"youse guys" in the 1890s.

[Jonathan Lighter]

Here's another:

1895 _St. Louis Post-Dispatch_ (Oct. 13) 20 [ProQuest]: Hi, there! head 'em
off, youse guys!

JL

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> 1892 *The Morning Call* (S.F.) (Jan. 31) 15  [
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> I=92ve bin t=92 four uv youse guys t=92day.
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> An anecdote reprinted from the _N.Y. Commercial Advertiser_.
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> JL
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