Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1857-11-06


life is in the hands Of our Maker--and j
is for him to assure it. ms feugf.rr,l
\ "Nonsepse, are not our ships and house
in the hands of our Maker2 our crops
our health 2 our happiness ? why not leav
!, him to take the whole care of these off ou
hand ? why sow2 why reapH why TAX
medicine2 why provide for the morrow
why for our familiesP" u O." hHa ~
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81 see, uncle--yeu do not mean to pre-
vent death, by insuring against DEATH
"''Oertainly not, when we insure a ship
we don't say that she cannot 60 to the bot
tom, we only say, that if she does, vel
pay for her, and the ownerrshall notg tC
the bottom with her, a ruined and dis.
couraged man. So with fire, we don't say
that if you insure, houses wont burn, but
simply, that if they do burn we will pay
for them, and save the owners from ruin.
So-by insuring life, we do not mean to
say that men shall not debut only that
sohen they die, their families shall not die
with them, or be scattered to the four winds
Of heaven, or starve and rot in cellars and
work houses; that accomplished women
shall not be turned adrift upon the world;
or helpless children be smitten at once
with bereavement and poverty. slash
/ gtXoc ,Yp ola .TooN h,,tt, Haa.r ...'.
eS unoie 'oe' OUT .ilee
'tBut what, sirhaaurILa
'o'I haven Z had time to think of it,
"a fddlestick's end, yes, you have;
how much time do you want2'q Thinking
is'no use, I tell you, unless you have some
body at your elbow to answer your cues
tons, You cannot even hope to under
stand the whole system, as L do, unless
you give month at least to the subject
OF course, therefore, if you were to put it
off for twelye-month, you would be just
where you are now. No, no, Charles, de-
eide as you may, 'ohen you may, still you
must depend upon somebody you have
confidence in; just as we do upon doc
tor. You take his drugs, every day, with
out understanding why qor wherefore.
Now, in one word, I tell you to insure. I
say it is your daiy."T sa. F.t''' '. "
"But how am I to pay the premum?p
IA "Fudge. You are young and in good
healthl7 Let me see, twenty five last Oc-
tober' For one hundred dollars year,
you can be certain of leaving behind you,
to your wife and children, Charles; think
of that, my boy, to your wife and children,
fve thousand dollars, cash, die when you
will, to- morrow if you like: and the longer
you live, the larger the sum will be, unless
you withdraw the profits; so that if You
live to the average length of life at your
age, and allow these profits to accumulate,
you will leave not five thousand, but fifteen
or sixteen thousand dollars to your
family" ls9Ho l"'.u .aat -ao''n1'ii
"Bravol but how am l to pay the hun
dred dollars year ~
l''NOthing easier Pay one quarter cash,
and the other three quarters at the end of
the year, giving a good note on interest,"
"But if | should not1be able to pay the
note at the end of the year" ..,.,r
"Then pay what you can, interest if
nothing more, and renew for the balance. -.
"And if I die, what becomes of the
note?" ,.,s ...... 4. ,... ..,, s....., .t ..,.v.
alt is deducted from the sum total due
you on the books made up of premiums,
earnings and profits divided yearly, and
about ten per cent a year." -.
"Ana if payTpp every year9I y q
."Then you receive certificates Of stock,
bearing six percent interest. upon which
certificates the company are bound to loan
youy66 2-3 percent, in cash, whenever
you needit, whether to pay your premiums,
if a change of circumstances should oe-
cur, to educate your children, to provide
for your family, or for yo,rse!f." =. % %, =. a, .
"I'll do it, uncle !" 10 .-s .s..sr',f, + "a
'Don't, Charles, dOn'tr' whispered his
young wife.
"And why not prayP If Charles will
take my advice, he would never consult
you-what do women know about such
things ?" ,..f t.as.-,. r,.s i,
"Much, dear uncle-much more than
you, old bachelors, ever give them credit
forP 'a ,I .e.rPH rFH Hnf He'2
"HOld your tongue Jenny. Do as bid
you. You must insure his life--and then
happen what may, the money will belong
to you, and to your chiIdren-there, there
don't mako N fool n vourealf Won ,,,ust