River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-02


man Flynn. 1T is as free FIR ye to
Fave as it is f'r ye to come to. Niver
a ma-an is holdin' ye."
The man moved on. He said some
thing about the minions of the law"
and 1.-The bloodhounds of monopoly"
but something in the expression of Po-
liceman Flynn's face convinced him
that it was wise 10 move on. Still, he
lived in that vicinity, and it was not
his nature to remain long quiet. So a
few days later Flynn found him hold
ing forth in the same strain again,
and again he forced him to move on.
But the policeman was troubled.
''It is hazard to know what to do"
he told his wife. "He do be ma-akin'
a lot of throuble an shtirrin' up lot
iv the ignrant gazabos, but if l r-run
him in twill ma-ake a martyr iv him,
no liss; an thin" he added with a
sigh, I'D be at the nuisance iv appear
in ag'in him in Coort, an what wu'ud
! sa-ay to tn judge? Ohio! l think |
see mesilf
This la-ad,' says to tn judge, is
hazard things ag'ir tn governmint.'
3D. We think?' says tn judge to me,
this gr-reat goveTnmint is afraid iv
tn idle vaporin's iv wan misguided
wretch? IT is the worryin' iv thin
kind iv min that brings thin to no.
lice an ma-akes tElm dangerous. Lave
thin alone an no wan II notice thin.
Thin tn pa-arers come out an
ta-alk iv tn policy Nv rap-prission &C
cordin' to tn Rooshian rla-an an tn
ha-arm that's done be it. An afther
that tbs Barney Flynn on tn carpet in
tn capt'in's Office f'r ma-akin' fool
Nv himsilf."
well, why don't We Fave him alone,
thin?" demanded Mrs. Flynn.
"Oho! there We are with ye-er wise
wor-rds," retorted Policeman Flynn.
Eye know it all, iv coorse We do. If
We only had a shtar an a book iv
r-rules ye'd be a whole polls foorce.
/ niver hear-rd " woman sittin' at
home mendin' tn shtocl1in's that c'u'd
MT settle livery pr-roblem iv tn day.
I'll lay we tin to wan whin tn prisidint
iv this great country comes in to
dinner afther a hazard da-ay's work.
an says, I'm havin' a bit Nv throuble
gettin' that threaty through tn sinit
tn wa-ay l want it, his wife luks at
him schornful-like an tells him, IF /
was ma-an I'd put it through in wan
da-ay. Ohio! t is easy settlin' the
great affairs in tn dinin' room
Lave him alone says you. Suppose
do; what thin? Why, afther a bit
mebbe Somethin' goes wrong or a
dinnymite bum is found an livery wan
is shcared. IT IS the fault iv tn po-
lis they says. They ha-ave been
givin' too much liberty to tn danger
Gus characters. Why, this felly,' says
they, has been havin' it all his own
wa-ay over on Patrolman Flynn's beat
whin he sh'u'd have been rap-prissed at
tn beginnin'.' An so I'm on tn car
pet ag'in FIR derry lickshun iv july.
tell We, Mary, We set it goin' and COM
i'm
Having thus explained the troubles
that beset official life in a way that
will be appreciated by men in much
higher positions, Policeman Flynn pre-
pared to drop the subject in order to
give his exclusive attention to his pipe
and his paper. But Mrs. Flynn was
not at the end OF her resources.
why don't We ha-ave ta-alk with
him?" she asked. ''Ye might tell him
tn throuble he's maxim ye."
This seemed so absurd to Policeman
Flynn that he only laughed. Never
theless, the idea took root, and one
day, when opportunity offered, he
opened a conversation with the anar-
chist.
Il sup pose" be remarked, that t
is no use discussin' tn matther with
We, but don't We see ye're wrong, an
ye're only maxim thrcuble FIR ye-er-
siIf an FIR me?"
Il have right to my views" assert
ed the anarchist.
Sure We ha-ave, admitted Police
man Flynn, but We ha-ave no fright
to be foorcin' thin on Others"
They force theirs on me-" protested
the anarchist.
Policeman Flynn gave this phase of
the question thoughtful consideration
before replying.