The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-06-01
LIFE INSURANCE.
How an Agent Outwitted Death and
the Doctors.

The popular and successful agent of the
Bird of Freedom Life Insurance Com
pany, has just received from his directors,
set of complimentary resolutions, duly
engrossed and framed, and valuable sill
yer service, in recognition of what the
directors are pleased to call his "devo-
ton, sagacity and courage" 1t appears
that about two years ago, gentleman
living in Wahpanseh avenue, Ensured his
wife's life, for $4,000. Some three
months ago she fell sick, and from bad
she went to worse; the doctors gave her
up, and it looked very much as if in a
couple of days she would be fit for bury
ing, digging up and barrelling. The
company was naturally discouraged at
the prospect of so much payment, for so
little. premium. By chance it came to
the ears of the popular and successful
agent already mentioned, that the fatal
termination of his risks life, might be
avoided, if she could only be induced to
make an effort TO fasten her mind upon
some object and live for it. The agent
who was married man, mentally pricked
up his ears at this information, and prose-
cuted his inquiries further. He found
that the lady was very jealous; that she
had very good cause for being jealous, for
her husband was sort of butterfly in
an Ulster overcoat, roaming from tied
back flower to flower, and that especially
had there been warmth and coldness be-
tween them because of a Miss Hum
phreys. Having ascertained all these
facts, the agent induced one of the family
physicians to introduce him to the bed
side of the dying woman as an eminent
practitioner from Paris. He felt her
pulse, looked at her tongue, shook his
head, and bending forward, inquired:
"Do you. know Laura Humphrey
tall girl, that thinks she's got small feet?"
The dying woman apparently rallied
for moment, and her eyes sparkled as
she family whispered, eyes, what-of-
herr"
"Oh, nothing, nothing" responded the
agent, "only met her and your husband
on State street to-day, and they went into
ajeweler's, and I rather think he bought
her a ring, and said-but it's of no con-
sequence"
Is, yes, ~ Ou, oy1hS
woman with an intense earnestness that
was painful to witness.
"Well, he said that before the violets
came, perhaps, he would buy her another,
though it would not be quite so orna-
mental. Then they went to restaurant,
but perhaps you feel no interest in their
conversation"
The dying woman raised herself on her
elbow and said "What did the old bald
head viper say?"
ooh, he didn't say much, except that
you couldn't last long, and he said that
when they came back from Europe she'd
have all the old furniture out and make
the house look as if a woman with some
taste, who had moved in good society,
was at the head of it. There therew
he added kindly, ri fear have excited
you unduly. You must really take some
rest" and he retired softly with sympa-
thizing wink.
When the dying woman's husband
came home that night he was surprised
and delighted to find her sitting up, with
hectic flush on her cheek, and her eyes
sparkling with an unnatural brilliancy.
When he said:
"Why, my love, I thought you were
worse p'
She said, "Oh yes. suppose \"
Next afternoon when Miss Humphreys
called to inquire after the dying woman's
health, the dying woman's maid brought
her word, with the dying woman's COM
pliments, that she was not at home, and
as Miss Humphreys went down the front
steps she saw the dying woman standing
at the parlor window regarding her with
glance that almost warped the iron rail-
ing. The husband says it is most re-
liable cure, and that physician from Paris
is unquestionably very talented man,
but he had placed so complete reliance
in the skill of the family doctor, it seemed
to him somewhat irregular to introduce
another practitioner. However, heis de-
lighted-perfectly delighted!
And that is how the popular and sue
cessful agent of the Bird of Freedom Life
Insurance Company came to get from his
directors set of complimentary resolu-
tions and solid silver service as a testi-
monial to his devotion, sagacity and
courage