Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-14
Gbe @a3ftte anb Comet.


pleaded sleepy, or not. Young Americ'
has greater privileges in these days
by the sound of the clock, whether
and among them the chance to keep awAk,
as long as any one else-and at any rat.
to be intolerable to the last moment.
"Before the children" Mr.. Prince nm.
derstood the look, even before the remark
was made that "such subjects might q
we'll be discussed at some other time
Two little heads concluded that father
was livery improper" they could not ex-
actly understand why; and third little
head wondered whether, as sometimes
happened in the experience of younger
offenders, he would get q whipping when
he went TO bed. The subject was not re-
sumed while the children were present
and ~ their watchfulness covered oil
waking hours, tho matter was deferred, to
come up in order at the hour improved by
the immortal Mrs. Candle. setq.t
There 10, says quaint old proverb,
"luck in LEISURE" and Mr.. Prince, who
perceived that he was in dilemma, i'm
proved his leisure in arranging 4 plan of
campaign system of strategy or man
agement. He had a mind to be pro-
vcked, but concluded rather to be am FUSED
and, though disposed to think his good
wife over-wise and hyper-scrup be
laughed to himself as he pretended to read
the evening paper. The children soon
forgot all about the terrible subject that
bad almost been preached; but Mrs.
Princes face and manner betokened that
she did not think her husband would live
the week out! She had the same horror
Of Life Assurance that some people have
If Hyrrv will la ~ - -
nment il equivalent to signing your death
warrant.
TO every wearinese there is ono end.
and the hour came at last when every in
FAINT voice in the house was hushed, and
the cnronet Of Somnus rested on every
childish temple. Then, you think, the
subject came upl Not in hurry. Those
two persons practised Fabian tactics; the
contest is one Of mastery inactivity.
There were several unfinished questions
TO be disposed Of before the last-men-
toned topic was in order. Mr.. Prince was
30 full Of schemes that it kept his good
wife busy ell the day to devise what she
would say to HIM while the children slept.
And he was wise enough to let her carry
all the small points, al the appearance Of
great effort, while his own mind was made
mp to submission from the beginning. In
that way he managed her; losing many a
skirmish in order to win a battle. But the
man was, on the whole, we'll disposed, so
that after all it made little difference.
At last, oil the minor points disposed of
and Mrs. Prince being flushed and happy
with victory, she came down on the Life
Assurance question, like q hawk on
chicken. ''What could possess you, Henry.
to mention such thing before the chill
drenY ' ,l tsszs
"Why-what do you mean 2"
"You know that | regard all such trans
actions as tempting Providence. It il like
betting on your own existence, and win
ming the stakes for your heirs, by losing
your own life! never could enjoy such
money 30 obtained -nsver !" and here Sa-
rah's voice was little choked.
"Bless you, little woman, I never
thought Of it in any such light, and can
not see how you should why, there's
our friend Simpson, his life is insured.
and he never made bet since he was
born; not even Of big apple. And there's
ones, and Smith, and"-
"Neveremind, Henry, you need not fol-
low multitude to do evil. And Simpso
you ssy-what folly! Isuppose no pays
dollars every years.
"Thres hundred"
"Three And with his limited income
Starving himself and his family, and put.
ting his money where it will do nobody
any good"
"Not when he dies ~
"What horrid thought As if money
could make up for the loss Of husband
and father I"
Nevertheless it is convenient to widows
and orphans"
"Nonsenss, Henry! Don't let me hear
any more of it,"
"No, mum p Henry said, with mock
and pretended to 20 to sleep.
Mrs. Prince soon did 80, and dreamed that
heS husband had invested all he had in an
Egyptian pyramid, and died, and left har
, lawsuit for the possession.
Messrs. Sim pson and Prince had
hearty laugh the next day, when they
compared the history of their dom estic
ION versations; which were wonderfully |
Alike. Each decided on the same course.
The policies quietly rested in their fire.
proof, and there was repose in the hearts
ofs the maternal Prince and maternal
simpson. No less were there peace and
confidence in the minds Of the two hus-
banda who had done what every man Of
prudence and honest poverty is bound to |
TO-, il be would provide for his own
household.
1, Weeks passed onths--s year. Mrs.
Sim pson had looked at Mrs. Prince with D |
'sserved pity, rs on woman whose mar
<eting and pin money were abridged by .
very useless expense, the fault of ner hus-
band. And Mrs. Prince, in like manner
'egarded Mrs. Simpson as one whose ma
ernal right to alimony was trespassed |
pom l. But as neither lady was herself |
CONSCIOUS Of any pecuniary suffering, and
Is Mrs. Prince, in particular, wondered
low her husband could be so careless Of |
he future with growing family, We
hucy that the pity of each lady for tho |
'ther's destitution, was to some extent |
nisplaced. q on Du'
A year had passed. Opening his morn
10 paper MY. Prince gave an expression |
4 pain. Tho sudden death Of his friend |
'impson Was recorded. His wife's eyes
Uttered with tears, as she looked round |
pom her family group, and thought that
he bolt might have fallen upon their own |
Iappy household-that, indeed, tie day |
must come when the entrance of death |
you'd break their circle of domestic peace. |
Little was said at breakfast. During |
he long forenoon Mrs. Prince thought Of |
he widow and children, their helpless
nd almost destitute condition. It was |
lours sbefore she remembered the Life |
"a YRnCa at all and fhouOb ot Grot |