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knew why an officer was called a "Peeler", or a "Bobby", 
or why a "Cop"?  I did not know, nor did Mr. H. seem to
know fully.  Mr. P. therefore told us that the bill to make them
a uniformed force was first introduced in Eng. [England] by a Sir Robert
Peel.  The bill passed, and when one of these newly uniformed
men was seen, it was frequently said "Here comes a Peeler",
others would say, "Here comes one of Bobby's men" which
was gradually changed to "Here comes a Bobby".  The term
"Cop" was given them on account of the wearing of copper buttons.
It was <s>not</s> now close to 5 o'clock so we started homeward.
Just before leaving the park we had a light fall of rain.  I reached
home a little before 6 P.M.

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Sept. 15, 1900.   A very cloudy morning still threatening rain
so took an umbrella with me.  Left home about 9 A.M. and
took the car for Catonsville.  Reaching the terminus I went out
Frederick R'd to Thistle Glen R'd, but had not gone very far when
it began to rain. It rained now, almost continuously, during my entire
trip out.  What a blessing was the rain!  How nice it felt being
out in it?  Pretty specimens of Solidago latifolia, S. caesia, and
S. bicolor were to-day secured.  These three of all our species of
        