River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-30

I" 'Tis WRONG, I Grant Ye, But tn
Chink Is thu Ta-arget FIR tn
Whole World"
to keep away But It's too fine
grab-bag, an they push him an shove
him an take bit iv this an bit
iv that, an whin in his ign'rance he
gets ma-ad, they all pitch in an beat
him all up. IT'S not fair an fright,
iv coorse, an I'll give Terry
war-rnin'; but livery vans been heay-
in things at Chiny f. so long that
it seems to tn byes like tn erect
thing to do. Why, Mary, it's only a
bit iv time since that word come
to tn station there was riot goin'
on an a man bein' kilt. Sind out
tn wagon an twinty mini cried tn
capt'in. Hold ONT says tn man at
tn tiliphone. ''Tis Murphy calm,
an he says he jist Earned It's only
mob beatin' up a Chinyman, an
he wants to know what he'll do
'Shtop tn wagon says tn capt'in,
AN tell Murphy FIR to bring Sh'
Chinyman in an lock him up whin
tn mob's through with him. TIL
whole the'ry is that tn Chink is COM
mittin' a crime be Twin at all, an
he must be ray-formed iv that vice.
I'll ta-alk to tn lad, but I'll not whale
him while he has so nanny ba-ad Ike
amples."
'sTIe put stone through tn Wildly
Kellys windy" urged Mrs. Flynn. as
a last resort.
whats that!" exclaimed Policeman
Flynn, suddenly Strengthening up
"Vrlatin' tn city ordinances, is hef
Deshtroyin' tn r-rights iv property
an interferin' with good, hazard.
workin' people. Where is he? 'Tis
FIR me to show him tn la-aws fer>
ninst malicious mischief is made TO
be infoorced."
From the next room Terry had over
heard this remark, and before Police.
man Flynn could reach him he was
out in the back yard looking for an
available place of refuge. A tree
the only one in the locality, and the
pride of Mrs. Flynns heart-caught
his eye, and he reached the only
branch that would hold him before hia
father could lay hands on him.
Come down out iv that!" COM
manded Policeman Flynn.
"I'll not" replied the boy.
''Mary, bring me tn AK" was the
next command.
err why?" demanded Mrs. Flynn.
scornfully. "D'ye think ye're
George Washington f'r to be chopin
down threes? II ye wa-ant tn lad
it's FIR you to go up afther him."
Policeman Flynn circled round the
tree two or three times, but finally
made up his mind that the only thing
for him to do was to follow his wife's
advice. What happened after that Is
somewhat hazy. 1t was only a short
climb, but the branch could not be
reached from the ground, so the pa
trolman encircled the tree with his
arms and legs and began the ascent,
whereupon there was a suddenness
and rapidity of events that was most
mystifying. 1t seemed as IL the boy
lowered himself somewhat from tho
limb, and one of his feet certainly
came in contact with his fathers fin
gers, while the other gave a violent
push to the irate man's shoulder.
There was a yell, and a policeman
dropped in heap at the root OF the
tree. When he got on his feet again
he gave a wild jump and succeeded
in catching one Of the boys feet
Il is best to draw a veil over what
Immediately followed When order
was finally restored as result Of the
earnest efforts OF Mrs. Flynn, the boy
was wailing and the man was stand
ing triumphant with piece of shin
gle in his hand.
did We hear him? Ohio! did We
hear him?" cried Policeman Flynn.
'T c'u'd have shtood anything but
that. Did We hear what he said.
Mary?"
T-I'll never do It again, father"
pleaded the LAD.
at sh'u'dn't think ye w'u'd," re-
turned Policeman Flynn. why, It's
enough to make wan take a
to We. Dye mind what he
said, Mary? Here was on tn hard
ground, where I'd come down like
thousand iv brick, OWN to him kick
in me knuckles, an he says to me,
he says"
sWhat did he sa-ay?" asked Mrs.
Flynn, as the patrolman's excitement
seemed In a fair way to curtail his
power of speech.
"He says to me, tn OF man, he
says, 'W'u'dn't that ja-ar YET"
Copyright. 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles.l
Copyright. by the Century Coz