The Jasper news., 1907-01-10
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In meditative mood Policeman Bar
ney Flynn was smoking his pipe Ii
'front.' OF his little home when the or,
OF Flight! Fight" was raised dowI
the street and everybody started run
ming in that direction-that is, every
body but Flynn. He continued to puf
at his pipe as if there was nothint
unusual going on.
Barney" exclaimed Mrs. Flynn
suddenly appearing in the doorway
why don't ye wa-ake up?"
"Divil ta-ake tn pipe" commented
Policeman Flynn. "'Tis no betthel
than TIL fue iv tn kitchen shtovt
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 ye seen Terry foolin' with
tn pipe?" asked Policeman Flynn, is-
noring his wife's question. "'Tis all
wr-rong an / 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
ye tn guardeen iv tn peace or are We
not?"
1 am" he replied, "but I'm not tn
guardeen iv tn fights. Are We tired iv
me that ye wa-ant me f'r to mix it up
with two laads that's havin' a bit iv
throuble bechune thimsilves?"
i wa-ant we to show that ye're a
man an po-lisman." asserted Mrs.
Flynn. "They do be fightin'."
I'm off juty," protested policeman
Flynn, "an' tits not on me beat anny-
way. Sind in tn riot-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?"
i think ye're lukkin' fr a chanst
10 Show that ye're a 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 tn 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 da-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 fr to be shtitched up?"
Nv coorse l do" admitted Mrs.
Flynn.
He shtopped fight that da-ay." re-
marked Policeman Flynn. II tell We.
Mary, whin a ma-an wants f'r to fight |
tits Fright to lave him have his fill iv
It,"
"'Tis not juty." insisted Mrs. Flynn.
But 'tis sinse," said the policeman. |
'Ye see, Mary, It's all in knowin' how.
Whin a ma-an is fightin' mad It's a |
small matther to him who he does his |
shcrappin' with. He'll start in fight |
In waA ma-an an wind up be fightir'
anothe, an tis more satisfyin' to him
t'r to .ake welt at tn peacemaker
than ss amy wan ilse. If ye was on
IN foasce, Mary. ye'd larn that ye. niyer
sh'u'd interfere in fight ontil We
can li"k both iv tn parties to it, f'r
tbs tin to wan that's what yell have
f'r to do"
"Tl: m We won't shtop th' fight?"
suggested Mrs. Flynn.
Il told ye, Mary" returned the DO
icenan, tits all in KNOWN how. Iy
,oor4e I'll shtop it whin it's time.
la-f-se me eye on thin, an I'm walt
n"
he glanced down the street again
mi slowly rose to his feet.
'Whin two fellies is fghtin'." he
<Ai, AN wan iv thin is gettin' th'
9or-rst iv it, tits all Fright f'r TO
lltep in, f'r tn la-ad that's bein' done
lp will be gla-ad to have ye: but whin
as an even thing ye betther keep out
ntil tn both iv thin ha-ave all they
vant iv it. 'Tis not so hazard to ham
lie licked ma-an."