The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-23
MAIN NEW YORK.
,,..,,e specimens Heard Here ana
NotaD4' rhere About the Town.

Il SLAMS L. n+- work Without it the gossip
plen' ~ 49,, would be barren, arid, leth-
u srcic, and inert 30 Tho most mosaic
- lands an airy grace 10 tne inoS0 proSslo
~ cror,monplace events. H., 9Th
81 "a cO5,,Iail to the lady who stood behind
q avenue St "r If n small shop where had
ii the countoI+er from a sudden shower.
III sought s snV nr tinln asked the duchess with
81 "falVt .1,45en admiration in her downy
& CLEAN OF suuu0n
q brown eyes: :. +ho s-veIl reprovingly as
Il 8. odmired his cheap hnery IN a cUnVenIene
ne t,e a@,r I'm not buying dog collar' sweet
tart rIt,s NOT for yourself, then 2"
' ~ n0 Go TO. Thou art larking jade"
vs. dipnified rejoiner. "Get me four
was t LuV1roi-edged, standing collar of the
81 ply, D If IS. and without any whiskers on
the seal s.ed it over the counter, and the
s,rsiI examined it critically lot momenI'
and then be Tem I, 'eii'e1' 'A0U'
n .S;vteen cents" said the duchess, with an
ooif@c,Gdep listlessness as she meditatively
s az .,+ed her head with pencil.
BEG pardrngF,
n Wi " said the blood, thoughtfully. "I'u
u +oEe it around to my apartment and see
B ;fit fits my polka dot lrt- II 1t does III
81 Am in and make good and get more"
nix" said the duchess.
N "Nixp
"Nix"
opacsnse said her grace, calmly. I'm
.,s, ohoDt half way onto your curves"
JUS u which case, :" remarked the swell with
.,0rnf1ad suavIty, II had better produce
n the scads
The money was paid, there was know
inc interchange of smiles. and then the
III swell sauutere1 out.
81 "she was onto my curves for a fac" he
said amiably to me as he passed out, wasn't
She"
Rather"
and, son. " he added with an air of great
sincerity, "Im pretty near onto yours.
81 This is no place for a mash"
So we left the shop together, and had
81 no further chance of enjoying the CONVEX
sation of the duchess.
Fl The phrase they banded SO easily struck
II me as being the latest thing in slang. 1t
g. comes from the bail field, of course. To
get onto pitchers curves" indicates great
& aim prescience, ard knowledge on the part
of the man at the bat. / have heard the
nhrase often of late as indicating sharpness
81 and intul lon
Tbere are one or two words which set the
neople laughing as soon as they are men,
n TONED For some reason or other the great
81 North American public has made up its
mi d that there is nothing more exquisitely
funny than an allusion to ''whiskers."
A long while ago Pat Roo 1ey used to tell
story in his inimitable dialect about the
manner in which he had been abused by
mankind.
"Orm a law-abidin' man." he would say
savagely. IAN Oh have schwate timber,
but when Dim lynn down under a tree in
the park takn' a nap, an man comes
along an wipes his feet on me phwiskers,
begob Oh draw the line"
This reference to whisker started the
ball Any variety man who speaks the
word "whiskersn is sure of a roar. One Of
the funniest things | think | ever heard is a
songof Evans tie comedian, of the Par
ii or Match, detailing the woes of a poor
woman who went forth into the world to
seek her husband. Evans has a magnif-
cent baritone voice, and be sang this par
ticular song with depth of feeling and in
tensty that would have been deeply NOV
II ing except for the words. heard
been for the lack of time would be
able to give the verse here. 1t detailed the
awful misery of the unhappy wife who
II went out to search for her husband, with
her shoes, s1bbed Mr.. Evans, in his song,
filled up with feet" He tells how she
goes from door to door and finally finds her
husband sitting on a horse block with a
cordial smile on his handsome face, while
# the wind signs through his WHISPERS. The
FL effect OF the son on the multitude of
theater goers is inconceivable to people who
have no idea Of the real hold that slang has
upon the majority of New Workers. 1t per-
HI Vades every section of the town.
# This years buds, said a society man in
Delmonico's the other night. ARE a bit
81 shaggy about the fetlock, but they re loaded
E to tie limit with stuff
III stuff, y the way, means money.
"a IL IS r, Their curious sort of thing that
a tne slang Of people of one sort in town does
not coalesce with that of another. The
dloms OF the stage are astounding There
are TWO words that actors and actresses are
usIg almost constantly now, which are
never heard outside the profession. heard
an emotional tragedy queen employ both OF
lnen recently at the theater, in referring tc
Sgenueman who was making a courageous
IuI utterly futile attempt to support Mary
anderson by playing Claude Melnotte."
W lat jay he is" remarked the actress
suaSl her head sadly. ''He is a quisby-
81 nothing else
Ihe quarrel scenes which one reads in
nays ana books are stited. | happened to
Ie present at a quarrel on Broadway not
sonS ago In which the language was of tbs
9y'inary sort. 1t was very early in the
lio.ruing ana two gentlemen were having 6
Ot uE dispute about personal matter.
ne trouble with you, Chimmie,n SAID
que OF them with engaging candor, lis thai
you fatigue my uppersn
Oo' 90, do lF' said Chimmie sarcasti
'1 ny- - IT'S pity about you, isn't itG'
well We stood all the imperial nerve
me tired -'
,Uh, go eat mud
no eat muf'
gu eat mud.n
me eat nude
Ga-aS-n
Baugl
r %gnle men speak slang instead Of English
mn f' .olL Dc, playing whist one day cominI
VII I view Orleans in a Pullman cal
raroh u'ee other men, a South American
drnr,al' a British consul, aud a Chicago
AoILr A preacher with a large auC
So IaihllY entered the car and took {
sbort opposite ours. They made remark
rsi, tV caro- playing for awhile, and ther
US wtfI ,nelr voices, began to sing hymns "a
was all gneinence and earnestness tha
abon1i iri.qSl yond belief It was such al
for"onas'i dScordant and unpleasant per
The roag mat 1t finally grew unbearable
in tbo ,,,i5 IRON Chicago laid down his card
atfbe lutte OF a verse, and, looking acros
Ge se preacher, said:
the mn iou an your family are maxim.
IL md 5 gar tatigued. Drop it. Seer Drol