The weekly Louisianian., 1874-10-03

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table OVERWHELMINGLY. ia se hdtesll
per line forTthe matter thtysfaruist
Regardless Gifts quality. For pH
elS5 can I'VE: account for the an.
guage they employ::a bug wore
land one Of Latin origin. where q
short Se6x a onezawoad ansRer
three words always. where only two
ars needed, and a general. desire. to
ampiiiffy' and sexpaul, that is admir-.
abls&torhne writing, but ruino.is5to
|strong nervous English. :.@s.
/ We aliow ourselves to say Of II
rich man that he hns got stamps, .
fof a drunken man, that lie is'stight
o. bbto,;ozy;" Of anything which
|plsases usor is satisfactory thatit is
stunningg;" lawful is considered, a
better word thahsvery, and we are
awful cold. Or bot, Or sickl, or jolly
saas the case may be; it IL finer to
say '. you bet"athans to- answer Il
question by@aa .stsp'et7 y,ss;; every
thing that annoys us IL "iinnfernal.''
6r 'beastly;" bank uills are green
backs:' heard d lady in guod So
ciesy say; recently, ttiatsh Her dress
maker had disappointed her, and
that ID consequence iii; wi~astas"regu-
|larly' up d tfee;; We tkreatels not to
Ehumiliate o. nlortiifysa man, but to
take the starch out Of him. We
rack our brain 10 invent sanng
words for various drinks, and bring
out such names as .4orty-rod,
''tangle-foot," ro at-gut," ''blue rt,n,.',:
and Jersey lightning, words that
waoonld more than puzzle a foreigner;
. man is 81, not: cheated, but done.
brown, Of "baamboozed; railroad
conductors do not steal fin tact We q,
s IRE getting :, t "a, Z little sentative. about.
using the word)) but T.: knock 4 ddo,~a,;"
bank cashiers do not ssawindale p and
steal, But commit Irregularities"
We hear of q house Beng "bnrg]ed."'
and that two sfoot-padss "wsent
through >belated' Traveller; a fair
dealer is spoken Of al L. square
man" a most wonderful tus,ts:
ndtavr: q Substantial dinner is
spoken Of as 'sqaare meal; We:
hear invitations given, not toetake, o
drink, but t. "hoist III some poison;
antiquated or exhausted
is ''ttiayed' out;;'ss m insufficient e..
cuse IL said to bez"u>o thin, Or we
are toldsthat it vii not wash;' w
bury stocks on a "msrgin" or sell
them sshort,''' or bull the markell,
take: q flyer" or scoop III u
long limo ofsstoeks;;.' We do mot stake
a. sum of money, but "bst our i lie"
c6nvivia party We next
6na ourselves precious
ssedy;" our railroadsatsa:n.s s"tele-
Or Pullman" bfeaksa Wheel
q party Of roxdiesI 'scfean ou1t" 4
saloon; : big -1aan.threat-
ems to" wipe*out"a httle one; We
do not outwit or circuthveht On
but ''euchre' him we ast'take
The shine out Of" rival, snd"fx his
aint" for him; a carpenter "rqns
up" a cheap house in q week; On
Investigating committee in Congress
'whitewashes' the character OF some
aefaulter, and 80 ON and 20 forth in
al the departments Of business and
trade and social intercourse, we
ourselves to use words and !
phrasss'which are Of no adthority
often vulgar and always needless.
"Clear your mind Of cant says
Dr.. johnson. Clear your cotnpos-
ion and conversation Of slang. 10
sood advice for ms in thesa modern
md, in'some respects, degenerate
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