New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-03
TIE KENNEDY WH0 VAS NOT ELECTED

The recent muddle Ill regard TO the Coroner
ship, IN which seyera, William H. Kennedys have been
more or less conspicuous, has been unravelled and
settled OF last, and calm now broods over tho
Kennedy family. In the store " Kennedy
the undertaken, long Of notwithstanding
collins inc the walls aud occupy the showcases shrouds
slvcr.plated handles and dazzling plates tempt the
passcr-by. while camp-ohaiys ami catalogues make him
yearn for home. hOrse-ustos, bOwie-kniv es
and tomahawks have been laid away for the next eec.
lion Such a cnanse has peace wrought with one Ken
nedy And with the other Kennedy there even
cheerful signs and tokens o. peace On the bar Of his
retreat the rudy glow Of Monoashela rye aud the i'm
muculute transparency Of Ola Holland gin give unInis
taxable evidence OF happiness
While the hurrying feet OF New-Years callers broke
tie Stiffness OF oWerTAirl-aveou Monday afternoon and
fhe uica pat or the OF the streccar horses
blended in ndescr oable melody with the jin-le
of the elevated trains, TRIBUNE reporter
tanned cautiously nc the barrOom door OF
William H. Kennedy. The curtains were pulled down
and the iron shutters looked forbdding, but an occ
sonal nmer aud goan OF light gave proof throuy "a the
night that Kennedy WAS stn there Tho saloon
closed properly speaking, for the day but friends ana
rnyes found ingess easy Behind the bar and radiant
with smiles Mr.. Kennel, filed the frequently emptied
glasses of his admirers who drank and again for
more And each time was louder han the first.
All la" said Mr.. Ke NEEDY, I'm glad TO see you.
bapoy New Year to yourself, and how You like It,"
| dying year /"
"Apd is IL the Coroner you're looking forW replied
| Mr. Kennedy, urbanely. III 30, you won't find hun
here That Htio fun Is all my boy And IFS great
nm had out of IT, Oh, near lad the underiaGer
| crgzy and I'm proud OF it, But was only Joking all
| tbe lime Tlele was fellow here about
| IL o'clock one night He came from Tainm2ny Han
| What'l yer hayeP says l. Gin, says he; VIII you
| ttke something with meP No said l. All
thrn he began Are you appear before the Board OF
C0rouers 10 oppose William II. Kennedy the undeTtaker
| IN taking his y said DC. am sara !, ana LIN
| I'll tnn'
him. sad he you've made your mark, and now you
out TO draw and yourself Tor the next elec-
tiou' Another fellow came IN ana threatened 10 dow
me- uto spluters II opposed the undertaken On, i've
| NV front windows. 1hey threatened 10 make
| away with me and other pleasant things nag
| that one OF them l landed plump on MS
| nnck on the floor and no hasn't recovered hAu ny
| strcng OF the blow l gave him. But III pleuge my
word that the other Kennedy wouldn't nave oeen eject
ed N T. hadn't been for or course mes eeetcd un9
he ia the Coroner I always thought so, but wanted
sue IN ilud so said was tbe cleo And Inrath'
r inclined to think that could nave lnale some lrOupi
n mad tried There's Helse smith who sent me me noun
cation OF my IL fourteen Gays before 40
a the mistake I'D been spending my mOney
on noaf,rs aud bills drinks and all iheee necessary
\ things And this Kennedy, the nndertaker, was Just
crazy stark crazy. He oussed ana swore IKE pfae:
said he thought II was enough 10 pay nis did mi
ddu't let on bet. He said was an Ofabgeuth anu
Protestant that wasn't citizen, out you can pes
your nanDels I'm better citizen than ne - III no 40
1nblcan from way back the Flood But tue whole ion
| h aver with and the undertaken IL Coroner.
You didn't go down TO BIO sworn III rs Coroher N"en'
| y" on no Pm not Coroner"
| Well did the other Kennedy "
| give Il up I'm not looking after the undertaken
| now and guess he isn't looking FOR me sitheE