River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-12-27


front Of his little home when the cry
of Flight! Fight" was raised down
the street and everybody started rum
ming in that direction-that is, every
body but Flynn. He continued to pun
at 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
than tn fue " tn kitchen shtove
that's always gettin' shtopped up"
Dye hear, Barney, that two fellies
is poundin' thimsilves up over fer
ninst tn corner?" persisted Mrs.
Flynn.
"Ha-ave We seen Terry foolin' with
tn piper" asked Policeman Flynn, ig-
n0ring his wifes question. otis all
WRONG an 1 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
We TIL guardeen iv tn peace or are We
not?"
81 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 iv
throuble bechune thimsilves?"
Il wa-ant We to show that ye're a
man an a po-lisman," asserted Mrs.
Flynn. "They do be fightin'."
"I'm off juty," protested Policeman
Flynn, "an' tits NOT on me beat amy
way. Sind in tn riot-call 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'
FIR a black eyer"
II think ye're lulzlxin' FIR a chanst
to show that ye're coward" said
Mrs. Flynn, scornfully.
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 come
home with me coat tore an me
knuckles bleedin' an big lump over
me lift carr" he asked.
81 do" answered Mrs. Flynn.
II 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 FIR to be Switched up?"
CIV coorse l do" admitted Mrs.
Flynn.
"He shtopped fight that da-ay," re-
marked Policeman Flynn. II tell We,
Mary, whin a ma-an wants FIR to fight
tits fright to lave him have his fill iv
it."
"'Tis not juty," insisted Mrs. Flynn.
But It's sinse." said the policeman.
Eye see, Mary, it's all in KNOWN how
Whin ma-an is fghtin' mad it's a
small matther to him who he does his
shcrappin' with. He'll start in fight
I'm wan ma-an an wind up be fightin'
another, an It's more satisfyin' to him
FIR to take a 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 ontil We
can lick both iv tn parties to it, FIR
tbs tin to wan that's what ye'll have
FIR to do"
chin We won't shtop tn fght?"
suggested Mrs. Flynn.
81 told We, Mary" returned the po-
liceman, "'tis all in KNOWN how. w
coorse I'll shtop it whin tbs time.
ha-ave me eye on thin, an I'm wait
in"
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' tn
worst iv it, It's all fright FIR to
shtep in, FIR 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 tn both iv thin ha-ave all they
want iv it. IT'S not so hazard to han
die licked ma-an."
Just then Terry came racing back
from the corner where he had been
watching the fight.
ooh, it's a bully fight" cried the
boy.
can fair?" asked Policeman Flynn
"Sure," answered the boy.
Nobody usin' br-rass knuckles or
br-ricks or knives?"
''Oh. no! Regular rough and tumble"
'Ais neither iv thin picked on tn
other?"
mo; it's an even thing. They've
been threatening to get together for
month"
Policeman Flynn nodded solemnly.
There do be times he said, 'swhin
fghtin' is in tn INTERESTS iv peace
ray-mimber whin there was throuble
bechune Whalen an Duffy; they had
no liss than tin little fights that was
shtopped an they fin'ly got to heavin'
bricks at each other ontil Duffy got
his head br-roke, whtn if they'd been
lift alone tn first time 'tw'u.d've
been all over with nothin' WORSE than
pair iv black eyes"
'Tis not FIR you to pa-ass on tn
la-aws but to infoorce thin." asserted
Mrs. Flynn, warmly "Ye sh'u'd
sbtop tn tight"