"The Cop and the Anthem" is a short story by O. Henry, first published in 1904. The story follows the main character, Soapy, as he attempts to get arrested in order to spend the winter in a warm jail cell.
Soapy is a homeless man who lives on the streets of New York City and is struggling to survive the cold winter. Despite his best efforts, he is unable to find shelter and is constantly trying to stay warm and dry. One day, he has the idea to get arrested and spend the winter in a warm jail cell. He tries various methods to get himself arrested, such as trying to pick pockets and causing a disturbance in the park, but he is unsuccessful.
As he is walking down the street, he hears a police officer singing a beautiful anthem and is moved by the officer's devotion to his job. This inspires Soapy to give up on his plan to get arrested and instead to try to find honest work. He goes to the employment agency and is eventually able to secure a job as a dishwasher.
The story ends with Soapy reflecting on his decision to seek honest work and how it has changed his life for the better. He is no longer homeless and is able to provide for himself, and he is grateful for the police officer's influence on his decision to turn his life around.
"The Cop and the Anthem" is a poignant tale that illustrates the power of inspiration and the importance of finding purpose in life. It also highlights the struggles of homelessness and the need for compassion and understanding towards those who are struggling. Overall, the story is a reminder of the potential for redemption and the transformative power of hard work and determination.
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For their e es were still, and small, and evil. We sleep together in the midst of the ring, the arms of the Golden One around us, their head upon our breast. But we have broken many laws. We Street Sweepers work in brigades of three, and we were with Union 5-3992, the of the half-brain, and with International 4-8818. Soapy, having decided to go to the Island, at once set about accomplishing his desire.
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We had bee ca gh. The word which will not die, should we all perish in battle. For the word "We" must never be spoken, save b one's choice and as a second thought. ON HIS BENCH in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily. I guard m treasures: m thought, m will, m freedom.
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This was the only thing which moved, for the lips of the oldest did not move as they said: "Street Sweeper. So on that da of the spring before last, Union 5-3992 were stricken with convulsions on the edge of the Cit , near the Cit Theatre. We come back to have our dinner, which lasts one hour. Nothing moves in this tunnel save our hand on the paper. The trees had protected it from time and weather, and from men who have less pit than time and weather.
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He would— Soapy felt a hand laid on his arm. Neither am I the means to an end others ma wish to accomplish. So we called International 4-8818, and together we scraped the earth around the bar. Now let us be lashed for it, if we must. And there we looked at Libert 5-3000 each da. Then we knew nothing, save two voices snarling steadil , one after the other, even though we knew the were speaking man minutes apart: "Where have ou been where have ou been where have ou been where have ou been?.
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And e i hed o be h ng again and oon, ha e migh kno again hi ange ne p ide in ea ing. This one necktie is obviously the only one Soapy owns, and that is because a lady missionary gave it to him. We were gathering the papers and the rags which the wind had blown from the Theatre, when we saw an iron bar among the weeds. There was an endless round of institutions, municipal and eleemosynary, on which he might set out and receive lodging and food accordant with the simple life. There was a time when each man had a name of his own to distinguish him from all other men. He is headed for jail because that is the end of the line for people like him. Chap er Three We, Equality 7-2521, have discovered a new power of nature.
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Let each man keep his temple untouched and undefiled. The smiled to us and for us. Another thing that I notice as I read th. Soapy stood still, with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of brass buttons. The hibernatorial ambitions of Soapy were not of the highest. In fact, many people in the story seem to be living the American Dream, including those dining in the first restaurant from which he is promptly ejected and the district where "women in furs and men in greatcoats moved gaily in the wintry air. A really big Sunday or Sabbath newspaper might be several inches thick and weigh up to five pounds.