Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-19
THEY ALL USE SLANG.
The !ller Comments on This Bad But
Very General Habit.
r0g 70 WRITE 70 MARRIED MEN.
-. fntorssted In This subjsct-He
piaa't Want TO Ride-folk MIL
Ier's Fish story.

10 Interested In THIS suhJscf-he
p,an't Want to Ride-rolk mh-
Ier's fish story.
,e.,9r." says Victor Hugo 10 Inc
..... # those in darkness" The
r-.och novelist is doubtless right,
,,.a, he states is so then the whole
,.....,o,r3 is ovcrsprcad by gloom far
No. fgan auy fog that has ever STROUD
i,n I'M its shadows. The darkness
g" ',. an pervading-it blaokeps the
e.. .ldan. haired children ere they
..,fi, learned 10 lisp; II corrupts the
-..,,on cf our fnirest daughters; 1t
and prsnces Ike centaut wheh
b" -.Ii,d Youth exchange their WI
-'n.r,ec: 1t IL rampant and triumph
..r our political orators harangue
..t,tneuts. and it fourshes like q
,,asd on an ashbank in that amphi-
..f modern civilization. the base
THIS ,aOnSsTim hoTrend'ipl. IN
.,Ds has met with but one rebuff
an tho threshold of the house Of
I1t cannot enter. Here II Is abasheu,
r. Tor q time at least, II perishes.
.-,l the slang Of to-day Is the
I almost every body-the young,
.i the nch. the poor, the
... md refined the educated and the
..... Ipsidious IA the very e.o-
ret cordial as sunshine, II makes
.., ..most every mind, and then lEe
,r.. j. the bud y Il asserts itseif az the
-,.a when. by one slip or the
tae beauty and chastity OF
~.r. ran be destroyed. We all talk
and for nv part revel IN IL. 1t Is
..... for me 10 protest against II, for
..o. r.uld my sporting articles be II
ND Tins feature. And so shall not
1.-ehlv of til shall merely give
..r-s funny samples Of the Language
i'm darkness" and let you judge
t..es.i fJr yourself
few days ago a sunny haired chap who
,.....~ seen three winters was detected
..-l 4 his Youthful misdeeds by his
,... s.o forthwith proceeded 10 censure
... Ihe vuungster was bad one-there
....,lon about that--and Instead OF
..,ne obedicnt he very lmpudently
.....t to Tho lady. "Shut your mouth.
..I j0hnny,n exclaimed the horrlhed
....,.r. don't Won know that little BOYS
....r.t o. speak TO ladies IN that wavf
,-v very naughty The brat hung
,.f..ltl . moment, looked thoroughly
-.,.r..nt. and said, Then close up your
'.. illustrates the depravlty Of inno-
,.-, r1.th. so shall turn 10 asweeter sub
lnfN were SANhAhs AZ NH@
.r.rtt side ty side-he and she !
..r- ana together they silently watched
....rosn of night a. she rode on hlgh
g.. o. mountains Of tleecy clouds. lie
.... Touched the little white hand by ms
.I 4 thrill-a mad, delirious thrill
...r.-.- m, III the region Of his link cuh-
f.--or, and caloped with Nancy hanks
..... ..e.r his whole system. The summer
i-..J.. kissed the waving brown mar OF
olo sat beside hlu. Her lovely, hqnlu
.... I.came as soft as oatmeal, ana
,.-.fof i1y was depicted on that fair face.
NI.f 1.x,-whv. don't you du.know he
...l that lttle hand and murmureu,
.,.,.. love thee" The countless stars
Dol 'aver Shot their twinkhng, blinking
ives. bu' this Is what the zephyrs caught
.A.1 can oct soft galore, Johnny, but
DON'T daily with nv coru-sheuer'
That girl used slang, the slmon;;pure or;
,el.. and of course you are shocked, ana
,.r,ape rightly so. Now ! shall give you
IN example oi the poetic maid. met her
IN Main street She wa symphony IN
,,nk Gold and white Her cheeks were OF
a .ea. shell TINT. her hair like the sheaves
la harrest-time. and her snowy teeth
iraurht rack memories Of the grain upon
,orn-husk. She laughed and she chatteu
.I the cagetv and merrlment OF youth.
4 II
low as the wind among a grove OF
ru.-. she was hummlng, and TINS Is
Mat She sang:
The 10y stood on bis sisters mock
ard did the song and daWnse,
Doll. fnther laid him cross his knee
sud spawnked mis- little pawnts-'
r.-h4ps | was shocked--I am too sensi-
'gtan, how-but she reassured me IN an
r.t4lf. Tor turning around, with look OF
,.ftt.e eweetuess. she said: 20, Willie
p. aye the people - / could not resist
..- ana the words "re are the people
r...et unchecked from my mouth. ms
.....a species of dramatic slang which
v, LIT here by the Tar and Tartar
rrany. The poem and the other phrase
v.-- ouly repeated once at each perform
.r-e. hut they managed 90 make an I'M
PRESTON OH the mind of my fair friend.
IN some respects the vocabulary of slang
,. tsry rch. there are at least dozen
v-i- and expressions to indicate the
t.s.. of ,utoxlcation. The " dead game
sports" who paint the town red Will
testify o. tins Harry gets on Jag :;
William gets raZZle- -dGzzled Tom gets
"t.r.~ suee;s IN the wind"; Charles gets
,-. 'tlmhoree ~: BOBBY gets booZy !;
N, gets "iull as goat" SAMMY gets
"th.. urrl feeling; John rushes the
.vN..r". Lewis mas " bis pins knocked
,u under him; Porcy gets tight
G..rr. hits the stuff hard; Howard
".vl- the jmce,' and (to make "a
laA.-'s dozeu) Clarence gets bowling
a--aA.' Al this Is bar-room slang
'.. erosscst, ugiiest. most unpardor-
A.r -g.ces-whlch could be more
ir.p.r.r designated as vulgarity. don't
.y.r r,e II 10 my baseball essays, al
o. aga everybody allows me considerable
I.,'4la there. 10 tell the truth. think
t..r..-. different degrees OF slang. any
l.V-a acuar scsle-but when you select
Sofa etluld be very, very careful. III Is
i,r tle Louisiana State Lottery--n YOU
'-trAe lt right - you are IN clover, Dut II
f.. 'iil on the combination your name
..rul." Girls. don't you use IL at all.
Ore u your sweet representatives re-
marked 10 me a few days ago that in this
degenerate age everything goes except
OBJ i4ty-carriage. and that has 10 DO
pushed. bat beware. the time may come
w... tuur conversation, like the baby
ctrace. viii not go and then. unlike
t il.antile convevance, you VIII not
e'-- ts IN the push"
lLe following anonymous communica-
ta. written IN delicate feminine hand
a,t ,n,ed with ounce of sachet-
l.virs. was handed me by my valet yes
irr.l..
's Lfe reporter:
'lI.al with much interest your piece
o. w To Write Properly" IN Sundays
It....CH. like your suggestions very
rull. hut YOU failed TO mention one
i'.c how single or. unmarried ladies'
-l04ll address married men when writing
lc''sf. ~ friendship.
Please give your views at length on
T. subject and greatly oblige
UsE \ ArEg MUcH ISTEREsrEp IN This
BRANcH or LETTER WHITING"
Swoo, unknown correspondent, you en-
ta-r4,s me and you do me an injustice.
lou imply that the omission in my article
ea. due 20 an oyersight-carelessne
Ie'haps. Such was not the case; Tor
thought about the matter 10 which you re;
i,Ted |, too. am very much interested
20 fhis branch of etter-writlng," but when
60 home at nights there IS certain little
being who wants TO know the why's and
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