, 1875-12-12
WHY SHE DIDN'T DfE}
Oh, now THE LlFE-1SsuRANCE AaRHr aoT Hi

! TESTIMONIAL
The popular and successful agent OF the Bird
| OF Freedom Llfe~lnsurance Company has jnat
received from his Directors = set Of CON-
plinentary resolutions, duly engrossed and
framed, and a valuable silver service, in recog-
| milton OF what the Directors arc pleased to call
| his "devotlon, sasacty, and courage" 1t ap-
| pears that about TWO years ago q gentleman
| living on WahpAneeh avenue insured his Nlfa's
! life for s25oo0. Some three mouths aso shs
| fell sick, from bad she went to worso, the doc
! tors gave her up, and it looked very much as it
ID couple OF days she would be fit for burying,
digging up, and ba1reling. The Company Was
mutually discouraged at the prospect Of 60 much
payment for 80 little premium. By chance it
! came to tho oars Of the popular and successful
agent already mentioned that the fatal termina-
ton Of his risks complaint might bo avoided
il ahe could only bs induced to mako an effort
to fasten her mind uDon some object aud live
mentally prickad up his ears Il this informatloa
and prosecuted his inquiries further. He found
that the lady waa very jealous, that she had very
good cause for being jealoIs, for her husband
Was sort OF butterfly in. an U1stes. orercoat,
roaming from tied-back flower to flower, and
that especially had tuere been warmth
and coldness between them because
OF B. Miss Humphreys Having ascertain
cd all these vitat facts, the agent in
dnced one Of the family ply ysiciaas to Introduce
eminent practitioner from Pans. He felt her
pulse, looked at her tongue, shook his head.
and, bending forward, inquired: do you
know Laura Humphreys.-tan girl that thinks
parently rallied for moment, aud her eyes
sparkled az she faintly whispered 'Yos,-nhat
--of-her?" 40. nothing, nothing" respond
cd the agoot; "oDly met her aud your hnB-
baud on State street to-day, mad they wout into
/ jewelers., aud I rather think he bought har
ring, and said-but it's OF no consequence"
''Yes, yes, 60 on" murmured the dy1ng
woman With an intense eaSerpess that it was
painful to witness. Well, be said that before
the violets came perhaps he'd buy her another
one, though it wouldn't be quite as Ornamental.
Then they went to = restaurant, but perhaps 3ou
feel no interest in thelr conversation" The dy
ing woman raised herself on her elbow, and
said g What did the baldheaded VIPER say?"
30. he didn't say much. except that you couldn't
last LONG, aud she said that when they cane back
from Europe she hare all the old furniture out
and make the house lok as II = woman with
came taste. who had moved in good society, Was
st tho head of it. There there I" be added. |
kindly, II feaz have excited you un-
duly. You must really take soma rest aud |
ho retired softly with sympath1zipg EinE. !
When tho dying Wonzn's husband came home |
that night he was surprised and delighted to find t
her sitting up, with hectic tluah on her check,
snd her eyes sparkling with an unnatural brill |
fancy. Whom be said, ''Wny. my love, thought !
you we're worse!" she said, Oh, yes, sup
pose -" Next afternoon Hben Miss
Humphreys called to inquire after the dying
woman;s health the dying woman's maid
bronght her word, with the dying woman's
compliments. thst she was not at home,
md rs Miss Humphreys went down the front
'teps she SAW the dying woman standing
It the parlor-window, regarding her with =
glance TINT almost warped tue IRON railing. The
husband says it is mbst remarkable cure, and |
hat phyaclan from Paris is unquestion2bly
'esy taleuted mao, but when ha had placed so
;omp!eto reliance in the akill OF tho famiiy-doc-
or 1t seemed to him somewhat irregular to in
roduce another practitioner. However, he is
delighted. And that ia how
he popular and successtui agent Of the Bird Of
Freedom Life-Insurance Company came 20 get
rom his Directors q seE Of complimentary reso-
utiopB and solid silver serV1ce Testimonial
0 his devotion, sagacity, and courage