The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-09-30
SLANG

That human language has been bull. NJ
10y long service ct nccp.s,ols ana untn-
tons lik, most ,hef human Institutions,
b conceded by rh,ologlsts. BY gradual pro-
c1'l from gesture aal grimaoe frs ., then
pI ,oiinl and writer signs, We have to day
a goraoullry OF som hing over 10000
words, OF which $1,000 only slavery lagC
estimate foe the number eycl used ia
writing or speaking by any we'll
educated person, from 400 90 o 600 be-
ing quito sufficient for Jho ordinary
needs OF culuyitod Intercourse T. would
scam, therefore, that ihe linguistic @
sources OF the American were ample in Ihs
dictionary 10 enable the disiuctcst CON
yeyarcc of the incest shade o, meaning,
But as arul we are loose thinkers aud
loose ,U,hpr1, aud withou, The t-oul 10 of
search We mako ail manner Of oomblna
lions, some Of which abide with IA, d
much whereof has lbs speedy day. This is
all well enough, and Is in the order OF
things, in that evolution o: the life OF q
language which accretes and disintegra,cs
Just as the tissues OF
the body or the wood of the tree.
This gives use to slang words, phrases, etc.
The mind is apt ut catching rcscmblanCcs,
and takes real pleasure In turning them
to account. Persons In any vocation In
life see analogies between their own par.
ucular affairs and thugs less familiar, and
hence he has new acquisitions. Rcdolcnt
with the shop" many OF these phrases
come, and some are really slron6 in their
descriptive effect, The undignined portion
of all this we denomInate slang" and we
ltown upon II, aud properly enough, too.
whilst It serves It's purpose in many ways
with men, u Is MOTTO be commended for use
by our ladies, whom we, naturally, always
think OF under sentiments OF delicaoy aud
refinement, Besides the indication which
II always suggests of a too great familiarity,
there Is ofen n hidden meaning beneath
the yorbiage, which, did ladies know, they
would most guardedly steer clear Of We
heard young lady remark that she "had
been set down on while another one OBJ.
served that she had been "downed, - or, as
she explained Il, she had got LETT" Another
one, referring to our failure to appreciate
a'certain witticism she gave vent to, re-.
buked us by insisting that We couldn't
catch on" aud that "it was an easy mat.
ter for one to tumble to five would only
keep our weather eye open.n A lovely
blonde remarked that her friend "had made
two mashes In one evening" In response
to complimentary remark we made con.
corning brunette's bewitohing eyes, she
replied, "oh, get down. These are but
few Of scores ofslmilar pat expressions that
do not dow nicely from lovely lady's lin
upon the refined ear, Nor are they calcu.
lated to enhance her reputation for
educated ability, careful culture
or delicscy OF feeling among her gentle.
men friends. These may smile and seem.
lnsly heartily enjoy what she thus pours
In on them, but II is only "a knightly smile
and only seeming approval. For she be-.
comes the subject Of comment and sore crit.
iclsm subsequently. Surely,out of the 100.
900 words n afore stated, In thelauguage,
or the 5000 thereof in daily use, better aud
approved selections may be made. From
one thing we naturally pass TO conclusion
about another, so that II Is a natural course
OF thought that to be sloyenly In speech is
TO be slouchy in surroundings, personality
or conduct. We throw out these hints and
suggestions for what they are worth, and
In the hope that the seed will fall ON good
ground and bring fourth improved fruit.
Mrs. A, II, CHURCHILL, OF Montgomery,
Alabama, has got the original copy, 30 II Is
reported, OF the constitution OF the Coined.
crate states, the first communication ever
by DAVIS TO the Confederate con.
Eress. and the first $50 bond ever Issued by
he confederaoy. Mrs. A. II. O. will be able /,
got a snsll.siEed fortune out Of these A. n,
Us Of the Confederacy, II she holds 10 them
or the next decade or 10.
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