Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-13
HE GUARDS a CROSSING.

| "'Twas tn OF gag iv the confldinee
ma-an," said Policeman Flynn in tell
ing about it, but tn felly from tn
country was sorry f'r him, an he says
to me, bein' in bit iv doubt from All
he'd hear-rd iv city wa-ays IF you
was me- he says, what w'u'd We dor
An says 10 him: If | was you,'
says, I'd ha-ave a guardeen appinted
an thin hire guide An he wint
awa-ay ma-ad.
But it's tn women gives me th'
most throuble. Ohio, tn women.
Nine out iv livery tin iv thin is lack
in ner-rve or ilse sinse. Wan iv thin
shteps out fut or two an thin r-runs
back. Thin she thries it wanst more,
an tbs up to me FIR to iscoort her
acrost. TIL mkt wan ducks her head
an goes like a chicken crossin' a
r-road l caught wan iv that kind
! yisterda-ay whin she was r-runnin'
Fright under a pair iv prancin'
hor-rses. Dye think ye're a bir-rd?'
says |, that ye can shpread ye-er
wings and ma-ake a straight liner
An instid iv thanllin' me she wint
AWAY ma-ad. too"
Of course, in time the fame of Po-
liceman Flynn's methods and COM
ments reached headquarters, owing to-
some complaints that were made, and
he was given a quiet reprimand,
Above all things you must be cour.
teous," he was told, and. with his GUS
tomary desire to master completely
anything that he undertook, he went
| O1It n bIIty
was his undoing for it is indeed a wise
man who knows how to utilize the in
formation in such a volume. He fol-
| lowed the instructions implicitly, and
many woman wondered at the elab-
orateness of his bow and the tactful
nature Of his reply when he was asked
to do some absurd thing entirely out
of the line of his duty; for women are
occasionally unreasonable in their re-
quests of the guardians of the law.
He even kept his temper and acted
with creditable discretion when he was
asked to run back block or two and
see If he could find the lap-dog wom-
an had dropped out of her victoria.
But the etiquette book was responsible
for his Waterloo, nevertheless. and
the night he was sent back to patrol
duty he threw it in the fire before even
explaining the matter to his wife.
Twas all along iv thryin' to be DO
lite an tacful," he finally explained
Whats polite an complimentary to-
an akel is praysumtio to a soopeer-
yer. Ye see, twas this wa-ay:
gir-rl-oh, fine-lukin gir--rl iy 10 or
2O-got mixed up bechune two teams.
an was like to be r-run down whfn Y
saw her. Twas no time to think iy th'
wa-ay to get her out Amy wa-ay ALI
was a good wa-ay, an I gr-rabbed her
r-round TIL waist an carried her to
wan side. oh. sir she says whin she
got her breath back, how can iver
tha-ank ye? Ma'am,' says I, liftin'
me helmet an thinkin' iv th' book ON
manners 'th' pleasure says, is alE
mine Sir she says. givin' me hity-
t1ty lux an shpeakin' cold, I will Sec
that ye are ray-warded.' Maam,' says
|, TIL mim'ry iv tn hayward I've al
ready had will go with me to the
gra-ave"
"What hayward had We had, Bar
ney?" inquired Mrs. Flynn.
"She asked me TIL sa-ame quistfon."
said Policeman Flynn.
An what did We sa-ay to herr"
81 says to her. Ma'am' I says. bow
in low like tn pictures in th' etikft
book, tits worth more than th' r-risk
r-run' | says. f'r to have had sich
beautiful bundle in me arms"
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