Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-23
LIFE INSURANCE.
How One w oman Nns Drou. lat
40 believe sn IL.
FROM Cooley I.ady's Book.

From Cooley Lsiv's Book.
Mrs. Prince WAS prudent woman. But
she vas what our New England friends
call set in her ways" aud what she did
not like, she would not like; aud what she
did not understand, she would not learn
unless she choose. Present the thing to
her in the most luminous aspect, and she
maintained it was sill opaque. Now, as
we have said. she was . prudent woman.
She had no objection to Insurance against
Ore, IN tho abstract, but she would s,ill
think the money paid vas thrown away.
As 10 HE insurancs-5ut We will le, the in
cldeats tell their own story.
Harry Prince Was proud Of bis wife and
his children. He liked to tee them becom-
msly attred aud he would havs his table
well furnished for themselves and for him
selt Mira. Prince was continually interpos-
.ng her voice. which Was not always over
ridden. Mis-. p vas constantly limiting
a, the necessity Of making provision for
old age. She vas thinking. too, Of the
possibility Of sickness, or OF death. An
these things annoyed Harry Prince and
tho more, since he had made provision
against the calamity of her widowhood.
and did not dare TO tell her. "U YOU
should die, Harry, what would become Of
us 7" she would sometimes ask. when he
persisted in On expense to which she de-
nurred. Aud then he would shrug his
shoulders and cay: Why, Sally. you
inset NEST that contingency when il ar
rives, since yeu will not suffer mo to pro.
vide against it,"
This was she nearest to - "ti6'' that
they ever approached. To understand it
we must 60 back little. Once on day,
Nc. Prince and . friend were comparing
notes, as all young married men will. tSo.
Young wives, be careful But then Won
all DO the same thing, aud you know it
The particular turn which the conversation
TOOK WIS on the question how, in the event
oil the death OF the husbands, their wives
would be eble to meet the buffets of an un
friendly world. And the result Of The con
ference was That the two gentlemen took
out life insurance policies.
But suggested the friend. fought
We not TO consult our wives :"
Xss. said Prince, "aiter We have
perfected the arrangements beyond recall.
except ~ loss Of the iirst years premium y
IN. b. Prince had been married the
lougest)
AoO SVs Wu0u tuO utAhk9 were Oil filed
and the Qusriss answered, and the exsmin.
ing physiciaus had given their opinion.
and Prince Vas pronounced Hrst.rate
risk and after the policy. daily STAN ped.
sealed and certified, vas locked up in his
DIRE presf, NJ. Henry Priscs took bis way
home, quite undecided how the facts Of the
preessding we're to Be communicated.
my DEAR" be said 1t tsa.time, /" don't
VOC think il would b veil for me to get
insursdY'
Sag pairs Of eyes looked up in astonishsd
inquiry. Six little ears were ready. from
mothers answer, to judge what fathers
getting insured could possibly mean. And
one par OF elder eyes spAks terrified de
prscistion Of any such topic Of COW erss.
ton before the children.
Before the childrsnl What 4 tvr.nnou.
abridgmsnt Of liberty Of speech is the ex.
istsncs Of those said ehildrenl w. were
going TO the presence, but in our American
houssholds, existence Of children usually
means proesaoe, whenever father 10 ct home.
Perhaps Il y The best cussom-but best or
wosss. ths node ssuallp l., that the child
rss skali b. decidedly evident while the pa-
rests ~ away. The idsa ef shelving tie .
10 their bsds ct . reaooeabls hour, end