Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19

II meGss@1SEe mood F0alGafnan RaF
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 puff
At his pipe as IL there was nothing
unusual going on
Barney" exclaimed Mrs. Flynn,
suddenly appearing Ia the doorway.
why don't ye wake up:'
"Divil ta-ake tn pipe" commented
Policeman Flynn. "'Tis no hetther
than tn nue Nv tn kitchen shtoye
that's always Gettin' shtopped up"
Dye hear. Barney. that two feliies
is poundin' thimsilves up over fer
ninst tn eorner:" persisted Mrs,
Flynn.
"Ha-ave ye see Terry foolin' with
III pipe:" asked Policeman Fynn. liz.
noring his wife's question. TITS all
WRONG an can't make IL draw at
all"
Mrs. Fynn's Indignation al being
thus ignored was so great tina, she
promptly snatched the offending pipe
away from him.
Barney" she said impressiyely. "ar>
ye III guardeen " tn peace or are ye
not!"
Il am" he replied. but I'm not tn
guardeen Nv tn fights. Are We tired Nv
me that We wa-ant me fr 10 mix II up
with two la-ads that's hayin' a biz Nv
throuble bechune thimsilves:"
Il want We 10 show that ye're a
man an a pc-lisman." asserted Mrs.
Flynn. They do be fghtin'."
I'm OF juty." protested policeman
Flynn. IAN tits not on me beat amy
way. Sind In tn riot-cali II We think
It's r-rigght Or to interfere. Lave me
have me pipe now. an don't be afther
botherin' me. Dye think I'm lukkin'
fr a black eye?"
II think ye're lukkln' fr a chanst
to show that ye're a coward" said
Mrs. Flynn. scornfully.
Now. ordinarily. Mrs. F1ynn's asper.
sfons on her husbands prowess are
suffcient TO rouse him to action, as has
been demonstrated on many occasions.
but this time the method failed,
Dye ray mlmber tn da-ay come
home with me coat ore an me
Enuckles bleedin' an a big lump over
me lift ear?" he asked.
Il do" answered Mrs. Flynn.
u shtopped a fght 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 wint to
tn hospittle fr 10 be shtitched up?"
Nv coorse I do" admitted Mrs.
Flynn.
shtopped a fight that da.ay." re-
marked Policeman Flynn, II tell We.
Mary, whin a ma-an wants fr TO fight
tbs fright to fave him have his fll Nv
t."
It's not july" insisted Mrs. Flynn.
But It's sinse." said the policeman.
We see, Mary. It's all in KNOWN how.
whin a ma-an Is fghtin' mad it's a
small matther to him who he does his
%shcrappin' with. He'll sta ri in fight
In van ma-an an wind up be ightir'
another. an It's more satisfyin' to him
tr TO take a welt al tn pearemaker
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 ontit We
an lick both Nv tn parties to It. f'r
tbs tin TO wan that's what ye'll have
fr to do"
Thin We won't shtop tn fight"
suggested Mrs. Flynn.
II told ye. Mary" returned the DO
liceman, Its all In KNOWN how. "
coorse ri 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 fghtin'," he
said. AN wan Nv thin is gettin' tn
worst Nv II. it's all fright fr 10
shtep in, fr tn la-ad that's bein' done
up will he gla -ad to have ye: but whin
It's an even thing ye betther keep out
ontil tn both iv thin ha-ave all they
want iv 1t. "Tis not so hazard to han
die a licked ma-an."
Just then Terry came racing back
from the corner where he had been
watching the fight.
s4NN
oh, it's a bully fight" cried the
BOY.
An fair:" asked Policeman Flynn.
Sure" answered the boy.
Nobody usin' br-rass knuckles or
bricks or knives?"
oh, no. Regular rough and tumble"
An neither iv thin picked on tn
>ther?"
No: it's an even thing. They've