The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30

Out us only Idlr 10 lnTy WduSt iuOIc-
Ye see, tn captin an me knows wom-
en-"
"Oh, you do, do your" was the sar-
castle comment of the woman.
Nv 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' iv
1t in tn station, an livery ma-an
there says We won't come. tbs fool
ish,' they says, FIR to sind afther her
ag'in whin theirs 10 or 20 iv us here
that knows women like book, all
sayin' that she won't come"
well, of all the conceit!" broke in
the woman, hotly. Know women like
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.
mo, I'm not"
There, We ha-ave tn proof ~ It."
asserted Policeman Flynn, triumphant
ly. "'Tis what we said. Ohio! we're
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 don't want to come"
'Iv coorse not" acquiesced Police
man Flynn, 'but ye're not comm. I
knew We w'u'dn't."
Then why did you come for me-"
asked the woman.
"Oho! didn't tell ye " IT, did II"
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' f'r We agin, an was laugh
in at tn idee Nv annywan thinkin' ye'd
come whin she up an says: Barney
she says. how d. We know she'll not
Gomez L know women says l. Ye're
fool says She"
shes right" interrupted the
woman.
How can ye 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. shes like all tn
r-rest iv tn women-she thinks she
knows-an' she r-roasts me FIR thinkfn'
l know. Ills like a ma-an,' she says,
FIR to think he knows what wom-
anil do an to be br-raggin' " it.
But I'm right I says. 'Ye're not
says she; II ye're polite to her an act
tn gintleman,' she says, she'll come
With that we ha-ave some words, tn
foolish woman thinkin' she knows tn
sex betther than me that's married to
a fine sample iv it, an in tn ind she
lays bet iv new shawl ag'in a pair
iv whittier gloves that yell come il
l ta-alk polite to We an don't thry f'r
to bluff ye. So here am, an win"
"Oh, you do, do you?" retorted the
woman.
Nv coorse I do" said Policeman
Flynn. Il ha-ave tn gloves all picked
out. Ohoi it's great joke I ha-ave
on her. she thinkin' I didn't know
anything " women. Twill be les
SON FIR her"
Il don't believe you." she said at
last.
IT'S all tn same to me-" returned
Policeman Flynn, $50 long as We don't
come with me-"
Il believe you think I'm afraid to
face the captain and answer his ques-
tons"
"Niver," insisted Policeman Flynn.
'S'Tis only tn woman mkt door thinks
that. Ye see, whit there be mis-
ta-ake," he went on, as he saw her
flush angrily, IAN whin I told her
what was afther she di-ricts me here,
an says: But she won't go with We,
though, f'r she's afraid iv the po-lis.'"
did she say that?" demanded the
| woman.
She seemed TO know ye," said Po-
liceman Flynn, blandly. "'Tis a
shtrange thing, too, whin ye think iy
wan woman KNOWN another. II me
wife had as much sense she'd be havin'
new shawl inssid iv buyin' me a pair
iv gloves with fur on thin. That
woman mkt door do be havin' tn
sinse av ma-an."
'Just about as much" returned tho
woman. I'm afraid, am I? And I'm
read like book by lot Of lazy men
loafing about a police station, am I?
Well, you just wait here a minute
Where We goin'?" asked Policeman
Flynn
I'm going to get my hat" was the
answer. Il always did despise that
woman next door anyway"
"'Tis what thought" chuckIed Po-
liceman Flynn to himself. "Ye're al
ways safe in figurin' on that with tn
| woman Mkt door"
How did you do it, Barney" asked
one of them.
Thereupon Policeman Flynn looked
owlishly wise for minute, and then
contributed this bit of philosophy to
the store of human wisdom:
IT'S easy to make a woman do
what ye wa-ant If We can keep her
from KNOWN what it isl
Nevertheless, to ease his conscience
he bought his wife a shawl, much to
her surprise.
Copyright 1906, by Joseph e. Bowles.)
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