An Officer and a Thug

 A Chief of Police who had seen an Officer beating a Thug was very indignant, and said he must not do so any more on pain of dismissal.

 

“Don’t be too hard on me,” said the Officer, smiling; “I was beating him with a stuffed club.”

 

“Nevertheless,” persisted the Chief of Police, “it was a liberty that must have been very disagreeable, though it may not have hurt. Please do not repeat it.”

 

“But,” said the Officer, still smiling, “it was a stuffed Thug.”

 

In attempting to express his gratification, the Chief of Police thrust out his right hand with such violence that his skin was ruptured¹ at the arm-pit and a stream of sawdust poured from the wound. He was a stuffed Chief of Police.

1 ruptured   

v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交

参考例句：

• They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。 来自辞典例句