Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-03

In meditative mood Policeman Bar
ney Flynn was smoking his pipe in
front of his little home when the cry
Of Flight! Fight" was raised down
the street and everybody started run
ming in that direction-that is, every
body but Flynn. He continued to puff
at his pipe as if there was nothing
unusual going on.
Barney" exclaimed Mrs Flynn,
suddenly appearing in the doorway,
why don't yo wa-ake up?"
"Divil ta-ako tn pipe" commented
Policeman Flynn. "'Tis no betther
than th' flue iv tn kitchen shtove
that's always gettin shtopped up"
Dye hear, Barney. that two fellies
Is poundin' thimsilve4 up over fer
ninst tn corner?" persisted Mrs.
Flynn.
"Ha-ave ye seen Terry foolin' with
tn pipe?" asked Policeman Flynn. ig-
noring his wife's question. "'Tis all
WRONG an l can't make it draw at
ALL"
Mrs. Flynn's indignation at being
thus ignored was so great that she
promptly snatched the offending pipe
away from him.
Barney" she said impressively. "are
ye tn guardeen iv tn peace or are We
not?"
Il am he replied, "but I'm not tn
guardeen iv tn fights. Are ye tired iv
me that ye wa-ant me fr to mix it up
with two la-ads that's havin' a bit iv
throuble bechune thimsilves?"
Il wa-ant ye to show that we're
man an a po-lisman," asserted Mrs.
Flynn. "They do be fightin'."
I'm off juty," protested policeman
Flynn, AN 'tis noI on me beat amy
way. Sind in tn fiot-call If We think
tits r-rigght f'r to interfere Lave me
have me pipe now, an don't be afther
botherin' me. Dye think I'm lukkin'
f'r black eye?"
Il think ye're lukkin' f'r a chanst
to show that ye're coward" said
Mrs. Flynn, scornfully.
Now, ordinarily, Mrs. Flynn's asper.
sions on her husbands prowess are
sufficient to rouse him to action. as has
been demonstrated on many occasions,
but this time the method failed.
Dye ray-mimber TIL da-ay | come
home with me coat tore an me
knuckles bleedin' an big lump over
me lift ear?" he asked.
Il do" answered Mrs. Flynn.
Il shtopped fight that Ga-ay," said
Policeman Flynn, and then after
pause sufficient to enable his wife to
grasp the connection, he added: Dye
ray-mimber tn time Maloney wint to
tn hospittle f'r to be shtitched up?"
"lv coorse do admitted Mra.
Flynn.
He shtopped fight that da-ay.". re-
marked Policeman Flynn. Il tell We.
Mary, whin a ma-an wants f'r to fight
tits fright to lave him have his fill iv
it."
"'Tis not iuty" insisted Mrs. Flynn.
But tits sinse," said the policeman.
aye see, Mary, it's all in KNOWN how.
Whin ma-an is fightin' mad It's
small matther to him who he does his
shcrappin' with. He'll start in fight |
In wan ma-an an wind up be fehtir'
another an 'tis more satisfyin' to him
f'r to take a welt at tn peacemaker
than at amy wan ilse. If ye was on
th' foorce, Mary, yed larn that We niver
sh'u'd interfere in fight ontil We
can lick both iv tn parties to it, f'r
tits tin to wan that's what yen have
FIR to do"
Thin ye won't shtop tn ight?"
suggested Mrs. Flynn.
81 told ye, Mary" returned the po-
liceman, "tis all in KNOWN how. Iv
coorse I'll shtop it whin It's time. I
ha-ave me eye on thin, an I'm wait
in"
He glanced down the street again
and slowly rose to his feet.
"Whin two fellies is fightin'" he |
said, "an' wan iv thin is gettin' TIL |
worst iv it, it's all Fright FIR TO |
shtep in, FIR tn la-ad that's bein' done
up will be gla-ad to have ye; but whin |
tits an even thing ye betther keep out
ontil tn both iv thin ha-ave all thew
want iv it. 'Tis not so hazard to han
die licked ma-an."
Just then Terry came racing back
from the corner where he had been
watching the fight.
ooh, it's bully fight" cried the
boy
AN fair?" asked Policeman Flynn.
Sure" answered the boy.
Nobody usin' br-rass knucl,les or
bricks or knives?"
"Oh, no! Reglar rough and tumble
AN neither Iv thin picked on th'
other?"
No; it's on even thing. They We
been threatening TO get tOGether for a