Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-10-20
MIS- ;ELL s:sN.0US.
AN INSURANCE. AGENT "soLp."

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Borem vas HE soi'cung agent of the
Gotham Lie Insurance Company IN iIiis
citv. His Busldtss vas 10 induce as many
of the mo al population OF this world as
possible TO insnfe their lI:es 10 his .oil,ea-
ny. o. course it was coed ti,lns Tor
them. better tang for tire company, shd
'he best thing for Eoiem. Because, ac-
old dug To Bo!eln's bargain With the tosn-
pauy, he VAS c,iI,Ied 10 ten per cent. On
every year iriitma al. Ne sooner was ihls
aarremt NJ n.sd,. than Bofeo commenced
aud cs;i;ed out syStr,n CT visitation sna
solicitation so extended and 'hofoueH. hat
III he. course Of tu o or three years, thelt
Mas not I've mas, il the eomau'ity
HON Eoiem bad not almost aoied 10
death TO ir,iure him to insure his own
prec Gus Ire. Every DAY be coinp.I. q rs
own books o. mrmoiaada VITA the itrotds
OF the company, and y hsH he found i''st
man was down with, hisn whom he had
spoken win, even ii it wcIr months or
wears te toe, he GAINED li,m as his n;sn,
showed his ea.,!es, and posAried ais pre-
miIal. 1872
Ia tais VA, it was last coming to pass
that all ihe parties i"suling IN the COM
pany VIE yielding IA ploht TO Bolcnl
y ho-e pei esn,sse wa> rd.ins up the piol-
.tsot Tie bu.iasss. SO lar did he carry
ni~ system ,aa, he woud stahd III the
street near lht office, e,.d Whenever he
sa'e man entering he would address liim
.go,ns to Iasui-, Sit !" inen ..kipg hi,
name aud address, wou!J book hIm AZ Oil t
Vi his ne,,, aud ,Ienand his per cent Oh
lie scale q. ,a,ing so.teited him. iae
company arre obi. ged 10 compro,hise vi h
Boron, aud buy him III, by pa, ing him
$50 600, aal gi.ing him IA Ian iso,u.. poll.
~ on his o,vti HE. Win this SUM he has
now bought him a splendid aim. and i
living nabob on Tue ufevioas fiofl:, he
had made out Of this very Probable bHsl-
Ness.
Many very cute stories are told OF mis-
operations to sednte the careless into All
insu.a nce asains, the raya,es 81 the de-
stroyer. by securing provrion tor tl'eW
.amiiiss ~ ease ct death. One Of these
| instances is worth l-laiing: z...H. E.
Mr.. Lively had dry goods store above
Chambers street. aud aoreoveI, had an in.
trr-st in brokers sore in Wall street =
Now, Rorem had often seen .i,e merchant
no town; for Mr.. Lively WAS pant OF the
da. in oae plac. and part o: the day in the
o,hrr. II had not occurred TO BoIem that
the Lively Of one latitude was the Lively
of the o:heI; aud SO, calling III at the
Wall street office. lac says:
"Mr. Lively, believe, sir p
THAT is my name" said the gentlemen
addressed.
'Ah! yes, you have brother. have YOU
not :"
Yes" said Mr. Lively. II have twin
brother.
"Oh, YES, know him, said Borem, he
is a merchants. up town. He is about in
surfing his life in o'n company. and called
to ask il you would not hike 10 insure at
the same time" ~ Ht
Mr.. Lively knew what Borem was up
| TO-; and saying that he would think Of il,
! turned away; Bofem left the Office. Mr..
Llv~lt followed him out, passed on the
other side of the street. aud reached his
store few minutes before Bo.em. who
Was Oh his way up. Mr.. Lively was ieat'
,ng the newspap yheu Borem entered,
aud coming up 10 him, said ii
"Mr. Lively, belese. sir I.
! THAT is my name, = said the merchant
"Ah! yes. sir; you have brother,
have you not9'
Yes" sand Mr.. Lively, Il have twin
| brother"
oh, yes. Iknow him said, Bofem
abe is buker in Wal street. tie j,
about insuripg hi, hf.ln on con pany, and
called to see n suu would like to il,sl't
al the same time
| Sir. Lively sud he onid think Of 1t;
and Bo,pn took his leave, -f'er Pfsss,' .
tie sualeei vita els ea,i 'masy volaeN,ss
and ,a.nuienre. The next Day be called
Oh Mr.. Lively The bruk r; and the d.
| following o.. Mi. L'ysiy tive mer, hant
ard ,his vi,itu,ioa he continued Tor t"e
weeks. 10 al twelve times that he bored
poor Mr.. Lively, without suspes''ng thai