Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
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HE GUARDS A CROSSING.

e CROSSING.
II wa-ant f'r to ta-alk to ye," said
Policeman Flynn.
"Take that out Of there or I'll break
it!' exclaimed the contractor.
yell br-reak tn shpoke iv ye-er
wheel If ye-er hor-rse moves" retort-
ed Policeman Flynn. AN I wa-ant
f'r to give We warnin' that tn mkt
time We go scootin' over tn 'crossin'
may damage me club, but ye-er bug
gy'll go to the ray-pair shop. Now
gwan an don't be block1n' up tn
r-road"
That settled the contractor, and
thereafter Policeman Flynn was the
autocrat of his crossing. But he had
other troubles, and his methods were
not always those that would be ap-
proved at headquarters. The advice
that he gave on various occasions,
while undoubtedly good, was too sharp
and pointed. A man from the coun-
try secured his attention one day and
told him he had been asked to cash a
check for a stranger who had to catch
q train to go to a sick wife.
"'Twas tn Of gag iv the confidence
man." 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: IT you
was me- he says, what w'u'd We do?'
An says to him: If was you,'
says, I'D ha-ave a guardeen app'inted
an thin hire a guide An bo whit
AWAY ma-ad.
"But it's tn women gives me tn
most throuble. Ohio! tn women!
/ Nine out iv livery tin iv thin is lack
in NERVE or ilse sinse. Wan iv thin
shteps out fut or two an thin r-runs
back. Thin she thries it wanst more,
an it's up to me f'r to iscoort her
acrost. TIL mkt wan ducks her head
an goes like a chicken crossin' a
r-road. I caught wan iv that kind
yisterda-ay whin she was r-runnin'
| Fright under pair iv prancin'
horses. Dye think ye're a bird?
says I, that We can shpread ye-er
wings and ma-ake a straight line?'
An instid iv thankin' me she whit
AWAY ma-aQ, 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 quiet reprimand.
above all things you must be cour-
teous," he was told and, with his Gus
tomary desire to master completely
| ~ VT hi hof IN nd In NJ
! out to buy book on etiquette. This
was his undoing, for it is indeed wise
man who knows how to utilize the in
. formation in such volume. He fol
= lowed the instructions implicitly, and
many woman wondered at the elab'
orateness of his bow and the tactfu'
nature of his reply when he was asked
% to do some, absurd thing entirely ou
OF the line of his duty; for women ar
E. occasionally unreasonable in their re
II quests of the guardians of the law
n He even kept his temper and actet
a with creditable discretion when he wa!
asked to run back block or two ant
d see II he could find the lap-dog WON
le an had dropped out of her victoria
But the etiquette book was responsible
N for his Waterloo, nevertheless, an
1T the night he was sent back to patro
ut duty he threw it in the fire. before evel
explaining the matter to his wife.
d, Twas all along iv thryin' to be pc
a. lite an tac'ful," he finally explained
whats polite an complimentary t
at an akel is praysum' ton to a soopeel
" yer. Ye see, twas this wa-ay;
in gir-rl-oh, fine-lukin' gir--rl iv 10 O
2o-got mixed up bechune two team.
,a an was like to be run down whIn
N saw her. Twas no time to think iv tt
~ wa-ay to get her out. Amy wa-ay a.
81 was good wa-ay, an GRABBED he
nc tr-round tn waist an carried her t
wan side. oh, SIR she says whin sh
got her breath back, how can I i've
tha-ank ye? 'Ma'am,' says I, liftil
~ me helmet an thinkin' w. tn book o
~ manners, tn pleasure says, is a
~ mine Sir she says, givin' me hit,
" tity LUX an shpeakin' cold, T will Sc
=, NC that We are ray-warded.' *Ma'am,' say
~ l, TIL mim'ry iv tn hayward I've a
w ready had will 60 with me to tt
grave"
49, What hayward had ye had, Ba
az ney?" inquired Mrs. Flynn.
uo "She asked me tn sa-ame QUESTION
Vi said Policeman Flynn.
90 "An' what did ye sa-ay to herr"
% II says to her, 'Ma'am,' says, bow
- in low like tn pictures in tn etik
% book, it's worth more than tn iris
~. r-run,' I says, FIR to have had sic
a. beautiful bundle In me arms !"
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