Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-04-13
ST0CK-BROKING SLANG.
Mrs. Breezy is Animated with Desire to
Know What It Means.
brooklyn Eagle.I

sI believe you have gambled in
Wall street, Mr.. Breezy" said Mrs.
Breezy, helping her lord and mas
ter to cup of coffee.
~ have speculated little in
stocks, dear, if that's what you
meaD,n said Mr.. Breezy, unfolding
his napkin.
"Same thing,n said Mrs. Breezy;
"you can call it speculation; 1
know it's gambling How do they
do it, anyway? l read about puts
and calls and straddles, and buy a
three's, but / never can make any
head or tail OUT of it. I suppose
it's all come horried slang you men
have invented"
"Well, no, dear,n said Mr.. Breezy,
helping his better two-thirds to o
chop. "It isn't exactly slang.
You see, for instance, buy hun
bred short--n
"You do what ?" cried Mrs.
Breezy.
81 buy hundred short" repeat
ed Mr.. Breezy.
"Weli, what in the name of com.
mon sense 90 you mean by that?n
asked Mrs. Breezy. "Why don't
you talk United States-1 mean
English? You buy hundred
short, and what has short got to do
with it ?n
eff you will give mo time will
explain. my DEAR" said Mr.. Bree-
zy, "You see if man Is long ON
stock he isl
"Long on stock?n said Mrs.
Breezy. "Now what are you get
ting to? First you are short then
you are long. What does a man
want to get on stock fer, any
way?"
"My dear, if you will allow
me-
ITO be sure. Go ahead. Tell NJ Q
something about Wall street, but
DON'T talk nonsense" said Mrs.
Breezy.
swell, my dear, we will suppose
that | have a put on Wabash,
and-u
"There you go again." said Mrs.
Breezy. "Wiii you or will you
not talk in language can un-
derstand? What is Wabash, any.
way? [ suppose it is another slang
term?"
mo, that's a stock" said Mr..
Breezy; "you see, dear, il l have
call on Wabash or Northwest
ern-n
eff you call on the Northwest?u
cried Mrs. Bree zy, "are you really
going mad, MI. Breezy? Well, I
might expect as much from the
life you have led recently. What
with clubs and politics, you are ge-
ing headlong to some terrible
fate.n
"My dear, it will be impossible
for me to explain anything unless
you will give me five minutes to
do it in" said Mr.. Breezy, with
unusual warmth. "Now, at the
beginning of this week Omaha
preferred started at 1861 and 1866"
Omaha preferred asked Mrs.
Breezy. Why is 1t preferred? Who
preferred it? What has Omaha
got to do with New York and Wall
street any way, and what do they
mean by 1882"
II shall have to give it up," said
Mr.. Breezy in "a despairing voice.
mo, Mr.. Breezy. I have start
ed out to know something about
Wall street, aud won't allow you
to get out OF it in that way" said
Mrs. Breezy, setting herself more
firmly in her chair. "Now, Mr..
Breezy, you will please drop slang
and come to something l can un-
derstand. For instance, what is q
bull bear?n
"Ha, ha, ha-ho /" laughed MIR.
Breezy.
"What do you mean by laugh
ing at me. Mr.. Breezy? I'm cure
III
"Ho, no, hs-ohW and Mr.. Breezy
fairly doubled up with laughter.
"Mr. Breezy, you haven't the
manners of savage" cried Mrs.
Breezy, pushing back her chair,
''and 1 don't believe you know any
more about Wall street than a two
weeks old baby" aud Mrs. Breezy
made Hazael time to the kitchen
to take revenge upon the cook.