Telegram-herald., 1889-08-30

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Lsl A. sLtag1s - EoeH, - - zes
sslss q 1s.1-Ex = poDs-ar el4l1er f,r
1la-1, o. - a1y z-Ss--1l ~ 11ssli-1@t, = .
resent N1r- 84l1k nrss .ssd ss szea -
lsoo. GRAFT ~4s e<l1z F.1 far : -alra ~ a.
t1ls srolzl g. = 1iLtar opPcsll-e4- Ons
p4ger Sad Eas movement 80 -3= tooD
4cr1ss = s1s4lsl sLrsa1a. L~k-z ( - A. L1-s
80 aertl L4faz Ihls gave les a1e41-
~ - he sord el-ge -Ae1 i l-s Lse1 y
co.saea -ss IS s-eh.
~tog 4fs /. c4-sy' l. considered very
sl41 ~ ~ L1css 1ls -se l1 1slser 14ls. -
a.. lftel-l-es. e IS BIT 4 Used IL 10
sense Ia s1-cl - i1se4ggr. II M4y -
soe44 ~ = srr1. l14rles L.CaeLs. intended
IT, 'l IS = good ald l.rci4-s word. l. DAVID
G1rpeF1el1 i1 - nrsE 4se1 81 tle sense -
c4-ll4z pers-u cslsy u 1-y lo express
..izll asa. as 81 tue s4s4s l-Zle. 10 l4-El
a. sle 3 c-@.l ---rY o-serr9rl2 SAYS - y9a-g
Ccgpsrle.d David. ~ daisy. y3- are 50
innocent ~ me Wor.d. Le- a. cal sou my
4asy - it Is 50 refreshlng 81 ma enc "a
t1ess corr-F- 1ass 81 ilaeeeEg aL1 luso-
pnsr.rate1 My dear CcDae Ee-l The dzls.as
~ Lls ret are 1st fresser ta4a Ycl -
Hence, NLsu celFeg.lz tls idea -lzt pep
s.a - zF-ls-s 4a4 innocent and = szePt.cal
sr1 scasailgz z eo1diliea ct society. 10 say
Xoa are l-4sy' IS Rot slang i = f5rci
bic al elegant TIE sans p-s.a-e gave -
fhe ether 1oFd. meaning the sane thing,
tho-gn sounding = Ltt.- haF-1er, ~ffesh "
~ e often hear t1s expression, You Te lco
fresh tlis, 10, was o-i glaaly meant by
Dickens % mean an innocent ignorance of
tLe waFs ~ tls world IL WAS ~ used -
St-e rf9rtl il reference to David Copper
field b4t Flel Used ta mean that q per-
sol = impltent or forward. - is TOO ir7-
Qlen-y lle case row, . becomes s-4ag, -
su.A = me4l.a 3 IS ia realty selseless.
Too thlu is a two-woriel phrase heard
in AL classes of society ~ some 70 5 us-d
in u va gar seuss, ana = ooj jectiouaole slang
by others it IS used .n tne manner watch
gave lt 20 rs a. . good word 20 say, when
speaking of a. action, 80. that IS TOO tain.
j. vulgar slang, because a. action can not
Be tain b. % say, when person makes
a statement which IS calculated 10 mIslead,
go, that IS too thin. Is not slang IL was
gwen currency by Hon. Alexander II.
Stephens, u Georgia, Ia the United States
Congress in ls10 some meu Der had made
reply % Mr. Stephens, and the latter had
his char wheeled out Ia The aisle aud said
ia that shrLL piping voice " alch always
commanded silence: "Ar Speaker, the
gentleman 2 arguments are gratuit0us as
serlions made up OF whole cloth And cloth,
sir 50 galzy and thin that u Will not hold
water. Il is entirely too thin, SIR
Brother Jon latham as q name FOR the
United States, Is much older than this, and
was given by Washington himself, though
that individual had no idea OF making
slang phrase for name 70 his country az
the time. Jonathan TrumoulI, Governor OF
Connecticut, furnished the struggling
colonial army with funds and supplies on
many al occasion. One time the army was
IA sore distress. and d con nsultation was
held. In the midst or IL some one wondered
what would be done. Washington an
swered: "Weil, Wen have 10 put II OF tn
we can see Brother Jonathan as Governor
Telmbuu was called ''he wiu help Us out,
guess" And be did, and gave his name
% the country his zeal ana patriotism
helped % save
Thus 10 IS that words are made and
phrases take on a new meaning. In this
manner the language progresses by accre-
ton. a. IL were. Such words as take new
meanings from a custom are usually from
the common people; that is. from those who
are not scholarly. 1t is IN this way that Old
words drop out or take new meanings and
lose their old ones and new words take their
place. AZ first most OF them are slang.
one OF the best words we have IS 'agnos-
ticism." yet its nyentor-Prof. John Tyn-
dali. the great scientist-says that when 10
used il be had no idea IL would be used
again. or that he would be understood in
usingit- tie could fnd 10 other. he says, to
convey an idea OF his religious belief in an
swer 20 some churcbman that be tell what
he did beheve- Hence heinvented "Aguos-
ticisn," meaning ''the unknowab.e." II is
only about fifteen years old