The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-11-19
Slang Phrases.
lfrom the Brooklyn Eagle. }
Then they would talk

Good gods how they would talk 80
Let US present u few specimens.
"What does Old Probabilities say ?
"Cheesc it," "Tumble 10 a racket" "Yol
know how it is yourself" "Bnlly boy
with o glass eye" "Oh yes, I've beer
there" "ThaPs tho worst ever heard,
"Tha,'s what told him." "What are
you going to do about it ?" "Put head
on him." "Is that your little game p
"You old duffer," "Wbat q cheek,
"Give rs a rest" "That what's tho mat
ter" Let's take q SMILE" "Whero' s
Tom ColliBs| "Gons where the wood
bino twineth," alike Philadelphia law
yer" "He'd skin your very teeth" "IIe's
no chicken" ale doesn't scare worth a
cent" "Therc's a Niger in the fence, -
"Go for him." Mind your eye" "Geo.
I'll hit you with feather" cover the
river (au reuoir), George, That's what
nv wife said" "Thers's music in the
air." Big Six,' 'He's got the stamps.
Red hot GO West, young man, go
West rip slap, set him up again,
How Is that for highY Its put-up
job 'Kc-rect,' He did his level best,
Locating around tho Throne, you're a
nice Young man. You're too fresh,'
You're altogether too new dts all the
CO. Show mo yoar man, 'Thcre's too
many frilIs aboa. him. "What sport,
'He knows what's what, DIS all o. X ,
Keep stiff upper lip" 1T wont wash,
"Maniac water 'You lie, william you
know you lie,' You he sor British gold,
Step up to the Captains Office, Hes
naughty, but he's nice 4 smell MICE
Hes too high toned go it lemons,
PUT n mansard roof on him. Don't pnt
on any agony whip the coon around
tho stump whats your handy' High,
low Jack, and the game" Go 1t blind,
MY gay and festive cuss' Artemas
Ward Knee high TO grasshopper,'
81 think he's perfectly charming with
marked accent on the charm, o young
ladies phrasc), Paddle your own canoe
~ Big thing on ice,' Two can play at
that game Like Muldoon, he is solid
man. willie, have you had you morn
ing bounce r'Ah, going tor walk 2
''Oh. George he rs a charmNr, Oh,''
SCOT brick in his hat, "A nobby youth,
Hes dressed to kill The bloatsd hond
holder 'Fm in the same boat 'Well
take whack Mt IT, Simmer down.,
'Y1u've dropped something - 'On tho
ey,' sDon't give it away Shoot that
has,' That's oil CANNON do you see
any green in my eyer Go il while
you're young Hell laugh the other
side Of his mouth Have you seen tbs
elephant !" Gut his tail off behind his
emrsy, 'Schware off, (Jefferson's Rip Van
Draw it mild dts no go,
When the soup house moves away,
I'm bad man, 'Put me in nv little
bed That's too thin oh, Keller, don't |
you want 90 buy dog ? Il should smile
If you didn't How docs the land lay ? !
You can't most always sometimes gen.
orally tell sWhy is this thus 2 we .
shake hands across the bloody chasm'-I
Greeley Ga phrase which afforded grand
during the last political and I
Presidential campaign for tho "small |
Try politicians to 'let Off their super /
iuous powder, He sings nasty pen,
Dead to rights, Bring bin TO his oats,
Give HIM away 'His little bill,' Hang
I up Lay him out n murderous
,hrase IN use among the Battle Row
iang,I Keep COOL Used up Quite
ONE Western colloq). COB. let 1t slide,
Soft SOAP or 'Sawder,' Sam Sticks
avori,e expression, Shine en- up or
Want a shine p I,
The foregoing expressions are heard 2
very day on the ferry boat, on the streets,
IN the steamer, on thc railway, IN the
obby of the Academy of Music, Mt the
rchearsals, and on opera q
tights. They are heard emanating
rom the gods of the Bowery rs they sit
'car heaven, from the elegantly dressed i
nd eostumed 'Den Giovanni, BY Jove,'
s he lounges and twirls his cane in the
orriiors OF the st. Nicholas, Pierreront,
nd Mansion. They issue forth from
he lips of the .land rats and water rats, i
nd most grave and reverend seignors.' I
They are shouted in Wall street, at |
he Stock Exchange, the Gold Board,
he horse ears, and indeed wherever the
English tongue is spoken or written.
hey are used by that shrewd observer I
{ human nature. It's weakness and I
,ibles-the street ganin, including the ]
ewsboy and the boot5lack, The nattily 6
ressed clerk of Broadway and Fulton i
treet, the fair and pretty school girl, s
'hiie even the banker, The broker, and y
legant professions gentleman employ J.
nem because there are pithy and come :
, the minds eve when more elegant b
nd correct English fails TO come to O
ne 1T the critical moment Ii is not {
ways an easy matter for even an edu- {
ated or csitured gentleman to employ b
,e most elegant diction with whreh he &
familiar. Many . person acquainted o
it'll the difficulties of sxtemporaneous
,eaking Will recognize the truth of this