Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-03-14

with it, and 10 turn Tho whole bH with a
laugh; no wonder sliu had a swelling Of tho
baarf, and lost her patience.
Tn q affair settled, and another long and
hearty laugh another yet, and yet anofher
being over uncle joe turned suddenly on hta
nephew and asked him, with tho look Of a
| Thoughtful man Of business, if be had made up
bis mind 10 insure.
The nephew seemed puzzled Tor a moment,
and then be answered, M. Ho likes the plan
but really uncle Joe must excuse him.
but uncle J9o won't excuse you. You
have no right to run such risks. Whlt il to
become Of your wits anil children, if yoti
should have any, and happen todie in a hurry,
as young men always dol'
Here Jenny caught her husbands hands
between hei's, and sat g ,zing into bis eyes,
with a look Of unutferable tenderness. Don't
uncle, don't / / can't bear itr SHE W whispered.
Hold your tongue, child ; you're a goose.
You don't know what you're talking about.
| want Charles TO insure his life it's all tho
property he's g5t, or iy likely 10 have'
Life property; | don't understand you,
| unc,eJne y
i dare say moi. Allow me to make myself
clear. People insure thair slips, aud houses,
and profits and Iaavn what is more valuable
to themselves, to their families, AMI 10 their
| creditors, uninsured this Ii their liver. Life
ia not only property, but always the best pro-
perry man has vii not a man give all that he
has for his Iifoi'
Yes, unele-bul to insure ones life seems
10 me to be wicked, uncle Joe our lie is io
the hanIs OF our Maker and 1t is for hin to
assure IT,
'Nongcnce! are not our ships and houses In
the hand OF the Make! onr c-opel oar healthI
our happiness! Why not leave him to tho
whole care Of these off gur bandsl Why SOW?
why reap! why take meditioel why provide
tor the morrow? why for our f4miIIesl
Il see, uncle you do not mean 10 prevent
death, by I~nsurlng against death
Certainly not, when we insure a ship, We
don't say that sne cannot 20 to the bottom
We only say, that If she does Ven pay for her
and he owner shall not 70 the bottom with
her Il ruined and discouraged man, 80 with
ire, We don't cay, mat If you insure, houses
won't burn but SIMPLY, that If they DO btrn
we Will pay for them, and save tho owners
from RUN. So by insuriog lie, we do not
mean to say that men shall not die but only
| That when they die, their families shall not die
with them, be scattered t) the four winds Of
heaven or starge ami rot in celiears and
work-houses; that accomplished women shall
not be turned adrIil upon the world or help.
len chi.dgen be srnjtlen once with beraage-
menl aud p0yery. Now-in one word | tell
YOU u insure. / say It IS your duty
But how am | TO pay The premtumP
'Fudse. You are young and in good health!
Let me sec ; twenty-five last October. For
one hundred dollars a year, you can DO certain
for leaving behind you, to your wife and CHI
dren, Charles think Of that, my boy 10 your
wife and children five thousand dollars, cash.
when You will Tomorrow if you like and
! Inc lunger you i've, the larger the sum will
be, unless you withdraw the profits 50 that
+ YOU 1--we to tho average length Of lie at your
aee. ard alloy these profits to accumulate
von will leave not live thousand, but fifteen
or aix.ecn thousand dollars to your family
Brago!-how am | to ply tho hundred dol.
Lara a yearF
Nothing castor. Pay one quarter cash, ant
the other tree quarters at the end Of the yoai
giving a good note OH interest,"
But if | shou d not be able TO pay the note
a, the end Of The year?
Then pay what you can the interest I
nothing more, and renew for The balance
'Anu If die what becomes of the note!
'flIs deducted from the sun total due you
onthe books made up Of premiums, earnings
ana profits divided yearly, and averaging about
ten per cent year
r'And if ! pay up every year!
'Thel you receive certificates Of stock
bearing six persent interest upon which GER
~tnicales the company are bound to yon 90 =;
per cent, il cash, whenever you need it, w5e
fher ~ pay your premiums, II a change Of cir
cumatance should occur, to educate your chill
dren, to provide ior your iauliy, or Tor your
sell ....
'Tn d. It, uncIeP
Don't, Charles, don,!' whispered BIZ
young wife,
And why not, pray If Charles will
take my advice, he would never consul
you-what do woman know about suel
things T.
Much, dear nncIe-much moro thar
you old bachsIors ever give them cfed'
for
Hold your tongue Jenny. Do as biz
you. You mist insure his Ife-anC
then happen what may, the money vii
belong to you. and 10 yOa and your chill
drcn-there, there-don't make a fool 0
yourself. You must bo looking for chill
dren-is is your duiy--else what do yol
marry for ? And II Is your duty to pro
vide Ior them too
But Observation-Disclosures car
this belong to a wife and 10 her children.
if the husband and father is in debtT
well done, my grI! Now I've sons
hnpe Of you. not by any means, AM
therefore / must answer you. The lay
is beginning 10 took upon The wife as /
partner in business with her husband
She stays at home and takes care Of tn
househ0ld-the children. 1.-The servants
and save all she can. She has her llttI
earnings and savings, and the law allow
her 10 put them by ia this way, and 10 d
other, to the amount of three hundred dol
lars a year
'Ah | see-but-
'But whatP
But a wife have so much 10 gain b.
the death of her husbadd, smiling family
but with tears in her beautiful eyes--'tha.
perhaps..in some-cases--she might no
watch over MIN so faithfully as she ought
'Poh!
But. psbay / have wasted time G
: nough with you on this subject !; and
-, say that you have no more right to rlsE
your life a single DAY without Insurance.
my boy, than you would have to risk you
houses and ships, or other property with
out -lnsurance,j { you were head and ear
in debt. Good night,-God bless you
, Good bye
] And the next moment uncle Joe ha
vanished. For full half an hour not
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