River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-13
HE AFFECTS A COMPROMISE.

Barney" said Mrs. Barney Flynn,
as the policeman settled himself for
a smoke.
"Prisent." returned Policeman
Flynn, absent -mindedly saluting.
"Ha-ave We minute to sp-are?
81 ha-ave tin iv thim," answered
Policeman Flynn.
"'Twill be enough" said Mrs.
FIvnn. IL wisht ye'd run mkt door
an artist Mrs. Dugan."
"FOr why!" asked Policeman Flynn,
looking at her in establishment. did
she give ye the cold shtare whin We
pa-assed her be tn corner, or did she
tell tn neigh-bors ye was wearin'
hat iv la-ast years crop?'
'Ha-ave little sinse about ye, Bar
ney," returned Mrs. Flynn, indignant
ly "She do be pilin' ashes feminist
tn fince, where they blows over an
rooms the work. iv days washin'.
J ha-ave tn clo'es hung out to dhry,
an whin / take thin in me best white
pitticoat luks like polky-dot dhress."
why don't We wear it fr Wan?
demanded Policeman Flynn, peril
nently. "'Tw'ud be money saved.
Barney, are We fool?" asked Mrs.
Flynn, warmly. "Will We artist that
woman or will ye not?"
"'Tis tn first time I iver knew We
c'u'dn't hold up ye-er own ind with
amy wan" replied Policeman Flynn,
evasively. IF they was floor to wan,
'tw'u'd be dif'rint; but with wan to
wan l niver knew ye to back down"
Back down, is it," cried Mrs.
Flynn. "Sure, We betther not sa-ay
that more than wanst Back down!
oh, me! Oh, my! G'wan over an
ask Mrs. Dugan IL / backed down.
l give her as good as she give me
livery time. Dye think / ha-ave no
tongue in me head to let tn likes iv
her come over me?"
II know ye ha-ave," said Policeman
Flynn, with feeling. But, accordin'
to ye-er own shtory, tbs an akel
thing"
"'Tis not, IL ye're a man." as
serted Mrs. Flynn; ''if ye're not, thin
Fave me know it. 'Tis an akel thing
bechune her an me, with me havin'
a little tn best Nv it; but her ma-an
do be a dhriver an not a po-lisman.
FIR why are ye on tn foorce? FIR
tn protection iv thin as needs it. II
yell not shtand up FIR me, | might
as well be marri'd to a hod-caryer."
Mrs. Flynn" said the patrolman,
impressively, there's wan thing I'd
like FIR to tell ye. IT'S me that niver
shir-rked me July. I've been feminist
the worst that iver come down tn
plank r-road. I've TUX three min
to the station to wanst, an I've KEEP
ordher iliction day in tn ha-ardest
district in tn city. I've TUX tn con
min an tn strong-arm min an the
worst char acters that liver was put
behind the ba-ars, but / niver wint up
feminist woman in clo'es-line fight,
an I niver will while l ha-ave me
sinses lift to me. I'd rather go to th'
pa-ark an artist tn tiger FIR playin'
with a blind pig, l w'u'd that I'd
rather run in tn ELEPHANT FIR tn
larceny iv a bale iv hay. I'd sooner
dispute tn fright iv wa-ay Nv a cable
car with me ba-ack TURNED to it.
Mrs. Flynn"-and here he became
even more impressive-T ha-ave
head iv hair that I'd like FIR to keep.
an it's not to me likin' to ha-ave me
uniform tore to pieces"
yell not artist herr"
at will not"
''Will we go over and talk to her
fri'ndly-like?"
''What'll / sa-ay to herr"
Tell her in a quit, gintell wa-ay
that she's no la-ady, or she'd not be
afther THROWN ashes where they
blows on me clo'es, an tallxin' back
to her betthers. Shpeak gintle, iy
coorse, but tell her yen sind her 10
tn Dnitintiary and br-reak her ma-an's
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