The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-13

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IT'S WRONG, Grant Ye, But tn
Chink Is tn 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 q bit Nv this an a 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 heav-
in things at Chiny f'r so long that
it seems to tn byes like tn erect
thing to do. Why, Mary, It's only
bit iv a time since that word come
to tn station there was riot goin'
on an q man bein' kilt. Sind out
tn wagon an twinty mini cried TIL
capt'in. Hold on! says tn man at
tn tiliphone. ''Tis Murphy calm,
an he says he jist Earned tbs only
mob heatin' up Chinyman, an
he wants to know what he'll do
'Shtop tn wagon says tn capt'in.
AN tell Murphy f'r to bring tn
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 livin' at all, an
he must be ray-formed Nv that vice.
I'll ta-alk to tn lad, but I'll not whale
him while he has so nanny ba-ad k
amples."
"He put stone through tn WILDLY
Kelly's windy" urged Mrs. Flynn, as
last resort.
whats that!" exclaimed Policeman
Flynn, suddenly Strengthening up.
"Vrlatin' tn city ordinances, is he?
Deshtroyin' tn r-rights iv property
an interferin' with good, hazard
workin' people. Where is he? IT'S
f'r 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. Flynn's heart-caught
his eye, and he reached the only
branch that would hold him before his
father could lay hands on him.
Come down out fv that" com,
manded Policeman Flynn.
"Ill not" replied the boy.
MARY, bring me tn AK" was the
next command.
Eft why?" demanded Mrs. Flynn,
scornfully. "D'ye think ye're a
George Washington fr to be chopin
down threes? II ye want tn lad
it's fr you to 90 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 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 II the boy
lowered himself somewhat from the
limb, and one of his feet certainly
came in contact with his fathers fin.
gers, while the other gave violent
push to the irate mans shoulder.
There was a yell, and 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.
It is best to draw 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 a piece Of shin.
gle in his hand.
\ "Did We hear him? Ohio! did ye
hear him?" cried Policeman Flynn
II c'u'd have shtood anything but
that. Did ye hear what he said
Mary?"
"I-I'll never do 1t again, father"
pleaded the lad.
Il sh'u'dn't think ye w'u'd," 70
turned Policeman Flynn. why, 'tis
enough to make wan take Z
scantlin' to We. Dye mind what hs
said. Mary? Here was l on tn hard
ground, where I'd come down like 4
thousand iv brick, OWN to him kick
in me knuckles, an he says to me
he says"
''Wrat did he sa-ay?" asked Mrs
Flynn, as the patroIman's excitement
i seemed in q fnir way to curtail his
I power Of speech.
"He says to me, tn OF man, hs
says. 'W'u'dn't that ja-ar ye?
Copyright. 1906. by Joseph B. Bo.7lea)
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