Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-02-18
Death and the Doctor. OUT yVI,..a.

The popular and successful agent
OF the Bird of Freedom Life In
suranee company has just received
from his directors a set of compli-
mentary resolutions, duly engrossed
and framed, and a valuable silver
service, in recognition of what the
directors are pleased to call hiss de-
Votlon, sagacity and courage" 1t
appears that about two years ago a
gentleman living on Wahpanseh
avenue insured his wife's life for
$4,000. Some three months ago
she fell sick; from bad she went to
worse; the doctor gave her up, and
1t looked very much as if in a couple
OF days she would be ft Tor burying.
The company was naturally discour-
aged at the prospect of so much pay
for so little premium. By chance it
came to the ears of the popular and
successful agent already metioned
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 some object and live for it.
The agent, who was married man,
mentally pricked up his ears at this
information and prosecuted his in
quiries further. He found that the
lady was very jealous; That she had
good cause for being jealous; for
her husband was a sort of butterfly
in an Ulster overcoat, roaming from
tied-baek flower 20 flower, and that
especially had there been warmth
and coldness between them because
of Miss Humphreys. Having as
ceFtained all these facts the agent
induced one of the family physicians
to introduce him to the bedside Of
the, dying woman as an eminent
practitioner from Paris. He felt her
pulse, looked at her tongue, shook
his head, and, bending forward, in
quired: "Do you know Laura
Humphreys-tall girl, that thinks
she's got small feet ?'' The dying
woman apparently rallied for mo-
ment, and her eyes spaIkled as she
| family whispered: "Yes-what-
of-her?'' 90, nothing, nothing
responded the agent, "only I met
her and your husband on State
street to day, and they went into
jewelers. and 1 rather think he
bought her a ring and said-but it's
of no consequence" ''Yes, yes, go
on, muttered the dying woman with
intense eagerness that it was painful
to witness. "Well, he said that be-
fore the yiolets came perhaps he
would buy her another one, though
itwould not be quite so ornamental.
Then they went to a restaurant, but
perhaps YOU don't feel any interest
in their conversation. The dying
woman raised herself on her elbow
and said: sWhat did the old bald
headed viper say p "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
l turn the old furniture out, and make
/ tie house look as if a woman with
some taste, who had moved in good
socisty, .Tas at the head of it. fherel
theren, he added kindly, 81 fear l
have excited you unduly. You
must really take some rest, and ne
retired softly with q sympathetic
wink. When the dying won1an's
! husband came home that night ne
1 vas surprised and delighted to see
i hsr sitting up, with hectic hush on
! her cheek and her eyes sparkling
with an tsnnatural brilEancy. When
he said; eASh by, my love | thought
vou were ,Nagse.m ~ she said: "0h,
Yes, l suppose > -
Next afternoon, when MIS- Humph-
reys called to inquire after the yying
woman the dying woman's msl6
brought neE word, with the diving
ing woman's compliments, that she
vas not at home, and as Miss
Humphreys went down the front
steps she saw the dying woman
standing atthe parlOr window regard
ing her with a glance that almost
warped the iron railing. The hus-
band says it is a most remarkable
cure, and that physician from Paris
is unqueStionably a very talented
man, but when he had placed such
complete reliance in the skill of the
family doctor it seemed to him some
what irregular to introduce another
practitioner. However, be is delight-
ed--perfectly delighted. And that
is how the popular aud successful
agent Of the Bird of Freedom Life
Insurance Company came TO get
from his directors a set Of comPl-
mentary resolutions and solid SUI
yer service. as a testimonial 70 bis
| devotion, sagacity and courage.
"You ain't afraid to die said
the clergyman, tenderly. '.No, re