The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-12
GREEN JONES
By JEHIEL SLAB.

"iou know Grubbs, General Agent Of the
Adorable Life Insurance COMPANY, don't
you ?"
NO You've missed sumner then"
He came along here about o year ago
Tongue glib Well it was. Run Ike an
empty hand sled 10 winter. Made me- be
Ilege was gifted as life insurance agent.
The way he told it, not single man
had taken mold of the Adorable fer the last
one hundred and fifty years that had no;
made more than 81, $50 year and xpenses
cone Agent mad cleared @l8G, 000in eigh,
years
Another had laid aside $4,000 in six
years.
Another still tpeculisr case that was
though-man particularly adapted to the
work J He built up snch business in Eve
years, that he acteliy oyershsdowed the
company. They had TO force him out as q
measure of self protection. Averaged TWEEN
" thousand q year clear of all expenses
while ne was in, and the company paid him
$4,000 in lump for his renewals, be
sides, when he went out.
'Well, didn't care much shout being
such gu agent as thai-the internal Revenue
officers would always be bothering me co.
But finally / concluded (seeing the thing
was so common and easy that would turn
in and make eight or ten thousand year,
and then retire on my renewed commissions.
"drabbs posted me up until he said l
could go it, Then he went on home end
and left me to go il alone.
The town was strange to me @ year ago,
and every one in 1t G stranger. One To-
Calty seemed good as another to begin In,
as 1t were. So | ssuntered leisurely down
the street the morning after Grubbs left and
swung into the first store ! came to. /
wasn't going to let any one see but that |
had all the self possession necessary for nv
branch of business.
Nobody in sight. l lounged along the
boxes, and brooms, and Goldfish piles, in
aort of cheeky, familiar way, until l got to
the back Office. There l found large,
middle aged man sitting alone reading
paper
He looked up over the top Of his paper
rather suspiciously ss | entered. Then he
said Good morning = coolly and obviously.
Il WAS very intent my erraud by that
tirne-so intent that / wholly neglected to
answer him.
IL hauled out my rate book and opened
il.
I''The paper Was laid aside ominously,
his gaze still riveted the.
with hand kind Of trembling and knees
shaking Z little | began
Mister, did you ever consider the sub
iect Of:
Il didn't finish that sentence, for down
slated two dollar and halt pair OF spec
tacles. Up bounced two hundred pounds Of
we'll developed bone and sinew. Around
the room, Agile as e French dancing
master, it was hopping. Like wild bail
in slaughter pen it roared:
The ID and Cesar ! Six life insur
ance agents, and it ain't nine O'Clock yet
Here | began to crawfish.) u woa't stand
it another minute Here, Tige. sick 'im :
There was q sudden, convulsive scratch
ing of toe nails at the further end of big
safe that stood on the other side of the
room Then came scratching equally
sudden and convulsiYe where | was.
y started just one square jump ahead of
that big bull dog, and ] maintained my
advantage till got within about ten feet
OF the front door. Then | suddenly found
1t necessary to execute quick, strategic,
right flank movement around pile OF
boxes.
THAT dog went on out doors with one of
my coat tails in his mouth, and | went
through side window.
II didn't pay much attention to ANYTHING
but the work had on haud going home.
Then, with features grim as gra, estoue, l
proceeded to pile application after applica
ton, book after book, and circular after
circular on the top of each other. Then
turned ell my pockets inside out, to see if
some fragrant hadn't escaped my notice.
''The: pile is in the house there yet, II my
wife hssa't burnt it up. And there il may
stay, my friend. shau't touch another one
OF those documents if they get to be as old
as the Declaration of independence.
Life Insurance Agent2 well. others
may may seek success that way If they want 10,
Ia rather be pack pedler.