Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-11
sLANG woRDs AND rmRAsEs.
Origin of some of the Expressions Now in
Popular Use.

-tHfftntt -f"ff" ""t EN.f''s
Dun" is a word now whose meaning
is known to everyone who understands
the English language, About the be-
ginning OF the century constable in
England named John became celc-
bratcd as frst-claS, collector OF bad
accounts. When others would fail to
collect bad debt Dun would be sure
to get il out of the debtor. 1t soon
passed into a current phrase that when
person owed money and did not pay
when asked. hc would have TO be
"Dunncd." Hence. 10 soon became
common in such cases to say: "Nou will
have To Dun So-and-So if you wish 10
collect your money"
Until the nomination of Franklin
Pierce for the Presidency the word
outsider was unknown. The Com
mittec ON Credentials came in to make
its report and could not get into the
hall because Of the crowd Of people who
were not members Of the convention.
The chairman OF the convention asked
if the committee was ready To report,
and the chairman of the committc an
>wcred: Yes. Mr.. Chairman. but the
committee is unable to get inside on ac-
count of the crowd and pressure Of the
outsiders" The newspaper reporters
took up the word and used 10.
You are a daisy" is used by Dickens
i'm David Copperiicld," in the sense OF
calling a person a daisy in a way TO eN-
press admiration. and. at the same time.
to laugh at ones crcdulity. Stccriorth
SAYS to young Coppcricld: David. my
daisy. YOU are innocent of the world.
Let me call You my daisy. as it is so re-
frcshing 10 find one in these corrupt
DAYS so innocent and mSophiSticatcd.
Nv dear Coppcrield, the daisies Of the
field are not freshcr than you.'
Pcnned by Napolcon's NIarshals.
Paris Di,pgfcb 70 Ne Lonlon Daily Idegoph.
Thirty-sevcn important documents
most Of them original-are to DE sold in
the Hotel Dreuot. They have nearly
all been pcnncd by some of the First
Napolcon's MarshalS. and relate To his
campaignS. One OF them, however, Is
written by Prince de Talleyraud-Pcri-
cord To- General Marmont. but
also bears ON military matters.
Most of the spondcncc is 10y
Marshal Fertilizer Prince Of Wag-
ram and chief OF Napoleon
staff. who writes yoluminously on the
canpairn of 1s05. In another docu-
mrnt Marshal Lcfebvrc. Dukc OF Dant-
zie. give, Berthier full information re-
spccting the preliminary movements be-
fore the battle OF Jena. Highly iuter-
estinr is letter from Bethicr. dated
Julv 30. lsOG. % Gen. Sayary, Duke OF
Royiro. I'm which the latter is severely
renrimaudcd for not having obcyed the
Enperor', orders 10 the letter. Savary
+. I'm fact. told that hc did not know
hi, business. and that hc had better be
moro careful in the future. Berthier
,iso in a letter dated July :, lsO9, gives
precise details about the preparations
for the battle IF Wagram, including the
fnlI tevt of Napoleon's dictated instruc-
tions respectiug the crossing the Danube
Inv Oudinat's troops There are further
,,ora a letter from Ney 10 SOult reia-
live fo the position of the former :
troops before Ligny. and dispatch
f~,,1 the same 20 the same describing
H.. dificulties of the army al
Ouartrc-BraS. and expressing some pes
si,nism a. to the plans Of Napoleon for
march on BRUSSELS. The collection
likewise comprises some useful informa-
lion from Soult relative TO the cam
naign I'm the Peninsula, and notably To
tbe hattie of Albeura. immortalized by
Rvron I'm .Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, ~
and the siege OF Badajos. Nobody
knows how these important historical
Documents have found their way to the
saleS-rO0mS.