The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-01-23

with nasal, highpltehed, twanRy voices
came from New England, However, |
never thought Of attributing their tons 10
thelr native LEGALITY, II takes much
Chrlstlan culture ~ remain amiahle under
aweepnR denunQlallOns concerning vail
persona west 0f the Alleghenlea,N or any
other extensive place which eannot be
deserved with our cosmopolitan habits,
nret hlarte gives uA the tone OF some Of
the women IN The far West Did you eyer
read "SnOw'hOund al ilngle'HV DO you
remember John Hale, a man proper aud
prozy, who, during temporary absence
lr0m home, becomes slightly aniilen with
a baokwoods lenpbla, Mr., Hale 10 intro
duped 10 the glrl by companion, who
tells her they have been IN a "hnnting
pafy,h Then she hpeala,
"NOw, wota the use Of your plhyln' this
yer game on me, Dlckf Wop6 the good
Of your ladlln' out that hog-waah about
mutln'2n
ifhe fact la they had been looking for
the mon who had robbed the mall-oOhoh,
aud Xeenie guessed II, Mr., Hale was "al.
ready attracted hy her delicate proll 10 and
large, dark oyehn She speaks again, but
We have heard enlughl We ahudder,
ChnR, Dudley Warner, after his horse.
back Journey TO the South complained
NIhA Allh ilnilNt MRAAliH WV NV NINNN W
tho nuyelat had led him 70 expect. lie
had read poetlcal noyellsta,
No one can object toa stout, even rough
word, II II has o special duty 20 perform,
Some persona argue thus, that slang II ln'
dlapenaAble This lisa matter OF great di.
yefsIiy OF opinion, Veal think our slang
moi 10 bad as somebody's else, When AZ
bOardlng-aohOOl, our fayorlie slang word
was "benohyn am curious 20 know N IL
u atlll used. An interesting article might
be written on the subject, "College Slang,n
With ~, "benohyN meant shy, awkward,
unfaHhlonable, provincial, l can under
stand now how the word impressed our
mothers who came 10 visit Us, Modern
slang Affects me 30 "benohy" did theni
A sweet little girl ofseyen years, great
lover OF beauty, 40 are most little folks,
fell la love with beautiful young H. ly
who visited one Of the nelghbora. II was
an inialuhtlOn which caused the child 70
rush 10 tile window 70 see the lady ASS,
aud watch her with charmed eyes a long
as slight was possible, hut, like many
loVera, she wis doomed 10 dlaenohnnt-
meut, She said 10 her mother one day,
ln tone OF deep grlof, "Oh, mamma, |
heard that pretty lady say 'rata'W
That was not bad advice young m
gave hlh sister. "Neyor mind being pre-
~, aud don't try 70 be smart be u lady"
We admire Rachel Felix, when We arc
told that after her most thrilling tragic
performances she could "retire And re-
trench herself behind the most charming
repoHe and reserve OF manner IN hnr
grace and distinction, she was essentially
we'll bred, essentially refned.n A certain
poet said her mont marvellous rcprenenin-
ilon was "not hcfmiono, nor Phedre, but
Rnchcl paraalcnUen but we are shocked
aoon after 10 bb told that she called one
Of hor friends "blaekguNrd.n II was q
pleasantly
Closoly related 10 slang are hnbitual OK.
prossionai "pcrfcot loyolyn "exquialten
with the accent Incorrectly on the second
aylnhlol, ~ thoughtpd dle,h"you know
bcaldea all expressions OF eNnggoration.
NChnrmlngn IN word q peculiar mean
Ing; so IN "1ellghtlul.n They should be
applied with proper discrimination,
Exclude ONplctyca from conversation
and we rob Il Of half ita viyNciiyj but nh,
alas, aud Tow ol the Same simplicity,
suffice without inyonting others strange
and barbnrouB,
Their force llof In their sudden unaiud.
led truth. The quick acorn OF "poohN iH
stronger than % deliberate sarcasm,
All our lnughing 10 done IN explosives,
much Of our acOlding, and most of our
loyc.makng. Ono of these little wordB
can cut like knfo or soolhe like touch.
The Joyous Yah N Of welcome can equal
q kiss. Whom u woman has learned 70
aay "ohn through the gamut OF .oxpros-'
sion, n may be abidof her, aa Of the goll-
tie Dcadcmonia, when she speaks, IL it
not an alnrum 10 loyo2N
KATE KAurFMAn