The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30
q 1890


but It's only fair to thry wanst more.
Ye see, tn capt'in an me knows wom-
en-"
"Oh, you do. do your" was the sar-
castle comment of the woman.
"Iv coorse we do, none betther," an
swered Policeman Flynn. livery
ma-an knows woman; tits only women
that doesn't. So we got to ta-alkin' "
1t In tn station, an livery ma-an
there says We won't come. IT'S fool
ish,' they says, 'f'r to sind afther her
ag'in whin TIERS is or 20 Nv us here
that knows m like a book, all
sayin' that she won't come"
well, of all the conceit!" broke in
the woman, hotly. Know women like
a book, do you? Why, you don't know
anything at all about her"
Sure We do" said Policeman Flynn,
confidently.
"The absurdity of it," exclaimed the
woman.
"Ye're not comm, are ye?" demand
ed Policeman Flynn.
INC, I'm not"
There, ye ha-ave tn proof Nv It,"
asserted Policeman Flynn, triumphant
ly. "Tis what we said. Ohio! we're
a wise lot iv la'ads."
I'm not afraid to come" insisted
the woman. 81 know what your cap
tain wants, and it doesn't bother me
a bit, only l don't want to come"
"Iv coorse not" acquiesced Police
man Flynn. but ye're not comm. I
knew We w'u'dn't."
Then why did you come for me?"
asked the woman.
"oho! didn'ttell We iv 1t, did II"
returned Policeman Flynn, leaning
comfortably against the post at the
foot of the stairs. "hTwas all along
iv me wife. At tn station we'd give
up sindin' f'r We ag'in, an I was laugh
in at tn idee iv annywan thinkin' ye'd
come whin she up an says: Barney
she says, how d. We know she'll not
Gomez 4 know women says I. 'Ye're
a fool says She"
She's right" interrupted the
woman.
How can We say that" demanded
Policeman Flynn, "whin ye're provin'
she's wr-rong?"
What else did she say?" asked the
woman.
"'Twouldn't inth'rist ye," asserted
Policeman Flynn. "She's like all tn
r-rest Nv tn women-she thinks she
knows--an' she r-roasts me FIR thinkin'
l know. ''Tis like a ma-an,' she says,
FIR to think he knows what a won.
anil do an to be br-raggin' Nv It.
But I'm right / says. 'Ye're not
says she; If ye're polite to her an act
tn gintleman,' she says, she'll come
With that we ha-ave some words, tn
foolish woman thinkin' she knows tn
sex betther than me that's married to
a fine sample ~ it, an in tn ind she
lays a bet iv a new shawl ag'in a pair
Nv whittier gloves that yell come II
/ ta-alk polite to We an don't thry fr
to bluff We. So here | am. an I win"
"Oh, you do, do your" retorted the
woman.
"Iv coorse I do" said Policeman
81 ha-ave tn gloves all picked
out. Ohio! tits a great joke | ha-ave
on her, she thinkin' / didn't know
anything Nv women. Twill be a les
FIR her"
81 don't believe you," she said at
last.
"'Tis all tn same to me-" returned
Policeman Flynn, so long as ye don't
with me-"
II believe you think I'm afraid to
face the captain and answer his ques-
"Niver," insisted Policeman Flynn.
""Tis only tn woman mkt door thinks
that. Ye see, | whit there be mis-
he went on. as he saw her
flush angrily, IAN whin / told her
! was afther she di.ricts me here,
an says: But she won't go with We,
fr she's afraid iv the po-lis.'"
did she say that?" demanded the
she seemed to know ye," said Po-
liceman Flynn, blandly. otis a
shtrange thing. too, whin we think Nv
wan woman KNOWN another. II me
had as much sense she'd be hayin'
1 new shawl instid Nv buyin' me a pair
" gloves with fur on thin. That
mkt door do be havin' TIL
;fnse av a ma-an."
Just about as much" returned the
woman. "Tm afraid, am I? And I'm
read like a book by a lot Of lazy men
oafing about a police station, am I?
Well, you just wait here a minute"
Where ye goin'?" asked Policeman
I'm going to get my hat" was the
II always did despise that
woman next door anyway"
"'Tis what l thought" chuckled Po-
iceman Flynn to himself. "Ye're al
ways safe in fgurin' on that with tn
woman mkt door,"
How did you do It, Barney?" asked
,ne Of them.
Thereupon Policeman Flynn looked
whisky wise for a minute, and then
this bit Of philosophy to
he store Of human wisdom:
"'Tis easy to ma-ake a m do
What We wa-ant II We can keep her
rom KNOWN what It is"
Nevertheless. to cas- his conscience,
le bought his wife a shawl, much to
Ter surprise.
Copyright. 1906, by Joseph b. Bowles.)
Copyright. by the Century Coz