...slipped, unconstrued, through the fingers of curious officials, and came to the eye of Goodwin : "His Nibs skedaddled yesterday per jack-rabbit line with all...goods are headed for the briny. You know what to do. B©B." This screed, remarkable as it was, had no mystery for Goodwin. He was the most successful of...

...American phraseology, so that it shall be quite unintelligible to people who only know English : His nibs skedaddled yesterday per jack-rabbit line with all...for the briny. You know what to do. — BOB. This is not Shakespearian English, but of course it is not Shakespearian American. The worst of the contemporary...

..." got by " with the following bit of chatter found in his book, " Cabbages and Kings " : " His Nibs skedaddled yesterday per jack-rabbit line with all...the spondulicks. You collar it. The main guy and the drygoods are headed for the briny. You know what to do. " BOB." For the benefit of the uneducated,...

...slipped, unconstrued, through the fingers of curious officials, and came to the eye of Goodwin: "His Nibs skedaddled yesterday per jack-rabbit line with all...guy and the dry goods are headed for the briny. You to know what to do. BOB." This screed, remarkable as it was, had no mystery for Goodwin. He was the...

...he uses the device of a slang telegram which the English-speaking Spaniards cannot fathom: "His nibs skedaddled yesterday per jack-rabbit line with all...kitty and the bundle of muslin he's spoony about," etc. O. Henry could scarcely write a dull word, so a typical objection is against his slang and "vulgarity."...