Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-12-27

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ming in that direction-that is. every
body but Flynn. He continued to puff.
. his pipe as If there was nothing
unusual going on.
barney" exclaimed Mrs. Flynn,
suddenly appearing in the doorway,
why don't ye wake up?"
'Divil ta-ake tn pipe" commented
policeman Flynn. ""Tis no betther
nan tn flue Nv tn kitchen shtove
tnat's always gettin' ~shtopped up"
Dye hear, Barney, that two fellies
Is poundin' thimsilyes up over fer
ninst tn corner?" persisted Mrs.
Flynn.
"Ha-ave We seen Terry foolin' with
Tn piper asked Policeman Flynn, ig-
noring his wife's question. "'Tis all
WRONG an can't make it draw at
ALL"
MIS-. Flynn's indignation at being
thus ignored was so great that she
promptly snatched the offending pipe
away from him.
Barney" she said impressively, "are
ye tn guardeen Nv tn peace or are ye
not?'
Il am" he replied, "but I'm not TIL
guardeen iv TIL fights. Are ye tired iy
me that We wa-ant me FIR to mix it I'D
with two la-ads that's havin' a bit Nv
throuble bechune thimsilves?"
Il wa-ant We to show that we're a
man an a po-lisman," asserted Mrs.
Flynn. They do be 1ghtin'."
I'm off juty," protested Policeman
Flynn, IAN it's not on me beat amy
way. Sind in tn riot-call If We think
tbs r-rigght FIR to interfere. Lave me
have me pipe now, an don't be afther
botherin' me. Dye think I'm lukkin'
fr a black eye?"
i think ye're lukkin' fr a chanst
to show that ye're a coward" said
Mrs. Flynn, scornfully.
Now, ordinarily, Mrs. Flynn's asper-
sions on her husbands proves are
sufficient to rouse him to action, as has
yeen demonstrated on many occasions,
Put this time the method failed.
~ 10y LlAAiuOi I'll ud-dy l Cum0
home with me coat tore an me
knuckles bleedin' an a big lump over
me lift carr" he asked.
Il do" answered Mrs. Flynn.
Il shtopped a fight that da-ay," said
Policeman Flynn, and then, after a
pause sufficient to enable his wife to
grasp the connection, he added: Dye
ray-mimber tn time Maloney whit to
TIL hospittle fr to be stitched up?"
Nv coorse ! do" admitted Mrs.
Flynn.
HE shtopped a fight that da-ay," re-
marked Policeman Flynn. II tell ye,
Mary. whin a ma-an wants FIR to fight
tits fright to Fave him have his fill Nv
It,"
'Tis not july" insisted Mrs. Flynn.
But tbs sinse," said the policeman.
Eye see, Mary, tbs all in KNOWN how.
Whin a ma-an Is fghtin' mad It's a
small matther to him who he does his
shcrappin' with. He'll start in fight
In wan ma-an an wind up be fightin'
another, an it's more satisfyin' to him
fr to take a welt at tn p~eacemakef
than at amy wan ilse. If We was on
tn foorce, Mary, ye'd larn that We niver
sh'u,d interfere In a fight ontil ye
can lick both Nv tn parties TO 1t, fr
It's tin to wan that's what yell have
f'r to do"
Thin We won't shtop tn flght?"
suggested Mrs. Flynn.
II told We. Mary" returned the po-
liceman, "'tis all in KNOWN how. Nv
coorse I'll shtop 1t whin It's time. I
ha-ave me eye on thin, an I'm wait
in #aS
He glanced down the street again
and. slowly rose to his feet.
.Whin two fellies is fightin'," he
said, ian wan Nv thin is gettin' TIL
worst Nv 1t, tits all r-right III. to
shtep in, fl tn la-ad that's bein' done
up will be gla-ad to have We; but whin
It's an even thing We betther keep out
ontil TIL both " thin ha-ave all they
want Nv 1t. IT'S not SO hazard to han
die q licked ma-an."
Just then Terry came racing back
from the corner where he had been
watching the fight.
"Oh, its a bully fght!" cried the
boy.
Gan fair?v asked Policeman FLYNN,
"Sure," answered the boy.
Nobody usin' br-rass knuckles or
bricks or knives?'
"Oh, mol Regular rough and tumble"
IAN neither " thin picked on tn
t0&her?"
mo; it's an even thing. They've
been threatening to get together for a
month"
Policeman Flynn nodded solemnly.
"There do Sbe times he said, "whin
lfightin' Is In tn INTERESTS " peace. I
(ray-mimber whin there was throubls
schune Whalen an DUFFY; they had
|ho liss than tin little fights that was
|shtopped an they hn'ly got to heavin'
|br-ricks at each other ontil Duffy got
his head br-roke, whin II they'd been
llfk alone TIL ihr-rst time 'tw'u'd've
'1een all owe with nothin' WORSE than
! pair Nv black eyes,"
'Tis not fr you 10 pa-ass on tn
araws but to infoorce thin" asserted
Mr.. Flynn, warmly. "Ye sh'u'd
1ht0p tn eight"