The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-20

aga brm OF the government, political
phrAsra. daily salutations and ten thoo-
sand subtle shades IN the local meanings
Of words how easily We soak In thousands
q such things - we grow. and whit Z
task II would Be 70 begin AZ the FIRST and
learn them AL as We learn Latin or gepm-
etz,l
rut ta2t y Substantially whcr ono hae
to d. even 1. n4siand before he can get
zen lsrpc.t" ~isn rhe reoplc: and that =,
perhaps. tha "a reason why 50 very lev
travellers 10 understand or appreciate tho
people annn- whom they travel. IL Z
Yankee calls for pie" IN England he cets
some preparation u meat What b really
wanted was TART o. 'pastry.r II be calls
Cor biscuit" he gets ''cracxers-v There
ere no drug stores ia England. only chem
1T shops" and thn-e do not sell spirits, !"
q In Kansas ''Sauce" Is chopped CELERY,
olives. wStercrvSscs and the Ike, but ali
uncomrncn.y good-one Of the nioess q
British irst:f-,tions. In fnct. Ia the tallest
hotels there are 20 elevators; they are
Tits ypa ar directed 20 the '@topr or
''bostcn" All or strrrL and take the
turn" n rrst or left, and noe The street,
- IL Ar4ericn And finally their money.
One very rarely hears pounds. shIIlings
ami pence nsrlet-cnly ~ the hanks In
fact; elsewhere u = two and six" Two
bob. "half crown" "oDs soy." hall o
quid," and 20 on
Americans read end write the sarze Lam
euage. tt Il true, but how many idio1ns
we have which nxs al Greek TO The Brit
ons-how many subtle and delicately hu-
norous phrases. bow many sly and RRgest-
I've hts of per u sssibls slang which express
n. -. -. - =
and you arc quite i.kcly % ~ sonnet hsuR
veRy di6ereat from what yuu had desiS-3cd
IND g ncr1'ly nrc,. worse On the ofher
ha-.1. tie Ear.ish have . large srr.ily OF
plain phrases Which would not Be- toier-
atei for Q moment in American good -
c1eey.
In America You can name tlss doQ v1eh
IMMUNITY IN tie lest soc4ety. but his mase
4 strictly fsboocd With cattle The rule a
exac&iy reversed, willie with hornes : more
complicated rule Il IN force but ~ Al
know inst wat II a. In ENGLAND both
sexes s:...a upon an equality In cpod soci-
ETY. through al Fan.s " The animal kfrc-
doIA. ArA. NM 0ol.iui mothepo IL ilno IL
Ter 4 - nah rsspeSt~-d - any brufe a.
her sex have lever once beard her title
usezl Ia E.ri.rt - 4 tenn az cnpfenauG
even nsnonx .An raitst. The Enrlfsh -
specs al. DIGS ard rtnilrr bulldog. but
shey really l,se X \ ~ lsIrl DOG.
The zap het~ecu tie printed md spoken
language IA any country a great, but
r-rentzr III ErrianI than America Iffs a
corrs- II. ,..s-.ple ID represent he dialee1
so<,- or any peoN.e ~ letters - thoogh
We mara ts.~ so.ssu u th- vowel. the marx
dD.s rtt -...s4 r.4 sane "a \. fisrrs.s r,oonle:
bnr ti.- zrn-ras &C.. that t~- Eneissh
prcucs - -o.t words a. III. eli and
laugh exa..ly - II thev go s.,eiIed
s.hAas. ~s'cahf' and -.'ahf',.. riliar while
n-nrir ~ ,r.sts III y -,I sor,th N Amer3oaps
pronounce o. nearly a. y hat must
ca tf.at Tie wav il syhtnh Fn-lIxh-
men s,.ss..l g.nx'ish. Their VOICES certainly
Ar. - /. (. lower ana s.~sA,s,r than ~ =.
One rst..t LIZ venture TX n. .,lnx fnmiliar
Am r.c-o jokes or prov.r.s On thu ~
susart.. y. I, IA I ~ people viii ret his mean
in.k. s,,: .st,e, sa;iv ta,>t ore II sfv n srv
phr.-. Will torrh ~ ,r-rver.n...
in .l. ,.siy half hour v birh followed =
roos lisn-,,r N - En- ho,,,.. ~. "
tic quest related An ernerienca \, go
wild section n India. which supposed -.
not meant - ~ s,e,ier.t. ma .ekcls ma II
snch thiu.n. nd 4 X occur ofser IN ths -,
80, N M. tinted stats fans~crr6 thsS
r,...s, " ,u.,rx. r.,.n,nr,, t,,.t a. ,nvd.~
80. thcrr 4nr ssa,, who ,rn.,v-., - go
N .s,s1f, rown .5,h . s;,E 49,
r M fnr I ao,er pi~fo,.
M. y. n,o.iny fr,u ,r.,-c~v 80.
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