River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-08
PREACHING AND PRACTICE
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Excuse FIR kapin' ba-ad comp'ny that
ye're married to tn ma-an."
..Accordin' to that" said Mrs.
Flynn, with biting sarcasm, Il sh'u'd
Fave We, Barney"
"Th' ma-an sh'u'd be over on the
island" said the patrolman, ignor.
ing this thrust.
"Ye1l not Fave me do anything
FIR herr" said Mrs. Flynn, inQuiringly.
"I will not"
"Ye're a ha-ard-hear-rted ma-an.
Barney!"
Il ha-ave sinse," retorted Police
man Flynn.
Now, as has been demonstrated be-
fore, Mrs. Flynn has mind of her
own, and she is not woman with
whom it is safe to be dictatOrial. In
consequence, she was just on the
point of issuing declaration of in
dependence, with incidental remarks
on autonomy, when neighbor sud-
denly put his head in the door and
called out: You're wanted, Flynn!"
Policeman Flynn hastily caught up
his helmet and departed.
AS they hurried along it was ex.
planned to the policeman that things
were in bad way at Flaherty's. The
oldest boy had hurt himself, and the
neighborhood doctor who had been
called in wanted him sent to the hos
pital. It was clearly the proper thing
to do, but Mrs. Flaherty would not
hear of it. She was going to have
her boy with her at all hazards.
when Bill sees how things are
now" she said pathetically in answer
to Policeman Flynn's arguments, Il
know he'll be good to us. He used to
be good man before before"
Il know" broke In Policeman
Flynn. Hell be good-maybe, and
then he added under his breath.
"whin he's in his grave or tn polls
station. know him."
But the woman won her point.
Even reason and sense must give way
before the assaults of a mother plead
ing for her child, and the doctor
eased his conscience with the thought
that it was not a very serious case,
and the boy probably would come out
all right anyway. He knew that she
was unwise, but love and wisdom do
not often go hand in hand.
But she must have assistance" he
said. There is practically nothing
in the house, and she has no money.
I'll report the case to the relief au-
thorities at once"
Others who had gathered expressed
approval of this decision, and then
left, feeling that the fact that the
matter was to be put in the hands of
the proper officers relieved them OF
responsibility. But Policeman Flynn
was not satisfied. His was prac-
tical mind, and he wanted to do some
thing.
'I'll r-run ye-er ma-an in FIR we, SOS
to keep him out iv tn wa-ay,' he sug-
gested in the goodness of his heart.
IF you do she returned, I'LL
scratch your eyes out"
LUX at that, now!" he commented
to himself, as he finally started for
home. "She do be an onthankful
woman, an wan without sinse. She
sh'u'd be ma-ade to lave that good
f'r-nothin' ma-an an sind tn bye to
tn hospittle, she sh'u'd that. TIL
only wa-ay with thin kind Nv people
is to be firm an hazard; but" he
added, with shake of his head, how
ca-an ye?"
He was still soliloquizing in this
strain when he reached home and was
called upon to tell his wife all that
had happened. When he had finished
she suddenly asked: Where's ye-er
sal'ry, Barney?"
He passed her some money, which
she carefully counted.
"They's tin dollars missin'," she
announced, but Policeman Flynn was
apparently deep in a reverie.
"That fool iv woman" he NUT
tered half to himself.
I'm not ta-alkin' iv tn woman, but
tn tin dollars" said Mrs. Flynn.
ct is all tn sa-ame," returned Po-
liceman Flynn. "She do be a fool iv
a woman, Mary-I'l not go back on
that, not wan bit; but'-again
thoughtfully-"we like thin that
wa-ay, an ray-lief officers is SHOW.
Ye've no idee, Mary, how SHOW thin
feIlies-"
"Th tin dollars" insisted Mrs.
Flynn.
Il lift it with tn fool iv woman"
said Policeman Flynn, in desperation.
"G'wan, now, an don't be ta-alkin' to
me-
Copyright, 1908 by Joseph 3. Bowles.)
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