Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-09-12

llo.lonr ADvExfURx or 4 DArfEl
rouTn AND. \ GIANT POLICEMAN
M, VINO LAUGHS LAST Laughs lBxsr.

Policeman Murphy stood In ~ door
way oSa corner grocery, Where - was
lhiddsn non Tie corner light, lsansd q
;huse shosldss against ths Iron pillar Of
lths erecse's door, and turnsd { vseant
sye On IL eArbaee barrel and box Of
ans whIch q grocer had pat on ~
sdos q IL eufb Tor TIE 6rst garbage
caIt In The morning.
( Farther down the street he caught
slight OF yosth approaching. BE Was
whlstllng "a Orchestral intsrlnde, and
Murphy decided aleepily that he spent
Tho evening at theatre and came now
iron escoFtihg his companion 70 her
home. The electric light on Aurphy's
corner showed him 20 b we'll dressed
and we'll featured. He walked with On
airy exuberance OF motion to relieve his
rood spirits, tapped the light pole With
: knuckle - b pssssd e, and swung
kick Into tho Inviting garbage barrel
with no intsnsion Of wrong doing.
But the barrel lost IL balance on The
curb and toppled Into the roadway.
Tue boz Of ctndeFs spread On the clean
asphalt, and Q half bushel Of decsyed
fr1its and vegetables Uttered the gutter.
he jumped aside 70 escape the cloud Of
sshes and turned to laugh at the Dess be
had made.
Murphy stepped up behind him.
snow, Yong man. he'said, ''you can
pict that up egain."
! Tue young man looked over q careless
shoulder. .Ehf~ he asked.
Murphy repeated. "You can pick
that up again"
10, can IF, hs smiled. "whst's the
matter with your
'You pick up that stuff" ordered
Murphy.
Hs Of In gloves vas hseoulpe angry.
sSay,' he spsttsred, 'stAis 10 too on
eious. l didn't kick over thst staff on
sNarphy bddled ct ths charge Of ON.
slousness. "Hump yourself" he said.
The other fissAed at the tone Of 90.
lhcrky. ''l'll b hanged II ! do" he
answered, and turned up the street.
Murphy laid heavy hand on his
shoulder. he shook 1t Oh with boys
cath. The policeman hooked . disre-
spectful foreanger In his coat collar and
drew him back. He csught the o6lcial
arm and struggled With Il lost his bead
and struck q the constable's face. The
blow went wide. Murphy picked him
%, shook him tiIl bis hat rolled on the
sidewalk and carried him over TO the
garbage.
SNOW" be said, "plck that up or you
come with me-"
"You'll pay for this he threatened,
reaching for the barrel. "You Ignorant
brute" setting Il on end.
"Bsttsr not spoil your Gloves,' hur-
ply answered. "That fruit 10 ovcrripe."
"You--
He swallowed the word, and took on
The gloves. Murphy kicked some scat
tered vegetables over 70 him. He cast
them violently into The barrel. A de-
eayed apple, breaking In his fingers,
stirred him 20 moro sbuse. .Asrphy lis
tened and smiled, and the stolid houses
watched outraged responsibility, In
patent leashess and . fashionable cloth,
gathering bad lemons, potatoes, oranges,
apples and what not from the gutter, 70
east shsm, bewsilinG the indignity, Inc
broken mush In garbage barrel.
He stopped 70 scrape on his hnGery
On the edge Of Il, vi can't pick up the
ashes, - be said at last.
.You can pick up the box"
He picked up the boz. Murphy hand
Cd him his hat. He snatched it splkily
and turned away. Murphy watched him
disappear, then went laughing down hts
beat.
Half . block below hs stopped. With Q
sadden thought and turned upon his
heel. He stole back past the corner
light and hid again In the grocer's door
way.
The street Was empty for 10 long mid
stGht mlsuees.
Then another figure appesred on the
opposite Sidewalk. He watched from
he shelear Of asdoofsay, crsssed'in .
shsdov end buried up 70 she-gxYbage
barrel. with one violent kick he upset
3 again 10 the gutter. When he turned
70 run Murphy had him by the arm.
snow, young man." be said. grimiy,
syou'n pick up the ashes this time"
And when the driver Of the garbage
cart reached that corner 10 he moening
be puzzled long time over tho appear
snce Of the gutter.
at ain't . hen, . be argued, 'thats
been scratching up those ashes. And u
sint dog. II sin't, unless," be added,
suddenly, "some ones been In 'em with
his fingers. New York San. !,
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