Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-01 | Page 12 | Watchman Comes Home to His Own Funeral

j UU WATCHMAN COMES HOME TO HIS OWN FUNERAL NEW YORK, June 1. Peter Kce-nan. Kce-nan. a watchman, wont home to find his wife In mourning and tho parlor prepared for his corpse. This situation was caused by the fact that a few hours previous his two nicccn had "identified" as their uncle the body of a man who dropped in tho streets, and the identification had been "confirmed" "confirm-ed" by his brother Thomas, who claimed the body and notified the "widow." The body, was taken to an undertaker. under-taker. Meanwhile. Thomas, who took charge of the funeral arrangements, started for Peter's place of employment employ-ment to notify his employer. On arriving, arriv-ing, he opened tho watchman's shanty, which was dimly lighted, and was greeted by Peter. j " Is that you, Peter, or is it your ghost? asked Thomas, accompanying his query with a kick. Peter, howling with pain, lunged I at Thomas which convinced the latter I Peter was alive. Thomas then ex-1 ex-1 plained the death of Peter's double, and hurried home to stop the funeral. nn