The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26

or Flight! Fight" was raised dow
the street and everybody started run
ming In that direction-that is ever,
BODY but Flynn. He continued to put
y MS pipe as II there was nothin
unusual going on.
Barney" exclaimed Mrs. FLYNN
suddenly appearing in the doorway
why don't ye wake up?"
Divii ta-ake tn pipe" commente,
policeman Flynn. "'Tis no betthe
than tn due Nv tn kitchen shtov,
mats always gettin' shtopped up"
Dye hear, Barney. that two fellie:
Is poundin' thimsiives up over fer.
n nanst tn corners" persisted Mrs
. Ha-ave We seen Terry foolin' with
tn pipe?" asked Policeman Flynn. ie-
noring his wife's question. otis all
Wrong an l can't make 1t draw at
MRS. Flynn's indignation at being
thus ignored was so great that she
promptly snatched the offending pine
away from him.
Barney" she said impressively. "are
re tn guardeen Nv tn peace or are We
mott"
I am" he replied. "but I'm not tn
guardeen Nv tn fights. Are We tired Nv
me that ye wa-ant me f'r to mix It up
with two la-ads that's havin' a bit iy
throuble bechune thimsilves?"
4 wa-ant ye to show that we're a
man an a po-lisman," asserted Mrs.
Flynn. They do be fightin',"
I'm on july" protested policeman
flynn, AN tbs nor on me beat amy
way. Sind In tn riot-call IL We think
tbs Fright f'r to interfere. Lave me
nave me pipe now. an don't be afther
botherin' me. Dye think I'm lukkin'
f'r black eye?"
think ye're lukkin' f'r a chanst
10 show that ye're a coward" said
Mrs. Flynn, scornfully.
Now, ordinarily, Mrs. F1ynn's asper.
sions On her husbands proves are
sunicient to rouse him to action. as has
oeen demonstrated on many occasions, |
but this time the method failed.
Dye ray-mimber tn da-ay come |
home with me coat tore an me |
knuckles bleedin' an a big lump over
me lift ear?" he asked.
Il do" answered Mrs. Flynn.
I shtopped fight that da-ay," said
Policeman Flynn, and then, after a
pause sufhcient to enable his wife to
grasp the connection, he added: "D'ye
ray-mimber tn time Maloney whit to
tn hospittle fr to be stitched UNI"
Nv coorse do" admitted Mrs.
Flynn.
He shtopped a fight that da-ay." re-
marked Policeman Flynn. Il tell We.
Mary, whin ma-an wants fr to fight
tbs fright to lave him have his fill iy
It."
'Tts not tuty," insisted Mrs Flynn.
But It's sinse," said the policeman.
"Ye zee, Mary, It's all in KNOWN how.
Whin a ma-an Is fghtin' mad it's 4
small matther to him who he does his
shcrappin' with. He'll start in fight
In wan ma-an an wind up be fightir'
mother, an tbs more satisfyin' to him
rr to take welt at tn peacemaker
than at amy wan ilse. II We was on
H. foorce, Mary. ye'd larn that We niver
yh'u'd interfere In a fight ontil We
IAN lick both Nv tn parties to 1t, fr
It's tin to wan that's what yen have
r. to do"
Thin 70 won't shtop tn nght?"
Mrs. Flynn.
81 told ye. Mary" returned the DO
"'tis all In KNOWN how. Nv I
chfnn a.. = -
,a-ave me eye on thin. an I'm wait c
n" s
He glanced down the street again
md slowly rose to his feet. IL
"Whin two fellies is fightin'," he
aid, AN wan Nv thin Is gettin' tn \
vor-rst Nv It, tits all fright f'r to p
htep In. fr tn la-ad that's bein' done s.
Ip will be gla-ad to have We; but whin
lis an even thing We betther keep out F
ntil tn both Nv thin ha-ave all they b
rant Nv II. 'Tis not so hazard to ham "
IL licked ma-an."
Just then Terry came racing back b
rom the corner where he had been b
'atching the fight.
"Oh, It's q bully fight" cried the IA
oy. to
AN fair?" asked Policeman Flynx.
Sure" answered the boy. II
Nobody nsin' br-rass knuckles or I'll
tricks or knives?" H
"Oh, no! Reg'lar rough and tumble" di
"An' neither Nv thin picked on tn
herr"
mo: It's an esen thing. They've
sen threatening to get together for . &c
on.h" su