The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-09
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80 criminals ,ho ar-
~ lls& got of Paris. tAg
" sdf ism "pfuof" 90 london
'stsW.l ttl has boon carefully /.
10. itHlv!.lf .ny,tlratcd hy I.
~ 1GgA ~ numerous writer's
5 ]. j.. e. !. /. z. =. q.
G,Gult 90 gspiglu. .
Criminals, g1y mauy authors. ieF' .
found &c necessary 20 adopt % Technical,
language for their own protection. tha'
they may be- able 90 converse iu p.h-
&c wIth0u. lcing understood. "Tloy
have been forced 60 do this. and have
uaao a language as slul ter and as vile
's them .yc-." This theory cannot bo
admitted. CJr'0inly TIC grgol ig finis-
ter and vie. AMI thoroughly r,prefcu-
u,ivc Of tlc class Ca. uses o. Due fu.-
Their than ,lis Soc Cuup, r'. The ihc-
ay that tho ga, uf Coll dialect is of
M assistance Co tha criminal % ig.i.
liaIulo ..0r, policemen .Il 1l' p.'f
700 officers Uaa .u.B slang. aan.Uu..
better ,a1n ttr thiD ITO ..a 90
Iu tc hUUag q. . detective # .1 i.-
yite arrest. Goo rp11t DO boo t.e nE- oUg'
5f the general public would arouse .lr-
pcIuu gal attract attention 'Hu
thiurs which are especially fu ha avoid
3D. Why. rgl. does .t csiHt' ID.
Laurent az Che Saute prison. DO Paris.
has giyJu an explanation which has 40
loas, nothing 90 coatral.g. Co., The
persons engaged ia every trade form
species of t.alcC, or technical phrase.
ology which is spoken ana understood
on'g by themselves Criminals, who
practice a trade as old as any. have
gradually acquired a language moro
adapted 90 their wants. more iu keeping
with their ideas and thoughts. MIErra-
Bile. ho'rt,c-s. engaged IN o. perpetual
struggle against morality, law aut Zee
ceucy they have acquired language
" dchascd words and cynical m,ta-
phors. a language % abbreviated exc
prcssions and obscene synonyms. The
general tendency Of the criminal 90 ro-
ducc the abstract 90 the concrete. 60 dee
note the substantive ly one 90 i,s at
tributes, Is shown very clearly Ia his
synccdochllcl phuEcalogy Thus
purse is q leather a stject car is a
short" comparing its lourth with q
railroad car; handkerchief o. a
wipe" and a pair 90 shoes "9 plig Ci
kicks" Again. some OF the terms up.
pear Co be- purely arbitrary and were
O. not that tho creative power o. ar
absent in criminals as Boo women ]
should not hesitate to state be as % ar.
. Hut 10 seems wiser i1 conclude me..y
that the uusln az these tOH lrs Doe
come ohrurel TO suppose thsf ,f,r
were created would lc n GOO J.suu..
contradiction o. aIl Jl's.urHr ,tI-
dcuco Indirect though 10 NAV le such
expressions are io "Eip' mr.u.nr 90
/ sleep, Co spiel 90 mako speech.
SERVE Ua..'DCsf pocket. ",l.uH'r. "
q watch, to eco q Aw. meaning i0
run Some 90 tho expression. are Do.
scTiptiyc To rgu 'r.m % police o1-
| tO,g is 90 edo O. hot foot" 8 person
who is always listening Go otlr- rar-
I pies conversation o. called "rrH..r-
neck The word push" meaning a
crowd is occasionally seen ,u ,ap ness
Tarora TO uc arrested H u o.
"p.nchci," t1 Ir convicted @. 'u "falI"
TO refuse persons appeal On t1 "s.sr
him thn marble hDr," such ,rpr.
/ siuus require up explanation Tas d.a.
+ l,ct l.s uuii.H'.i Nm. mother .nnra.
/ Do has also borrowed IIuCrllIr fram 9TH.
90 language. luf W..alu, ua.FHI ur
oiymUlngy Cr.agaI sla uu. gram.
mar.aus Neither orc tlay I.a..stf
and 90 fra' Slab. itvHn'1 Soon .-lre.
/ that they should import v.rH sruu
/ other countries We $500 Ga1. h...yer
/ that in amy prison Ian ,.rgou. ul in.
. mates a' l.....l ..r'b uI Ha al...
/ Boz America Dc Q. a...t 90 DR. ..a, 4
iUrc'.u r.....I..H v'..l .....a amt -,
an iwrry,,u.r' GO ffa 0Us In rr ROOF
. u.ois rapidly li|u.f THROUGH OH. H..s
Uu. Zoo Dar.. uH.H. d.. i. especially On.
. ..l'r'.yD .tu." H.Hr. permanent. Hg
. l,s Doc .U-u'I. Short
/ Tho a.s.' DI fa. ...mr class ,r.ar.
. materially ,E..y tHu ur r'lu. years. d
. is oHlouu' . .'IH.r. rs fs u.srs
. Victor HUGO ...-....... ...g ..|e.fr
. when ln ..s "|'H .rs' ps.nI.
. wnro .a Goo years t..H tHa lru.e
/ .a,, lg toa g.nur..." Tf" ir Oh.
/ Dose three y,.rr There h.y. Boon t.r.
. dlr6rrat w.s.e Cor "W..,a"- .eg.rr.
/ "tblmt,D' .al "y,.laa auI vlu,"-
/ each ot watch YVES, a ,gn. the unn
terra used
/ Every wr',cr CA the uh'e., has ~.
/ urci taat iLr arEot is rich in Clprrs
sIors 90 denote certain common actions
. This is popularity shared ly all pyim
I tive languages. the only diHc7oi,,
BETH. in the selection % the cnmmo,
acts Thus iu Sanscri, there are near
| by 100 roots which express the idea O
killing or wuund.ng. without countiaI
secondary derlyltioua Some uf thos
roots are embodied in our language 10
day In the dialect 90 tho thieves Their
are noorly enc hundred expressions q
signify theft Il was necessary Tor a.
plckpockot 90 describe the yariou
pockets IN a mans clothing and In
womars dress Tho average man doe
mo-, often need % tpcc.y plrtcula
pocket. when Dr. does. Doc lays DIS han
on % 20 assist tho poverty ~ his IAN
ruago, ihc thief has o. separate nam
Cor each 'H1rt' pocket lg In sr'l
~ DTS richness iu synonyms. which
ia iu,'f a marked ..ru ct 1.ea.r.'
i1g thc tos..r.r u. .Hmler ls 0
3 D.".r... 10, .rr...w.. ....H. fH p..
b aUi.g.CH' .a.'. u. 'Ha ose.
b ... .. Dc l".".. o. H.u.
+. D..-. .. .. ..."... ,...H. 90 Oh
d ,.". II. H... f'."sh