The weekly union record., 1865-05-27
The UNION RECORD.
Lesson in Pushing.

begin with, that he was very insufficient,
either to begin with or to keep along.
During his first six months as police
man, he never made complaint nor
an arrest, and his fellow officers often
rallied him about it, charging him with
being too timid, polite, too drowsy, deaf
or blind, not to have nabbed somebody;
and told him it would be better to ar
rest an innocent person, if only little
girl or boy, occasionally, just to save
appearances.
II know my duty, and I'll attend to
it," he said; :; "if | don't find occasion,
| wont make one my business is to
preserve the peace, not to break it."
"Break You never broke anything
more than a loaf of bread, or teacup.
Go 'long, Nipkins, 60 long"
Nipkins was snubbed, twitted,
nudged, and hustled SO much that it
nettled him greatly; and on one occa-
sion he complained to the Captain.
OTIS your own fault" said that Of
fcer.-"The fact is, Nipkins, you have
not got push enough"
"Push ~
"Force, energy, vim. You're bash
ful.-There must be plenty of rogues
on your beat. If you ever want to rise
in the police force, you must distin-
guish yourself. You must have more
push Have your wits about you
be on the alert Watch-imagine-
be suspicious-sharp. The man on
your beat used to average a dozen ar
rests month, he had such push Do
you suppose the rogues have all left,
since you've come -
Nipkins treasured up these words,
and made fierce resolve that hence
forth he would make himself notorius
for push
That night was dark and stormy, and
as he faced his post he felt it would be
a good night for burglars, and perhaps
very lucky one for him.
81 feel as if l was going to arrest
somebody" he reflected, as he prowled
past some tall ware houses. "ft may
be imagination-it may be only my de-
sire to show what amount of push Eve
got in me a.. 1t is now nigh on to twelve
O'Clock. feel as though | would like
to commit murder in the cause of JUS
tice, and have my name in the papers,"
Just then he heard the sound of vol
ces within one of the ware houses. He
was all alive in an instant. 1t was
large store where iron safes were sold.
He went to the door and listened, and
then heard voices.
81 think that | shall succeed in open
ing this lock, YETI
Then Nipkins heard metallic click
ing, as Of some one trying to pick
lock.
Burglars, by gloryl Trying to en-
ter the safe. Shall Trap for assistance?
No. I'll show my push and have
them all to myself. If they try to es-
cape, then DEATH
He now looked through the keyhole
and saw light. He found the door
fastened and ratified furiously.
Hello, WhoSe'S IN bed! Open this
door here Pausing to listen he heard
no response. That of itself was con-
vincing. Anybody who had right to
be there would have answered. He now
beat the door most furiously with his
club.
"Open, or I'll burst it open. You
can't escape. Half dozen officers
here. Quick, be lively
8 We belong here now answered
somebody from within.
Cannon Open this door, here,
say, whether you belong here or not"
This exhibition of push had the
desired effect. The door was unlocked
and opened, and Nipkins entered with
legeled pistol, and told the two men he
saw there to consider themselves an
rested.
You are Mistaken" said a we'll
dressed elderly gentleman, who was
seated at desk with a large bank lock
before him. . | am the proprietor, and
this is my clerk"
" Likely story. Here at II O'Clock
at night. | tell You two you must go
with me, or there'll be trouble. You
can tell your story at the station, and
make 1t up.as You go along; but mind,
if you run, You die
Expostulation was useless-Nipins
was on his 'push'-and they went With
him to the station, where he handed
them in triumphantly, and told his
story.
Then they told theirs.
They proved to the Captains salts
faction that they were not what had
been stated. The dealer in safes had
been engaged with his man for several
hours in trying to pick newly invent
ed bank lock, task to which he had
been challenged by the inventor, and
excited his ingenuity so that he resolved
to tarry till midnight unless he sue