the ferTy boat. on the street, on the steamer,
on the railway, in the lobby of the \ cademy OF
Music, at the philharmonic rehearslls, aud on
opera nights. They are heard emanating from
the gods OF the BOwery as they sit near heaven,
Giovanni, by JOve," a. he lounges AMI twlrls his
cane in the corridors OF the St. Nicholas tsr-
Iepont, and Mansion. They Issue fo,ta from the
lips OF the Gland rats and water rats" and
"moSt grave and reverend seignOrs "
They are chou ted in Wall street, at the Stock
Exchange, the Gold Board, the horse cara and
indeed wherever the English tongue is spoken
OF written. They are used by that shrewd OBJ
server OF human nature, its weaknesses aud
tolblts,-the street gaTmn, iHclu ding the ne -
boy and the boO'blsck, the Datt.iy dressed clerk
n w zrpH Es,I+n 81,
pretty school girl, while even the banker, the
Drokery and eie gant prOfe SSiOnal genJlem An en-
ploy them because they are pity and to the
point, ard come to the ''mind s eye' when more
elegant ana correct English fails to come 10
time" at the critical moment. 1t is not ALWAYS
an easy matter for even an educated or cultured
gentleman TO employ the most elegant diction
with which he is familiar. Many a person ac-
quanted with the difficulties Of extemporaneous
speaking wall recognize the truth Of this state
meGt and a. readily recall TO m emory the ssInk-
ing feeling" confused state of mind and hssi-
fancy OF the words Up lit TO their own
thCUghts az the proper tim when called upon
suddenly for a speech or address.
WHY SLANG Is POPULAR IL AMERICA.
a reason Why slang IL peculiarly popular in
America lies in the fact at the Aulrrie An nan
PIE are pre-emiEeutiy humorous, good ma
turet people, and thus they may b excused, in
a great measure, for their persistent effort AT
deullrg the King 5 English. They love ahnmor-
ou'iy turned sentence, even though III Tor T. on
inc prOiaHe a. times, and Is written under tue
stress OF great difficulties AID a. periods which
try mems souls, as witness the f0.I Living Incl
Gent, tC q b. tie late Albert ID. BICh4rdsJn:
Gt neral JtH Thompson, a literary bush
whacker, was termed the Swamp Fox" aad
The ''MaTion OF the Southern Revolution" /
tound ole OF his illusions entitled Home
Again, ii that once d.COTOus i1urut t1s Eax
Orleans P-csyGne. It's transition from the pa
theGc % uc PTO:ane i curious sntic.iua *
u dear wife aVaI,s my cgniug.
Ny Children list my n4ms
Ag1 kind friends bid Ia weicums
10 M own home again.
81 fathers grave lies On the hill,
My UCys sleep in the val;
love each rock and murm 1riug riu
t4ch mountain, hili, and dale.
III suffer hardships, toll, and pain,
For the good time sure 10 come;
II battle long that may gain
My freedom and my home;
VIII return though foes may stand,
DlSputing every rod,
NY osn dear home, my native land,
III win you yet, by,
The American journals Of to-day from Maine
70 O1lfcTnia, and from Me1i51 10 the Rio
Graude, abound in happy expressions of wit aud
humOr, and an encyclopedia OF the humorous
element IN America periodicals and American
ht7ratdre might very probably he complied
Tor II would undoubtedly have a large sale; AMI
II would show In a large measure t1At a nation
may contain clements of good nature with 1ut in
any manner Interfering with or compromising
It's greatness ANA when slang does not degen-
crate tutO the actual vulgar, tnereis an irresis-
ubiy cOmlcaI aspect to many OF it, expressions
i hey are decidedly expressive, too. in their ma
phrase
co FOR HIM.
Is net at all likely to be misunderstood with re.
gard To its real meaning. NJ lncJnsdarable
portion OF the slang OF the day Is intrOdu ced a.
popular hits" or gags" by The British blondes
IN tteir b1Tlesques. az performed in New York
and other cities, willis certaiH phrases are but
the outpouUiUgs aud Oifsprings Of the imagina-
tive and patriotic souls OF the Sixth Ward or
down J Jackson street, near Avenue a. All OF the
phrases mentioned at The head OF this article
nave been very popular at different periods of
time, and the majority OF Jhem are sttlI in use,
although a lew have sunk into obscurity but
every how and then fresh and newer phrases
take their place much a. the pronunciation of a
word changes-the newer pronunciation detin-
ing the same thing, although the sound is dif-
fertHt. And 50 it is with slang, new phrases
come into vogue that mean u convey precisely
the same iuta or thought a. the older ones
although they appear more ApTopos and would
seem 10 suit the humorous mood ana purpose OF
the multitude better.
Don't DKINK WITH STRANGERS AND Bsr
on THE DICE IN TaE BAR-ROOMs.-Tas Latest
New GOrk bar-room swindie Is known as Ton
aud Bottom" 1t IS played with dice. Sharpess
a. and b. invite their intended victim into a
saloon 10 take drink. Standing a. the bar,
says A. 10 b., ''l'll throw the dice with ven to
see who pays" "All right" says Il. AZ bet
the drinks says A, CHAT, counting tops aud