Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1876 — His Lucid Explanation. [ARTICLE]

His Lucid Explanation.

A Chicago woman, who had been reading about the whisky frauds'in the paper, turned to her husband, last evening, and inquired: “My dear, what do the papers mean by saying that a man has ‘squealed?’” “ Why,” replied the man, loftily, “ they mean that some member of the ring has ‘peached’ on the rest.” “Peached on the rest!” exclaimed the wife; “now what does that mean?” “Why, it means that he’s—he’s ‘blowed on ’em.*’ ” * “ Blowed on them?” “Yes; you see, he’s ‘ given ’em away.’” “Given them away?” “Why, of course—dummit! Can’t you understand anything? Do you think I’m an unabridged dictionary?” continued the husband, impatiently. “It means he’s—he’s ‘let out on ’em’—‘gone back’ on his ‘pals’—‘squealed’—you know?” The woman did not seem quite satisfied with the man’s lucid explanation; but, not wishing to appear ignorant in her husband’s eyes, she remarked: “Ah, yes; I see!” and forebore further questioning.—Chicago Journal.