The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-11-22
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Use of Big Words.

"H6 goes Oil MS own uook Ae'o ~
rendered more elegantly, in Difference TO
and in accordance with the spirit OF the
times. in this manner: "He progresses
on his rwn personal curve; and barber
in London advertises that his customers
are shaved without incision or lactrallon
for the microscopic sum OF one nalIpeh,,
n.y." zone might have heard PIN 1all,
is a proverbial expression of silence; Out
it has been eclipsrd by the French phrase.
"You might have heard the unfolding ct
q lady's cambria pncket-handkercntI
and as it is somewhat vulgar 10 Say plItn
darkness, it has been SD improved a. 70
read ''bituminous obscnrity. Anotner
naturally lazy is to say that ne Is consul
tutiunaliy tired; and nominate your
poison" is the pnetical way OF asking
"What will you drink" 80 o.
On one occasion, we are told. doctor
of divinity rung the changes ON HE that
hath ears to hear, let him her. he Lnai
is accessible to auricular vibration. sala
the doctor, "let him not close the gates OF
his tympana" Then, again, We have tnaG
old-fashioned saving, THE urnre the mer-
rier," delightfully."- translated In TINS way
"Multitudinous asSembldgeS are the most
provocative OF cachlnnatory marty. l.
is even reported that not very long ago a
clergyman spoke of seeing young lady
"with the pearl-drops of affection hanging
and glistening Oh her cheek" He meant
that She was crying. Certain critics, 100,
occasionally launch out i'll similar met,
aphorical style, Concerning a young ana
aspiring orator, one wrote: HE broke
the ice felicitouously, and was immedl-
ately drowned with applause.
Quite recently man OF some celeDrlIy,
in d letter describing the early fall OF
snow in Switzerland, did not say Ine
storm abated. but ''the flakes dWlndled TO
fuccolir' aud instead of vulgarly putting
hot thaxr LII fnH a
obtain water, he said that firewood was
"expendrd in rendering its own heat lat
ent in the indispensable fluid" Equally
as good was that which relates to GER
tain eminent professor, who observed
that very wonderful things were occa,
sionally discovered nowadays. lie nad
found out lately that "Nystagmus, or Os-
cillatian of the eye-balls, is an ep1leptl-
form affection of the cerebellular oculo-
motorial centers"; and he added, don {
you forget in future what sort OF thug
q nystagmus' is"
ring the evening"" observed one of the au-
dience to a lecturer, "the word 'per1phra-
sis: would you kindly inform me of its
precise meaning?" "Certainly," said he.
at is simply a circumlocutory and pleon-
astic circle of oratOricaI SOnOroslty. cir
cumscribing an atom of ldeallty. lost In
verbal profundity." As this explanation
it was deemed a satisfactory one. 1t is,
however recorded that the gifted orator
was not called upon again to explain Ior
the rest of the evening.
London possesses d phraseology OF It's
own and is at times rather amusing than
otherWis ise Two pedestrians were recently
accosted in terms the most magnll6quent
bya street sbeggar: "Gond gentlemen.
will YOU kindly administer the balm OF
consolation tn wretched and deDilltated
constitution ?"
sour buses" said conductor in answer
to an inquiry made, runs quarter arter
arf arter, quarter TO, and at! A young
man from the country, while exploring
one OF the quiet lanes in the city for
dinner, had his ears mysteriously salutrd
by shrill voice from an eatlng-hnuse
which uttered in rapid tones the follow
ing gincomprehensiblej jargon: "Blledlam-
ancapersors, Acknowledgements, blieraD-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rosenuttonanta-
ters, Biledamancabbagev vegetables, walk
insirtakeaseatsirp
Sometimes, in ordinary conversation
we find people very apt to make use or d
particular sentence or somewhat puZ-
zling word even, with merely vague
idea of its proper meaning. Iake the Ioi
lowing as an instance: A rich but lgnO'
rant lady, who was rather ambitious IN
her conversational style, in speaking OF
friend, said, HE is Il p0rGgrGm of pOl!le
ness" Excuse me" said wag sitting
next to her, "but you mean paraileio
gram?" Of course do" Immediately re
piled the lady. "How could have mad'
such mistaken"
1t is we'll, by the wav. to bear in MN!
a celebrated maxim of Lord Chesterfield
which runs thus: ut is advisable, befor
you expatiate on any particular virtue
and give way to what your lmaglnatlol
may prompt you to say, to ascertain hrs
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