Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-11-29
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up mere an Tell ye he wants W SEE ye.
Nv coorse she won't says the capt'in,
but it's only fair to thry wanst more
Ye see, tn captin an me knows wom-
en-"
ooh, you do. do your" was the sar'
castle comment of the woman.
CIV coorse we do, none betther," an
swered Policeman Flynn. livery
ma-an knows woman; it's only women
that doesn't. So we got to ta-alkin' Nv
it in tn station, an livery ma-an
there says We won't come. IT'S fool
ish,' they says, FIR to sind afther her
ag'in whin theirs Is or 20 " us here
that knows women like a book, all
sayin' that she won't come"
well, of all the conceit!" broke in
the woman, holly. know women like
a book, do you? Why, you don't know
anything at all about her"
"Sure we do" said Policeman Flynn.
confidently.
THE absurdity of it," exclaimed the
woman.
"Ye're not comm, are ye?" demand
ed Policeman Flynn.
"No, I'm not"
There, we ha-ave tn proof Nv It,
asserted Policeman Flynn, triumphant
ly. otis what we said. Ohio! we're
a wise lot iv la'ads."
I'm not afraid to come" insisted
the woman. 81 know what your cap
tain wants, and it doesn't bother me
a bit, only I don't want to come"
Nv coorse not" acquiesced Police
man Flynn. 'but ye're not comm.
knew ye w'u'dn't."
"Then why did you come for me?"
asked the woman.
"Oho! l didn't tell we iv it, did ~
returned Policeman Flynn, leaning
comfortably against the post at the
foot of the stairs. ""Twas all along
iv me wife. At tn station we'd give
up sindin' FIR we ag'in, an I was laugh
in at TIL idee iv annywan thinkin' ye'd
come whin she up an says: Barney,
she says, how d We know she'll not
Gomez 4 know women says l. 'Ye're
a fool says she"
"She's right" interrupted the
woman.
How can We say that" demanded
Policeman Flynn, "whin ye're provin
she's wr-rong?"
what else did she say?" asked the
woman.
"'Twouldn't inth'rist ye," asserted
Policeman Flynn. "She's like all tn
r-rest iv tn women-she thinks she
knows-an' she r-roasts me FIR thinkin
I know. TITS like a ma-an,' she says
'f'r to think he knows what a WON
anil do an to be %br-raggin' Nv 1t.
But I'm right I says. 'Ye're not,
says she; If ye're polite to her an ac
tn gintleman,' she says, she'll come.
With that we ha-ave some worlds, tn
foolish woman thinkin' she knows tn
sex betther than me that's married tt
a fine sample Nv it, an in tn ind sh'
lays a bet iv a new shawl ag'in a pal,
iv winther gloves that yell come |
I ta-alk polite to we an don't thry T.
to bluff We. So here l am, an l win.
ooh, you do, do your" retorted tn
woman.
'Iv coorse I do" said Policeman
Flynn. 81 ha-ave tn gloves all pickle,
out. Ohio! tits a great joke l ha-av
on her, she thinkin' I didn't knov
anything iv women. Twill be a les
son FIR her"
." don't believe you," she said q
last.
] "Tis all tn same to me-" returne
Policeman Flynn, so long as We don
come with me-"
81 believe you think I'm afraid I
n face the captain and answer his que
tons"
lr "Niver," insisted Policeman Flynn
1t "'Tis only tn woman mkt door thinl
:" that. Ye see, I whit there be mi
n ta-ake," he went on, as he saw h,
is flush angrily, "an' whin l told h
;" what I was afther she di-ricts me her
le an says: But she won't go with y
N though, FIR she's afraid Nv the polls.
ny did she say that?" demanded Il
a woman.
40 "She seemed to know ye," said p
liceman Flynn, blandly. "'Tis
We shtrange thing, too, whin We think
he wan woman KNOWN another. If I
wife had as much sense she'd be hav.
an a new shawl instid Nv buyin' me a ps
Nv gloves with fur on thin. TIL
Is woman mkt door do be havin'
sinse av a ma-an."
20 "Just about as much returned t
woman. "Im afraid, am I? And
an read like a book by a lot Of lazy m
zen loafng about a police station, am
Well, you just wait here a minute
nn' where We goin'?" asked Policem
me Flynn.
us "I'm going to get my hat" was
yer answer. II always did despise Il
" woman next door anyway"
ne "'Tis what thought" chuckled
lse' liceman Flynn to himself. "Ye're
q ways safe in fgurin' on that with
an. woman mkt door,"
: Elbow did you do 1t, Barney?" as,
one of them.
tne Thereupon Policeman Flynn loo
NY owlishly wise for a minute, and t
contributed this bit Of philosophy
~. the store Of human wisdom.
"'Tis easy to make a woman
what ye wa-ant II ye can keep
ary from KNOWN what 1t is."
Nevertheless, to ease his console
~ he bought his wife a shawl, mucf
her surprise.
downright. 1906. by Joseph B. Bowie
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