The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-03-30

Are We
In meditative mood Policeman Bar
ney Flynn was smoking his pipe in
front Of his little home when the cry
Of Fight! Fight" was raised down
the street and everybody started run
ming in that direction-that is, every
body but Flynn. He continued to pun
at his pipe as II there was nothing
unusual going on.
Barney" exclaimed Mrs. Flynn.
suddenly appearing In the doorway,
why don't We wa-ake up?"
"Divil ta-ake tn pipe" commented
Policeman Flynn. "',Tis no betther
than tn fue Nv tn kitchen shtove
that's always gettin' shtopped up"
Dye hear, Barney, that two fellies
is poundin' thimsilves up over fer
ninst tn corner?" persisted Mrs.
Flynn.
"Ha-ave We seen Terry foolin' with
tn pipe?" asked Policeman Flynn, ig-
noring his wife's question. "'Tis all
wr-rong an l can't make 1t 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
ya tn guardeen Nv tn peace or are We
n0t!"
Il am" he replied, but I'm not tn
gIardeen ~ tn fights. Are ye tired Nv
me that We wa-ant me f'r to mix 1t up
x,,Jth fwo 10 odo fbof,u ho vim a hit fv
throuble bechune thimsilves?'
II want We to show that ye're a
man an po-lismaa." asserted Mrs.
Flynn. They do be fightin'."
'Fm Oh juty." protested policeman
Flynn, AN tits not on me beat amy
way. Sind In tn riot-call II We think
it's r-rigght f'r to interfere. Lave me
have me ripe now. an don't be afther
botherin' me. Dye think I'm lukkin'
FIR a black eyer"
&. 81 think ye're lukkin' f'r 4 chanst
to show that ye're coward" said
Mrs. Flynn. scornfully.
Now, ordinarily, Mrs. Flynn's asper.
sions on her husbands prowess are
sunicient to rouse him to action, as has
been demonstrated on many occasions.
but this time the method failed.
Dye ray-mimber tn da-ay l come
home with me coat tore. an me
knuckles bleedin' an, big lump over
me lift ear?" he asked.
II do" answered Mrs. Flynn.
II shtopped fight that da-ay." said
Policeman Flynn, and then, after a
pause sufficient to enable his wife to
grasp the connection, he added: Dye
ray-mimber tn time Maloney whit to
TIL hospittle fr to be Switched up?"
civ coorse do" admitted Mrs.
Flynn.
He shtopped fight that da-ay," re-
marked Policeman Flynn. Il tell We.
Mary, whin a ma-an wants f'r to fight
it's fright to lave him have his fill Nv
it."
"'Tis not juty.' insisted Mrs. Flynn.
But It's sinse." said the policeman.
"Ys see. Mary, It's all in KNOWN how.
Whin a ma-an is fghtin' mad tits a
small matther to him who he does his
shcrappin' with. He'll start in fight
in wan ma-an an wind up be f1ghtiE'
another, an it's more satisfyin' to him
f'r to take q welt at tn peacemaker
than at amy wan ilse. II We was on
tn foorce. Mary. ye'd larn that We niver
sh'u'd interfere In a fight ontil ye
can lick both Nv tn parties to 1t. f'r
tits tin to wan that's what yell have
f'r to DO"
Thin ye won't shtop tn fght?"
suggested Mrs. Flynn.
81 told ye, Mary" returned the po-
liceman. tits all in KNOWN how. Nv
coorse I'll shtop 1t whin it's time.
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 iightin'." he
said. "an' wan " thin is gettin' tn
wor-rst Nv 1t, It's all r-right fr to
sbtep In, fr tn la-ad that's bein' done
IN will be gla-ad to have ye; but whin
It's an even thing We betther keep out
ontil tn both Nv thin ha-ave all they
want Nv 1t. It's not SO hazard to han
die q licked ma-an."
Just then Terry came racing back
from the corner where he had been
watching the tight.
"oA. it's . bully fght!" cried the
boy.
IAN fair?" asked Policeman FlynH.
.Sure," answered the boy.
Nobody usin' br-rass knuckles or
br-ricks or knives"
'Oh, no! Regular rough and tumble. "
"An' neither Nv thin picked on tn
othar"
no; its an even thing. They've
been threatening to get together for a
1aeth."