The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-07

~ to recoSnHuIrcb OF this is due to the fact that
bludfoldet- are resred from lnfantcy WITHIN
southern O0tSoTro abrogue," which Is SIMPLY a
s1uud OF IN -'N,nt.rfeit of the correct pronuncia-
esteh-asc.n mention the idioms OF the cornneid and
non, hWb The Farmer ana MeSnanic aiins u
cotton pato.u a entertain, its readers; hence we
benefit, s. wen ~ ecture Room Department. de-
hsye star'eu : mn many OF the prevalent errors In
signft ~sresking, pronunclauon, ~, tbn.s
~woultdo WTNrD. in the family circle,-as q means
eoldInn7' ino the corrections upon the mind
Of lnpre.nls .uccess in public lie has been due
Many > mans ~ his speech. Many a man has
10 The Sou lam. aged POSSIBLY rendered unsuo
been sresI! entire career,-bv his continual and
oos,Tu.ige bluaiering in ms :, use is 70 sn and timber an
your cI n..,r lard CO administrations naming popular
ssstoric, ~speIin., and speech, ale invited
'I.Ls Department..
,.rnSD SATURDAY MIGHTY
TRUEFoRYoU Good even
,d,es and geutlemen!. Glad to see
many of YOU, and so many bright
- There's not an ugly person in
assemblage | feel sure. Intelli-
-,,a i the true secret of Beauty-in the
Imam face. You can so over to the
m, store. and pick out a wax-doll that
nerfect in shape, in color, in eyes. in
t.;r in all the appearance of a lovely
-, vet il is not pretty, because it has
..aypression." What makes express
It Is a combination of intelli-
and soul. mind and heart! An
5,rot NAV have handsome features, but
never attractive. Some of you are old
.,,,,,h To have seen the changing of a
Ash INTO a woman. You remember
.l., mill ten wears old she was consid-
u.I ,rtlv enough to be killed for misrep-
,,tpr her sex, But the result of her
,.lpes. was that she was schoOled aud
.,d sspl, to sfa,iy. instead of being pet
t.' and spoiled Ike her pretty sister.
GrtIrally her mind expanded, her brow
t.,,deued. her eyes began to sparkle
with intellect. aud her ready smile OF
.~,unrehension in answer to remarks
fvbieh her sister would have met with a
5rl stare of doubt and ignorance) rem
her really beautiful and in the end she
made an excellent match; whereas many
of her pretty companions fiirted and
.,,led their way through the woods only
u have to pick up a crooked stick at
lst, Another Illustration: there are
three married ladies. one of whom is
very tai. and thin /; anotheris very short,
stout. and #. don't mention this to
ANYBODY = and the other is so frail and
weak that one wonders how she endures
lie. All of these ladies are very plain,
or tppear 50 in solemncoly moments
and in photographs.
Butt | were to name them. you would
All exclaim-"why Mrs. - is really
iue lookin.!" why those are the most
charming ladies in Raleigh, in Newborn.
and in Charlotte. !" And, to be sure,
nv dears. you are correct. Those ladies
are fine looking because they have
the taste and tact to make the most OF
their natural features; and they have
cultivated their minds. They are each
good housekeepers, and could milk a COW
OF lake a biscuit if necessary; but they
have also the wide information, the knowl-
edge Of history. of science. of men, and
of current events. which renders their
conversation 30 enjoyable. AMI though
they have never been outside the State.
they could 60 to Washington City to-
morrow. Il ut preside v any Congress
mans Household as intelligently as il
one Of the noted DANES of Society,"
Buck k.-"Bullv for t;:em!"
CAPT. TRU.-"No. sir; NOT "Bul-
for them. No gentleman ought to
be ctlIed a buck 40 use the term
Bully in speaking before ladies.
1t ! net a nice expression. II
originated with the Texas Cow
10 their use. Perhaps this is a good
time to do so.he plain-speaking. The
USE OF slang phrases used to be con
led 10 e North of Masons and Dixon's
Inc. and I've heard persons say-Ht
r9s 'SidAgy Us an Iaakeei' But this
i 10 longer the case. One might now
sNy-"He was as slangy as a sixteen
yetrs old girl, whose mother did not
lake pains t" reproye her "sllnging
sang" There Is many a young cir
who's beautiful as she sits in church,
quiet, modest. and attentive yet who
larry shocks, if not disgusts. you as she
Ierilr mouthes the slang of the street.
oh. don't YOU know. | feel Just too
awiully c:LppC.. Saw a fei' as | waltzec
down the av' this aft, an Topped ontc
lis Up, but | lut my foot into it, for 'mN
e!e.-twtsn't my ducky fell after all
don { You seq"
The eXpi uIation Of much of this
slang IS that the girls catch it from
W'r careless brothers. and think i
sounds smart, whereas it is only -.
Vow. young folks, let us resolve tc
a'o"i slang. DON'T put your foot IN
H-h4s.-lt YOU look where YOU are step
llnG you need not be detiled. Don
N'1 your sweethearts. leave that t.
tc females of the barn-yard who have
DO other way of signifying their rejection
ID. a courtship.
hat errors have we for correctBL!
tA., week.,
Mr.. X. III. CowAN.-"Our town i
e"Haected by Railroad with Cheraw
ana | notice that even many South Car
'AAHtn> say Chee-raw. instead of Che
"'y! Many persons, also, Inispronounc'
even the common word guano. The
AZ Jee-oi-no. or gee-dn-ner, instead o
gr5n-n >"