policios

Updated: May 5, 2025

"Right there in the street he and the general gave an exhibition of blacksmithing and butchery. Sparks flew from their blades, the general roared, and O'Connor gave the slogan of his race and proclivities. "Then the general's sabre broke in two; and he took to his ginger-colored heels crying out, 'Policios, at every jump.

O. Henry - Rolling Stones

Now go or send to the alcalde, the Jues de la Paz and the Jefe de los Policios. Tell them I am prepared at once to satisfy the demands of justice." A folded bill of the "long green" slid into the sergeant's hand.

O. Henry - Cabbages and Kings