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The young girl appealingly persists, until at length the gallantry of the Kentuckian gives way, and he climbs reluctantly into the saddle. "Now, Lolita!" cries her mistress, "see that your step is sure, or you shan't have the pinons I promised you. Adelante! Nos vamos, senor!"
"Buffalo Hump Corral! The Buffalo Hump! Free drinks at the Buffalo Hump." "Vamos, all o' you. Leave the gent to me. I've had him before. Mike's Place for you, eh? Come along." "The Widow's Café! That's yore grub pile, gent. All you can eat for two bits." A deep voice boomed, stunning me. "The Queen, the Queen! Bath for every room. Individual towels. The Queen, the Queen, she's clean, she's clean."
On the other hand, words which belong to quite good and ordinary speech in their own languages often become slang when adopted into another. Vamoose comes from a quite ordinary Mexican word, vamos, which is Spanish for "let us go." It is very interesting to find that many of our most respectable words borrowed from Latin have a slang origin.
'Otra copita! vamos Inglesito: Otra copita! 'Thank you, my good sir, you are very kind. You appear to know me, but I have not the honour of knowing you. 'Not know me! replied the being. 'I am Sevilla, the torero. I know you well; you are the friend of Baltasarito, the national, who is a friend of mine, and a very good subject.
His arms are bound. A gag is forced in his mouth. Dragged into the bushes, his unknown captors have him under cover. The boy feels with rage and shame his arms taken from his belt. His rifle is gone. A knife presses his throat. He understands the savage hiss, "Vamos adelante, Gringo!" The party dash through the chaparral.
I've felt like that myself sometimes. Ola, Pinto! Vamos!" The Pleasing Recountal of an Absent Knight, a Gentle Lady, and an Ananias with Spurs Long and weary miles lay before Curly, messenger to the queen, but the bigness of his errand lightened the way, and his own courage and hopefulness communicated themselves to his steed.
"Ha!" said he, scowling 'at Mariedetta, who had retreated, her hand upon her bosom. He exhaled a lungful of cigarette smoke through his nostrils fiercely. "You play wit' me, eh?" "No! no!" Mariedetta ran to him, and, seizing his arm, cooed amorously in Spanish. "Bah! Vamos!" Carara flung her from him, and stalked away. "Well, of all the outrageous things!" said Miss Blake.
And I'm going to open up a picture house next week in this town, ain't I? And I ain't going to advertise myself as a bum operator, am I? Now you vamos outa here and get down there in the audience, if you don't want me to get the fidgets and spoil something. Go on beat it!"
You are this moment free to depart; repair at once to your lodgings, where, I promise you, that no one shall be permitted to interrupt you for the future. It is getting late, and the prison doors will speedily be closed for the night. Vamos, Don Jorge, a la casa, a la posada! Myself.
"Peneleo, wandering about uneasily, draped in his skins, sat down for a moment near me growling his usual tale. "'Make an entrada a hole. If make a hole, bueno. If not make a hole, them vamos we must go away. "After sunset I observed with surprise the Indians making preparations as if for another assault. Their lines stood ranged in the shadows mountains.
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