The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-05-11

while they are decidedly opposed to any
more funny bizness" on the part of
the "beer jerker."
The bar-keeper now gets "riled, in
quires "wat's der matter NIT youp"
and then adds "take walk, sskir-
mish," "mosey," "walk off on your
eyebrow This kind of talk throws
the "boys," into a commotion. One
wants to s'sherry," another to " chasse
out of this" q third thinks the "bloody
sucker' ought to drop on hisself;" a
fourth says "Oh, he's a fine. bloke," /"
and seems anxious to know s. what Kind
of a racket" that is, while he expresses
his unalterable determination to put up
with no 6 hurrah bizness." Others of
the crowd think the bar-keeper is a
funny boy" and that his remarks are
sstoo thin,'' "too gauzy'' and "won't
wash" but while they are debating
this point something in the nature Of
an earthquake gets up and strikes
them, and while they are flying
through space into the street, they
hear the saloon battle-cry of
Heraus nit him." followed by the
barkeeper's observation that ''that's
the kind of hairpin be-" and "how
is that for high?"
AS the party pick themselves up a
friend meets them and says to one of
their number: "Why, Johnny, hard
ly know you," which is quite probable
at this time. The person addressed,
however, answers: "Don't poster me, -
which impels his friend to say: "Did
you get the grand bounce?" This only
makes matters worse, for at this stage a
''cop" appears. One of the MANNED in
dividuals now expresses frantic wish
to have somebody 'sCarry me home on
a shutter" Another believes that if he
had sshis shooting -iron'' with him bic
would sscroak the bloody sucker" who
''bounced' him. The sober friend
says: eThat would be fine scheme =
and wants to know if they will never
"let up on pop and gum business, >
and talk no more about 'faking" the
ssgin millist.'
A member of the thrown-out ''brig
ade,' who has hitherto kept silent, en-
treats the newcomer not to s.give il
away" which causes that party to in
quire if they take him for a s.gillie,' - !
ssguy" or ssflat,'' and if they are no
afraid they will 'sget the collar" Thi'
excites merriment, and they all say
Issstag his nibs," while one wakes conf
Dental, and asks show are you fixed,
and another vociferates ssOh, put me il
my little bed." To the author of thi
last remark the sober friend says
sSwim out, Johnny, you're over YOU
head" Whereupon the party address
ed takes an inventory of his friends
clothes and in reference to his overcOa
exclaims, ssOh, what a Benjamin.!
while as to his head covering he thinks
he had better ssshoot that tile'' and buy
q new ssdice,n as sscadies" of that styl'
are out of fashion. In reference to hi
feet, also, the loquacious fault-findel
thinks he never saw such shoots, ane
asks if his friend did not have to hire |
derrick to hoist his ssfiat-boats'' afte
they were once constructed.
u All this, of course, is fun; so, afte
some allusion to his g gripsack, = whicl
he had to "shove up at his uncle's 70.
peck" the friend suggests that they al
take walk" After proceeding few
blocks, he stops in front of a "gin
I MILL" and says: "Here's ranch
let's anchor.'' They ssanchor," ant
I keep on anchoring, until there is n
!" wealth !" left in the party, when Al
adjournment is in order.
Fl The above story, in one volume, give
expression to the common run of Sian,
| phrases to be heard on the street
; There are expressions OF this kind
however, peculiar to the different crafts
/ such as the actors swinging part,
taking scene,'' flies, ETC.; tn
: circus mems .main guy" "stree
8 worker - "candy butcher "wind
: tanners, etc. the thieves sstiy
8 cops" "pulled his leather,' "got hi
1 Doodle, - s lifted his spark "shoyin
t the queer,n g scrossmen," "give hil
the fiip,' !" wiring his SUPER" "colls
t his wipe,'' etc. while for women, sue
0 phrases as "done," "dame, - IS girly,
e etc., are without limit. A majority ,
l. the phrases quoted in this article al
y unknown across the Atlantic, and mar
i, of them are of very recent origin. I'll
ISL growth of variety theaters, the pc
j. formers in which strive to Origina
is slang, attests how the habit has grow
II since the War.
I'll AN Italian director of a lunatic asylu
,r believes that he has discovered We
powerful remedy for many cases OF
re macy in the violet ray of the solar ligE
-, a orlor xrb;oh ;o hn1;orod RI hav0