Show USE OF SLANG BY THE D DYING ING INGA A curious ease case case has been tried In Chi hl- hl cago In a murder case the widow wido of of testifying concerning the the victim was statement of her husband when he he was dying According to her he expressed phrase When the his views in a slang accused was brought to the deathbed the widow testified that at she a asked ed her hei husband if he be knew kne him and arid he lie an an- You bet your our life he is s the man The defence set up that the victim vic victim vic vic- tim c could uld not have believed himself dying dying dy dy- h used used the the ing or he ner neVer r would Have ave slang phrase and that therefore the testImony testimony lost the seriousness ss that al- al al always always ways attaches to a a. dying declaration The Judge held that a man on his deathbed deathbed deathbed death death- bed might use such a phrase phraseS It would depend altogether on his previous environments environments environments en en- h habits bits and education The decision was wise ise We have known now sailors sailors sailors sail sail- ors to use slang in the most moss earnest earnest earnest ear ear- nest prayer and have heard fr from m the the lips of dying men men mn the the- characteristic phrases of their their lives If a man does not Wish ish t tO u ute use e S slang g. g on his Is deathbed deathbed death death- bed he will do tio well not to use ue it t any any- where The s same me is true of an arid and foul language ge Phrases run in iii grooves in th the rp mind n when wi will l i is relax relaxed d and caution suspended those which are in inthe in inthe the le least st 1 line q of r resistance take the right of way to the lips New lips New York Advocate |