The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-12
Adjusting a Loss.

Keen fellows, those insurance agents
There was an alarm of fire the other
day, caused by gas explosion in the
''saloon'' of Mr.. Michael MCGOWAN at
the North End. As soon as the excite
ment had quoted down little Mr.. Nc
Gowan started for the insurance office
where he had taken out policy on his
''shebeen" and its contents.
Soon after Michael left quiet-look-
ing gentleman entered and interviewed
Mrs. McGowan on the subject of gas.
He was very severe he thought the gas
had been improperly used; he doubted
if the company would put pipes in there
again if SO much damage was done. .'r.
Mrs. MCGOWAN was alarmed. She
knew that much of Mr.. MeGowan's
business was transacted 'under the
Saslight," and she volHbly protested:
"Aisy, sir, az ye PLACE; is it the gas and
the fire.? Divil harm have they done,
anyway, barrin' Mike drivin' the head
av him thro' the windy, but NANNY the
worse lick he's got whin he's been out
wild the Dyes. Burn, IS itp Nothing
was burnt but Mixes old coat. AS fur
the whisky, it wouldn' burn if you'd
throw it on the fire. Damage is it?
Wait till / get drop o. whitewash the
morrow and divil sign Of scorch yell
see. ''>i-' '''' ..
Meanwhile Mike, with his head bound
up and wearing a woful countenance,
was waiting at the insurance office.
Presently the agent arrived, and Mr..
MCGOWAN opened the case at once.
"Good, marnin', Mister Premium.
I've fist drapped in fur insurance, sor.
The bloodyigas works, bad luck to EN-,
busted the stoofng all out aV the pipes,
and sit fire to me place, and trOw'd me
clane troo the windy wild me head agin
Murphy's wall as kapes the grocer's
shop, that came from County Cork an
knows me well, barrin' he'll sell glass
of whisky on the sly, which, being a
grocer, is agin me rights. u A'.+'. 1..
As soon as Mr.. MeGowan stopped for
wind the agent quietly inquired: aid.
"How much do you think your loss
is, Mr. McGowanP'' ID .f...ila o.. -
10 Swell, l do not know, sor. What
wild me place busted, and me stock
burned, me clothin' destroyed, me he'd
bruk, to say nothin' av the blud on
Murphy's wall, I'm thinkin' matter
of $500 wud be squaring me-"
"Mr. McGowan,' said the agent,
drawing a bank note from his drawer,
."I have been up to your place this
morning and seen what damage has
been done, besides having the pleasure
of an interview with Mrs. McGowan.
There is $40 TO pay for. a bucket of
whitewash, a pane of glass, and your
broken head, and don't you ever try to
play games on insurance people. 81,
Mr.. McGowan's face heightened inch
bv.inch, and his square jaw dropped as
the insurance man continued. Finally,
his eve falling under the gaze of the
other, he pocketed the money, signed
the necessary papers, and merely re-
marked:
$50 we've had an, interview with the
ould woman, have We? Begorra! III
have one wild her neself agin go
back, --syr.f1 -rg IA ees-f sfe.i
Mr.. MCGOWAN was true to his word,
for he paid the s20 to the clerk of the
police court the next morning for, as
Mrs. MEG. described it, s'batin'f her
like an ould carpet. "-BoStor5 CONNER
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Helena, stated that the most marked
regularity in Napoleon's appearance
was a tighaness of skin over the face,
and especially the forehead, producing
the effect of statuary. This he had on
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