The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-12-28
He ACTS AS PEACEMAkER,

"7arney," She Said, Impressivety, ~
| Are We
In meditative mood Policeman Bar
ney Flynn was smoking his pipe in
front of his little home when the cry
OF Fight! Fight" was raised down
the street and everybody started rum
ming In that direction-that is, every
body but Flynn. He continued to puff
at his pipe as if there was nothing
unusual going on.
"Barney!" exclaimed Mrs. Flynn.
suddenly appearing In the doorway,
why don't We wake up?"
"Divil ta-ake tn pipe" commented
Policeman Flynn. "'Tis no betther
than tn f1ue iv tn kitchen shtove
that's always gettin' shtopped up"
"D'ye hear, Barney, that two fellies
Is poundin' thimsilves up over fer
ninst tn corner?" persisted Mrs
Flynn
"Ha-ave ye seen Terry foolin' with
tn pipe?" asked Policeman Flynn, ig-
noring his wife's question. "'Tis all
WRONG an can't make it draw at
ALL"
Mrs. 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 iv tn peace or are We
not?"
II am" he replied, "but I'm not tn
guardeen iv tn fights. Are We tired iv
me that We wa-ant me FIR to mix it up
with two la-ads that's havin' bit iy
throuble bechune thimsilves?"
Il wa-ant We to show that ye're a
man an po-lisman,'' asserted Mrs
Flynn. ''They do be fghtin'.'
"1'm off juty," protested Policeman
Flynn, IAN it's not on me beat amy
way. Sind in tn riot-ca1l If We think
it's r-rigght FIR to Interfere Lave me
have me pipe now, an don't be afther
botherin' me. Dye think I'm lukkin'
f'r a black eyer"
Il think ye're lukkin' FIR a chanst
to show that ye're a coward" said
Mrs Flynn, scornfu1ly.
Now, ordinarily, Mrs. Flynn's asper-
sions on her husbands prowess are
sufficient to rouse him to action, as has
been demonstrated on many occasions,
but this time the method failed
Dye ray-mimber tn da-ay I come
home with me coat tore an me
knuckles bleedin' an a big lump over
me lift carr" he asked.
II do answered Mrs. Flynn.
81 shtopped 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
tn hospittle f'r to be stitched up?''
Nv coorse I d." admitted Mrs.
Flynn.
HE shtopped fight that da-ay,' re-
marked Policeman Flynn. Il tell We,
Mary, whin ma-an wants FIR to fight
it's fright to rave him have his fill iv
it,
"'Tis not juty," insisted Mrs. Flynn.
But it's sinse," said the policeman.
"Ye see, Mary, it's all in KNOWN how.
Whin a ma-an is fghtin' mad it's q
small matther to him who he does his
sherappin' with. He'll start in fight
In wan ma-an an wind up be f1gftir'
another, an It's more satisfyin' to him
f'r to take welt at tn peacemaker
than at amy wan ilse. If We was ON
tn foorce, Mary, ye'd larn that We niver
sh'u'd interfere in fight ont11 ye
can lick both 1v tn parties to it, fr
it's tin to wan that's what ye'11 have
f'r to do"
"Thin ye won't shtop tn hghtr'
suggested Mrs. Flynn. -r
l., II told We, Mary" returned the po-
liceman, Its all in knowin' how. Nv
coorse I'll shtop it whln tbs time. ]
4 ha-ave me eye on thin, an FIN wait
in"
He glanced down the street again
and slowly rose to his feet.
".tWhfn two fellies is f1ghtin,,'' hi
= said, IAN wan iv, Thin is gettin' tn
: worst iv it, tits all fright f'r tt
shtep In, f'r tn la-ad that's bein' done
J up will be gla-ad to have sye; but whir
| It's an even thing We betther keep out
4 ontil tn both " thin Sha-ave all the,
7 want " it. IT'S not SO hazard to han
s die q licked ma-an." i y ."S3;2 hi &r% Il 3:
4 Just then Terry came racing lbacl
I from the corner where he had beer
q Watching the fight s.. .: -.ys9 " 81. !:
4 Oh it's . bully ,f1ght."" cried tn
! boy ], q. f5 $ s&ss
s AM fair 2? ~ asked oliceman Flynn
Sure answered the boy. ai.s:
:: obody usin hr-rass knuckles Q
br-ricks or knives" 4: ...s
Oh, mo-! Reg lar rough and tumble.
n An neither " thin picked On Il
other s'=ss 5s.1 3#s
i. 59 s.llso;; s IL 8 an even thing. They''Y
been threatening to get together Tor