The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-15
Ncr liorE World.

pinca Too Many Skates.
Ncw iiorE lferid.
Two ialS seniors aat on tho steps OF
O~sborne'lIall ono warm dry last wcol.
They had been spinning tops Tor two
hours aud were badly iatigued. This Is
the season when, according to tradition,
tho lishs-hcartod senior rolls hoops,
walks on stills and spins tops with tho
abandon OF his childhood's happy
hours: Ono OF these collcgians was ia n
coniiding mood. and no talked OF the
incidents Of tho morning mud the
evening before, which had intorforcd
with his hours Of study. lilo aaid:
THIS MAN HAD A CROUCH"
Had n long crouch last night and
felt rocky a plenty, 60 alter feeding my
face, l blow down to Mory's with n
couple OF heclcrs. Struck Jimmy down
there, and he had pinchcLa beautiful
skate. lilo wanted mo to get into the
push. but | couldn't split his wood. Sa,
down, tho. md had some whales on
toast, and threw n couple OF tobys under
my chest. Wa horscd Jones 10 death
lc Is easy fruit, that innn, and gave him
tho loud gee when The tried to get Into
our jeans. The good Charlie blow in
and gave us tho glad hand. but he was
loaded for elephants, SO wo gave him
tho cold shake. They were trying to
sew Inc up. l could see. and | wasn't
going to get my leg jerked, 80 l cut the
game. rs l had q lot OF grinding 10 do.
It was such a dead smooth night that
went an easy pace and spelled along
Chapel street to look at the queens.
Williams WAS diked out to beat tho
band, and was bound for u skirt party
somewhere.
"l1e is q terrible fusser and he's full
OF tacks. don't believe he cuts much
leo with the girls after all. This morn.
Ing woke up with 4 dark.brown taste
IN my mouth, aud cut chapel and then
showed in n sick excuse at Badly. I cut
that history course whenever | can.
Tho tutor's head is full OF wheels and
ho gives me n pain in the neck. Come
around to my joint and feed this noon,
will you? There are n couple OF swipcs
and n greasy grind there, but YOU
needn't wood up for them. Let's spin
tops just a few. I'd funk this recitation
dead II | won't, and l must make n cold
rush III that curse or I'll slip nv troll
ley sure. My stand is rotten"
COMMON CAMPUS EXPRESSIONS.
In the foregoing are embodied the
most common campus expressions; not
all, but enough to chow how %conversa-
ton is colored and enlivened by the
average Yale man. a few OF these ex.
pressions may BIO but vaguely under
stood by those without tho elm-shadcd
community. 4 Crouch" Is a fit OF tho
blues, and q ~"grouchy" man is ono who
Is naturally unsocial and brusque. 1t is
hard to trace the word to its source, but
it delightfully."- suits meaning to sound.
"Mory's' is 4 quaint little ale.house fire..
quented onlyby Yale men. where fresh.
men arc forbidden TO enter. Mrs. Nor
laritv was the original landlady, and
her name still clings to the old place.
TO pinch a skate" is to arrive at q
mild state OF inebriation, and NAV be
cSpressedby getting skatcd, ""bucklIng
on yonr skates" and other ianciful GU.
phomisms.
ITO get in the rush" ls to Join in the
company or plan. and to "split n mans
WOOD is to understand and agree with
him. This Is another mysterious phrase
OF uncertain origin. whales on toast"
arc OF course, grilled sardines, aud n
toby" OF ale is an earthen mug OF pc.
culiar pattern. Throwing liquor I'm.
der ones chest" is vivid and expressive
in tho extreme. All spirituous bever-
ages are known as hard liquor"
"uonsISG" 4 MAN.
To "horse" n man is to ridiculc or guy
him, aud a "horso' on n man Is a par.
ticularly good joke on him or an open
ing to ridiculo him. III orsine" Ia a
popular amusement for men with ready
wits, especially il they have n suscepti-
bio object, q very thick" or slow-,hink-
ing classmate. Fruit" is anything
easy, and is n OF the words used worry
often. An examination is fruit" il the
questions have tailed with tho knowl-
edge OF tho victim. or an easy athletic
victory is fruit" ior the team.
As a verb, 10 fruit" IN examination
as TO pass 4 good paper; to fruit" IL
fellow student is to forcibly remove ns Il
trophy the tab on mis- shir, bosom, Il
pleasing custom Of Obscure origin. A
laugh on Il man is giving him the gee"
and il the object OF mirth can get back
at his tormentor he "gets into his
jeans" The glad hand" is, OF course,
the shake Of goodiellowship, and "load.
ed for clophsn,s" is a fully developed
''skatc." In the nomenclature of in.
toxication TO got sewcd up" is n very
undesirable condition OF ovcrindulg.
cncc.
Smooth may mean any quality
under tho sun attractive or desirable,
and may be applied to anything. from
4 stunning "Prom" girl to 4 Sunday scr
mon. "Foo,lcas" Is tho aatonym for
Smooth" md ia used az II %disapprov-
ing adjective for people and things.
The mcuningi is useless" "incnicicui."
or "uHnttractivc." It is plain that ny
object deprived of its peculiar supports
is in q decidedly inefficient condition,
from n man TO Il cigar store Indian or a
square piano. But this explanation
fails to show why Aome other style OF
inutilation would not ill the bill. Cor
tainly "hcadlcga" would be moro
rational, or "armloss" just ns siruiti-
cant 4 "iusacr" is u i%rcqucuter Of
ladies' society. and tho society ''iusscr"
is rather fFuwnGd on at Inlo.
1t is very raay to express your dislike
or ]un!avornbIn opinion OF Il nan in
highly tintdd phrase without even
bordering on profanity. lilo is full Of
tHcks" or %''pruncs," has wheGls in his