The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-17

mele and female, sing Tvs sen
around with unfagging prodigality.
Poor Smith dies. Does his friend, In IN
forming another OF the fact, say "foor
Smith departed this life at halt-past
seven this morning, and will be ourieu
at four this afternooh2' No; his words
are "Smith passed in his checks at ~
A. NJ. ard the boys are going to plant
him at four" Should A wish to inform
B that Z is in monetary distress De
don't'ssy &c is in most distressing state
of lmpecuniositv," but "C's dead broke,
or SAINT got splitter" B understands,
and in ali probability he not only "aile-
vistes Cs pressing wants" but stakes
him to the extent of his means. Ii one
wishes to express to the highest MS aP-
precsition of persons moral qualities,
he uses but one word to de so. 80 ana
so is white Every eulogistlc epitheI
in tina English language strung together
and long enough TO reach from mere 10
Halifax, would not express more. Ii one
would inquire of another's means OF sup
port, he asks not: "Wh4t pecunlsry
means are at his dispo!al?' but how
he fxed2" Edltorlous does Lot write
for the press-he "slings in 1t Tor the
papers" A clergymsn is not the pastor
of flock, as he used to be-he Is "uos,
pel-grinder," or "Doxology.slnger'
A "beer- jerker" is young lady VINO
dispenses ihe Juice OF the grape 10 the
barroom crowds, who delight 10 loon
upon the wine when it Is red. we nave
no waters now--they are "hash-siihS'
ers." A gentleman who eats more tnah
nature sees any necessity for Is ''iuncn
fer d." and the owner OF any cslaoiisH-
ment is no longer proprietor, but the
"Boss John" To be s,ked to LICK
YOUR stomach agiH the bar is polite
invitation TO takes drink.
| heard naughty gambler once
make use of very peculiar expression,
vet meaning a great deal. Speaking o.
a noted local dead beat, he SAID:
will go up splitter to heaven ana ash
to be redeemed" meaning thereby IhaI
P.'s chances of redemption were exceed-
ingly small, rs s"sphtter' IN faro phrase
ology is the halt of n "chlp,' the iaIter
being u round disk of ivory valued ac-
cordlng to the amount played tor. 10
"smile" in the pace OF the verb to drink
is mayhsp, MS much OF an Eastern as
Western fragment of slang; but to give
a man good send OIL" Is thoroughly
Western, and means 10 help
man along in whatever business
he may be starting IN. Ii one
does not thoroughly understand the
meaning of what another utters, he does
not say: IL fail TO comprehend your
mear ing" He simply says: Il pass.
An intimate acquaintance Is not lrlehu
he is "pard " A man don't carry n
pistol-it is cannon or qua, or
''pop;" and, if he possesses one OF these
useful adiuncts to western HE, he Is
"heeled, " or, MS educated ssvages would
saw, armed A man who overcomes
obstacles is not described as indomnlts'
ble-it is said of him ne mas grit or
"ssnd." Should it be necessary to advise
man to summon up courage sufficient
to resist temptation with, or throw
OF the debsslng influences OF drink,
he Is tersely told to "brace up.
A Jail is "cooler, policeman 50 cop
and all with whom man has difficulties
are ".ons" of the opposite sex TO the
male "yaller dswg" IfyOu desire to be
revenged on anyone for some real or sup
posed insult, YOU declare ycu.ll Xix"
him. And if a friend ventures TO doubt
YOUR assertion, you inform HIM, II he
| don't think you will, he's "of wrong
Ifone CANDLES and loses money, no higher
praise can be bestowed upon him than to
say "He don't squeal." II n msn
"squesls," it's plain proof that gam
bling is not his vocation, and the sooner
he holds up some unfortunate
drinks and goes through him
and Jumps the ranch, the bet
ter for him. The foregoing
sentence done into plain English means
that he had better knock down some in
ebriate with money, and rob him of his
wealth, and depart expeditiously from
the town, When man has exhausted
all his means Of support he's on the bed
rock" And should some one occupy
apartments or position which Is yours
by right, YOU "yank' nm out. When
il becomes necessary to pay visit to the
obiiging gent who lends money on arti-
Giles, YOU don't SAY. 81 took them to the
pswnbroker's." You merely pleasantly
remark, Il soaked them
There are hundreds of other equally
peculiar yet expressive slang phrases
which are calculated to startle an unso-
phisticated stranger. | merely give the
foregoing to show of what strange mate
rsls the ordinary conversation Ut border
life is made up. And now I'll "v4mose
the ranch" and give place to some other
"ink-slinger;" and you're u liar, pard,
if YOU don't Hlnk | willl