Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-05-12
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He Ea5.- iEe DoorbsII Beesuss He saw
49, "a ssorT wfado- oPea-
Il l. Mt often that a policeman
can D. crarged with devoting him
self too c luOz-zly 10 his business
Just how a policeman puts IN his
time Is one Of the mysteries that
have thus far proved iIlpenetrsble.
L is known that be walks up and
Gown the streets that compose his
beat in a leisurely manner. that on
q cold day he occasionally swings
his arms IN order 20 STR up the
slugzisb circulation Of his blood;
that he accounts himself highly IA
vored among men If there is with
IN his uaihwick a peanut stand
from which ne can fitch a tOothsOme
morsel or two each time he passes It;
that q nizht he Is fOud of fumbling
doOrknObs. in the belief that he Is
thus preventing high crimes and mis-
d1neanOrs By burglars and men Of
that kidney. ard that every now
and then be Iri1rs his club down on
the g.dewaik with a rasCunding
thwack. which strikes terror TO the
soul Of every cat In the neighbOr-
hood. but the occasion # which Is
dirnly known. II 1T all. q the aver
. age citizen.
Bit o--erltsntion D. luty-who
ever saw a policeman that could be
charged with thisi OF curse police
men sometimes use their clubs with
& too much fire. 1om. but such conduct,
reprehensible as il Is. hardly comes
within the scope Of the present in
quiry.
a Brooklyn woman, however, has
made the discovery. Shs has found
/ one Of the biue coated guardians Of
. the peace with zeal far beyond the
or1inarT. Eer home L On a well
. known residence street. and II IS her
F invariable habit 70 keep a window
{ open III her sleeping room during the
night. The room is on the second
/ story and at the front Of the house.
II was about midnight one stormy
night when-her husband having not
Z vet returned from the cl-b-she was
/ aroused by a prolonged ring Of the
I dOorbel. Throwing a shawl about
her. she hasJened 70 the open win
dow 10 find out what was wanted. In
the Pickering light Of the street lamp
( she was able - make out the form Of
a policeman On the stOOp.
What Is it," she asked.
Excuse me. mum. " soil the police
man. but did you know that the win
dow there was wide open. mumf'
! Certainly was the answer; Il
always leave a window open at
night"
ooh. is that it, mum" returned
/ the policeman. Il thought that you
didn't know it. and that the storm
might beat in and do lot Of dam
age. mum. Ihcpe you'll excuse me
for troubling you. mum.
Then he slowly and heavily de-
scended the steps and trIldged on his
way.
The lady, having been reused from
her first sound sleep, went back 10
bed in no good humor She didn't
obtain the pOliceman's number, and
on second thoughts the next morn
ing she wouldn't have reported him
if she had obtained it. On the other
hand, she would have been more in
clined TO write q letter Of c0Inmenda-
ton TO the police commissioner.
But to think, she exclaimed af-
ter narrating the episode at the break
fast table. the wind was in the north,
and the rain couldn't possibly have
got in at a window opening to the
south. After all. I'm not sure whether
my opinion Of TIE police Of this city
is raised OF lowered by my midnight
adventure. New Yoli; Tribune.