Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-11-09
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L uST! Sdlu MIS-. II III, lnQuuluSly.
Il will not"
"Yere ha-ard-hear-rted ma.an.
Barney!"
81 ha-ave sinse," retorted Police
man Flynn.
Now, as has been demonstrated be-
fore, Mrs. Flynn has a 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 a 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. 1t 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. He'll be good-maybe," and
then he added under his breath,
"whin he's in his grave or tn polls
station. l know him.
But the woman won her point.
Even reason and sense must give way
before the assaults of mother plead.
ing for her child, and the doctor
eased his conscience with the thought
that it was not 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 o1
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 ye, sos
to keep him out iv thi wa-ay," he sug
gested in the goodness of his heart.
IF you do" she returned, "TI
scratch your eyes out"
LUX at that, now!" he commented
to himself, as he finally started fol
home. She do be an onthanlfu
woman, an wan without slnse. She
f'r-nothin' ma-an an sind tn bye tc
tn hospittle, she sh'u'd that. TIL
only wa-ay with thin kind iv people
is to be firm an hazard; but" ne
added, with q shake of his head, "hoW
ca-an ye?"
He was still soliloquizing in this
strain when he reached home and wa!
called upon to tell his wife all tha
had happened. When he had finished
| Sne suddenly dShSu. WueTe . ye-el
sal'ry, Barney?"
He passed her some money, which
she carefully counted.
"They's tin dollars missin'," she
announced, but Policeman Flynn wa:
apparently deep in a reverie.
THAT fool iv a woman" he NUT
tered half to himself
I'm not ta-alkin' iv tn woman, bu
tn tin dollars" said Mrs. Flynn.
"'T is all tn sa-alne,'' returned Pc
liceman Flynn. "She do be fool il
woman, Mary-Ill not go back OF
that, not wan bit; but'-agail
thoughtfully-"we like thin tina
wa-ay, an ray-lief officers is shlow
Ye've no idee, Mary, how shlow thin
fellies-"
"Th' tin dollars" insisted Mrs
Flynn.
81 lift it with tn fool iv woman,
, said Policeman Flynn, in desperation
"G'wan, now, an don't be taalkin' t.
me-"
Copyright 1906. by Joseph B. Bowles
Copyright by the Century Coz
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