Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-14
WAYS OF THE HASHER ARTISTS.
ODD NAMES WHICH DO NOT PUZZLE
ALL-NIGuTERs.
The Queer AppeIiationr Used Among
an Interesting Class OF ycrNntIie
IndividunIs-aien VINO HIVE seen
Much OF the world by Gnsiisht.

The man who serves you at the
restaurant or hotel tables is often a
versatile and some times very in
genuous one. As a rule he is capable
OF bewildering you at any time with the
recitation of the menu In its various
captivating phaaes--lneluding names
from the French and other languages.
But wait until you see him dish the
lunches at night IN accordance with
a peculiar pariance known only to the
FOUNDERS Then you will preceive that
he is indeed familiar with a quaint
and curious language which would
puzzle any but a man with a great head
on him.
Gimme a graveyard stew" says a
printer late at night or rather carly in
the morning to one OF the artists at a
Main street restaurant which is the
principal hang-Out Of the walters
push. He gets milk toast.
Dlurphys are Irish potatoes. and are
ordered in various ways, to suit the
taste OF customers; "Murphys with"
means potatoes unppuled Murphys In
the grease means fried, etc, etc. Coffee
Is commonly called dope essence,
"Jayyy" and many others similar,
though very seldom by its right name.
mo. II" rs the common term for
"IH5h stew" or common meat stew,
ana Is n very popular and saieable dish.
"shlp in mid-occan" means eggs fried
on one side only; a "shipwreck' is an
order Of eggs scrambled. a stack Of
whites" Is In this language an order OF
wheatcakes; buckwhcut cakes are IRE
quenily ordered as "a stack OF browns
'Set the guinea on a pln-cushion' Is
taken to mean fried liver. Burn it
for a haymaker, with a sleeper means
a steak extra well done. with raw
onion. - hop-hend's lunch" is a
glass OF milk and cut OF pie.
Your "hasher," the term by which the
walters speak OF one another need not
b. limited to any one vocation in life
lie more frequently has several There
are men dlshing out the subs'antials
and Injuries OF life in Fort Worth who
have had Interesting careers. They
o. have worked on the railroad, in
thcaters have been clever f1kirs. not
To- speak OF those who have run all kinds
OF games and otherwise been in bust
ness for themselves. Sometimes the
nickname given them by tlc protest."
. indicates that other occupation they
/ have been engaged in. Here are a few
/ samples OF these significant names;
J Pretty Willie. Duke OF Lemons,
sloppy Ed, Mexican Charley, Country
Jim. Sheeney Joe, WaN7hatchic John,
sloppy Charley, Lazy Ben. Railroad
Jack, StraIght-Arm Johnny, Dizzy,
Steamboat Jack. Handsome Jim. CALI
ope KID Push Face pniF, Oklahoma
JIM Nebraska Slim Bread Wagon
Johnny, TwonnEerod Rcd. Catfish
Jack. Hot Cake SID, Pancake Jack,
Crazy Brown. Bullets, Kidney Foot
/ Mike, Devil. Grensv Charlie Twenty
/ Cue-Meal Brown, Calamity Kid, Coat.
/ taller. Saw1ugt Jack Alhprf-th
Scratch, California Jim, Humpv John,
Shsnlys, Blondy. Growler Lou. Iowa
Park Dave. salvation Ripuer. Kid Bar
nett, Handsome Harry. Human TOoth-
pick. Fatty. Laundry Dave, English,
Buster. The African Wonder, Cracker
meal John, Dlshr0E sam, Skating
Bill. Dutch Adam, Mutton Leg Sam,
Boozlng Billy, Faro Bank Fred