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LOT IX BALTIMORE. lion Mt'.N WERE PREPARED TO BURN THE CITY IN 1861. •ciii r~ nx*i$t to On© Wliicb I* Was ; ;, J .•’.' .;-im Sympn’.hizers Ead * ! n ,f '.Xntial Uiselosnres Made fc-y Old Tr-baefoajst. ■arit g r first year of the war,” a 11 h.:.; 1 remarked, while recaR- ■ i the great rebellion, i.nected with the recruiting ixg of volunteers inPeimsyl- !’!<: frequently to XVashiuy- :ib the hotels in that city boor 1 x': :h‘<l ned. uncomfortable, 1 i :. vve ;>i-i te. stop at Baminrv. ’ ■ ie.e-., r.•main overnight ih : : over to the capital early in t.! - r, ;m<i thus I passed io.ee. - tiering J.bGl in the famous o’ . al City. Near ]...'ge tobacconist’s shop, where 1 , d a superior grade of cigars 1, and of this shop I became a r customer. Ordinarily I was ; y a young salesman, hut I fro- iy saw in the shop an old gentle- ho, 1 bsi Led, was the proprie ty; del was rather surprised by ;d grade man’s stepping forward at on me himself. After I was 1 lie said: yen are. not in a hurry, sir, I comes a large disorderly element known as the plug uglier:, who are willing and ready to do anything that looks like re sistance to constituted authority. Now, I know beyond doubt that the leading secessionists here are thoroughly organ ized and a *e determined, the first favor able opportunity that offers, to declare openly thr the new Confederacy and car- o certa; and irj-iXPj Lvi-io ‘If ild \ [priv uiy t ring tJ lal ns ■. Wt- libcl to have you walk into ate (k ■ : tnd have a smoke. ’ - ah . itad, and he led the a re* m at the rear of the store, • lr u it by a glass partition, ’.••at comfortably furnished, and appearance of long and ha- Pushing toward me a large ied rocker, my host remark- ' ‘H ro, for many years, -1 have been ust tied to receive my friends, of oci 1 had many, but I am sorry to that now the number is sadly di- lisked. ’ ‘ ‘Why so?’ I asked. 4 ‘R " srenees in opinion,* replied. ‘I nee d hot remind you of condiucn the whole country is in, i t II you how completely men vary in i ir ideas of duty. Nowhere is that va i greater tlu n here in Baltimore, 1 ; r ; .-where is tb--::e greater danger of leading to a cuke ity. ’ me, ’ I esclaimed. ‘I I re was considerable secession • and that months ago it y why, f ading to blood- | • w, but 1 thought all it he 1 its: the pas.- >r* t. m I, he replied. ‘The 1 mtimere is as in i’ey as it ever was. is only on the sur- • o sc vice of the ■ as well for you to v,h. . t tho situation i. ree-ioa? i, :of the people of Bnl- ■ ire i:i, n .y sontlic-m in their v'ici preyadic 3 All the slave- a -a so, mid they are the leading a -- Following them is the class : h always toadies to what is consid- tke. aristocracy, and after these ry Kalti: if possible, out of tne union.’ “ ‘ Row is ali this to be done?’ I in quired. “ ‘Their plan is this: They know every man upon whom they can rely, and their strength is well understood. They, have clubs organised, \ hich meet regularly. The letalers have control of plenty of money, ar.i supplies-of arms are available. Regular communico- ion is had wdtli the Confederate leaders in Virginia, and thov are waiting only i; r ; rtunity to strike. Such an oprxxrtuniiy would cotaa if the Gonfederuto army, made an a vmice to ward vvaski: or: m—a thing tin v expect —or should the Anion army meet with another serious reverse in the east. If Beauregard had pursued McDowell after the battle of Bull Run, they would have risen then, and many were the curses heaped upon him for his failure, as they expressed it. to follow up his victory. ’ “‘What,’ I asked, ‘do you Union men propose to do if the movement you anticipate is made?’ “‘Burn tlio city, ’ he replied. ‘Just, as certainly as the Russians burned Moscow will we burn Baltimore if the rebels here take it cut of the Union. ’ “ ‘Hour can you, so few comparative ly in numbers, do this?’ “ ‘Well, sir, we, too, are organized and for this one purpose. In every part of the city preparations have been made, and when the time comes 100 or more fires will be started at once. Do you know what this, is?’ he asked, taking from a closet a ball of tow, cotton, or oakum about the size of a large cocoa- nut ‘It is a lire ball, thoroughly satu rated with turpentine. Plenty of these are ready, and at an understood signal they will be lighted and thrown where they will certainly prove effective. Oh. we know well enough that we eannoi resist the organized rebels,- but you car rely upon iv that only the ruins of Bal timore will ever become a part of the slaveholding Confederacy. ’ “I never saw my old Union loving tobacconist after that evening, for not long afn rward I was sent to the army in the southwest and remained there until the end of the war We all know that BnItimore remained in the Union and was not burned, but we know, too that the Confederate army never mark a serious advance on V/asiiington, sc that t’ ’• opportunity waited for by the rebels in the A-uununfai City never came. Piov-r much truth, if any. flier*, was in the < hi n s story must remain unknown I only tell the tale as it Two fold to me •—New York Sun. The hagtish, or mjxmc, has a custom of getting inside the cod and similar fishes and entirely consuming the in terior, leaving only the skin and the skeleton. | MORTALITY OF SLANG | WORDS AND PHRASES THAT RUN WILD AND ARE SHORT LIVED. The Use ol Elang as a Habit Compared to Swearing and the Intemperate Use of Intoxicants—The Harm.That Results From the Nonsensical Custom. The Italian method of prefixing an 9 to a word to give it a damaging signifi cance can be employed with good effect in christening that wayward and de generate offspring of •English known as slang. I11 its present state slanguage has attained to such a luxurious com pleteness that, it warrants serious treat ment. So copious and comprehensive has it become that there is hardly a hu man want, feeling or emotion of the heart that cannot be translated into the vernacular of the bootblack. In study ing the philosophy of slang the first natural query is, How and why did it originate? To the. first question one- might give,, with certain modifications, the same answer that would be give£ to the question, Why do people sw< ur? The human animal, like a locomotive, seems to require escape valves for occa sions when there is too much steam in the boiler When a man is overflowing with admiration, anger or wonder, the ordinary adjectives do not {or he thinks they do not) meet the emergency. They do not relieve his pent up fullness any more than a sip- from a de v:drop would quench a man’s thirst. - The natural man and the,natural woman sometimes find relief under strong emotion in explosive utterances, in the case of anger the es cape valve expletive is an oath unless the man in question happens to be a gentleman and sometimes, though very rarely, when b is. It will thus be seen that slang, being of ' erection.J aucewvy, is a first com in to the oath, and both are used by those who mentally resemble the man whose use of intoxicating drinks has made him forget or underestimate the attractions of. pure water, clang, in sooth, is a whisky distillation of language. It is so strong that it may be taken only very rarely with impunity, and herein lies the chief danger in its use. Not only does the slanguist find ordinary English tame, but he ends in not being able to find any English at all. Another fatal characteristic of slang is the very one which at first secures its adoption—namely, its pungency. Tho same law that makes quiet colors and shades wear well in the world of fabrics has its counterpart in the world of speech. We tire very speedily of a start ling costume, in high colors, and just as speedily do we tire of slang, which is startling, high colored speech. Still another reason why slang can never gain a permanent foothold in the language is its utter lack of dignity. No subject can be seriously treated in slanguage. Its sole function is to tickle by its outness or its grotesqu w 11 CSS. J.u reflects u fugitive iridescence upon cur rent vrit and humor, as like the bub ble car: he.s prkmastic colors, but, like the bubble, it vanishes even while you behold it. Naturally there are slang phrases of all degrees of goodness and badness, ranging from the word'which is only a slight remove from a forcible but perfectly decorous adjective to slang of the most daring, deep dyed or der. At one end of the scale, for in stance, cue might place “fetching” and at the other end its superlative “rum.” Again, the injunction “play ball” is gentle and seemly, in comparison with the brusque command “get a move on.” Along certain lines the slanguist seems to revel in extravagant synonyms and antonyms, especially in those express ing some infirmity in' the upper story.- The man who has “wheels” is also popularly known as “nutty,” “cracked” or “off his trolley. ” Again, if he comes from the country, he is “corn raised,” has “seed in his hair, ” or his “face doesn’t fit him.” “Gall,” “nerve,” “cheek,” “sand,” “brass” and “face” are also nearly synonymous terms for qualities whose universality has made them a target for popular satire. Equally prolific is the slanguist in coining term s for m oney. “ Dust, ” “ tin, ” “sand,” “rocks,” “chink” and “spon dulicks” are only a few of the words that translate “filthy lucer. ” Two of the. slang phrases now in galliugly frequent use are, “That’s right,” and “That won’t cut much ice. ’ ’ The latter, it must be confessed, has certain cool figurative qualities which give it a saving color of grace. But most of these phrases rely chiefly upon rheir condensed expressiveness, which is the trademark of their Amer ican manufacture. They are but one of the many devices of the masses to com pass a crosscut and avoid circumlocu tions Thus “snap” and “cinch” are time economy for a moneyed sinecure and an assured competence. Out of the surest tests of the rapid inert .Iky of slang is the extremely pain ful p Lsation produced by hearing ar:ti- . slang ‘ phrases ust d—and there .wavs pc;.pie who are two or or ten years behind in their use k phrases. When other people are .. “IN, oil your tintype,” the of mildewed slang feebly ejac- there can hardly be two opinions among people whose opinions are worth any thing. A careful study of the qualities of men and women who habitually in terlard their remarks with slang will furnish anybody with a world of con vincing conclusions in favor of pure English.—-Critic. THACKERAY IN BOSTON. ADVICE TO WOMEN. quo are fchn of s user ulut.-.; “I should smile.” The piquancy and 1 atness of certain phrases make it hard lo declare that slang has no legiti- matp ruse. But concern infir its misuse, His Comnieat ca the “Goo:l Society” That City. Mr. Thackeray brought from England a letter ot‘ imreduction to an important gentleman of .Beacon street. By him he was most hospitably entertained and passed from dinner party to dinner par ty. But Thackeray’s interest in the cap ital of New England did not end with Beacon street dinner parties. He had heard something of the eminent men of the town and at that moment happened to be particularly interested in Theo dore Parker. He wished very much tc hear this celebrated Unitarian preacher. He mentioned this desire to his best. The Beacon street gentleman' seemed much surprised, bat without abating any of his outward courtesy and mak ing some valid excuse took him to King’s chapel on Sunday morning in stead of to Music hall, where Parker preached. At King’s ehapW the Bea con street gentleman said, people of the best society might always he found. Thackeray, it is needless to say, was a mild mannered man. not fond of a struggle to free himself from his enter tainer’s clutches. lie saw that it was impossible for him to get on Sunday to Music hull. But during the week he heard that Parker was to deliver a dis course at the funeral of a rich and pub lic spirited merchant. Thackeray went alone to the funeral and was greatly in terested and thrilled by the address. He also saw many people who looked as if they v eve- mere interesting than any he had seen at the Beacon stiee-t dinner parties. He went home that morning to dinner and found that hi? host had invited to meet him several gentlemen of the best society, most of wilicm were bores. Thackeray coulcj not help telling about Parker and the fu neral and confessing how much he had been impressed by the preacher and the people. His host was visibly distressed and presently managed to whisper in his ear, “I beg of you, Mr. Thackeray, to remember that Mr. Parker does not belong to our best society.” This was more than the Englishman could stand, and he replied, loud enough to be heard by at least one. at the table, “Upon my word, 1 begin to wish I hadn’t got into good society when I came to Boston.” —N ineteenth Century. You cannot have nerve trouble and keep your health. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the womb, the ovaries and the blad-i r der are affected. 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