The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-11

From the Chicago Tribune.


tFrom the Chicago Tribune.
The popular and successful aeent OF
the Bird of Freedom Life Insurance
Company has just received from his di-
recIors a set of complimentary re@olu-
tiona, duly engroased and framed, and a
valuable silver service, in recognition of
what the directors are pleased to call hi-
devotion. sagacity and courage" Ii
appears that about two years ago a gen.
iieman living on Wahpan-eh avenue in
sured his wife's life for $25, 1000. Some
three months ago she fell sick; from bad
she went 20 worse; the doctor gave her
up, and il looked very much as il in q
couple of days she would be fI for bury
ing. digging up. aud barrelling. The
company was naturally discouraged at
the prospect of 20 much payment for so
little premium. By chance il came to
she ears of the popular and successful
agent already mentioned that the fatal
termination of his risks complaint
might be avoided If she could only be
induced to make an effort, to fasten her
mind upon sonle object and live for it
The agent, who was a married man
mentally pricked up his ears at this in
formation and prosecuted his inquiries
further. He found that the lady was
very jealous; that she had very good
cause for being jealous; for her husband
Was a sort of butterfly in an Ulster over
coat, roaming from tied back flower, to
flower, and that especially had there
been warmth and c0Idness between them
because of a Miss Humphreys. Having
aseertained all these facts the agent in
duced one of the family physicians TO
introduce him to the bedside of the dy-
ing woman as an eminent practitioner
from Paris. He felt her pnlse, looked
AZ her tongue, shook his head, and,
bending forward, inquired: do you
know Laura Humphreys-tsll girl, that
things she's got small feet?" The dy ng
woman apparently rallied for moment
and her eyes rparkled as she family
whispered: Yes-what-of-her?
nothing, nothing" responded the agent:
+only ! met her and your husband on
State street to-day, and they went into a
jewelers.. and rather think he bought
her a ring and said-but it's of no con-
sequence" "Yes, yes, go on, - muttered
the dying woman with intense eagerness
that il was painful to witness. well,
he said thst before the violets came,
perhaps he'd buy her another one,
though it would not be quite 40 orna-
mental. Then they went to q restaurant
but perhaps you feel no interest in their
Conversation" The dying woman rais-
ed herself on her elbow and said: "What
did the old bald-headed viper SAW"
"Ohl he didn't say much, except that
you couldn't last long, and she said that
when they came back from Europe she'd
have all the old furniture out, and make
the house look a. if woman with some
taste, who had moved in good society,
was at the head of it, There There g's
he added. kindly, 81 fear I have excited
you unduly. Yon must really take some
rest" and he retired softly with a sym.
pathetic wink. When the dying woman's
husband came hume that night he was
surprised and delighted to find her SIT
ting up, with hectic flush on her cheek
and her ewes sparkling with an unnatur-
al brilliancy. When he said; why,
my love ] thought you were worseI" she
said: "Oh, yes. / suppose -"
Next afternoon, when Miss Humphreys
called to inquire after the dying womaD'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
a glance that almost war ped the iron
railing. The husband says il ia a most
reliable cure, and that physician from
Paris is unquestionably a very talented
man, but when he had placed such COM
plete reliance in the skill of the family |
doctor it seemed to him somewhat irreR-
llaT to introduce another prAciitIon~r-l
However, he is delighted perfectly de-
lighted. And that is how the popular
and successful agent of the Bird of Free
dom Life Insurance Company came to
get from his directors get of compli- |
mentary resolutions and q solid silver
service as testimonial to his devotion, |
sagacity and courage.