警察與贊美詩英文原文The Cop And The Anthem

elflyinguponhisleftearonthepavement.Hearosewithdifficulty,andbeatthedustfromhisclothes.Arrestseemedarosydream.TheIslandseemedveryfaraway.Apolicemanwhostoodbeforeadrugstoretwodoorsawaylaughedandwalkeddownthestreet.Soapyseemedtoliberty. Afteranotherunsuccessfulattempttobearrestedforpersecutionayoungwoman,Soapywentfurthertowardthedistrictoftheatres. Whenhecameuponapolicemanstandinginfrontofaglitteringtheatre,hecaughtatthestrawof"disorderlyconduct." OnthesidewalkSoapybegantosingdrunkensongsatthetopofhisvoice.Hedanced,howled,andotherwisedisturbedthepeace. ThepolicemanturnedhisbacktoSoapy,andsaidtoacitizen: "ItisoneoftheYaleladscelebratingtheirfootballvictoryovertheHartfordCollege.Noisy,butnoharm.Wehaveinstructionsnottoarrestthem." Sadly,Soapystoppedhisuselesssinginganddancing.Asuddenfearseizedhim.Washeimmunetoarrest?Wouldneverapolicemanlayhandsonhim?TheIslandseemedanunattainableArcadia.Hebuttonedhisthincoatagainstthenorthwind. Inacigarstorehesawawell-dressedmanlightingacigar.Hehadsethissilkumbrellabythedoor,Soapyenteredthestore,tooktheumbrella,andwentoutwithitslowly.Themanwiththecigarfollowedhastily. "Myumbrella,"hesaid. "Oh,isit?"saidSoapy."Well,whydon'tyoucallapoliceman?Itookit.Yourumbrella!Whydon'tyoucallacop?Therestandsoneonthecorner." Theumbrellaownerslowedhissteps.Soapydidlikewise.Thepolicemanlookedatthemcuriously. "Ofcourse,"saidtheumbrellaman,"thatis-well,youknowhowthesemistakesoccur-I-ifit'syourumbrellaIhopeyou'llexcuseme-Ipickeditupthismorninginarestaurant-ifitisyours,why-Ihopeyou'll-" "Ofcourseit'smi