The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-26

Wol
As Policeman Barney Flynn differs
iittle-at least. In one respect-from
the average man Of limited means, the
approach OF Christmas found him
troubled. not to say pessimlstic. He
heard the customary talk about Christ
mas; be saw the Christmas advertise
ments In the papers and the Christmas
goods In the shop windows; he read
the accounts Of Christmas plans for
feeding nr otherwise remembering the
poor; and the only effect Il had on him
was to make him jingle the lucky
half dollar he carried in his pocket.
and shake his head dolefully.
"'Tis tn da-ay " tn rich." be said
10 himself "Tls tn time whin ye
wa-ant twinty thousand dollars f'r to
do th' Fright thing be all tn good
people ye know. IT'S TIL Ea.ay iv give
an ta-ake. an II ye can't give ye're
ashamed fr to ta.ake, an there ye are.
II was dlffrint In TIL oil days whin
was la-ad. but now livery wan
who ha-ands ye out two-bit sca-arf
ixrects fr to ha-aye as good or bet
ther ba-aek from ye. an tn ray-sult
is We all 90 br-roks givin' things that's
tv no gr-reat use to amy wan, but tn
shtorekeepers that sells tl1im. 'Tis
f'r me 10 shtall tn good woman be a
little ta-alk " har-rd times befoor she
spinds III rint money buyin' Fred ties
an six-fr-a-nickel see-gars be TIL
box
with this oblae in view Policeman
Flynn entered upon systematic cam
paign 10 discourage Christmas shop
ping, and he die 1t with bis usual dip
lomatic ability.
'sYe can't impriss thing on tn
nina iv a woman be sayin' It wanst
an lettin' 1t go at that he told him
self. "Ye must dlng-dang It into her
head without lettin' her know what
ye're doln'"
So he began to drop Incidental re-
marks about poverty and hard times,
with a casual suggestion from time to
time to the effect that there would be
no Christmas in that house. Later,
whenever the moment seemed propi-
tious. he aired his Chrlstmas views
more at length, and even illustrated
them with occasional stories. All In
all. he congratulated himself that he
was accomplishing his purpose with
exceptional cleverness and strategy.
Think " III bargain days that fol-
lies Chrlsmusi" he remarked one day
az breakfast. "Tis III wa-ay " tn
world. Whln ye ha-aye no money
IN lads in IN shtorec IS thryin' II
20 ha.and things out to We at lIss than
ha-aif tn cost to ma-ake thin. Ohio!
they're sma-art min, those fellies. All
en- year ye're sayln' TO thin that they
niver thruly sell annythin at lIss
than cost, an tn day afthev Chris-mul
they come back al ye az say. Wei
prove 10 ye now that we can do thai
very thing be offerin tn goods at llsi
than cost whin ye'rc not in sha-ape Il
TO buy Thin ! tell ye, Mary. IN wisl
wan is tn feiiy that plans f'r 10 ta-ak,
thin up whin they ma-ake tn BLUM.
The logic Of this seemed unanswer
able 10 Policeman Flynn. and few
days later he supplemented II by re
mindlng her that the year before shl
was near dead fethnkin' iv III thing
ye c'u'd ha-ave an comparin' thin
with tn things ye did ha-ave. all be
cause " th' ba-ad habit iv goin' br-rok
wanst year" Next after a reason
able interval, he told her about Cullen
one Of the men at the station.
eth only thronble with Cullen" h
said, 'was that his hea-art was SO BIZ
an Inexpensive that he c'u'dn't buttoI
his visit over Il whiniver amy Wal
OF annythin' appealed 70 IL He hai
a good head too. but I was nawth;u
beside iv his hcar.rt. His head wa
always givin' him III Fright tip, bu
bis heaf-rt w'u'dn't Fave him listen +
It. That's why th byes at tn station
has f'r to dodge him reg'lar afthe
Christmas He come, to me on Il
twinty-siYinth da-ay Nv last Day-cim
ber-I ducked him on tn twinty-slxtf
known tn kind " la-ad he was, bu
he cornered me on tn twlnty-sivint
IAN he says to me- he says, Barney
he says, 1 ha-ave up to tn house. h
says. a br-right green nick-tie. an
red nlcltie. an q polky dot nickti'
an two pipes. an box " see-garl
an ol'-gold pair " suspinders, Al
some shippers, an a fut-rlst.' he says
an The good woman do be havin
sort iy 4 dolly thing, an a silk pitt
coat, an some ahtocklns with pal'
blue clocks on thin, an a pink SHIRT
waist, an a little statoo " vanus +
10 put on th' kitchen shelf, an
wather-carafiy, an new taypot,' b
says. an th' childher has r-re
sca-arf, an a shled. an q pair
ska-ates an q toy gun. an little pi
Ehrol wagon. an some blocks. an