Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28

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.
"An' fair?" asked Policeman Flynn.
Sure" answered the boy.
Nobody usin' br-rass knuckles or
br-ricks or ltnives?"
"Oh, no! Reglar rough and tumble"
"An' neither iv thin picked On tn
other?"
mo; it's an even thing. They've
been threatening to get together for a
month"
Policeman Flynn nodded solemnly.
There do be times" he said, "whin
| fightin' is in tn inth'rests iv peace. l
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'
br-ricks at each other ontil Duffy got
his head br-roke, whin If they'd been
lift alone tn first time 'tw'u'd've
been all over with nothin' wor-rse than
pair iv black eyes,"
"'Tis not fr you 30 pa-ass on th'
la-aws but to infoorce thim,' asserted
Mrs. Flynn. warmly. "Ye sh'u'd
shtop tn fight"
Nv coorse" answered Policeman
Flynn, AN It's what | intind FIR to do
Terry, c'u'd l lick tn two iv thim?"
Moo" replied Terry doubtfully;
mot yet. There's a lot of fight in
them yet"
But they're near to tn finish?" sug-
gested Policeman Flynn.
Yes; they're getting winded," ad-
mitted Terry.
Policeman Flynn took his boy to one
side and whispered to him. Terry
nodded and started back to the cor
ner, where the men were still spar
ring and occasionally clinching. Po-
liceman Flynn took out his watch and
looked at 1t.
I'm wan minute" he said to his
wife, "Tll give ye an Illustration iv
tn majesty iv tn 'la-aw; I'll show ye
how tn wise po-lisman shtops a fight
without gettin' his head br-roke or
maxim throuble FIR himsilf be sindin'
thin to tn station anN havin' to ap.
pear ag'n thin in tn polls court
Wa-atch me-"
I'm wa-atchin' ye." returned Mrs
Flynn, somewhat contemptuously.
"As l toll We befoor," continued Po-
liceman Flynn, "'tis all in KNOWN
how an choosin' ye-er time Fright
Ye understand tn thing is to shtor
tn fight without til nuisance iv havin
to artist amy wan, an the reppyta.
tion iv a ma-an f'r doin' things an
permittin' no nonsense counts f'r a lot
TIL fact is, Mary, ye don't know tn
kind iv ma-an l am an tn wa-ay tn
vi'lators iv tn la-aw LUX on me. I'll:
betther than tin to wan they've beer
gun, an whin ta-ake wan shtep tina
wa-ay twill be all off. Ohio! they
know me, fr sure they dol"
Pm wa-atchin' ye," said Mrs
Flynn, sarcastically.
Policeman Flynn gave her a re
proachful glance. settled his helme
: firmly on his head, and started toward
| the corner. In an instant there wa
commotion in the crowd, the twt
, combatants ran, and the spectator
r scattered.
, 81 toll ye So" said Policeman Flynn
r turning to his wife again.
2 Dye mean to sa-ay," demandeI
Mrs. Flynn, that ye-er gr-reat rep
, pytation as po-lisman is wha
shtopped the 6ght?"
"M-m-m WELL" returned Policeman
> Flynn. "'tis half reppytation an I'll
, half bein' wise an KNOWN tn righ
wa-ay iv doin thing"
Mrs. Flynn said nothing in reply
but when Terry came back she Gale
him to her.
Terry" she said, what did ye-e
:, father say to ye befoor ye wint bac
. to tn cr-rowd?"
q "He told me-" answered Terry, "tha
/, the moment he started In that direc
: tion / should start the cry: Police
y Here comes the patrol wagon and
did It," .., tf.s
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph b. Bowles.l
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