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"That I will!" said Dot's father, "and never more will I hurt a Kangaroo!" "Nor any of the Bush creatures," said Dot. "Promise, Dadda!" "I promise," said the big man, in a queer-sounding voice, as he kissed Dot over and over again, and walked towards the frightened animal.
He had various candles and images on this altar, including an image of Buddha, and also a number of mystical figures. It was a great mixture of "fake" Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, and modern spiritualism. The medium also wore the costume of a Buddhist priest at his seances. This "priest" held services here for the faithful. He chanted, prayed to Buddha, etc., all in a queer-sounding "gibberish."
The reason his new words remained in the language was that there was a real need of them. Many seventeenth-century writers of plays invented hundreds of new words, but they tried to invent curious and queer-sounding words, and very few people liked them. These words never really became part of the English language. They are "one-man" words, to be found only in the writings of their inventors.
Being only mostly Greasers and Indians living in the Territory leaving out the white folks at Santa Fé and the army posts, and the few Germans there was scattered about them kind of queer-sounding names was what was mainly used. The only things you could call houses was the deepo, and the Forest Queen Hotel right across the track from it, and Bill Hart's store.
Then they stared at each other, and gradually a foolish, a very foolish look crept over each face. "Where where do you suppose they have gone?" asked Happy Jack in a queer-sounding voice. Just then they heard some one laughing fit to kill himself. It was Peter Rabbit. "Did you take our hickory nuts?" they both shouted angrily.
"Oh, well," he said, with a tender inflection, "I dare say that my Amy will look like that to me." "If she doesn't you don't love her," said Lawton. "But my Eudora IS that." "That is a queer-sounding Greek name." "She is Greek, like her name. Such beauty never grows old. She stands on her pedestal, and time only looks at her to love her."
And Sam Brewster laughed again, a queer-sounding laugh this. Every one sat still and dreaded to say a word. In a few moments, he continued: "Here's a wonderful freak of nature, been standing over there for ages untold; and I settle down beside those Cliffs because I can see there will be something in them for my children in days to come.
But she simply laughed a tranquil laugh and said "A queer-sounding name, that Trenoweth. Is it a lucky one?" "Never, until now," said I. "Well, play on. It does my heart good, this fight between us. But you are careful, I see; why don't you stake your pile as well while this wonderful run lasts?" Again Tom's hand was laid upon my shoulder, and this time his voice was urgent.
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